Former Residence of Martyr Zheng Xin

Former Residence of Martyr Zheng Xin

The former residence of Martyr Zheng Xin is a cultural tourism attraction and a classic red tourism site.

Zheng Xin (1901–1932), originally named Jingliu, courtesy name Defu, also known by the aliases Hanshan, Zhushan, and Lurenwang, was from Bai Men Township, Rui’an County (present-day Jiangzhai Village, Litao Town, Ouhai District). In 1924, he enrolled at the Beijing Russian Law and Politics College, and in 1925, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1926, he returned to his hometown and participated in the activities of the Wenzhou Independent Branch of the CPC. Later, he devoted himself to strengthening the connection between the “Wenzhou Independent Branch” and the Party Central Committee, as well as restoring and developing the Party organizations in the Wenzhou area. In late January 1928, he presided over a meeting of key Party members from Yongjia, Rui’an, and Pingyang counties in Rui’an County. After the meeting, three provisional county Party committees were established for Yongjia, Rui’an, and Pingyang, and he served as a special envoy of the Provincial Committee while concurrently acting as secretary of the Yongjia County Committee. In late June, he participated in organizing and leading the peasant association movement across Yong (jia), Rui (an), and Ping (yang) counties. In September, he was appointed secretary of the CPC Zhejiang-Western Special Committee. In January 1929, he was elected to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Committee and later concurrently served as its secretary-general. In April of the same year, the Party Central Committee decided to temporarily abolish the Zhejiang Provincial Committee structure and divide it into six central county committees. He was appointed secretary of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee and tasked with re-establishing the municipal Party organization. On August 15, 1930, he attended the joint conference of the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui along with Zhuo Lanfang and Wang Guozhen. After the conference, he returned to Hangzhou and served as an organizational committee member of the Northern Zhejiang General Action Committee. To support the struggle of the Red 13th Army in southern Zhejiang, he went to Yiwu County to establish a workers’ and peasants’ Red Army. In September, he was appointed secretary of the Hangzhou Central County Committee by the Party Central Committee, where he organized the establishment of the committee. Soon after, he was transferred to work in Shanghai. On December 15, 1931, he was arrested by the enemy at Gordon Road in Shanghai, later transferred to the Hangzhou Army Prison, and was executed by the Kuomintang in July of the following year.

The former residence of Martyr Zheng Xin is located in Jiangzhai Village, Litao Town, Ouhai District, Wenzhou City. This residence is a late Qing Dynasty civilian house, with the main building consisting of five single-story low houses, and two small wing rooms with upper floors on the east side. The house is surrounded by a stone wall, and the front gate tower has been demolished.

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