1In April, 949, under the situation that the People's Liberation Army of China broke through the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and went south, the central government of southern Zhejiang made a military plan to liberate Wenzhou City first and then the whole of southern Zhejiang. According to the known situation, it was decided to strive for Ye Fang, the Commissioner and security commander of the Kuomintang Cultural District, to lead the uprising. After secret contact, on the evening of May 1, 2008, representatives of guerrillas in southern Zhejiang and Ye Fang held talks in Jingde Temple. After all-night discussion, Ye Fang reached an agreement to lead the uprising. On the 4th, the talks were held again, and finally an agreement was reached: he was appointed as the deputy commander of the guerrilla column in southern Zhejiang, and the two regiments in Yebu were reorganized into the seventh and eighth detachments of the guerrilla column in southern Zhejiang respectively. The agreement made detailed and clear provisions on the determination of military tasks, the division of defense lines, the methods of handing over positions and receiving defense, the way and time of entering the city, contact signals, reception and management methods.

On the evening of the 6th, the guerrilla column in southern Zhejiang received the commanding heights of Lotus Heart, Cuiwei Mountain and Songtai Mountain outside Wenzhou. At midnight, the troops set out from Taipingling and entered the city in three ways. Guerrillas and Ye Fang troops in southern Zhejiang have divided their work according to the agreement, and they have carried out their duties smoothly. In the early morning of the 7th, three flares of guerrillas in southern Zhejiang were launched, announcing the liberation of Wenzhou. Since then, Wenzhou has ended the 22-year reactionary rule of the Kuomintang and returned to the hands of the people.

Jingdezhen Temple, the former site of Wenzhou peaceful liberation negotiations, is located in Lingtou Village, Guoxi Town, ouhai district. Founded in the Song Dynasty, the former site is in the ravine under Zhong Tongling Peak, surrounded by lush bamboo and wood, and the environment is quiet. 1927, a generation of eminent monk Master Hongyi lived here for about a year. After liberation, the government repaired the temple many times. Now, there are five halls in front and five rooms on the left and right wings, which are arranged as showrooms, displaying many precious historical pictures. The original negotiation venue was transformed into an antique tile house with conference tables inside to simulate the scene of peace talks at that time. Jingdezhen Temple has received more than 5,000 tourists every year since it was opened to the outside world on 1999, and it has become an important place for young people to learn revolutionary traditions and party member cadres to understand the history of the Party.

The former site of Wenzhou peaceful liberation negotiation is Wenzhou cultural relics protection unit and Wenzhou patriotism education base.

Source: Party History Research Office of Wenzhou Municipal Committee.