former site of Banta Defence War
The former site of Banta Defence War is located on the hillside of Guangshan in the northwest of Banta Town. It is currently a national key cultural relic protection unit and a provincial patriotic education base.
the semi-pagoda martyrs cemetery is located in the former site of the semi-pagoda defense war. The semi-pagoda was called the White Pagoda in ancient times and has a long history. Because the pagoda collapsed three stories, only half of it remained, so it was named the semi-pagoda, and the place name is also called the semi-pagoda collection. Bantaji is located at the junction of Xuyi, Tianchang, Lai 'an, Liuhe and Jiashan counties in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, and its strategic position is very important. In the autumn of 1939, the fifth detachment of the New Fourth Army opened up the anti-Japanese guerrilla base in the east of Huainan Jinpu Road centered on Bantaji, which initially opened up the anti-Japanese war situation behind the enemy lines in the east of Huainan Road. In March 194, under the planning of Chiang Kai-shek, two stubborn armies, Li Pinxian, Anhui and Han Deqin, Jiangsu, attacked eastern Anhui in an attempt to destroy our new Fourth Army. Our army, led by Comrade, secretary of the Central Plains Bureau, resolutely countered the attack of the die-hards, fought bloody battles, repelled the stubborn army's repeated attacks, and finally won the battle of defending the Half Tower.
Banta area is a mountainous area with dangerous terrain. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, it was the activity center of the New Fourth Army in the east of Jinpu Road. In March 194, the famous "Half Tower Defence War" started here. To commemorate this battle and the martyrs who died heroically in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, in 196, the People's Government of Lai 'an County established the Half Tower Martyrs Cemetery here.
The cemetery covers an area of 24 mu, and there is a memorial tower for martyrs in the center, which is 1 meters high and is in the shape of four prism. At the top of the tower stands a magnificent statue of a soldier of the New Fourth Army with a hat and broadsword on his back. On the front of the tower, there are eight characters inscribed by Chen Yi: "The revolutionary martyrs are immortal", and on the back, there is an inscription by the famous calligrapher Zhang Kaifan. Right in front of the tower is the Monument to the Martyrs of the Half Tower written by Zhang Yunyi on May 1, 1964. There are a pair of glazed tile pavilions in front of the two sides of the tower, and the revolutionary cultural relics exhibition hall and the half tower revolutionary memorial hall are on the west side. The memorial hall displays 142 historical photos and 2 tablets of martyrs, as well as weapons, appliances, certificates and currency used by the New Fourth Army.
protection scope: outside the walls around the monument, 2 meters east, south, west and north.
construction control zone: 2 meters in the east, south, west and north, outside the protection scope.