Former Site of the Kuomintang Anhui Provincial Party Department

Former Site of the Kuomintang Anhui Provincial Party Department

The Former Site of the Kuomintang Anhui Provincial Party Department is a cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province.

The Former Site of the Kuomintang Anhui Provincial Party Department is located at No. 168 Xiaosu Road, Anqing City, dating back to the years 1926–1927. In January 1926, the Interim Provincial Party Department of the Kuomintang (Left-Wing) was established in Anhui, directly under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang in Guangzhou. Guangmingfu, Zhu Yunshan, and others served as standing committee members, with Ke Qingshi as the secretary-general. After the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Wuhan, the left-wing interim provincial party department moved to Hankou, where it set up a cadre training school that nurtured a large number of key personnel. In early March 1927, it returned to Anqing along with the Northern Expeditionary Army, promptly establishing the Anhui Provincial Party Department and engaging in head-on struggles against the die-hard faction of the Kuomintang. The building was originally constructed in 1919, featuring a three-story brick-and-wood structure with a floor area of 1,331 square meters. It has a garden in front, blending Chinese and Western architectural styles, with arched doors and windows, as well as broad inner corridors on the front eaves and both sides. The entire structure is solemn and elegant. It once served as the site of the Anhui Educational Association.

Guangmingfu (1876–1963), given name Sheng, courtesy name Mingfu, was known by his courtesy name. A native of Tongcheng County (his birthplace was originally part of northern Tongcheng). He was a late Qing Dynasty scholar. In 1902 (the 28th year of the Guangxu reign), he studied at Sanjiang Normal School in Jiangning (the predecessor of Nanjing Higher Normal School), where he began to embrace democratic ideas. He was expelled from the school for participating in the “Beiji Pavilion” gatherings—intellectual meetings with democratic leanings organized by revolutionary Zhao Sheng. In 1905, he traveled to Japan and enrolled at Waseda University, joining the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance), where his democratic revolutionary ideals matured. In 1910 (the 2nd year of the Xuantong reign), he returned to China and taught at the Anhui Official Law and Politics School... More details about Guangmingfu ++

Zhu Yunshan (1887–1981)

　A Chinese political activist. Also known as Zhu Wenshan. A native of Lu’an, Anhui, he passed away in Beijing on April 30, 1981. In his early years, he joined the Restoration Society and the Tongmenghui, participated in the Xinhai Revolution, the campaign against Yuan Shikai, and the struggle against warlords, and was involved in Xu Xilin’s assassination of Anhui Governor Enming. During the First United Front between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he participated in the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang as a left-wing member. After the April 12 Incident in 1927, he issued a telegram opposing Chiang Kai-shek, was expelled from the Kuomintang, and placed on its wanted list. He then took part in the Nanchang Uprising. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he helped organize anti-Japanese... More details about Zhu Yunshan ++

Ke Qingshi (1902–1965), also known as Zi Shi, with the given name Shanghui. While working underground in Shanghai, he used aliases such as Guai Jun and He Naikang. A native of Shuizhukeng Village, Qizili West Village, She County. In 1920 (the 9th year of the Republic of China), he entered the Shanghai Foreign Language Study Society to study Russian and joined the Socialist Youth League of China. Later, while working for the Shanghai branch of the Communist Youth League Central Committee, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1923, he was sent to Anqing to restore local youth league organizations, serving as an executive committee member and secretary. During the First United Front, he joined the Kuomintang in Wuhu. In 1926, appointed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he served as... More details about Ke Qingshi ++