1980 July 10, Sichuan Provincial People's Government announced that Chen Yi's former residence was a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit, and allocated funds for maintenance, and it was opened to the outside world after it was restored to its original appearance. In the center of the main entrance of Chen Yi's former residence, Comrade Deng Xiaoping inscribed the plaque of Chen Yi's former residence, and on both sides, Mr. Zhao Puchu, chairman of the National Buddhist Association, inscribed the world. There are differences between couplets in the world. On the left side of the dam are white marble statues of Chen Yi and Jess Zhang. In the former residence, Chen Yi's life and study as a teenager were mainly exhibited in kind. Inscriptions by Zhu De and Dong and precious works by famous national painters and calligraphers are hung in the preface hall. A mile away from the former residence, there is Chen Ancestral Hall, which was built in Tongzhi of Qing Dynasty for eight years and faces south to north. It is a small quadrangle with wooden tenon structure, carved beams and painted buildings, antique. From 65438 to 0922, Chen Yi returned to France to work and study, and lived here for half a year. During this period, he installed machines such as water mill, water mill, hydraulic gin and simple water lifting irrigation for the people in his hometown on the Yangcha River outside his former residence, which has always been a much-told story. 1986, the former residence cultural relics exhibition hall was built in Meishan, 200 meters away from the former residence, and officially opened to the public on August 26th. 1987. The exhibition hall takes the folk houses in the south of the Yangtze River as the main body and absorbs the characteristic layout of Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens. The terrain is patchy and the winding path is secluded. Building area 1926 m2, structural area 12984.5438+04 m2. There are seven courtyards, 4 1 room, including five exhibition halls, covering an area of 700 square meters. The periphery of the exhibition hall is a 500-meter-long stone wall, surrounded by bamboo, osmanthus and fruit trees, which once again looks eerie. There is a stone dam in front of the gate, with eight-shaped terraces on both sides, which can go up and down from left to right. The towers in front of the dam and on both sides of the road are lined with cedar, which sets off the exhibition hall tall and solemn. There is a bronze statue of Marshal Chen Yi in the lobby of the exhibition hall. The bronze statue is 4.5 meters high, tall and radiant. The bronze statue is surrounded by dozens of cycads on both sides. There is a pool in the center of the inner dam, and there is a stone tablet carved with black marble in Chi Pan. On the stone tablet, Marshal Chen Yi's famous sentences such as Snow Crushes a Pine and meiling three chapters are recorded, which makes the exhibition hall more elegant and unique. According to Marshal Chen Yi's life, the five exhibition halls in the exhibition hall are divided into five periods and 18 parts. With a large number of objects, photos, chronologies, poems, writings, letters, battle diagrams, records and statistics, the glorious life of Marshal Chen Yi is systematically reproduced, with 46 1 piece of historical materials. Chen Yi's former residence and cultural relics exhibition hall are not only rich in historical materials, vivid images and rich in exhibits, but also have high revolutionary cultural relics value. Besides, they have an elegant environment and pleasant scenery. It has become a scenic spot integrating gardens, landscapes and memorial halls, and is listed as a patriotic education and spiritual civilization education base in Sichuan Province. Traffic information: There is shuttle bus information from Lezhi County to the scenic spot from 7: 00 am to 5: 30 pm: 200 cars can be parked at the same time.