The former residence of general Su Yu is located in Fengmu Village, Pingcun Town, Huitong County. It covers an area of 42 hectares, 8 kilometers away from the county seat, 1.2 kilometers away from National Highway 209, and 2.5 kilometers from Pingcun Village of Huaitong (Baomao) Expressway. The former residence of Su Yu is divided into east and west courtyards, covering an area of about 1000 square meters. The existing house is the main house of the east courtyard, which was built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908), covering an area of 416 square meters. The east courtyard is composed of three two-story wooden houses, namely, the front hall, the main house and the Hengcang Building. The bar-shaped courtyard and three facing-each-other living rooms just contribute to  Chinese characters “Yi Pin” (一品). On August 10, 1907, Senior General Su Yu was born in a room on the first floor of Hengcang Building. The entire East Yard still retains the life style of Senior General Su Yu when he was a teenager. The birth room, bedroom and study room, parents’ room, fireplace kitchen, mill house, granary, dark room, etc., are all as archaeic as before, and are now Cultural Relics Protection Units in Hunan Province. Comrade Su Yu Memorial Hall is the only thematic memorial hall in China that systematically displays and publicizes the life and achievements of Senior General Su Yu. It was built in 1987. In 1991, former president Yang Shangkun wrote the name of the museum in his own handwriting. It was renovated and opened to the public free of charge in 2014. The Memorial Hall has a preface hall, an exhibition hall, a VIP hall and a lecture hall, in which a bronze statue of General Su Yu is placed in the center. The museum has a total collection of 2046 pieces, including 756 relics of General Su Yu. 55 relics of the general are on display, together with more than 700 other cultural and historical materials. Through photos, materials, charts, calligraphy and painting, documents, videos, scene restoration and other forms, the museum vividly reproduced the life of General Su Yu in six parts. The scenic spot is built with military facilities exhibition area, aircraft, artillery, tanks, armored vehicles and other retired weapons and equipments. It is a memorial hall with the most retired defense equipment in Western Hunan. Now it is the National Patriotism Education Base, the National Defense Education Demonstration Base, the National AAAA Level Scenic Spot, the best red tourist attraction in China, the Incorruption Culture Education Base in Hunan Province, the Civilized Scenic Spot in Hunan Province, the Communist Party of China’s Spirit Education Base of the Development and Reform System in Hunan Province, the National Unity and Progress Education Base in Hunan Province, the Social Science Popularization Base in Hunan Province, the Youth Education Base in Hunan Province, and the Red Education Base of Paying Homage to Revolutionary Ancestors. 

(Translated by Tian Xia)