Tourism resources in Putian township
Putian Township, Xinxian County, Henan Province is the birthplace of the legendary General Xu and the burial place of General Xu after his death. General Xu's legendary life experience, brilliant military exploits, special personality and feelings of "loyalty to the monarch and filial piety to the mother" are deeply admired by the world and attract people from all walks of life at home and abroad to pay their respects every year. General Xu's hometown tourist area has become a famous patriotic education base and revolutionary traditional education base in Dabie Mountain area.
General Xu is the first and only party and state leader who has been allowed to be buried since China advocated cremation. It is a lifelong regret for the general to go to war in the south and fight in the north before his death, but he failed to honor his parents. To this end, he repeatedly proposed to be buried in his hometown after death, in order to realize his long-cherished wish of "loyalty before death and filial piety after death". 1985, 10/22 October, the general passed away. With the special approval of the central government, his coffin was transported back to his hometown for burial and buried next to his beloved mother. Since then, in the small village between Qingxi and Hehe, there has been a special scenery-General Xu's cemetery.
In recent years, with the development of tourism, the former residence of the general, the exhibition hall of the general's life story, the exhibition hall of the general's collection of Chairman Mao's badge, the general's memorial square, the tomb, Wufengsong, the martial arts field, the farmer's paradise and other scenic spots have been built or rebuilt with the general's cemetery as the center. It is not only a place to receive traditional education and cherish the memory of revolutionary ancestors, but also a place to watch natural scenery and experience simple people's feelings.
General Xu's Cemetery is located in Wanzi Mountain, with its back to Lailongling and facing Wuhu Mountain. Together with the Nanjing Military Region, it is surrounded by rare trees and flowers. Spring, birds and flowers; Summer solstice, Songtao bursts; Qiu Lai, full of red leaves; In winter, the forest is covered with snow. The mountain scenery changes in four seasons, which is beautiful. The exposed part of the cemetery is dome-shaped and consists of 9 1 fan granite, which is called "99 in 1". General Xu's tombstone was erected by Chairman Yang and Marshal Xu. The front of the commemorative medallion is the tomb of Comrade Xu, and the back is inscribed by a famous painter.
General Xu's former residence was built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. This is the birthplace of the general and the residence of his parents. After many repairs and restorations. At present, there are five houses with civil structures, which contain old-fashioned production tools and daily necessities in Dabie Mountain area, reflecting the hard life of old farmers and Xu Mu.
The exhibition hall of General Xu's life and deeds takes the legendary life of the general as the main line, and reflects the glorious life and unique personality of the general in the form of pictures, words and relics. It mainly embodies the four characteristics of the general's infinite loyalty to the party, the country and the leaders, the spirit of being brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, the affection with the military and civilians and the deep filial piety feelings for the general, and provides more detailed information for people to visit and understand General Xu.
General Xu collected 10000 pieces of Chairman Mao's badge in the exhibition hall before his death, and displayed the 10295 pieces of Chairman Mao's badge before his death, which mainly reflected the unusual relationship between the general and the leader, reflected the loyalty of General Xu, and reproduced the stormy history of the Cultural Revolution, with high ornamental value and cultural relics collection value.
In addition, Wufengsong, Wushu field, Memorial Square, Li Jianchi and other scenic spots all recorded the legendary story of General Xu's legendary life.
With the further development of red tourism, General Xu's hometown tourist area will be known by more and more people, and his unique personality charm will infect generation after generation.