Patriotic Study Tour in Season｜Wenchang Song Family Ancestral Residence

🌿 【Century-old Ancestral Home, History Breathes Here】 A 40-minute drive from downtown Wenchang, nestled among coconut groves, a traditional Hainanese residence with blue-gray brick walls comes into view—this is the Song Family Ancestral Residence. Built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, this siheyuan courtyard was once home to Song Yaoru (originally named Han Jiaozhun), a key figure who changed modern Chinese history. The plaque inscribed "Song Family Ancestral Residence" by Deng Xiaoping hangs high above the gate. Inside the courtyard, the main house retains its recessed corridor layout, with mud tiles, wooden doors, stone mills, raincoats... every old item whispers stories, as if you can hear the conversations of the Song ancestors at work. 📜 【Red Memories, Touching the Warmth of History】 Passing through the ancestral home, the Soong Ching Ling Exhibition Hall stands quietly as a vermilion siheyuan courtyard. Over 230 historical materials and more than 150 replica artifacts connect Soong Ching Ling’s legendary life from a young girl in Hainan to a "National Treasure": ▫️ Youthful Studies: Yellowed textbooks and study abroad photos in display cases tell of her courage to break feudal shackles and pursue truth; ▫️ Revolutionary Flames: A replica of Sun Yat-sen’s handwritten "The World is for All" and secret documents of the Tongmenghui witness her side-by-side fight with revolutionaries; ▫️ Peace Mission: International peace medals and Stalin Prize donation certificates highlight her humanitarian spirit beyond borders. 🕊️ 【Statue Group, Capturing the Spirit Totem】 Three statues in the park serve as historical coordinates, linking the Song family with the fate of the nation: ▫️ Soong Ching Ling’s white marble statue: skirt billowing, gaze firm, with the base engraved "Trees grow for ten thousand generations, leaves fall back to the roots"; ▫️ Sun Yat-sen’s bronze statue: holding the "Outline of the Founding of the Nation," set against coconut groves and blue sky, recreating the cry "The revolution has not yet succeeded"; ▫️ Song Yaoru’s statue: standing steady with a piercing gaze, beside a coconut tree symbolizing his resilient character like the coconut tree. 🎨 【Cultural Innovation Experience, Bringing History to Life】 ▫️ Peace Dove Cultural and Creative Museum: inspired by Soong Ching Ling’s favorite white dove, coffee cups inside bear her famous saying "Everything for the children," with coconut carving rocket models and space-themed cultural creations cleverly blending Hainan characteristics with red culture; ▫️ Immersive Study Classroom: children can role-play as "Little Mr. Song," simulating Tongmenghui meetings and making peace dove crafts to understand the profound meaning of "The world is for all" through play; ▫️ Themed Homestay "Madam’s Courtyard": guest rooms with blue bricks and gray tiles display Soong Ching Ling’s life albums, and opening the window reveals coconut groves and rice fields, as if living inside a historical scroll. 🌴 【Surrounding Attractions, Unlocking In-depth Wenchang Tours】 ▫️ Zhang Yunyi Memorial Hall: a 1-hour drive from the ancestral home, exhibiting the founding general’s military uniform and manuscripts, evoking the heroic spirit of "Leading the troops in revolutionary battles"; ▫️ East Suburb Coconut Grove: a 30-minute drive to the "Coconut Tree Ocean," where under century-old coconut trees, fishermen tell stories of the Song family and the sea; ▫️ Wenchang Aerospace Science Popularization Center: ideal for family trips, visit the rocket launch site to compare the Song family’s "revolutionary aerospace" with contemporary China’s "technological aerospace." 💌 【Post-visit Reflections】 Standing before Soong Ching Ling’s statue, with the sea breeze brushing my hair, I suddenly understood her words, "My home is in the distant East." This place is not only the root of the Song family but also a three-dimensional textbook of modern Chinese history. When children touch the ancestral home’s brick walls and ask, "Why were they so great?" I think this is the best answer to patriotic education—history is not just words in textbooks, but the warmth of the land beneath our feet. Address: Gulu Garden Village, Changsazhen, Wenchang City ⏰ Opening Hours: 09:00-17:30 (Last entry at 17:00) 🚗 Transportation: About 1.5 hours by car from Haikou, or a 30-minute taxi ride from downtown Wenchang 📸 Hidden Photo Spots: The exhibition hall’s second-floor terrace offers shots of coconut groves and statues in one frame; the ancestral home’s kitchen window, where light filters through wooden lattice, creates a story-rich atmosphere!