The red fortress at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, seeking the beacon fire through bullet holes in the stone walls

Driving north through Hebi city
Hidden in the folds of the Taihang Mountain foothills
Lies this village that once served as a secret hub in the border area of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan
The bullet holes on the stone walls and the kerosene lamps in the cave dwellings
Still tell the legendary stories of the beacon fire from eighty years ago
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🗺️Red Archives
【Village】: Zuo Zhang Village
【Attribute】: Revolutionary Old Area / Anti-Japanese War Fortress Village
【History】: Former site of the Eighth Route Army secret hospital / Location of the CPC Weixi Work Committee
【Travel time】: 50 minutes from Hebi city / 1.5 hours from Anyang
【Recommended duration】: 3 hours
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🕯️A red journey through time
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✅【Revolutionary Marks】
▪️Bullet hole wall: The old house at the village entrance preserves bullet marks from the 1943 anti-sweep battle
▪️Secret hospital site: The Eighth Route Army wounded care station in the pepper forest
▪️Underground communication station: An ordinary-looking stone house that once transmitted intelligence from Taihang to southern Hebei
▪️Anti-Japanese war primary school: The old battlefield classroom with stone slabs as desks
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✅【Immersive Experience】
🚩 Recommended red route
▪️Retrace the secret courier routes led by descendants of veterans
▪️Experience sending Morse code using a replica radio
▪️Bend down in the tunnel ruins to feel the hardship of transporting supplies back then
▪️Participate in the villagers’ "Anti-Japanese coarse grain meal" experience
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📜Red memory collection
1️⃣ Intelligence invisible writing experience: Write invisible letters on coarse cloth using rice soup
2️⃣ Battlefield photography: Dress in militia uniforms to recreate historical scenes in the stone alleys
3️⃣ Rubbing the monument: Rubbing the martyrs’ names onto special rice paper
4️⃣ Red commemorative postmark: Stamp exclusive commemorative postmarks to send nationwide
5️⃣ Night visit to cave dwellings: Explore the hidden residences of cadres back then with a hurricane lamp