The Sites of Red Palace and Red
Square are located at Haicheng Town, Haifeng County, Guangdong
Province.
The Honggong was originally the Confucian
Temple of Haifeng County. The main body Dacheng Hall is a double-eave
brick-timber structure of five bays in length, with a gable and hip roof. In
October 1927, Comrade Peng Pai led the third Farmers' Armed Uprising in Haifeng
County, and conquered the county. From November 18 to 21, the Congress of the
Workers, Farmers and Soldiers in Haifeng was held in the Dacheng Hall in the
Confucian Temple, on which eight creeds were adopted such as Plan of the Land
Confiscation, etc. Also, a committee of the soviet government was elected
via voting. The people in Haifeng County celebrated the founding of the soviet
government, which was the first soviet regime in the countryside. The
circumference of the meeting place was painted red, and the interior walls were
covered with red cloth. Thus the Confucian Temple was renamed Red
Palace.
The Red Square used to be the governmental
granary in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was called Dongcangfu at that time.
It is adjacent to the Red Palace. On December 1, 1927, thousands of people
congregated at the square to attend the Founding Ceremony of the Soviet
Government, in which some comrades such as Peng Pai, delivered speeches. Peng
Pai also inscribed the Chinese characters of Red Square. Later on, the Soviet
Government named Dongcangfu to Hongchang (Red
Square).