The Flying Tigers Monument was completed in August, 1996. This monument is located in Weishan Island Scenic Area, and its name was inscribed by the late Vice President Wang Zhen. The monument of the Flying Tigers is magnificent, which truly reproduces the heroic career of the Flying Tigers against the Japanese aggressors. The Flying Tigers Monument covers an area of 3,800 square meters, with a building area of 1.800 square meters and a total investment of 3 million yuan. The completion of this monument makes people know more about history, cherish the memory of heroes, remember the national humiliation and inspire people to make progress. Weishan Lake Flying Tigers Memorial Park: The main contents are monument and memorial hall. The monument is 37 and 77 meters high, symbolizing 1937 July 7th Incident. Flying Tigers was founded in Zaozhuang on February 1940. Hong Zhenhai and Wang Zhi served as deputy commanders and Du Jiwei as political commissar. Later, Hong Zhenhai died in the battle of Huangbuzhuang, and Liu Jinshan took over as the battalion chief. Comrade Liu Zhixia combined the surnames of two captains into the heroic image of Liu Hong in Flying Tigers.

Monument,/kloc-0 laid the foundation stone in March, 1994, and/kloc-0 completed the main works in April, 1995. 1On August 6th, 995, the people of China held a grand unveiling ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of the world anti-fascist war and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The Flying Tigers Monument consists of sailboats and figures. The sail is 30 meters high and 20 meters long, with reinforced concrete structure and red and white granite veneer. Former Vice President Wang Zhen wrote an inscription for the monument: "Flying Tigers Monument". On the back, Liang Buting, former secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, wrote an inscription: "Hu Wei Brigade, Canal Detachment and Flying Tigers are immortal". The handwriting is inlaid with 24k gold foil. The bronze statue of the Flying Tigers is 3 meters high. Some of them stand with pipa and guns, showing a leisurely and quiet atmosphere of returning home in triumph after performing their tasks and the sun is about to set.

The memorial hall is divided into two halls, East and West, with a building area of1.200m2.. According to the historical facts of the revolutionary struggle in Weishan Lake area, the museum uses concise, vivid, distinctive, simple and vivid artistic language; Using panoramic murals, large-scale sculptures, revolutionary cultural relics, picture materials, modern digital, sound, light and electric plastic arts, the scene of that year was reproduced in an all-round and large-scale way, and many touching struggle scenes were created. There are thrilling gunshots and fighting scenes, as well as the waves of life and romantic feelings; There is not only the majestic style of revolutionary fighters fighting on the political stage, but also the poetic beauty of "tranquility on Weishan Lake". Heroes include leaders of our party and army, as well as ordinary people who silently contribute. There are intellectuals with keen thinking and firm stance, hard-working and kind-hearted poor fishermen, and fishermen who are fearless and brave in times of crisis. From different aspects, it shows the noble sentiments and broad minds of the revolutionary predecessors for the benefit of the country and the nation. The whole memorial park has been named as: Jining patriotism education base and Shandong national defense education base. The Flying Tigers were founded in 1940 and 65438+February, and later belonged to the Sulu detachment of the Eighth Route Army 1 15 Division and incorporated into the independent detachment of the Lunan Military Region. The first political commissar, battalion chief and deputy battalion chief Wang Zhisheng succeeded Wen, Zhao Ruohua, Zheng Ti, political commissar and battalion chief. Relying on Weishan Lake, the Flying Tigers fought on the Jin-Pu and Lin-Zao railway lines. address unknown bombed bridges and cut off the Japanese transport lines many times. Together with Hu Wei Brigade, Canal Detachment and other anti-Japanese armed forces, they fought against the Japanese army for hundreds of times with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and repeatedly made outstanding achievements, opening up and defending the anti-Japanese base area in Weishan Lake and the traffic line on the lake from Shandong to Yan 'an in Central China. He once escorted Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Zhu Rui, Xiao Hua and other party, government and army troops to the Lake District safely, wrote an epic and magnificent chapter, and made important contributions to the liberation of the Chinese nation. The heroic achievements of the Flying Tigers are as brilliant as the sun and the moon, and the martyrs are immortal.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Weishan county Committee

Weishan County People's Government of Li Jing

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