Former Site of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee in Harbin

Former Site of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee in Harbin

The Former Site of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee in Harbin is a cultural relics protection unit in Heilongjiang Province, a classic red tourism destination, and a patriotic education base.

The former site of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee is located at No. 40 Guangmang Street, Nangang District, Harbin, under the administration of the Harbin Cultural Relics Management Office, and is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit.

This “former site” was built in the early 1920s and is a small Russian-style wooden house with a construction area of over 120 square meters and a courtyard covering 870 square meters. It served as the location of the Secretariat of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the highest leadership body of the Party in Northeast China. In October 1988, after restoration, it was opened to the public free of charge as a memorial hall. The interior rooms, including the bedroom, study, and living room, have been arranged and displayed according to their appearance at the time. The memorial hall mainly exhibits the establishment of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee and its leadership in the revolutionary and anti-Japanese struggles of the people in Northeast China.

After the “September 18th Incident” in 1931, the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee headquarters in Shenyang was destroyed by the enemy. In January 1932, the committee was relocated from Shenyang to Harbin, making Harbin the leadership center and command hub for the Party’s work in the Northeast.

During those difficult years, the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee took on the responsibility of saving the nation and its people. It organized and mobilized the masses to carry out anti-imperialist struggles, developed and expanded the Party’s organizations in the Northeast, and made outstanding contributions to the anti-Japanese resistance. The activities of the CCP Manchuria Provincial Committee in the Northeast spanned more than eight years and were rich and varied. Many notable figures in the Party, such as Luo Dengxian, Chen Tanqiu, and Liu Shaoqi, once served in the Manchuria Provincial Committee.

From the summer of 1933 to the spring of 1934, Feng Zhongyun, the committee secretary, lived here under the guise of a university professor. The Secretariat of the Manchuria Provincial Committee was located in this house. At that time, many important meetings of the committee were held here, and the committee leaders often discussed strategies and policies for the anti-Japanese struggle of the people in the Northeast. Many important documents from the Party Central Committee, such as the “No. 126 Directive Letter,” were sent from here to various Party organizations and anti-Japanese forces across the Northeast.

A large number of outstanding Party cadres, including Yang Jingyu, Zhao Shangzhi, Zhou Baozhong, Li Zhaolin, Zhao Yiman, and Feng Zhongyun, were also dispatched from here to the front lines of the anti-Japanese struggle in the Northeast. This residence became the “headquarters” for the Communist Party of China leading the anti-Japanese struggle of the people in the Northeast and the committee’s “document repository.”

As an important revolutionary site and patriotic education base in the province, the memorial hall has always focused on enhancing the national responsibility of young people and promoting the spirit of patriotism. It closely aligns the study and implementation of core values and the establishment of a scientific development outlook with the new requirements of cultural and museum work in the new era and new tasks. With the goal of commemorating the heroic achievements of martyrs and promoting the spirit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, the hall adheres to the purpose of “serving the people and dedicating to society,” and promotes professional ethics, discipline, and a new culture within the industry. It actively leverages the advantages of the memorial site, combining on-site exhibitions with touring displays to consistently engage in promotional activities across government offices, military units, schools, communities, and other locations. It continuously launches various exhibitions themed around carrying forward revolutionary traditions and inheriting the legacy of martyrs.

Location: No. 40 Guangmang Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

Transportation: Take bus routes 84, 8, 109, or 63 within Harbin and get off at Xuanhua Street Station. Walk 830 meters to reach the site.