On December 18, 1948, a rapid knock on the door broke the silent night. With the protection of the heavy night, two soldiers in military uniforms quietly entered Tsinghua University.

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2025-02-05

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On December 18, 1948, a rapid knock on the door broke the silent night.

With the protection of the heavy night, two soldiers in military uniforms quietly entered Tsinghua University .

They came to a residence at Tsinghua University and gently knocked on the door.

The door was pushed open, and the one who opened the door was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a little bookish.

Although this middle-aged man looks ordinary, he has many titles.

Liang Sicheng

He is the designer of national emblem of the People's Republic of China, Monument to the People's Heroes designer, director of the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University, vice chairman of the Chinese Architecture Society, and consultant architect of the United Nations Building Design Consultant Architect , Priston, USA Honorary Doctor of Literature, Professor of Yale University, and known as the "grandmaster of Chinese architectural history".

The two soldiers who visited Liang Sicheng's residence late at night were two important cadres of our party's People's Liberation Army.

But at this time, Beiping City was under the terror rule of Chiang Kai-shek's government. Two important cadres of our party's People's Liberation Army took huge risks to visit Liang Sicheng late at night. What was the truth?

This will bring back time a hundred years ago, and start slowly from the Opium War in 1840.

Dongjiaominxiang Street

The unbearable past

The so-called Dongjiaominxiang is actually the rice market in the Yuan Dynasty Beijing City , and its real name is Dongjiang Mixiang.

1840, the British relied on strong ships and guns to penetrate the coastal defense line of the Qing Dynasty, forcing the Qing Dynasty to sign the infamous "HTM5 Nanjing Treaty", and my country's long semi-feudal and semi-colonial history began.

Until 1856, after the Second Opium War, the Qing government had to sign the "Tianjin Treaty of Tianjin" that was impoverished by Britain and France again. The treaty stipulated that the United Kingdom and France were allowed to settle in Dongjiaomin Lane and set up an embassy.

At this point, Dongjiang Mi Lane was officially renamed Dongjiaomin Lane, becoming a diplomatic area specifically for the resettlement of foreign embassies, and this is the prototype of Dongjiaomin Lane today.

1901, Britain, France, the United States, Japan, Russia, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands forced the signing of the " Xinchou Treaty" with the Qing government.

The original area of Dongjiaomin Lane naturally could not bear the sudden increase in the number of foreign embassies. Therefore, Dongjiaomin Lane, as a diplomatic area, had to be re-planned again. The re-planned area of Dongjiaomin Lane reached twenty times the original.

In order to meet the requirements of various countries, the Qing government, which lost power and humiliated, not only set up embassies for various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane, but also reserved a large amount of open space for them to facilitate the garrisons in various countries here.

and later, Dongjiaomin Lane not only had military camps stationed, but also had walled outposts, with many forts and bunkers, just like a country of , !

French Post Office and the former German Embassy opposite

The most hateful thing is that Dongjiaomin Lane is clearly the land of the Chinese, but the armies of various countries stationed here are prohibited from passing through.

"Residents who come and go, do not pass through the border. If you don't follow, your gun will be dead."

A bright notice was posted outside Dongjiaomin Lane. It was simply the sentence " Chinese and dogs" on the signboard on the Bund Park in Shanghai during the Concession period. No replica of "!

The guns and cannons of the great powers showed off their power in Beijing, but the weak and incompetent Qing government ignored this.

This situation was not lifted until the Qing government collapsed.

After Japan surrendered to , Chiang Kai-shek government came to power.

Compared with the weak Qing government, will Chiang Kai-shek clear out the troops garrisons of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane?

The answer is no.

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On December 18, 1948, a rapid knock on the door broke the silent night.

With the protection of the heavy night, two soldiers in military uniforms quietly entered Tsinghua University .

They came to a residence at Tsinghua University and gently knocked on the door.

The door was pushed open, and the one who opened the door was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a little bookish.

Although this middle-aged man looks ordinary, he has many titles.

Liang Sicheng

The two soldiers who visited Liang Sicheng's residence late at night were two important cadres of our party's People's Liberation Army.

This will bring back time a hundred years ago, and start slowly from the Opium War in 1840.

Dongjiaominxiang Street

The unbearable past

The so-called Dongjiaominxiang is actually the rice market in the Yuan Dynasty Beijing City , and its real name is Dongjiang Mixiang.

1901, Britain, France, the United States, Japan, Russia, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands forced the signing of the " Xinchou Treaty" with the Qing government.

and later, Dongjiaomin Lane not only had military camps stationed, but also had walled outposts, with many forts and bunkers, just like a country of , !

