Gu Zhenya Monument

Although its exact date of construction is unclear, this stone stele honours Sergeant Gǔ Zhènyà (谷振亞), who was swept away by a flood in 1952 while assisting in the construction of the Tàipíng Canal (太平渠), a 24 kilometer-long irrigation channel running through this part of Huadong Valley. His body was never found, and while his sacrifice was not immediately forgotten, the monument was eventually overgrown with weeds and barely legible. Only in 2017 did a local painter and his son take it upon themselves to restore the monument.