to of Shijing Town. I heard from the town leaders that there is a dilapidated temple in the west of the town. I wanted to raise some funds to repair it, but the superiors did not agree because it is a key cultural relic protection unit. During the war, this was the location of the medical center directly under the of the Lunan Military Region. After work, I rushed to find out.
5.5 kilometers west from Shijing Town, go west along the highway to Laozhaizi Village, then go south, pass the field path, and reach a low mountain valley. This is the location of the Medical Center directly under the Lunan Military Region - Jingshan Temple .
Jingshan Temple is located in a mountain depression. The grass is nearly as tall as a person and there is almost nowhere to set foot. The north, south and east are surrounded by low mountains, and only the west is more open. There are four stone monuments on the side of the path.
(former site of the medical center directly under the Lunan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army)
(stele of Jingshan Temple)
(former site of the second batch of key anti-Japanese war sites in Linyi City)
(former site of the health center directly under the Lunan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army)
Two rows of houses have been dilapidated, and some have exposed their roofs. The other temple rooms no longer exist, except for a large ginkgo tree standing in the center, which has been designated as an ancient and valuable tree by the county government.
(Jingshan Temple Ancient Ginkgo Tree)
Only this ginkgo tree witnesses the history of Jingshan Temple and the difficult years of the Lunan Military Region Medical Center. There is another tree on the cliff to the south. From a distance, there is also a stone tablet of "Ancient and Valuable Trees". Because the grass is so deep, it is impossible to get through, so we can only watch from a distance.
(mottled wall)
(scattered stones)
Are the stones scattered in the yard used by doctors at the Lunan Health Center to grind Chinese medicine?
According to historical records, Jingshan Mountain has been known as "the beautiful rocks and the lingering light of pines and bamboos" since ancient times. The Jingshan Ancient Temple is located at the eastern foot of Jingshan Mountain.
According to historical records, Jingshan Temple was founded around AD 509, around the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which is roughly consistent with the founding time of Qishan Temple in Liuzhuang Town. This proves that the rulers at that time vigorously promoted Buddhist activities.
According to Jin Dynasty "Yuquanyuan Ji" records: According to ancient legend at the foot of the mountain, a monk from India came to visit Xiangcheng in the past. He saw the supernatural scenery on this mountain and visited it. One day when I came to the east foot of Jingshan Mountain, I saw a spring gushing, and the planting stick was sitting there. I heard the sound of cymbals inside, and saw the shadow of Buddha in the clouds. I said, "There is a hidden Buddha statue in this mountain!"
(Due to the warm spring water, the branches on the spring wall are still luxuriant despite the harsh winter, Photography: Xiaowenna)
Due to the continuous construction in the past dynasties, the temple, halls, kitchens and other projects have been continuously expanded and expanded. It is as grand as the Baodugu Temple 10 kilometers away in the south, and competes with the Yuhuang Temple in Liangqiu Qinglong Mountain in the north. There is also a spring in the temple that gushes out from a gap in the stone on the west wall and passes through the bottom of the main hall. The sound of gurgling waves never stops day and night, and people who sit on it are extremely surprised.
(The remains of the stone drainage ditch in the temple)
This is the stone drainage ditch on the west side of the temple. Could it be the historical record that "there is a spring in the temple that gushes from the stone gap on the west wall and passes through the bottom of the hall. The sound of gurgling waves never stops day and night. People are on it and are extremely surprised."?
On the east side of the ginkgo tree, there is a well. Perhaps it is an old well used by the Lunan Medical Center to draw water daily?
(The old well on the east side of the ancient ginkgo tree)
According to the Qing Dynasty Liang Qiu Jinshi Li Xijie's "Reconstruction of the Yuquanyuan Stele": "At the east foot of Jingzhi, there is a spring coming out. Under the dangerous stone, Yinghui flows eastwards and is named Yuquan River. Jinren built a stone pavilion on it and built a courtyard. Yan called it "Yuquan Courtyard" and it was built along it. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the Tathagata Hall in the west tower and the main hall of Guan Sheng Emperor were rebuilt.
