Former Residence of Lin Bingquan

Former Residence of Lin Bingquan

The former residence of Lin Bingquan is a cultural tourism attraction.

Lin Bingquan (1902—?), also known as Liangshu, adopted the name Yuce while studying in the Soviet Union. He was from Lin’ao Village, Baoyang Township, Taishun County. During his time at Wenzhou Middle School, he participated in supporting the May Fourth Movement. In 1923, while studying at Shanghai University, he actively engaged in revolutionary activities and maintained close ties with Deng Zhongxia, Qu Qiubai, Yun Daiying, and others. In May of the same year, he joined the Communist Party of China, becoming the first native of Taishun to become a CPC member. After the outbreak of the May Thirtieth Movement in 1925, he returned to Taishun to organize a Salvation Congress in support of the anti-imperialist struggle of Shanghai workers. In the spring of 1927, the Party assigned him to Wuhan to lead the work of the Businessmen's Association. He arrived in Moscow in November of the same year. He first entered the Eastern University to study military affairs, and the following year transferred to Sun Yat-sen University. Because he consistently upheld the correct line of the Party and struggled against figures like Wang Ming, he was falsely accused of engaging in religious activities and was sent to the Ivanovo Factory for labor reform. In 1934, he was exiled to Siberia and was never heard from again. On December 4, 1989, the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province posthumously recognized him as a revolutionary martyr.

The former residence of Lin Bingquan is located at No. 13, Dicun, Lin’ao Village, Baoyang Township, Taishun County. This is a century-old two-story wooden traditional house covering an area of 2,800 square meters, with a construction area of 3,600 square meters. It consists of 11 main rooms and three wing rooms on each side. The residence has two entrance gates: the outer gate is a single-bay hip-and-gable roof structure with blue stone door frames and lintels; the inner gate is a three-bay wooden structure with a depth of three columns and five rafters, featuring a post-and-lintel beam system and a hip-and-gable roof. There are 21 stone steps between the inner and outer gates, built from block and strip stones. The courtyard is built in a traditional three-sided style. The central pathway of the courtyard is paved with block stones in geometric patterns, flanked by strip stones along the edges. The main building is a two-story double-eave hanging gable roof structure with seven bays, a depth of seven columns and nine rafters, featuring a front porch and a post-and-lintel structure. The central bay serves as a through hall with open sides, featuring bracket sets on the eave columns, and decorative roof tiles and drips with floral patterns on the eaves. The side wings are double-eave hanging gable roof structures, each with four bays. A black plaque with gold characters hangs above the entrance gate, inscribed with “Former Residence of Lin Bingquan.” The main hall displays photos of the martyr and textual introductions to his life.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC