[Concurrent] Yi Xibing, President of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  This is an octagonal tower, so this is a vertical line. We will go over there next door later. There are also two octagonal towers, that is, four octagonal towers, which together form a well-shaped tower, then this is The main building of the South Stone Prison.

  [Explanation] The reporter learned from the archaeological excavation site of the No. 28 block of Nanshi Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou on March 22 that the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology will conduct archaeological exploration within the block from December 2020, with an excavation area of ​​5,000 square meters. 103 pieces (sets) of iron cannons, bullet casings, iron shackles, glass reagent bottles and other relics have been unearthed so far.

  [Concurrent] Yi Xibing, President of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  The results of this archaeological excavation should be contrary to our original expectations. We all know that there were buildings such as Wuyang Bicycle Factory and Motorcycle Factory on top of the plot. Important gain.

It is particularly important that we clear out the remains of the prison. From the current archaeological excavations, we can confirm that there are 132 prison cells, so the largest area is about 10.5 square meters, and the smallest is just over 4 square meters.

  [Explanation] The archaeological site covers an area of ​​more than 57,000 square meters. According to historical documents, the plot was originally the site of the Zhennan Fort in the Qing Dynasty and the South Stone Prison of the Republic of China.

The on-site staff displayed the iron shackles, glass reagent bottles and other relics found in the ruins. These are direct evidence that the Kuomintang reactionaries detained and persecuted revolutionary fighters in Guangzhou after the failure of the Great Revolution.

  [Concurrent] Yi Xibing, President of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  We combed the literature, and we have now combed through the exact names, then 339 communists or revolutionaries were imprisoned here. We all know Xiao Chunv, Xiong Xiong, Liu Ersong, Deng Pei, Chen Fu, then this It was here that some communists were imprisoned and killed.

  [Explanation] It was also found at the scene that there were many bricks with the word YY printed on the walls of the prison. It is not yet clear the source of such bricks, but experts estimate that it may be an "imported" brick.

  At one end of the excavation site, Wang Jun, who has been engaged in archaeological work for more than 20 years, is still busy, and the ruins for which he wants to draw archaeological maps are older.

  [Concurrent] Wang Junzheng, a staff member of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  This is the north, from the north to the southwest, from the southwest to the southeast, this is an S-shaped drainage ditch, this is the wall foundation in the Republic of China pressed on the stone cover of the drainage ditch in the Qing Dynasty, a very clear underground relationship.

  [Explanation] On the other side of the scene are the remains of the Qing Dynasty fort, including lime-sand walls, house foundations and iron cannons.

This big iron cannon is 3.72 meters long and has an outer diameter of 0.57 meters at the muzzle end.

The gun body has inscriptions such as "Twenty-three years of Daoguang".

  Reporter Wang Qingran and Zou Siyao report from Guangzhou

Responsible editor: [Li Yuxin]