Jingshan Temple is located at the junction of Fei, Teng and Yi (today's Zaozhuang). During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Shandong Party uprising in southern Shandong led to people coming and going here. The nearby temples were all shelters, and the monks in the temples also participated in the anti-Qing activities. In the early years of the Republic of China, local green forest figures killed the rich and helped the poor. However, they were superstitious about ghosts and gods and did not damage the temple facilities, so the temple remained as good as ever.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the headquarters of the Lunan Military Region was stationed in Kongjiawang, Liangqiu Town, Feixian County. The political commissar of the Lunan Military Region Wang Lushui came to the temple on horseback to observe. Seeing that the temples were neat, the environment was quiet, and the scenery was beautiful, he ordered the Ministry of Health of the General Region to prepare for the establishment of a military region-directed office here.
(General Wang Lushui)
Li Zhiguang, Minister of Health of the Military Region, led Medical Section Section Chief Lu, to Liangqiu, the Wenhe County resident, in the summer of 1944, to meet with the county magistrate Chen Zhou to discuss building matters. Construction started soon, and several rows of bungalows were built at the end of this year to serve as wards and studios. In September 1944, staff began to move into the original old houses. The military area office officially moved into Jingshan Temple. Many anti-Japanese soldiers healed here. The famous political commissar of the railway guerrillas Zhang Hongyi was treated here after being injured and served as political commissar of the office.
(Political Commissar of the Railway Guerrillas Zhang Hongyi)
It seems now that the Jingshan temple site and the mountain valley are surrounded by mountains on three sides. The south and east sides are rugged with strange rocks, steep cliffs and lush trees. As a medical center, it is relatively hidden and should be perfect.
(strange rocks around the temple)
(old and famous trees on the cliff)
When the institute was first established, the director was Xu Daoyuan and the instructor was Wang Cheng. One of the two doctors is Liu Shanhou and the other is Feng Xiang. The remaining more than 50 staff members were all transferred from other hospitals in Lunan.
In September 1944, the Lunan Military Region established the Lunan Military Region Health School in Qijiayu. In October of the same year, the Logistics Department of the Lunan Military Region established the Lunan Guanghua Pharmaceutical Factory in the old house. One month after the establishment, the first batch of trainees from the Lunan Military Region Health School graduated and more than 20 people were assigned to join the institute. So far, the number of people in the institute has exceeded 70, including more than 30 medical staff.
(Jingshan, Jingshan Temple, Qijiayu Village and Laozhaizi Village are clearly visible on the map)
As can be seen from the above map, Jingshan, Jingshan Temple, Qijiayu Village where the Lunan Military Region Health School was founded, and Laozhaizi Village (Daan Village) where the Lunan Guanghua Pharmaceutical Factory was founded are clearly visible and not far apart.
After the autumn of 1944, the Eighth Route Army in Southern Shandong launched attacks on important towns where enemies such as Wang Hongjiu were entrenched. The casualties of the troops increased. More than a hundred seriously injured people were sent to the medical clinic continuously. The wards in the health clinic were not enough, and the local government helped build more than 70 thatched houses. The hospital has poor equipment, lack of medicinal materials, and low technology. General invasive surgeries and amputation surgeries are performed by ministers and section chiefs. According to the memories of Chen Maohu, a retired cadre of the Shaoxing Military Division in Zhejiang Province in 1993: He worked there in January 1945 and was transferred in June of that year. As medical conditions improved and the number of personnel increased, a specially built cadre ward was able to treat more than 150 sick and wounded patients at most.
The administrative staff of the directly-affiliated medical center once reached more than 200 people, with 300 hospital beds. It was the largest military hospital in Yimeng, and was also the medical center and health work guidance center in southern Shandong. At the beginning of the Liberation War, the directly-affiliated medical center was upgraded to a field hospital.
