Former Residence of Mao Zedong (Yantan Ancestral Hall)

Former Residence of Mao Zedong (Yantan Ancestral Hall)

The Former Residence of Mao Zedong (Yantan Ancestral Hall) is a cultural relic protection unit of Yongding District.

The Former Residence of Mao Zedong (Yantan Ancestral Hall) is located in Huxi Village, Hugang Town, dating back to 1929.

The Former Residence of Mao Zedong is located at Yantan Ancestral Hall in Huxi Village, Hugang Town. It was the main ancestral hall of the Lai clan in Hugang, built in the early years of the Republic of China, covering an area of about 1,200 square meters. The structure is made of brick and wood, faces west with a eastward orientation, and consists of a single building with a front porch and two side wings. The central axis, from east to west, includes a pond, surrounding wall, courtyard, main hall, with side wings on the left and right. It features a hip-and-gable roof with purlins resting on gable walls. In early August 1929, Mao Zedong, accompanied by his wife He Zizhen and escorted by Su Yu, traveled from Dayangba, Shanghang, to Hugang. At that time, Mao convened discussions with local party and government officials and representatives of the masses, listened to their feedback, and learned about the revolutionary situation in Hugang. He pointed out the direction for revolution, emphasizing that the immediate task was to overthrow local tyrants, redistribute land, improve people's livelihoods, and gain public support in order to consolidate the red regime. Subsequently, a detachment of the First Column was stationed in Hugang to guide and support its revolutionary and developmental efforts. On December 15, 1930, after various party, government, military, judicial, economic, and cultural institutions such as the Western Fujian Special Committee of the CPC and the Western Fujian Soviet Government moved to Hugang, Mao returned and stayed at Yantan Ancestral Hall in Huxi. While guiding the work of the Western Fujian Special Committee and the Western Fujian Soviet Government, he also gave lectures at the Peng-Yang Military School and inspected the Red Army ordnance factory.

Protected Area: The building’s surroundings are extended 5 meters outward to the east, south, west, and north.

Construction Control Zone: The boundary of the protected area is extended 15 meters outward.

Huxi Village: Huxi Village currently has a population of 4,450, comprising 38 villager groups with a total of 1,300 households. The village covers a total land area of 15.6 square kilometers, including 16,800 mu of forestland with a forest coverage rate of 71%, and 2,780 mu of arable land. The area features the famous Mangdangyang Scenic Area and the Red Scarf Reservoir. It is an important part of Western Fujian’s red soil region and was once the site of over 40 government and military institutions, including the Western Fujian Special Committee of the CPC, the military command of the border region, the Third Branch of the Military-Political School, the Western Fujian Soviet Government, the Workers’ and Peasants’ Bank, and the Lenin Normal School.

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