A large sculpture, in the shape of a woman Red Army soldier's hat, is situated at the memorial hall in Tucheng, Zunyi, Guizhou Province.

Women Red Army Soldiers Memorial Hall, which covers more than 200 square meters, is located near Chishui River, in Tucheng, a town in Xishui County, in Zunyi, Guizhou Province. It is the only memorial hall in China dedicated to women soldiers of the Red Army.

During the past 15 years, Mu Yanbi, the hall's curator, has dedicated herself to telling stories of the women soldiers, and to inheriting and promoting the spirit of the women soldiers. Mu, who is an excellent docent, is head of both a women volunteers' publicity team of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), and a provincial-level women volunteers' publicity team of Guizhou Women's Federation. She has worked hard to bring the women soldiers' history to life, through high-quality activities. 

Women Red Army Soldiers Memorial Hall opened to the public in September 2009. The hall houses 600-plus photos of women soldiers, and 200-plus revolutionary relics. The hall also displays the names of 4,113 women soldiers, and the heroic deeds of 731 women soldiers. 

Given the concerted efforts of Mu and her colleagues, the hall has become a revolutionary education base for women, from all segments of society, and for students of universities and primary and secondary schools. The hall has cooperated with many schools to organize various red-culture activities, and it has trained more than 100 students to be docents. Mu has also participated in the program to cultivate women volunteer docents in Guizhou Province. 

"With ACWF's support, and with support from relevant departments, we will continue to do a good job in promoting women soldiers' stories, and in inheriting their spirit. We will organize more publicity activities, and we will help unite women in pooling their strength and forging ahead on the new journey," Mu adds.

Photos from VCG

(Women of China English Monthly November 2024)

Editor: Wang Shasha