In 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen established the Whampoa Military Academy with the help of the Communist Party of China and the Soviet Union.

The teachers and students of Huangpu made great achievements in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism. Liu Xinmeng donated his mother's medal commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the Memorial Hall of the former site of the Whampsoa Academy. He said: "My mother was most concerned about cross-strait relations and hoped for the peaceful reunification of the country"