Yuan Qing

In 1937, the Western Route Army of the Red Army was defeated in Hexi. The remaining troops retreated to Zhangye and continued to fight hard. The commander of the Han Brigade of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army pursued them all the way and occupied Zhangye. Not only did Brigade Commander Han massacre the Red Army without mercy, but he also looted all the cultural relics and treasures along the way, especially the temple's most precious treasure of Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple - which has been passed down from the Ming Dynasty