Former Site of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China

Former Site of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China

The former site of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China is a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic site of red tourism.

The former site of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China is located at No. 108 Jixiang Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai. In 1926, the Central Party School was housed here. In 1927, it served as a contact point for the headquarters of the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers. After the “April 12” counter-revolutionary coup, Chen Yannian, following instructions from the Communist Party, came to Shanghai to take up the post of Secretary of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and set up offices here, with the ground floor serving as a reception room, the second floor as a meeting room, and the third floor as the residence of underground couriers.

In 1926, the Central Party School was housed here. In 1927, it served as a contact point for the headquarters of the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers. In 1927, after the “April 12” counter-revolutionary coup, Chen Yannian, following instructions from the Communist Party, came to Shanghai to take up the post of Secretary of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and set up offices here, with the ground floor serving as a reception room, the second floor as a meeting room, and the third floor as the residence of underground couriers. On June 1, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to dissolve the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and establish the Jiangsu Provincial Committee and the Zhejiang Provincial Committee separately, with this site becoming the headquarters of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee. On June 26, the Jiangsu Provincial Committee held a meeting here, during which Chen Yannian was appointed Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee. That very afternoon, he was unfortunately arrested. Soon after, he was executed near Fenglin Bridge.

This building was constructed in 1905, covering an area of 60 square meters with a construction area of 144 square meters. It is a three-story, north-facing, brick-and-wood structure Shikumen residence. The walls are made of red brick with exposed mortar, the Shikumen gate features an arched cement lintel, and there is a small balcony on the third floor.

On December 7, 1977, this site was designated as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit; on January 7, 1985, it was re-designated as such by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. On October 31, 2005, the surrounding area of Hengfeng Lane where the site is located was recognized as an Outstanding Historical Building of Shanghai by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. The Central Party School was housed here. In 1927, it served as a contact point for the headquarters of the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers.

After the “April 12” counter-revolutionary coup, Chen Yannian, following instructions from the Communist Party, came to Shanghai to take up the post of Secretary of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and set up offices here, with the ground floor serving as a reception room, the second floor as a meeting room, and the third floor as the residence of underground couriers. On June 1, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to dissolve the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and establish the Jiangsu Provincial Committee and the Zhejiang Provincial Committee separately, with this site becoming the headquarters of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee. On June 26, the Jiangsu Provincial Committee held a meeting here, during which Chen Yannian was appointed Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee. That very afternoon, he was unfortunately arrested. Soon after, he was executed near Fenglin Bridge.

This building was constructed in 1905, covering an area of 60 square meters with a construction area of 144 square meters. It is a three-story, north-facing, brick-and-wood structure Shikumen residence. The walls are made of red brick with exposed mortar, the Shikumen gate features an arched cement lintel, and there is a small balcony on the third floor.

On December 7, 1977, this site was designated as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit; on January 7, 1985, it was re-designated as such by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. On October 31, 2005, the surrounding area of Hengfeng Lane where the site is located was recognized as an Outstanding Historical Building of Shanghai by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government.