Historical evolution of the former site of Huangpu Military Academy

The military school was founded on June 16, 1924. It was renamed the "Central Military and Political School" in March 1926, the "National Revolutionary Army Officer School" in May 1928, and the "National Revolutionary Army Officer School" in September of the same year. "Revolutionary Army Huangpu Military Academy" moved to Nanjing in September 1930.

After the liberation of Guangzhou, the Guangzhou city government and the garrison restored some buildings of the military academy. It was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province in 1962, and was promoted to a national key cultural relics protection unit in January 1988. In 1996, the Guangzhou Municipal Government rebuilt the school headquarters in accordance with the principle of "original location, original scale, and original appearance" to restore the former military academy site to its former glory. It opened to the outside world in 1990 and was rated as one of the first batch of patriotic education bases in Guangdong Province in 2000.

Taiwan. In 1938, the headquarters of the military academy was bombed by the Japanese army.

The Whampoa Military Academy was relocated to Fengshan City, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, and was renamed the Central Army Military Academy. It still retains the spirit of the slogan erected at the entrance when the school was founded: "Don't enter this door if you are greedy for life or afraid of death, and you will be promoted." Please follow other ways to get rich", and take "Friendship, Love, Excellence and Sincerity" as the school spirit, and take the five major beliefs; "Principle, Leader, Country, Responsibility, Honor" as the belief, purpose and nobleness of educating students, officers and soldiers in daily life. sentiment.

The Huangpu Military Academy is located adjacent to the Army Infantry School and the National Defense Cadre Preparatory School of the National Defense Cadres (the high school development education of the Reserve Officer School). From the 20th phase of Huangpu to the present, it has served as the military backbone of Taiwan's army cadres.

The alumni who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy uphold the spirit of "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, love, trust, righteousness, peace, and peace", which also indirectly promotes cross-strait exchanges, and hopes that the Chinese people can improve their "propriety, righteousness, and peace". "Integrity and shame" were the founding spirits that originally established Asia's first democratic society and the country.

According to relevant data, Whampoa Military Academy has enrolled students in six phases on Cheung Chau Island. Students come from 26 provinces across the country, and include revolutionary youth from North Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and other countries. There were 4,981 graduates from the first to fourth periods during the First Civil Revolutionary War. The fifth and sixth batches were enrolled during the First Civil Revolutionary War. They graduated after the split of the Kuomintang. There were 3,136 graduates in the school. Among them, there were more than 4,400 students in the sixth batch. Most of them left the school due to the turmoil. There are only 718 people. In March 1928 (the 17th year of the Republic of China), the Whampoa Military Academy moved to Nanjing and was renamed the Central Army Officers School. After Huangpu Military Academy moved north, Li Jishen still trained cadres for his Eighth Route Army under the name of Huangpu Military Academy at the original school site. In September 1930 (the 19th year of the Republic of China), Chiang Kai-shek ordered it to be suspended. In 1938, Japanese aircraft bombed Cheung Chau Island and the school headquarters was razed to the ground. In 1984, the memorial hall at the former site of Huangpu Military Academy was built. In 1996, the school headquarters was rebuilt in accordance with the principles of "original location, original scale, and original appearance" instructed by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and the place where teachers and students of the military academy lived and studied was basically restored.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the former site of Huangpu Military Academy was bombed. In 1964, a major renovation was carried out and it was basically restored to its original appearance. In 1984, the Whampoa Military Academy Site Memorial Hall was established. The memorial buildings at the former site include the Military Academy Gate, Sun Yat-sen Monument, Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence, Club, Swimming Pool, and Tombs of the Eastern Expedition Martyrs. The former site and history of Whampoa Military Academy vividly demonstrate the history of the anti-imperialist and anti-warlord struggle between the two parties of the Kuomintang during the first Kuomintang cooperation period. The former site of Huangpu Military Academy is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The students of Huangpu Military Academy have participated in revolutionary wars many times and made significant contributions to China's revolutionary cause.