French Post Office and the former German Embassy opposite

The most hateful thing is that Dongjiaomin Lane is clearly the land of the Chinese, but the armies of various countries stationed here are prohibited from passing through.

"Residents who come and go, do not pass through the border. If you don't follow, your gun will be dead."

A bright notice was posted outside Dongjiaomin Lane. It was simply the sentence " Chinese and dogs" on the signboard on the Bund Park in Shanghai during the Concession period. No replica of "!

The guns and cannons of the great powers showed off their power in Beijing, but the weak and incompetent Qing government ignored this.

This situation was not lifted until the Qing government collapsed.

After Japan surrendered to , Chiang Kai-shek government came to power.

Compared with the weak Qing government, will Chiang Kai-shek clear out the troops garrisons of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane?

The answer is no.

On December 24, 1946, American soldiers stationed in Dongjiaomin Lane, Pearson and others raped Peking University female student Shen Chong . The Chiang Kai-shek government party ignored the strong protests of the people across the country and handed over the main culprit to the United States for handling. Back to the United States He was released "innocenceless".

The reason why Chiang Kai-shek compromised on the issue of Dongjiaominxiang was because at that time the United States provided a large amount of weapons, equipment, money and materials to the Chiang Kai-shek government.

In layman's terms, Americans are Chiang Kai-shek's father. How can there be a reason for a son to rush his father in the world?

And as we mentioned above, our army sent cadres to visit Liang Sicheng at night to obtain the " National Cultural Relics and Ancient Architecture Directory ", so as to protect the Beiping monuments, including Dongjiaomin Lane, from artillery fire, and allow these inheritances to be protected from artillery fire. The historical relics of the Chinese nation's thousands of years of culture have been preserved in the war.

At that time, Chairman Mao was far away from Xibaipo , but he still remembered many cultural relics and historical sites in the ancient city of Peking.

In the battle report sent to the front line, he asked to pay attention to protecting educational institutions and cultural relics in Peking, because Chairman Mao knew very well that history and education are the roots of a nation.

Later, with the unremitting efforts of our party, Peiping was finally liberated peacefully.

Beiping Liberation

first pressure

February 3, 1949, after the People's Liberation Army entered Beiping , at the special request of the Chinese leaders, the People's Liberation Army, who had been parading in the city, suddenly walked to Dongjiaomin Lane, and the surrounding people were like tsunami. Cheers from Walking by in front of Dongjiaomin Lane with your head held high.

. Facing the proud and proud PLA, embassies from various countries seemed to have rats who saw cats, and closed the embassy gates one after another, not daring to show their heads.

Of course they dare not show their heads because they knew that the army before them at this moment was a military force completely armed by faith.

This belief is different from the fanaticism of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Attack Team. It is the loneliness and sincerity that takes the suffering of the people and the country side by side, regards the rise and fall of the country as one's own responsibility, and keeps the welfare of the people in your heart!

Beiping Jiefang

This army does not rely on foreign aid, does not serve loyalty to individuals, and what they care about is not only the people, but also the people!

Embassies of various countries that showed their power in front of the Qing government, Beiyang government and Chiang Kai-shek government showed their kindness and docileness as a domestic cat.

is arrogant at first but respectful at the end, and it makes people laugh.

is different from the Chiang Kai-shek government, which recognized the thief as its father. After the establishment of New China on October 1, 1949, the Chinese leaders began to solve the problem of Dongjiaomin Lane.

You should know that the long civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has long turned the land of China into a vast scorched earth.

New China was just founded, and it was time for all walks of life across the country to be in trouble. Logically speaking, the development and reconstruction of this country full of holes is the top priority.

. Dongjiaomin Lane, which has troops stationed in many countries, is obviously a tough and tough bone to crack. Why does the Chinese leaders not do the crucial construction work, but instead have to meet Dongjiaomin Lane and the Western powers behind it. Woolen cloth?

The reason is very simple.

People live a face and a tree live a skin.

Beijing is the capital of New China, and it is equivalent to a person's face.

And Dongjiaomin Lane, with troops stationed from various countries, is undoubtedly a rotten sore on this face!

Beijing was not liberated, and there were troops stationed in various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane.

Beijing is liberated, and there are troops stationed in various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane.

Will Beijing be liberated in vain?

So, two months after the founding of New China, the Beijing Military Control Commission issued a notice to the military camps of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane under the domineering request of Chairman Mao: expel the garrison and recruit the military camps!

