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Site for Former Whampoa Military Academy 【On the way to the Academy】-【At the Main Entrance】-【At the Academy Gate】-【At the Office of the Political Department】-【President’s General Office】-【President’s Reception Chamber】-【Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen】-【Monument to Sun Yat-sen】- 【Its Club】-【Its swimming Pool】-【Martyr’s Cemetery in Memory of Eastern Expedition】 【On the way to the Academy】 Whampoa Military Academy is the cradle of Chinese military strategists, and a holy land of the national revolution. It is known as one of the four prestigious military academies together with the west point in the United Stages, the royal Military Academy in Britain and Frunze Military Academy in former Russia. After Xinhai revolution in 1911, China stood the test such events as the First National Revolutionary War, the land reform, War of Resistance against Japan and the War of Liberation. Graduates and staff from Whampoa Military Academy starred during the war or peace times in the different ways. Among the ten generals of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, five of them were its graduates. They are Ye Jianying, Nei Rongzhen, Chen Yi, Xu Xiangqian and Lin Biao. Its staff members include Zhou Emlai, Tao Zhu, Liu Zhidan and Zuo Quan. They were awarded their titles as the first group of generals of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. They have made great contribution to the victory of the War of Liberation. The generals of the Nationalist Army are graduates of Whampoa as well. Li Jishen, Du Yuming, Hu Zongnan, Deng Yanda, Song Xilian and Chen Cheng, to name a few. Some people commented that the wars in the modern time of China were actually battles among its former staff and graduates. This is a snap conclusion but to some degree it is true if we look at the name lists of the generals of the two parties: the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. Many historical documents and facts shadow the Whampoa Military Academy with a mysterious veil. This myth attracts people