Xinggeng Villa

Xinggeng Villa

Xinggeng Villa is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, a classic red tourism attraction, and a patriotic education base.

Former Site of the Red Fourth Army Headquarters and Political Department — Xinggeng Villa. On March 14, 1929, Mao Zedong and Zhu De led the Red Fourth Army on their first expedition into Fujian, liberating Changting City. The army’s headquarters and political department were stationed here, where Mao and Zhu also resided. Mao presided over an investigative meeting and an expanded session of the Red Fourth Army Front Committee in the main hall, where a grand strategic plan to establish the Central Revolutionary Base Area was formulated. This site is a traditional courtyard-style residential building, facing south and built with earth and wood. It covers an area of 523 square meters. It was designated as part of the third group of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units in 1988.

Address: No. 11, Tingjiang Lane, Tingzhou Town, Changting County

Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), courtesy name Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. He was the leader of the Chinese people, a Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, strategist, and theorist. He was a principal founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the People's Liberation Army, and the People's Republic of China, as well as a poet and calligrapher. From 1949 to 1976, Mao served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China. His contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and… More details about Mao Zedong++

Born on December 1, 1886, courtesy name Yujie. A native of Yilong, Sichuan. In 1909, he entered the Yunnan Military Academy and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) the same year. He participated in the Xinhai Revolution. After 1913, he served in the Yunnan Army as a company commander, deputy battalion commander, battalion commander, and brigade commander. He took part in the National Protection War and the Constitutional Protection War. In 1922, he went to Germany to study and joined the Communist Party of China the same year. In 1925, he went to the Soviet Union to study military science and returned to China the following year.

In 1927, he founded the Officers' Training Corps of the Third Army of the National Revolutionary Army in Nanchang, participated in leading the Nanchang Uprising on August 1st, and served as deputy commander of the Ninth Army of the uprising forces. In 192… More details about Zhu De++

Tingzhou Town: Tingzhou Town of Changting County is located in western Fujian Province, on the upper reaches of the Ting River, at the southern end of the Wuyi Mountains. It is the seat of the county government. Covering an area of 10.6 square kilometers, it has nine neighborhood committees and a population of 62,600. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been the location of prefectures, commanderies, circuits, and provincial offices. It is the ancestral home of the Hakka people and a long-established renowned handicrafts city, serving as the political, economic, and cultural center of western Fujian.

New Zealand international friend Rewi Alley praised Tingzhou as "one of the most beautiful small cities in China." In 1931, the Central Soviet Area established "Tingzhou City," which was known as the "Little Shanghai of the Red Region." In 1992… More details about Tingzhou Town++