Longzhou Uprising Memorial & Old Town
龙州起义纪念馆
The former site of the Red Eighth Army's Longzhou Uprising and the old arcaded streets of a border town with a French consulate, a journey through red history and modern history in one city.
Longzhou County seat sits where the Lijiang River and the Shuikou River meet, upstream on the Zuojiang River. It opened as a treaty port in the late Qing dynasty and once housed a French consulate. In 1930, Deng Xiaoping and Li Mingrui led the Longzhou Uprising, which established the Red Eighth Army. The Longzhou Uprising Memorial and the former headquarters of the Red Eighth Army are open free of charge (closed on Mondays, photo ID required) and present the history of the uprising. In the old town, the Limin and Zhongshan streets retain arcaded buildings and traditional shops, where you can try Longzhou chicken noodles and shagao (sweet sponge cake). The former French consulate and the Longzhou Iron Bridge site are also within walking distance. Allow about an hour for the memorial, and half a day to add the old streets. Longzhou is about an hour's drive from the Huashan rock art and about 10 minutes from Xiaoliancheng, so the sites can be linked together.
Opening hours
Memorial hall closed Mondays; 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Xiaoliancheng Fortress
- Nonggang National Nature Reserve
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
- Mingshi Countryside
- Anping Xianhe Scenic Area
- Friendship Pass
- Heishui River
- Shatun Cascades