Where is the grave of General Xu Shiyou?
It is located in Xujiawa, Tianpu Township, Xin County, Henan Province.
The former residence of General Xu Shiyou is located on the bank of Lailong Ridge at the foot of Wanzi Mountain, facing north and south. It was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. -After the general joined the revolution, the local reactionary militia set fire to it twice. -The general's mother later rebuilt it. There are currently 5 houses with civil structures, each with an area of about 20 square meters, with adobe walls and green brick exteriors. , the house is built near the mountain with flush roofs.
The ground rises in steps, and above the door hangs a plaque "-General's Former Residence" inscribed by Wang Guangying, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress. In 2000, it was established as a "provincial key cultural relics protection" by the Henan Provincial People's Government. unit".
General Cemetery: General Xu Shiyou’s cemetery is located in the northwest of his former residence. The cemetery is surrounded by ancient trees, pine trees, mountains, flowers and clouds. In the spring, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant; the weather is cool and pleasant; in the autumn, the mountains are covered with red leaves; in the winter, the snowfields and the mountains are beautiful in all four seasons.
The cemetery was built by the Nanjing Military Region and is about 90 square meters. The part of the tomb that protrudes from the ground is in the shape of a dome, 2 meters high and 4.2 meters in diameter. It is made of 91 fan-shaped granite blocks with the words "Nine Nine Returns". "One" said. In front of the tomb stands a granite tombstone with a height of 3.12 meters and a width of 0.25 meters. The strong and tall seven characters "Tomb of Comrade Xu Shiyou" on the front and the inscription on the back were all inscribed by the calligrapher Fan Zeng.
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Character evaluation of General Xu Shiyou:
People's Daily: Xu Shiyou was loyal to the party, the people, and Marxism-Leninism, and devoted his life to the proletariat class revolutionary cause. He is good at studying and applying Mao Zedong Thought, and has accumulated rich combat experience. He has commanded a series of important campaigns and battles, organized large corps to fight, and demonstrated outstanding military talents. He is a rare person who has grown up from a soldier in our army. One of the outstanding military commanders.
Mao Zedong: "Xu Shiyou was a military general who reddened half of Jiaodong's sky. It's amazing, amazing!"
Deng Xiaoping: "Xu Shiyou made great military exploits and died hundreds of times during his 60-year military career. Throughout his life, he was a special person with special character, special experiences, and special contributions."?
China Network Television - A Visit to the Tomb of General Xu Shiyou