Revolution Park 革命公园

About Revolution Park

Its burial mounds and memorial architecture give the green space a purpose beyond recreation. The central Revolution Pavilion incorporates a building moved from the old examination compound, while statues and inscriptions add later commemorative layers. A quiet walk between these elements helps separate the park’s original memorial story from its everyday city-park use.

The park originated when the National Allied Army (国民联军) formed a preparatory committee in mid-December 1926 to hold a mass memorial for those who died in that year's siege of Xi'an, choosing a site at the city's northeast corner. On 12 March 1927, the army's Shaanxi command held a memorial and burial ceremony attended by more than 100,000 troops and civilians, including Feng Yuxiang (冯玉祥), Liu Bojian (刘伯坚) and Yu Youren (于右任); participants carried earth from the northern suburb of Caotan (草滩) to form two mounds holding 3,043 unidentified remains, men to the east and women to the west.

The park was renamed Dongfeng Park (东风公园) during the Cultural Revolution and restored to its original name in 1972. It was listed as a Shaanxi provincial cultural relic protection unit in 2003 and became a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位) in 2019.

According to local tradition, a Taihu stone (太湖石) in the fountain pool in front of Revolution Pavilion (革命亭) came from the Tang-era Xingqing Palace (兴庆宫). The park's sculptures include bronze statues of Generals Yang Hucheng (杨虎城) and Xie Zichang (谢子长) and a white marble statue of General Liu Zhidan (刘志丹).

What to look for

• The memorial burial mounds associated with victims of the 1926 siege.
• Revolution Pavilion, adapted from the former examination compound’s Mingyuan Tower.

Location & getting there

Getting to Revolution Park

Go to 53 Xiwu Road in Xincheng District, inside the northeastern part of the old city.

• Use the park’s signed public entrance from Xiwu Road to begin at the memorial grounds.