In Henan province, public flows to martyrs

The Eyuwan revolutionary museum near the cemetery exhibits 4,085 relics of martyrs, including weapons, clothes, documents and articles of daily use. More than 120 native people donated goods to the museum this year that the martyrs used, according to Yang Yusheng, the head of the museum.

It hosted 480,000 tourist visits from May to December last year, after it reopened following the coronavirus pandemic. This year, throngs of tourists have flowed into the museum to learn its lessons of history as the country welcomes the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. Daily visits soared to a peak of 12,000.

Tourists wearing Red Army uniforms are commonly seen. Yang Zhen, a government worker in Red Army uniform from Zhoukou, Henan, said he and more than 30 colleagues visited the county as part of activities to learn the Party's history. He said he was impressed.

"Without their shedding of blood on the land we wouldn't have seen the new development of China," he said. "It inspires me to do my work better and learn the spirit of perseverance and dedication."

The county, with a population of 368,000 and an area of 1,612 square kilometers, is known as a base for soldiers. It is also a major site for Red education. Photos of some martyrs are displayed on guideposts along the street to honor their sacrifice for political beliefs.