Introduction to the Huangqiao Campaign Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower: The Huangqiao Campaign Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower is located in the center of the East Gate Square of Huangqiao Town at the intersection of Jiangba Highway and Rutai Highway. The tower is 23.8 meters high. The shape is of two flying red flags embracing each other and kissing each other, symbolizing the moving scene of the victorious rendezvous of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army and the "military and civilians united as one". It corresponds to Chen Yi's poem "Who belongs to the Jianghuai River and Han Dynasty now, red flags are flying all over the sky in October." The base of the tower is octagonal, which means that the Eighth Route Army is the rock that resists Japan and saves the nation and China. There are four levels of steps around it, climbing higher and higher step by step, symbolizing the steps that the New Fourth Army used to bring happiness and happiness to the people. The concept of eight and four also symbolizes the victorious rendezvous between the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.

Leave a Reply