Historical evolution of Shiba Yi Township

The place where Mao Zedong once strategized and held meetings to celebrate the New Year - the Red Army Long March Memorial Site "Cockcrow Three Provinces" stone box. In 2008, there were still countless Red Army slogans, relics and relics.

Shixiangzi, the "Three Provinces of Cockcrow", is located 79 kilometers south of Xuyong County, the gateway to southern Sichuan (the current seat of the Shiba Yi Township government), close to the famous Chishui River, and south of Dadu Township, Bijie County, Guizhou It is adjacent to Shuitianzhai in Weixin County, Yunnan to the west. The rooster's crow can be heard in the three provinces. This is where the reputation of “three provinces of cockcrow” comes from. Shixiangzi is located on the north bank of the Chishui River. During the Red Army's Long March, it was a village with 75 families and more than 400 people of various ethnic groups including Han, Yi, and Miao. Along the steep valley jar mouth on the left side of Shixiangzi, you will reach Dadukou in the upper reaches of Chishui River. Shixiangzi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with towering ancient trees, rugged rocks, and a dangerous terrain. A huge stone in the shape of a box stands at the top, hence the name Shixiangzi. On January 29, 1935, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others led the Central Red Army across Chishui in the Tucheng and Yuanhouchang areas at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou, and entered the Gulin and Xuyong areas in southern Sichuan. This was the first time Mao Zedong entered Sichuan. . At this time, the Kuomintang reactionaries deployed heavy troops to block the Central Red Army from entering Sichuan, and attempted to completely annihilate the Red Army on the Sichuan-Guizhou border. At this critical moment, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others led the Central Red Army to make circuitous movements in the vast areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, flexibly interspersing among the enemy's heavy siege.

At dawn on February 3, 1935 (the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month in the Jiaxu Year), Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others led the Central Column from Mani to Shixiangzi, passing through Anjitun, Dongwagou, and Ali. Pu arrived at Shixiangzi at around 5 pm on February 3, 1935. The local people of Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic groups supported the old and the young, cooked pots of food and rice to welcome the Red Army. The Red Army headquarters, radio station, confiscation and collection committee, bank, etc. are all stationed here. According to the arrangement of the military department, the Red Army headquarters was located in the Longevity Palace in Shixiangzi; Mao Zedong lived in the home of fellow villager Xiao Yousi; the radio station was located in the homes of fellow villagers Liu Chunhe, Liu Huiyuan, and Chen Wenzhong; the Chinese Soviet Bank was located in the homes of fellow villagers Yuan Jiwu and Peng Hai; The Confiscation and Expropriation Committee was located at the home of fellow villager Wang Lianshan; the Soviet banknote exchange office was located at the Five Saints Palace. Mao Zedong had a habit of always looking for books and newspapers whenever he visited a place, so as to learn about the local history, poetry, songs, customs, etc. At that time, it was impossible to find newspapers and local history books in the remote Shixiangzi immediately, so Mao Zedong sent someone to invite a local "private school" teacher who was familiar with the situation to inquire about the situation in detail. On February 4, 1935 (the first day of the first lunar month of Year Yihai), the Red Army held a mass meeting and distributed the food, clothes and other property confiscated from the two local tyrants Peng Zhengkai and Zhou Shicheng to the Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic groups. The Red Army also slaughtered the fat pigs of the regiment leader Wu Lianshan's family and had a dinner with the local people to celebrate the New Year. The local people said that they had a "happy year" with the Red Army. At the same time, the Red Army arrested and executed Xiao Baozhi, a tax card collector who was extremely angry among the people, in response to popular demand.

The Red Army helped the poor and eliminated harm for the people. This move was highly praised by people of Han, Yi

, Miao and other ethnic groups. Therefore, the Red Army crossed Chishui four times and went back and forth to the Sichuan side of the "Three Provinces of Cock-crow" twice, and both were able to pass smoothly. At 3 o'clock in the morning on February 5, 1935, in the name of Commander-in-Chief Zhu De, he issued to all armies, "Our field army's goal for 2008 is to concentrate its efforts on obtaining rest in the south and southwest areas of Changning to conduct reconnaissance of the Jinsha River. When it is impossible to cross the river, , that is, the telegram order to stay on the Sichuan and Yunnan borders for maneuvering. At 6 a.m. on February 5, 1935, the Shixiangzi meeting ended. At this time, a cockcrow sounded in Shixiangzi Village. The rooster crows the dawn and sings hundreds of responses, one after another with endless charm.