[2025 Hekou Attraction] Travel Guide for Hekou Uprising Memorial Hall (Northeast Gate) (Updated May)

The Tongmenghui Hekou Uprising Memorial Hall is located in the "Hekou Customs Site", a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Hekou County. The site was built in 1897 to commemorate the first uprising launched by Mr. Sun Yat-sen in Yunnan. The museum houses a total of 15 items including guns, swords, and lighting lamps used in the Tongmenghui uprising, as well as 56 pictures. The Hekou Uprising was the sixth uprising planned in the southwest region after the establishment of the Tongmenghui, and it was also the first shot fired in Yunnan against the autocratic rule of the Qing Dynasty. The above content is excerpted from the introduction in the memorial hall. For those who want to understand the modern revolutionary history, there are many introductions here. #Local Tour

#ChinaTravel #HekouGiyiMemorial The Hekou Giyi Memorial is a memorial hall to commemorate an important revolution located in Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. It is said to have been built to commemorate the 1927 Hekou Giyi. You can learn about the past history of the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to resist the Kuomintang government and consolidate its unity, and this place bordering Vietnam is said to be a place where the Communist revolutionary forces were very active. The 1927 Giyi was led by underground party members in Yunnan, China, and most of the participants were farmers, workers, and ethnic minority residents.

#ChinaTravel #HekouQiMemorialMuseum This railway, which is still in use to transport goods to Vietnam, is connected to HekouQiMemorialMuseum.. right next to the former customs building, Hekou Customs. This must be because customs work had to be done right away when goods were being transported. This railway still opens and closes repeatedly whenever goods are moving. When the train passes, many tourists line up in front of it to take pictures of the train crossing the border. The harmony of the old railway and the old buildings makes you feel nostalgic and enjoy the true taste of travel.

#ChinaTravel #HekouGiMemorialMuseum This building, which is used as the HekouGi Memorial Hall, is a historical building that was originally used as a customs building because it borders Vietnam. The building has a yellow feel, so it feels like a modern Vietnamese style. Many nearby buildings also have a similar feel, so it has a unique structure that is hard to find in China. There is also an outdoor coffee shop in this building where you can take a break, so it is a great place to enjoy a cup of tea and feel the exotic feeling of traveling at the border.