Guo Degang, Feng Gong, Ma Sanli, and Liu Huan are all quite famous.
Huo Yuanjia (1869-1909) was born in a martial arts family in Tianjin and practiced martial arts hard since he was a child.
His martial arts not only inherited the unique skills passed down from his ancestors, but also participated in various factions, learned from the strengths of others, and developed superb martial arts. He once defeated the Russian strongmen and British strongmen who were known as the invincible in the world at the time, and defeated the Japanese judo team. , greatly boosting the country’s prestige.
In order to strengthen the country and the people, he founded the Shanghai Jingwu Sports Association in Shanghai, for which Sun Yat-sen once inscribed the words "Martial Spirit".
Later, Huo Yuanjia was poisoned to death in the name of medical treatment.
After his death, his disciple Fushu returned home and buried him in the south of Xiaonanhe Village.
Although Huo Yuanjia died young, the Jingwu spirit he advocated has been passed down and carried forward.
Ji Hongchang is from Fugou, Henan Province.
Born in the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), he joined the army in 1913 and served successively as regiment, division, and army commander, chairman of Ningxia Province, and commander-in-chief of the 22nd Route Army.
During the Second Civil Revolutionary War, he was forced to dismiss his post because he opposed the civil war and refused to carry out Chiang Kai-shek's military offensive against the Red Army. He took his family abroad for inspection.
In 1932, after the "128" Battle of Shanghai and Songhu broke out, he returned home resolutely.
In 1933, he formed the Anti-Japanese Allied Army in Chahar with Feng Yuxiang and Fang Zhenwu, served as the commander of the former enemy, and once recaptured Duolun.
Ji Hongchang bought this building on No. 40 Road in the French Concession in the name of Youyu Tang in 1930.
In 1933, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces failed under the attack of Chiang Kai-shek and the Japanese invading army. Ji Hongchang returned to Tianjin and lived here to continue his anti-Japanese activities.
He raised funds, collected weapons, and carried out secret revolutionary activities in this residential building.
In order to meet the needs of underground work, this building was renovated and the three doors on the second floor were changed into seven doors, so that the doors in the building are connected and the rooms are connected.
The south side of the upstairs is the living room, and a banner written by Ji himself hangs on the wall: The bright moon among the pines is like this; the floating clouds outside are not worth mentioning.
The third floor is the secret printing room of the underground party, and the downstairs is the housing for receiving underground party members.
The courtyard walls are covered with vines, making the red building shine.
Liang Qichao, whose courtesy name was Zhuoru, also known as Ren Gong, and also known as the owner of Yin Bing Room, was one of the main members of the 1898 Reform Movement. He was as famous as Kang Youwei and was called the "Kangliang Reform" in modern history.
After the Revolution of 1911, he successively served as the Chief Justice of the Beiyang Communist Party, the President of the Currency Bureau, and the Minister of Finance.
Zhang Zizhong, courtesy name Xinchen, was born in Linqing, Shandong.
Born in the seventeenth year of Guangxu (1891), he was admitted to Tianjin Law and Politics School in the third year of Xuantong (1911). He joined the army in 1914 and served successively as the Northwest Army Corps, Brigade and Division Commander, and the Principal of Kaifeng Military Academy.
After the September 18th Incident, the Japanese army invaded the Great Wall, and the 29th Army rose up to resist. Zhang led the 38th Division to defeat the Japanese army at Xifengkou and Luowenyu.
After the July 7th Incident, Zhang disguised himself and left the rear, serving as commander of the 59th Army. He made outstanding contributions in the battles of Linyi and Taierzhuang. He was later promoted to the commander of the 33rd Group Army and moved to western Hubei and southern Henan. Waiting places.
In May 1940, he intercepted the main force of the Japanese army at the front lines of Yicheng and Xianghe in Hubei Province. He was trapped in a tight siege and died heroically.
When Zhang was serving as mayor of Tianjin, in August 1936, he purchased a piece of vacant land in Houdetang Chuanji, London Road, London Road, British Concession, in the name of Qing'an Hall, totaling 4.356 acres, and built a building (60 Chengdu Road Number).
The main building has three floors, the back building has two floors, and 16 bedrooms. There are also 14 bungalows in the courtyard, with a total construction area of ??more than 1,400 square meters.
There is a conference room on the first floor of the main building; two platforms on the second floor; a roof terrace on the third floor; a restaurant on the first floor of the back building and a study on the second floor.
The bungalow on the right after entering the gate also has a conference room, and the bungalow on the left is the servants' housing and concierge.
This residence is now the office building of Tianjin Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau.
Li Shutong was born in Tianjin, his ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang, and he comes from a wealthy businessman and scholarly family.
He has been passionate about literature and art since childhood, and is famous at home and abroad for his expertise in calligraphy, painting, music, and seal cutting.
Later, he witnessed the Beiyang warlords causing harm to the country and the people. He became disheartened and became a monk with the Buddhist name Hongyi, and the world respected him as "Master Hongyi".
Li Shutong’s former residence is located in No. 60 Liangdian Back Street, Hebei District, on the bank of Haihe River.
This Qing Dynasty building in the shape of "field" has a history of more than 150 years.
In order to promote the excellent culture of the Chinese nation and commemorate this modern Chinese cultural master who grew up in Tianjin, the Li Shutong Calligraphy Stele Forest was unveiled on Zhouwei Road, Hebei District on October 23, 1990.
The Forest of Steles is a classical garden-style building, engraved with more than 80 pieces of the master's middle and late calligraphy, and a 1.2-meter-high bronze statue of the master stands majestically in it.
The forest of steles is also engraved with the sentimental works of many famous calligraphers.