Ranzhuang Tunnel Warfare Site

Ranzhuang tunnel war site, located in Ranzhuang Village, Ranzhuang Town, Qingyuan District, Baoding City, is an important war site in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Ranzhuang tunnel excavation in the Republic of China in 27 years (1938), expansion in the Republic of China in 32 years (1943), basically completed in the winter of 33 years (1944). The entire protected area of the site is 300,000 square meters, and the key protected area is 260,000 square meters.

The Memorial Hall of the authentic war in Ranzhuang was built in 1959, and it was affiliated to Ranzhuang Village. With the changes of the times and the needs of practical tasks, the memorial hall has changed several times. In March 2004, the Committee for the Protection and Administration of Cultural Relics of the authentic war sites in Qingyuan County was established. The Management Committee of the Patriotism Education Base in Qingyuan County was established. Full allocation of institutions directly under the county committee. The memorial hall is written by Marshal Yuan Rongxuan.

The site of the tunnel war in Ranzhuang is located in Qingyuan County, Hebei Province, and was listed by the State Council as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country in March 1961. In January 1995, it was designated as a national demonstration base for youth education by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and in June 1997, it was named a national demonstration base for patriotic education by the Ministry of Central Propaganda. National AAA-level scenic spot. The main attractions are: Ranzhuang Authentic War Memorial Hall, Ranzhuang Authentic War Exhibition Hall, Ranzhuang Authentic War Site Reserve, etc.

Ranzhuang tunnel war site, located in Ranzhuang Village, Ranzhuang Town, Qingyuan District, Baoding City, is an important war site in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Ranzhuang tunnel excavation in the Republic of China in 27 years (1938), expansion in the Republic of China in 32 years (1943), basically completed in the winter of 33 years (1944). The entire protected area of the site is 300,000 square meters, and the key protected area is 260,000 square meters. The tunnels and fortifications of Ranzhuang tunnel war site are centered on Ranzhuang Village Cross Street, with the main lines of East, West, South and North, and are2.25 kilometers long. There are also 13 north-south branch lines, 11 east-west branch lines and 4 tunnels to the outer village, the total length of about 16 kilometers. The main contents of the memorial for tourists are: the exhibition hall of the tunnel war, the tunnel site and the underground combat facilities and the above-ground heritage reserve. The site of the authentic war in Ranzhuang is a historical witness of the Chinese nation's resistance to foreign aggression, a historical witness of the victory of the people's war, and a historical witness of the heroic struggle of the Chinese nation. The fortifications of the authentic war site in Ranzhuang are connected with the authentic, and can both wait and see, and shoot and pull. The fortification has five preventions, namely, damage prevention, blockade prevention, water-proof irrigation, anti-toxic gas, fire-proof; there are also the characteristics of "three links" and "three crosses", "three links" is the high-rise houses, tunnels, forts; "Three crosses" is the cross between the eyes of the open gun and the eyes of the dark gun, the cross between the firepower of the high house and the firepower of the bunker, the cross between the wall firepower and the firepower of the bunker, forming the three links of the "world and earth people", forming the fire power network that crosses the roof and the ground, the field and the village, the streets and the courtyard. A serial three-dimensional combat position is formed. The site of the Ranzhuang tunnel retains the original appearance of the Yuanzhong Plain in the 1930s and 1940s, the tunnels and various combat fortifications built in that year. The old streets, the old houses, the old wall yard pig house, the disguised tunnel mouth and 34 combat fortifications, the crisscrossed tunnel network, is the epitome of the underground Great Wall that can be hidden, can be attacked, can be guarded, and can be retreated. The entire protected area of the site is 300,000 square meters, and the key protected area is 260,000 square meters. The memorial hall contains more than 500 revolutionary cultural relics, of which 4 revolutionary cultural relics at the national level, 17 revolutionary cultural relics at the second level, 77 revolutionary cultural relics at the third level, and 205 (sets) of auxiliary exhibits and 130 photos and pictures. The prototype of "Gaojiazhuang" in the film "Tunnel Wars" is based on the site of the authentic war in Ranzhuang. Many scenes in many films such as "Fire Golden Steel" and "Plain Guerrilla" are also filmed here. Location: Ranzhuang tunnel war site is located in Ranzhuang Village, Ranzhuang Town, Qingyuan District, Baoding City. Opening hours: 09:00 ～ 18:00 Ticket price: Free transportation information by car through the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, 3 kilometers southbound from the lower road at the intersection of Qingyuan District, and then turn right into the county-level tourism line to Ranzhuang Village. Through G107 National Highway or Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, get off at Wangdu, take the provincial highway Zhangwang Section of Yanye Road and go east for 20 kilometers. Take the bus from Baoding Passenger Transport Center Station and take Baoding ～ Yangcheng, Baoding ～ Lizhuang, Baoding ～ North Section Zhuang Shuttle to Ranzhuang and get off at Ranzhuang.

Remember the big bell on the old banyan tree in Ranzhuang? People who have seen the tunnel war movie have a deep impression of the ancient banyan tree on the street of Ranzhuang Village. The banyan tree was planted during the Sui and Tang years, and has a history of more than 1,000 years. The trunk of the eucalyptus tree naturally emptied, and the people of Ranzhuang dug the tree hole and the tunnel under our feet, so that it was more convenient for the militia to climb from the tree hole to the top of the tree to fight the enemy. The iron bell hanging on the banyan tree is used by the villagers of Ranzhuang for a meeting, but during the Anti-Japanese War, the bell has an alarm function: the rapid three-bell ring is the Japanese army entering the village, and the people are transferred to the tunnel to hide. The militiamen were also guarded in various fortifications to prepare for battle; the slow three-bell ringing was the withdrawal of the Japanese, and the people were moved out of the tunnel to resume production. In the film tunnel war, Ranzhuang village old Zhong uncle in order to cover the safety of the whole village, risking his life to ring the tree iron bell, but he fell under the enemy gun sacrifice. This old banyan tree witnessed the brutality and ravages of the Japanese invaders, and also witnessed the wisdom and bravery of the people of Ranzhuang. Now the ancient bell has become the symbol of Ranzhuang. The thousand-year-old has experienced vicissitudes, because the tree age has been high, and the year when the tunnel was dug, the root of the eucalyptus tree was destroyed, and it has long died, but its trunk is still standing. According to local old people, legendary is that the elm tree was still leafy when the filming of the 1965 film "Tunnel Wars", after the film, it seems to know that it has completed its historical mission, and then the branches fell off and died. The elm tree has been dead for years now, but it still holds the iron bell high, telling people the history of the war against Japan with bullet marks and black branches.