Training Institute for Social Movement Personnel of the Eight Counties of Tingzhou

Training Institute for Social Movement Personnel of the Eight Counties of Tingzhou

The Training Institute for Social Movement Personnel of the Eight Counties of Tingzhou is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

The Training Institute for Social Movement Personnel of the Eight Counties of Tingzhou is located on Beida Road, Linjiang Town, Shanghang County, Longyan City. Originally a Christian church, it was built in 1913 and covers an area of 732 square meters. It consists of two single-story brick-and-wood structures arranged side by side. On March 23, 1927, Communist Party members including Lin Xinyao founded the Training Institute for Social Movement Personnel of the Eight Counties of Tingzhou here, which trained a total of 164 key figures in the peasant movement from the eight counties of Changting, Shanghang, Wuping, Yongding, Liancheng, Ninghua, Qingliu, and Guiding (now Mingxi). It was designated as a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province in 1961.