A hero memorial hall in southwest China has recreational venues built inside it to make ends meet, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.

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The Qiu Shaoyun Memorial Hall in Tongliang County, Sichuan Province set up recreational venues in order to "cope with financial difficulties" according to Xinhua.

Memorial hall staff worker Wang Chengjin said it has been ten years since the hall set up recreational facilities inside.

"We have to tackle the financial crunch facing the memorial hall," said Wang.

According to Wang, the move aims to combine recreation with patriotism and attract more visitors.

Xinhua said visitors flock to the recreational venues instead of the hall itself.

The hall's decree prohibits any type of recreation inside the hall.

Qiu, where the hall takes its name, was burned to death in 1952 during the Korean War.

A comment posted on zjol.com.cn called the move is a disgrace to the martyr. "It is a huge failure for patriotic education," the anonymous netizen wrote.

The plight of Qiu's memorial hall is an example of the shadow cast over China's historical and patriotic educational venues that more and more are ignored for their existence.

The "mass grave" memorial hall in Eastern China's Anhui Province has left shabby with millions of yuan pouring into its conference room.