Chongqing Baigongguan Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

White Mansion It was originally the villa of Sichuan warlord Baiju in the suburbs of Shapingba, Chongqing. After the end of World War II, it was used as a detention center of the National Defense Security Bureau of the Kuomintang government. It once held "political prisoners" such as Huang Xiansheng, Tongji University President Zhou Junshi, Liao Chengzhi, Communist Party member Song Qiyun, Xu Linxia and his wife and their young son "Little Radish Head". On November 29, 1949, the enemy massacred more than 100 imprisoned revolutionaries, and only 19 people escaped from prison.

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White Mansion It was originally the villa of Sichuan warlord Baiju in the suburbs of Shapingba, Chongqing. In 1938, the Military Intelligence Bureau bought it for 30 taels of gold and converted it into a detention center directly under the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters, called the Military Intelligence Chongqing Detention Center, which mainly detained political prisoners that the Kuomintang government considered to be of higher rank. After the establishment of the Sino-US Cooperation Office in 1943, White House The prisoners were moved to Zhazidong, which was used as the third guesthouse of the Sino-US Cooperation Office for American personnel to live in. After the end of World War II, the Sino-US Cooperation Office was abolished and the American personnel returned to their home country. White House It was then restored as a detention center, and the Military Control Commission merged the Military Control Commission concentration camps in the southwest, Xifeng Prison, Wanglongmen Detention Center, and Zhazidong Detention Center to form the White House The detention center was later called the Ministry of National Defense Security Bureau Detention Center. White House Those detained were political prisoners whose cases the Military Control Commission considered to be "serious", such as the anti-Japanese patriotic general Huang Xiansheng, Tongji University President Zhou Junshi, patriot Liao Chengzhi, revolutionary Song Qiyun, Xu Linxia and his wife and their young son "Little Radish Head". At its peak, the number of "political prisoners" detained reached more than 200.
White House The prison is backed by Lege Mountain and surrounded by high walls and electric fences. There are sentry boxes and bunkers on the commanding heights outside the walls. The main gate is closed all year round. A small door is opened on the side and a narrow staircase is built to enter. There are 20 male cells in the prison, one of which never sees sunlight all year round. Dungeon The dank cave was the torture chamber. The revolutionaries fought unyieldingly in prison. On November 29, 1949, the enemy massacred more than 100 imprisoned revolutionaries, and only 19 escaped from prison.

Scenic spot features:

Modern history, red tours, ancient sites, sculptures