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The Former Residence of Lei Feng or Lei Feng's Former Residence () was the birthplace and childhood home of Lei Feng, a soldier of the Chinese army in Communist legend. The residence is located in
Leifeng Subdistrict
Leifeng () is a subdistrict of Wangcheng District in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. Leifeng's area is and its population is about 43,000 (as of 2016). It is named after Chinese hero Lei Feng, who was supposedly born there.
History
Leifeng ...
of Wangcheng District, in northwestern Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...
, South Central China
South Central China, South-Central China or Central-South China ( zh, c = 中南, p = Zhōngnán, l = Central-South), is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by State Council that includes the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Hen ...
's Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...
province. It is currently an immensely popular tourist attraction in Hunan.
History
The 12-room residence was built in the lateQing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
during the Guangxu Era, and was formerly owned by a local landlord Tansi Gunzi ().
On December 18, 1940, Lei Feng was born in this residence. He lived there until November 1956, when he was transferred to Wangcheng County as a civil servant.
In 1958, the Residence was demolished because of significant disrepair. Lei's uncle, Lei Guangming (), then built a three-room house on its original site.
In the winter of 1966, the Hunan Provincial Government began to construct the Lei Feng Memorial near the residence. It was completed on November 20, 1968.
In 1993, the local government renovated the residence, and in the same year it was officially opened to the public. In January 2011, it was designated as a provincial-level key cultural heritage site.
Architecture
Statue of Lei Feng
The Statue of Lei Feng wears military uniform with a gun on his back, stands in the Lei Feng Statue Square. The statue was made of granite by sculptor Zhu Weijing (). In May 2002, it was classified as a provincial key cultural unit.Lei Feng Memorial
The Lei Feng Memorial construction took two years, 1966 -1968. On October 29, 1990,Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as pres ...
, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...
, titled the site ''Lei Feng Memorial''. In 2002, it has been categorized as a 4A level tourist site by the China National Tourism Administration.
Transportation
* Take bus No. W202-1, 315 or 913 to Lei Feng Bus Stop * Take bus No. W203, W211, or 916 to Lei Feng Memorial Bus StopReferences
External links
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