Where is the History Exhibition Hall of the Kanmen Heroes and Militia Battalion?

The History Exhibition Hall of the Kanmen Heroes’ Militia Battalion is located in the compound of the Kanmen Heroes’ Militia Battalion post compound in Kanmen Street.

The Kanmen Hero Militia Battalion was formerly the Kanmen Militia established in May 1948. During the War of Liberation, the Kanmen militia, under the leadership of underground party organizations, secretly carried out activities such as posting slogans, distributing leaflets, reconnaissance of the enemy, and delivering letters. In the early days of the liberation of Yuhuan, he actively cooperated with the People's Liberation Army in suppressing bandits. He was responsible for such tasks as standing guard, reconnaissance of the enemy, serving as a guide, transmitting information, transporting ammunition, delivering food and grass, carrying the wounded, and steering the ship. He even directly cooperated with the troops to fight or fought alone against the enemy. . On May 5, 1951, Guo Koushun led more than 40 Kanmen militiamen on six small fishing boats to defeat the Kuomintang armed boat in the southeast sea of ??Nanpai Mountain. He killed 3 people, captured 5 people, and seized a large sailing ship. , 1 heavy machine gun, 4 long and short guns, and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition, but the militiamen had no casualties. This battle example was made into an electric model by the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army and displayed in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. From its establishment in 1948 to the liberation of all the islands along the coast of Yuhuan in 1955, this mass armed organization, which carried a gun with one hand and pulled a net with the other, participated in 28 large and small battles. More than 620 people participated in the battle, 16 people died gloriously, and more than 150 people made meritorious service. Received awards; killed and captured 215 enemies, seized 268 weapons, nearly 25,000 rounds of ammunition, 2 military ships, and 3 radio stations. In August 1958, the Kanmen Militia Battalion was established. In April 1960, Kanmen Militia Battalion Commanders Guo Koushun and Li Qifeng attended the National Militia Congress and were received by central leaders such as Mao Zedong and Zhu De. In October 1964, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Military Region awarded the Kanmen Basic Militia Battalion the title of "Heroic Basic Militia Battalion".

The Kanmen Hero Base Militia Camp Outpost is 9.5 kilometers away from the center of the county. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with Dadun Mountain to the north, Kanmen Port to the west, Diaofang Port to the east, and Dongtou County across the sea to the south. It has a prominent geographical location and a wide field of vision. It can monitor ships entering and exiting the Yueqing Bay entrance and Kanmen Port. It can observe 15 islands in the nearby sea area. Together with the Pishan garrison and the Damai Island second-class militia post, it constitutes offshore, port and inner harbor monitoring. network. In 1969, the Kanmen Hero Kigan Militia Battalion established a battalion history exhibition room. On July 22, 2008, the Kanmen Heroes Militia Battalion History Exhibition Hall was completed and officially opened to the public. The exhibition hall has a construction area of ??614 square meters, a two-story steel-concrete structure, and is divided into two exhibition halls. The hall displays militia battle sculptures, combat sand tables, actual pictures of militia battle history, etc., and is equipped with supporting audio and video facilities.

The Kanmen Heroes Militia Camp Post was announced as the Yuhuan County Patriotic Education Base in 1991, the Taizhou City Patriotic Education Base in March 2000, and the Zhejiang Province Patriotic Education Base in October 2004. The patriotism education base was announced as the Zhejiang Province National Defense Education Base in March 2005.