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Xibaipo

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Updated: 2009-09-02 17:28

Located 80km (50 miles) northwest of Shijazhuang, Xibaipo is a small village located in Pingshan County, Hebei Province. From May 1948 to March 1949, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese People's Liberation Army set up their headquarters in this village. It represents a transitional period of historical significance for the Chinese revolution. The command post set up in Xibaipo was the last one in rural area before Chairman Mao and the Party's Central Committee entered Beiping and liberated the whole country. The Xibaipo Memorial Museum was built to commemorate this revered site.

Xibaipo is a beautiful small mountain village with dark green pines and cypresses. It lies in Pingshan County, 80 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang. First built in the Tang Dynasty, it was originally named " Baibo ". In 1935, a schoolteacher changed " bo " into " po ", and this is the origin of the name Xibaipo.

In May 1947, the Working Committee of the Central Committee of the CPC led by Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De came to Xibaipo in advance. They held the National Land Conference here and enacted and implemented " the outline of Chinese Land Law ". In May 1948, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi led the Central Committee of the CPC and the headquarters of the PLA to move to Xibaipo. It was here that they organized and commanded the world-shaking Three Decisive Campaigns, namely, Liaoshen, Huaihai and Pingjin. It was also here that they held the significant " the Second Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee of the CPC ". On March 23, 1949, Chairman Mao and the Central Committee of the CPC left Xibaipo for Beijing. Xibaipo was written into the annals of the Chinese revolutionary history for its special contributions. And it is an everlasting monument of history.

At present, in front of Xibaipo is Xibaipo Lake where the surface of the lake ripples and the water is wavy. Behind Xibaipo is Xibaipo Hill, where many cypresses grow on the slope and you can hear the whistling of the wind in the pines. The lake and the hill add radiance and beauty to each other and form a charming and beautiful scenery.

Xibaipo is a national base for patriotic education. The main sights are: the former Site of the Central Committee of the CPC, the exhibition hall, the multi-functional movie & TV hall, the monument, the garden of stone carvings, the bronze statues of the five leaders (Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi), the garden of the sculptures of the leaders’ elegant demeanors, and the tablet with Zhou Enlai’s remark on it.

TOURIST GUIDE In the landscape of the lake and hill at Xibaipo, you can angle on the bank of the lake. The scenic spot is rather near to the Tiangui Mountains, Pingshan Hot Spring Holiday Resort and Gunlong Valley. You can visit these places on your way.

SERVICES Xibaipo Hotel in the scenic area can provide lodging for more than 300 people, and the restaurant in the hotel can serve more than 400 people simultaneously.

HOW TO GET THEREStart in Beijing, drive southward along Beijing-Shenzhen Expressway, change to Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Expressway at Shitai Exit, get off at Shiqing Exit, go along Shiyan Road, pass by Pingshan County to Changyuling, turn right, pass by Gangnan and Sujiazhuang Village, and take G207 to Xibaipo. By train Get off at Shijiazhuang North Station, and take a regular sightseeing bus.