The former site of Huxiang Eighth Regiment in central Yunnan is located 700 meters south of Chenggong County, Kunming, and it is National Highway 320 (that is, the national highway from Kunming to Rhoda), adjacent to Santai Mountain in the north. It is now the largest ancient architectural complex in the county.
1949 12 16 in the early morning, Colonel Yang Gui solemnly announced in front of Liu Jiaying Temple that the Seventh Corps of the China People's Liberation Army (hereinafter referred to as Chenggong Corps, renamed the Eighth Corps after reorganization) was formally established. On February 22, 65438, after the Chenggong Township Protection Corps and the Fourth Regiment of the Second Detachment of Bian Zong met in Zhongwei Village, Yunnan Central Committee ordered Chenggong Township Protection Corps to accept the leadership of Bian Zong. That night, in Bi Fengyun's home in Huacheng Village, a joint meeting of the Party Committee of the Second Regiment, the Party Committee of the Fourth Regiment and the Chenggong County Committee was held. The meeting decided that Elvis Presley, Jiang Feng and Zhou Changqing would form the front-line headquarters; Yang Gui led a company to cooperate with four mortar companies, and together with the seventh regiment of the guard regiment stationed by friendly forces, reinforced the hill and attacked Chiang Kai-shek who fled in the direction of Yiliang; Deputy heads Lu Danshu and Guo Ruigang led some armed men to set up the first line of defense in Niutoushan with the cooperation of the Seventh Guard Corps of the friendly troops stationed in Chengdu. The main cadres of the second detachment, the fourth regiment, the second battalion and the former "border and vertical" eighth regiment occupied the highland behind Gordon village. As the second sniper line of defense, Bi Fengyun is responsible for logistics. On the morning of February 23rd, 65438, Li Mi and Yu Chengwan led the remnants of the 26th Army and the 8th Army of the Kuomintang to flee in the direction of Jinning County along the Kunming-Ming-Luoluo Highway. The 7 th Regiment of Friendly Security fought fiercely with the enemy at Chenggong Airport, and finally retreated due to ineffective blocking. The 2nd detachment, 4th regiment and 3rd battalion retreated to Kunyang, leaving a ditch between Zuo Wei and Zhongwei Village as a cover. Company commander Ai, soldiers Pu, Bai (France) and Zhong Derong died heroically, and the body of the martyr was buried in Dahegeng, Zhongwei Village (the tomb was demolished in the construction of farmland water conservancy in the late 1950s). After the plan to open the door to meet the enemy failed, Colonel Yang Gui led his troops to pursue in the direction of Chengjiang County. On the 24th, the political work team met the regimental headquarters in Zhongguancun, crossed Fuxian Lake to Jiangchuan County via Chengjiang County, failed to catch up with the enemy, and returned to Xiaoying Village in Chenggong County. Dozens of enemy officers and soldiers were captured and fled. On the morning of February 27th, 65438+, Yunnan Central Committee instructed the Second Team to cooperate with Chenggong Township Protection Group to return to Chenggong County and stay in the Confucian Temple. 1 February 3 1 year, the Military Control Committee of Chenggong County of China People's Liberation Army was established, with Jiang Feng as the director and Bi Fengyun, Yang Gui and Chang as the deputy directors, and accepted by the Chenggong County Government of the Kuomintang. The township protection regiment took over the county standing squadron, direct team, political police force, office, bureau and ammunition depot outside the east gate of the National Government. At the same time, the township protection group, the 3 rd squadron and the 9 th team, 1 guard platoon, reconnaissance platoon, art team, ordnance room and supply team were reorganized. 1950 June 65438+ 10/2, Chenggong county people's government was established. On October 20th, 65438/KLOC-0, according to the instructions of the Central Committee of Yunnan Youth League, Chenggong County Homecare Corps conducted a week-long training for Chengjiang County Homecare Corps. At the beginning of February, in Tuanjiang County, the eighth township in central Yunnan, a squadron was sent to protect the party and government organs, maintain public order and ensure the work of grain requisition. In May, the Chenggong County Home Care Group was reorganized into the Chenggong County People's Government Security Team, which was still stationed at the Confucian Temple at first and then withdrawn.
195 1 to 1969 is the location of the county cultural center. 1970, the seat of the Party School of Chenggong County Committee. 1987 to 20 10 No.1 kindergarten in Chenggong county in March.
On July 4, 1993, it was announced by Chenggong county people's government as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. 201117 was announced by Kunming Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of municipal cultural relics protection units in Kunming.
Source: Party History Research Office of Kunming Municipal Committee.