(The Murderous Wang Hongjiu)
In late 1946 and early 1947, the Kuomintang troops launched a massive attack on the Shandong Liberated Area. The Lunan base area was the first to bear the brunt. The East China Field Army was ordered to withdraw north. Only then did the Ministry of Health of the Military Region directly evacuate with the Lunan Military Region. The hospital site was destroyed by the Kuomintang troops.
(Battle of Menglianggu, Chen Yi and Su Yu inspected the position)
Jingshan Temple Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery is built in the depression to the north of the health center directly under the Lunan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. There are 63 martyrs' tombs preserved in the Jingshan Temple Martyrs Cemetery. They are all Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who died in the Lunan Military Region Hospital from July 1944 to May 1945 after medical treatment failed. Most of these martyrs are young people in their 20s. They come from Zaozhuang, Linyi and other places in this province, and some are from Jiangsu and Henan. With the ambition of serving their country, they rushed to the battlefield and became "young men" forever. They rested here and guarded this hot land.
(Jingshan Temple Martyrs Cemetery, Shijing Town)
General Wang Lushui was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province. He served as political commissar of the Lunan Military Region and secretary of the Party Committee of the Lunan Military Region. The commander and political commissar of the Eighth Division once led his troops to eliminate the evil evil king Liu Heiqi. In December 1945, when Wang Lushui led the Eighth Division to liberate the county seat of Teng County , he was unfortunately shot and died at the age of 32. In recognition of his great achievements, Teng County was once renamed Lushui County .
The tomb of Martyr Wang Lushui is located in the East China Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery. Dong Biwu wrote an inscription: "As a hired worker in Pingxiang, he participated in the revolution to show his heroism. The liberation of southern Shandong has opened a new chapter, but it is a pity that the work in the suburbs has not been completed."
(East China Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery)
(Tomb of General Wang Lushui)
Zhang Hongyi, the former political commissar of the Lunan Railway Brigade, is a Zaozhuang Taier A native of Zhuangshunhe Street, in March 1942, Zhang Hongyi was the director of the Political Department of the First Military Division of the Lunan Military Region. In November 1943, he was promoted to the political commissar of the Lunan Independent Detachment. At the end of the year, he concurrently served as the political commissar of the railway guerrillas. In the early summer of 1945, political commissar Zhang Hongyi and Captain Liu Jinshan led their troops to the mountains for a short period and then returned to the mountains.
(Still from the movie "Railway Guerrilla")
(Interlude "Playing My Beloved Pipa" from the movie "Railway Guerrilla")
(Photo from the movie "Railway Guerrilla" political commissar Li Zheng)
The next day, Zhang Hongyi was surrounded by Japanese and puppet troops at the top of Qingshan Mountain in Teng County. When Zhang Hongyi stood high on the mountain to observe the enemy's situation, a sinister bullet flew through his right chest and he fell to the ground. Zhang Hongyi was sent to the Medical Center directly under the Lunan Military Region in Jingshan Temple. After hearing the news, the Party Committee of the Lunan Military Region telegraphed the hospital to do its best to rescue him. The commander of the military region Zhang Guangzhong sent people to get several bottles of glucose from enemy-occupied areas and sent them to the hospital, and instructed that he must do his best to rescue her.
Commander of Lunan Military Region Zhang Guangzhong (1901--1984)
Due to poor medical conditions at the time and excessive injuries, Zhang Hongyi died on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War at the age of 33. After Zhang Hongyi died in the hospital, he was buried here and later moved to the East China Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery.
(Captain Liu Hong from the stills of the movie "Railway Guerrillas")
Today, the Jade Spring of Jingshan Temple still flows, and the foundation of the Tathagata Hall still exists. There are only a few stone tablets and two rows of dilapidated old houses. People can remember that this place experienced a period of arduous years during the Anti-Japanese War. If it can be restored as soon as possible, it will serve its purpose as a patriotic education base to educate more future generations.
In Yimeng, this red hot land, countless revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their young lives for the birth of New China. Let us always remember the heroic deeds of the revolutionary martyrs and work tirelessly to realize the great rejuvenation of the country and nation!
