Former Residence of Yu Xiusong

Former Residence of Yu Xiusong

The Former Residence of Yu Xiusong is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Former Residence of Yu Xiusong (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Modern

Designated: March 16, 2005

Yu Xiusong (1899–1939), originally named Shousong and also known under the alias WANG Shoucheng, was from Zhuji, Zhejiang. In 1920, he joined the Shanghai Communist Group and participated in the founding of the Socialist Youth League, serving as its secretary. In 1922, after returning from studying in the Soviet Union, he engaged in party and league-building activities in Zhejiang and Fujian. In 1925, he helped lead the May Thirtieth Movement in Shanghai. In 1933, he was sent to work in Khabarovsk in the Soviet Far East, where he served as deputy editor of the Chinese edition of Workers’ Path. In June 1935, he was appointed Secretary-General of the Xinjiang Anti-Imperialist Federation and President of Xinjiang College, among other positions. In 1937, he was imprisoned due to false accusations by Wang Ming, Kang Sheng, and others. He was killed in the Soviet Union in 1939. In 1962, he was posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr.

The residence faces south and is a late Qing Dynasty-style courtyard building with a total area of 458 square meters. The upstairs room in the eastern wing was Yu Xiusong’s birthplace, which holds significant importance for the study of his early life.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units