140 years ago today, June 10, 1885 (April 28, 1885, the lunar calendar), Mr. Xian Ying, the "House of Democracy" in Teyuan, was born. Xianying, a monument to the founding of the China Democratic League, was born on June 10, 1885 in Xichong County, Sichuan. When he was a child, he studied private school in his hometown. In 1908, he was promoted to the "Sichuan Army Accelerated School". After graduation, he joined the Comrades Protecting the Road and the Alliance led by Sun Yat-sen. In January 1912, Mr. Zhang Lan became the Xuanwei Envoy of Northern Sichuan, and Xianying was appointed as the captain of the Xuanwei Envoy's Guard (equivalent to the regiment commander). Soon after, he was recommended to attend Beijing Military University for the fourth period of advanced studies. After graduation, he remained as a bodyguard at Yuan Shikai's Presidential Office. When Yuan's family signed the "Twenty-One-Article" traitorous treaty with Japan, Xian Ying, who was iron-blooded, resolutely went south to Guangzhou to participate in the battle of protecting the country to defeat Yuan. Since 1921, he has successively served as chief of staff of the Sichuan Army General Command and director of the Chongqing Copper Yuan Bureau (later director of the Sichuan Mint), commander of the 10th Division of the 21st Army of the National Revolutionary Army and commander of the garrison in Jiang (North) Ba (County) Commander-in-chief, director of the Chongqing Manufacturing Plant, inspector of the 11th Administrative Inspection District of Sichuan Province, and county magistrate of Nanchong County. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he assisted Zhang Lan in founding "Jianhua Middle School" in Nanchong. Zhang Lan served as the principal and he served as the chairman. Many progressive young people in Nanchong have asked to go to Yan 'an. He issued a special passport and donated Sichuan capital to the host. He also gave him a farewell dinner to show his honor. In 1939, Xian Ying declined his career and returned to Chongqing. He was determined to join the Anti-Japanese Democratic Movement and resolutely provided his private residence,"Special Garden", as a place for the Communist Party of China to discuss state affairs with people from all walks of life. Teyuan was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It is located on a slope that originally belonged to the Jiangxi Guild Hall, covering more than 70 acres. In the middle of the slope is a small hill. Xianying built her house on the hill, and built more than 10 buildings one after another, located next to a branch road on Shangqingsi Street. The entire building complex was named "Teyuan" after the owner's name Tesheng. Later, two brick pillar entrances were built at the intersection of Zhima Road, with the two characters "Teyuan" on them, written by Xian Ying's second son Xian Jiming, so the branch road was named Teyuan Road. At that time, Teyuan, also known as "Xianzhai", included three parts: Daguan Tower, Pinglu and Kangzhuang. Daguan Building is the main part of the special garden. It not only expresses the host's vegetarian name but also expresses the host's character. It was designed by Mr. Xianying's wife. It is a Chinese-Western three-story building with blue brick finishes. It stands on the top of the hill and stands on various kinds of trees and flowers. Among the trees and flowers, the Jialing River is Wiliu Mountain. There are two large gardens in front and back of the main building, and next to the gardens are a row of bungalows and a small courtyard. There are the owner's study, living room and bedroom in the building. The rooms are spacious and scattered, overlooking the Jialing River. The scenery is beautiful and the scenery is pleasant, giving people a sense of transcendence. The second is Pinglu, named after the word "Ping" of Xian Ying's eighth daughter Xian Jiping. The third day is Kangzhuang, named after the word "Kang" for Xian Jikang, the daughter of Xian Yingjiu. It is four three-story buildings, connected two by two. Each group is symmetrical, and is numbered No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army bombed Chongqing, and the third and fourth floors of Kangzhuang were destroyed and later restored as they were. In 1956, Chongqing built the Jialing River Bridge. According to the plan, the road at the bridge head must pass through Xianzhai Garden. Because Xianzhai was a memorial site, in order to avoid Xianzhai, the design drawings were revised. The road bent from the bridge head and was cut and excavated 30 meters away from Pinglu, cutting Teyuan into two parts: "Teyuan" and "Teyuan Road", with a highway between the two parts. During the Cultural Revolution, the main building of Teyuan,"Daguan Building", was destroyed in a fire, leaving only the study room and side rooms. Therefore, when the Chongqing City People's Government designated Teyuan as a municipal cultural relic protection unit in 1992, it was listed in Kangzhuang, more than 100 meters away from "Daguan Building." Teyuan was the base camp for Chongqing's well-known figures and social sages to carry out democratic movements during the Anti-Japanese War. More than 50 members of the Communist Party of China, including Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, and Wang Ruofei, were guests of Teyuan; more than 100 well-known people in society, including Zhang Lan, Huang Yanpei, and Shen Junru, used Teyuan as the base camp of the democratic movement, and many of them stayed in Teyuan. Feng Yuxiang, Sun Ke, Liu Yazi, Liu Wenhui and other important Kuomintang officials and local powerful parties are also guests of the Special Garden. As an important place for the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China's external activities and contacts, Teyuan is not only a historical witness of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China's implementation of the Party's Anti-Japanese National United Front policy in Chongqing, but also the birthplace of the China Democratic League. In order to persist in the war of resistance and strive for democracy, the vast number of progressive people united under the banner of the Anti-Japanese National United Front led by the Communist Party of China, making the special yuan a warm scene full of allies. Its guests range from tens to hundreds; Sometimes running tables are held all day long, and diners eat at any time. There is often a grand occasion where "the table is always full and the wine in the bottle is not empty". Comrade Dong Biwu calls it the "House of Democracy", and the host Xian Ying also has the nickname of "Lord Mengchang". During the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China in Chongqing, Mao Zedong visited the country and discussed national affairs with democratic figures such as Zhang Lan and Xian Ying. He said with emotion: "I also returned home. This is the 'House of Democracy', and we will build a democratic country in the future! "I also read out the couplet written by Zhang Lan for" House of Democracy "in a strong Hunan accent: " Who is like this old man in northern Sichuan who is romantic, good at writing books, good at commanding soldiers, good at collecting maps, and looking at Daguan Tower, he is even more picturesque. No matter what fascist oppression, there are vocational education, cultural associations, and political party groups that govern world affairs and often gather in this democratic house." On September 19, 1944, the China Democratic Political League was reorganized into the China Democratic League, and Xian Ying was elected as the executive committee of the Central Committee of the Democratic League; in April 1946, he was elected as the chairman of the Chongqing City Branch. On the eve of the liberation of Chongqing, in order to ensure that Chongqing was protected from destruction, Xian Ying actively carried out the work of instigating Yang Sen and did the work of other Sichuan army generals to urge them to revolt. After the founding of New China, Xian Ying served as a member of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, deputy chairman of the Sichuan Province Democratic League, and a representative of the National People's Congress. He died on June 8, 1968 in Beijing at the age of 83. In August 1977, Xianying ashes were moved to Room 9, West of Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing City. In 1997, Mr. Xian Ying and his wife Jin Zhusheng's ashes were buried in Geleshan, Chongqing. From then on, Xianying and his wife slept together among the pines and cypresses in Geleshan. Mr. Xian Ying follows a poem that Mr. Guo Moruo presented to Mr. Xian Ying, the owner of "Special Garden". There was an old man on the Jialing River with a silver beard that was as long as one foot nine. His surname is Xian and his name is Ying, and he works hard for civil affairs. Treat the country as a family as a country, and the family gathers comrades of the people. Oppose feudal fascism, overthrow dictatorship and defeat running dogs. There are halls dedicated to democracy, and there are wines dedicated to democracy. Call democracy to see the dawn, and the home of democracy will never die. A corner of "Special Garden"