Xifeng Concentration Camp Site
息烽集中营革命历史纪念馆
The former site of a secret prison set up in Xifeng by the Kuomintang's Military Statistics Bureau during the War of Resistance. Prisoners included Yang Hucheng and Luo Shiwen. Today it is a site for revolutionary education.
The Xifeng Concentration Camp is located at Yanglang Ba in Yongjing Town, Xifeng County. From 1938 to 1946, it was a large secret prison run by the Military Statistics Bureau of the Kuomintang. Prisoners included Yang Hucheng, Luo Shiwen, Che Yaoxian, and Song Zhenzhong, the child known as 'Little Radish Head.' The site is linked to the Baigongguan and Zhazidong prisons in Chongqing. Remains include the prison cells known as 'zhaifang,' interrogation rooms, and 'cat holes.' A memorial hall displays historical materials. It is a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit. Admission is free, and visitors must show an ID card at entry. Getting there: a drive from central Guiyang takes about 1 hour. It is well suited to visitors interested in modern history.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Matouzhai Bouyei Village
- Yangming Cave & Culture Park (Xiuwen)
- Nanjiang Grand Canyon
- Xiangzhigou Scenic Area
- Baihua Lake
- Guizhou Provincial Museum
- Guanshanhu Park
- Guizhou Geological Museum