However, it is easy to ask God to send God to God.

has been around for more than a hundred years since the establishment of Dongjiaomin Lane.

French Post Office former site building

The troops of various countries are intricately integrated in Dongjiaomin Lane, how can they be expelled so easily?

So, a secret battle surrounding Dongjiaomin Lane quietly began.

The countries joined forces and fought openly and secretly

First of all, the former Consul General of the United States, Ke Lebo . He secretly contacted the consulars of the five countries of Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy to organize a secret meeting in an attempt to jointly resist the Military Control Commission.

But what unexpectedly surprised him was that the UK had already recognized the international status of New China as early as January 6, 1950, and the British consul also left the venue early on the grounds that he had "not received a formal notice of military control."

This move by Britain is tantamount to being back-stopping the United States. After all, Americans are long-term supporters of Chiang Kai-shek's government, and Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan is their basic foundation.

Why do Britain dare to deviate from the United States and go alone?

The reason is very simple. At that time, the People's Liberation Army had already reached the bank of the Shenzhen River, and was only a bridge away from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong was still a British colony at that time, but the British army stationed in Hong Kong knew very well that they were not a decent dish in front of the People's Liberation Army that swept Chiang Kai-shek's army.

Under pressure, the British government had to recognize the international status of the new China in exchange for temporary stability in Hong Kong.

But the United States did not know these twists and turns in the UK. The early exit of the British consul is tantamount to injury for the already anxious embassies of countries.

With the "leading brother" of the United Kingdom, the consulars of the two countries Netherlands and Belgium also absent from the consular meeting the next day. The United States' plan to join forces with the other five countries to fight the Military Control Commission ended in failure.

At this point, the plan of joint pressure on China by Western countries has officially declared bankruptcy.

However, Ke Lebo, who was ill-intentioned, immediately came up with the second plan, which was to take out the various unequal treaties signed by the old China, and use it as "iron evidence" and write a letter to Premier , trying to Keep the US troops in Dongjiaomin Lane.

Prince Zhou

domineering response

Ke Lebo never expected that the letter he wrote that he racked his brains was not submitted to Premier Zhou at all, because the United States had not yet established diplomatic relations with New China at this time, so Ke Lebo's consular identity is naturally not recognized by New China.

Ke Lebo never thought that the response of the leader of the New China was so tough. The Americans who were anxious and indiscriminately sought medical treatment. Finally, they found the British Consul Gao Lai Letter , hoping that he could serve as a melody to express his retention to the New China on behalf of the US government to the New China. The wish of the military camp.

British Consul Gao Lai's letter finally sent the letter to the then Director of the European Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Huan Township , but Director Huan didn't take this trick at all.

And the great leader Chairman Mao even said bluntly: " Dongjiaomin Lane This rotten sore that grows on China's face is time to cure it! "

Chairman Mao

The place for the new China To distinguish it from the old China, it is because of the new China It is a country where the people are in charge of their own country.

If we continue to allow foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing to show their might and blessings to the people, then what is the new China called New China!

Facing the tough attitude of the Chinese leader, the US State Department threatens our country and wants to withdraw all U.S. official personnel. In response, Chinese media Xinhua News Agency made a special comment, giving strong refutation to the United States, which attempts to maintain old privileges.

is also strange. Although Western countries are fighting openly and secretly on the issue of garrisons in Dongjiaomin Lane, there was a lot of thunder and little rain when they finally requisitioned the barracks of various countries.

is different from Ke Lebo's expected army, and only a few staff members came to conquer the barracks in the end.

Old US Embassy

The intention expressed by China is very clear. As the saying goes, rituals first and then soldiers, I have done this "rituals", but if the US government is still stubborn...

Ke Lebo naturally knows what China expresses After clamoring for resistance, Ke Lebo finally led his people out of Dongjiaomin Lane in shame.

The strongest Americans have withdrawn, and the rest of the countries have also sensibly withdrawn from Dongjiaomin Lane one after another.

At this point, Dongjiaomin Lane ended its century-old military garrison history and successfully changed back to its original appearance.

Current status of Dongjiaomin Lane

Now Dongjiaomin Lane has become an ordinary attraction in Beijing, and only the former sites of embassies from various countries are still telling its past events.

In the early days of the founding of many major events, Dongjiaomin Lane was just an inconspicuous stroke in history books, but it was of great significance to the New China at that time.

The liberation of Dongjiaomin Lane actually represents a propaganda of the spirit of the Chinese nation. It marks that the Chinese nation has completely bid farewell to the humiliating history in the past, and the oppression and exploitation from the Western powers are completely gone!