What is Zhazi Cave?

Zhazi Cave is located in the Ciqikou and Wulingguan area at the foot of Gele Mountain in the suburbs of Chongqing. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a ditch on one side, and the terrain is hidden. Since 1938, it has been transformed into a secret prison by the Kuomintang secret service, specifically used to detain and persecute revolutionaries. Many heroic and heroic deeds have taken place here. Zhazi Cave is divided into two courtyards: an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. The inner courtyard has 16 men's cells on one floor and one floor, and two bungalows are used as women's cells. The outer courtyard is the spy office and torture room. On the eve of liberation, Kuomintang agents set fire to Zhazi Cave. Only 15 imprisoned revolutionaries escaped, and the rest unfortunately died.

Zhazidong was originally a small coal kiln for manual coal mining. It got its name because there was less coal and more slag. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a ditch on one side. The terrain is hidden. In 1943, the Bai Gongguan was changed into the third guest house of the "China-US Cooperation Institute", and the "political prisoners" detained there were moved here, and moved back in April 1947. In December 1947, Zhazidong, which had been closed for more than half a year, was reopened as the second detention center of Chongqing Xingyuan No. 2 Branch. The sources of detainees mainly include the "key criminals" arrested in the "June 1st" massacre in 1947, the "Jinjinbao" case and the people arrested in the "Little Democratic Revolution" case. After the failure of the Shangxiadong Sichuan armed uprising, the number of insurrectionists arrested at most reached more than 300. Martyrs such as Jiang Zhuyun, Xu Jianye, and Yu Zusheng were once imprisoned here. Zhazidong Detention Center is divided into two courtyards: an inner courtyard and an inner courtyard. There is a ventilation dam in the inner courtyard. There are sixteen male cells on the first floor and two female cells on the ground floor. In order to mentally dismantle the revolutionaries' fighting spirit, the spies deliberately wrote on the wall of the inner courtyard of Zhazidong: "Youth is gone forever. Think carefully, recognize this and this place, and don't be obsessed.", "The maze is endless." , the slogans of "turning back and finding the shore" and "peace and patience, no complaints or worries". The outer courtyard is the secret service office and torture chamber. There is a slogan written on the wall of the outer courtyard to inform the secret agents: "What the superior cannot see, think of, hear, and cannot do, we must see, think, hear, and do for the superior."

During the Anti-Japanese War, it was a prison jointly established by the Kuomintang and the US imperialist secret service to imprison communist members and progressive youths. Located at the foothills of Gele Mountain in Chongqing, China. It was originally a coal kiln for manual mining and got its name because of the large amount of waste. Bai Gongguan is 2.5 km away. In 1939, the Kuomintang turned this place into a prison. In 1943, it was transformed into the Second Prison by the Sino-US Cooperation Institute, directly under the Southwest Governor's Office. Zhazidong Prison faces mountains on three sides and a deep ditch in front. The prison is divided into an inner and outer courtyard. The outer courtyard is the prison's office and torture room. The inner courtyard has 16 men's cells and 2 women's cells. At most, more than 700 people were imprisoned. Communist Party members Luo Shiwen, Jiang Zhujun (Jiang Jie), Li Qinglin and others were imprisoned here successively. In the 1127 massacre in 1949, the Kuomintang massacred more than 200 people, and only 15 people escaped.

Reference materials: During the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang and the US imperialist secret service jointly organized special prisons A prison for Communist Party members and progressive youth. Located at the foothills of Gele Mountain in Chongqing, China. Zhazidong was originally a coal cave. Its founder, Cheng Erchang, was born in Zhangjiachang, Ciqikou in 1886. When he was 23 years old, Cheng Erchang sold his land and opened three charcoal factories in Tututang, Zhazidong and Qingcaopo from today's Ciqikou to the Martyrs' Tomb to mine bituminous coal. Zhazidong Coal Kiln was opened in 1920. It was originally a coal kiln for manual mining and got its name because of the large amount of waste. Bai Gongguan is 2.5 km away. In 1939, the Kuomintang turned this place into a prison. In 1943, it was transformed into the Second Prison by the Sino-US Cooperation Institute, directly under the Southwest Governor's Office. Zhazidong Prison faces mountains on three sides and a deep ditch in front. The prison is divided into inner and outer courtyards, as well as a basement for storage. The outer courtyard is the prison's office and torture room. The inner courtyard has 16 men's cells and 2 women's cells, which housed more than 700 people at most. Communist Party members Luo Shiwen, Jiang Zhujun (Jiang Jie), Li Qinglin, etc. were imprisoned here successively. In the 1127 massacre in 1949, the Kuomintang massacred more than 200 people, and only 35 people escaped.