Former Site of the Taiping Mountain Liaison Headquarters of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China

Former Site of the Taiping Mountain Liaison Headquarters of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China

The former site of the Taiping Mountain Liaison Headquarters of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Taijiang District and a classic red tourism destination.

The former site of the Taiping Mountain Liaison Headquarters of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China is located at No. 16, Shanzilǐ, Taiping Mountain, Taijiang District, Fuzhou City.

In 1944, in order to implement the policy of the Central China Bureau of the Communist Party of China regarding "concealing elite forces, accumulating strength, and waiting for the right moment," and adhering to the principle of combining armed struggle with work in the white areas, the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Minjiang Work Committee decided to establish an underground transportation and liaison station in Fuzhou to strengthen connections with various local committees. After careful consideration, they ultimately chose the Tonghe Grocery Store on Tanwei Street, owned by Gao Zhenyun, the elder brother of Gao Zhenyang who was responsible for radio operations at the provincial committee headquarters, as their base. The provincial committee subsequently dispatched Su Hua, Rao Gangsheng, Chen Deyi, Wei Xuexin, Chen Huiming, and others to Fuzhou to handle liaison work and urban operations. In the first half of 1946, Song Ziyun and Gao Zhencheng were recruited into the organization. Soon after, due to the needs of the anti-enemy struggle, the liaison headquarters was moved to Song and Gao’s hometown, Taiping Mountain (Shanzilǐ). Thereafter, the Taiping Mountain (including Tanwei Street and Shanzilǐ) transportation and liaison headquarters became a permanent institution for the Party during the period of restoring urban work, tasked with receiving and protecting key leaders of the provincial and local committees, arranging their lodging, and ensuring their confidentiality and security.

After the establishment of the liaison headquarters, the main responsibilities were initially handled by Rao Gangsheng, then taken over by Song Ziyun, with assistance from Gao Zhencheng.

First and foremost was actively developing the Party organization. In 1946, Gao Zhencong, Gao Zhenbo, and Gao ZhenShu were recruited into the Party, and they were encouraged to join the armed struggle in the mountains. Around July 1949, 12 more people were recruited into the Party. The second focus was vigorously carrying out underground work.

The first task was ensuring the safety, accommodation, and reception of responsible comrades from the provincial committee and various local committees, as well as facilitating meetings. After the establishment of the liaison station, through Gao Zhenyun’s relationship with the puppet township head, safe passage documents and travel permits were issued for underground party workers, and arrangements were made for comrades arriving from other areas to stay. Responsible comrades from the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Border Region Party Committee, such as Zeng Jingbing, Zuo Fengmei, Wang Yiping, Chen Guifang, Wang Wenbo, and Zhang Yi, all stayed at the base at different times.

The second task was actively providing personnel, supplies, and intelligence to the guerrilla forces in the mountains. A number of individuals were trained and sent, including Gao Zhencheng, Gao Zhenxi, Gao Qing, Li Qingzao, He Lanfen, and Chen Zhenheng. Various methods were used to raise funds to support underground party activities, purchasing communication equipment parts, medicine, weapons, and other supplies to aid the mountain guerrillas. Four underground party members who had been arrested and imprisoned were successfully rescued. Intelligence was also gathered and reported using various connections, including enemy troop designations, deployments, equipment strengths and weaknesses, radio and electric grid distributions, and locations of important supply warehouses.

The third task was protecting secret radio operations. Intelligence sent from various liaison stations was promptly reported to the border region party committee, and orders from higher authorities were received. Additionally, there was a radio receiver used to listen to news broadcasts from Xinhua News Agency every evening, which served as content for printing the "News Bulletin."

The fourth task involved setting up a mobile library, publishing a small newspaper, distributing leaflets, and guiding reading activities among progressive youth. The mobile library collected dozens of progressive books and publications from China and abroad, as well as internal Party documents. The "Seed Newspaper" that was founded reported timely news of victories in the Liberation War. The small newspaper was published every three to five days and secretly distributed to schools and factories, and posters were put up on streets at night. Activities of self-organized reading groups among progressive youth were promptly guided and supported, and progressive youth such as Chen Qun were recruited into the Party.

On August 17, 1949, Fuzhou was liberated. Responsible comrades of the new provincial committee, including Zhang Dingcheng, Zeng Jingbing, Huang Yiyu, Su Hua, and Rao Gangsheng, gathered at the home of Huang Yiyu at No. 4, Hekouzui, to convene a meeting with underground party members. Members from Taiping Mountain attended the meeting. Zhang Dingcheng encouraged everyone to continue working hard and making greater contributions to the revolutionary cause. After the meeting, underground party members were assigned work by the Fuzhou Municipal Committee, and the liaison station was disbanded.

This former site faces south and is divided into two sections arranged east-west. The western section is the main building, constructed during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of 1,026.07 square meters, with a width of five bays and a depth of five pillars, featuring a post-and-lintel structure with a flush-gable roof. The eastern section was built in 1930, consisting of a two-story red-brick wooden structure spanning approximately 920 square meters.

The former site of the Fuzhou Taiping Mountain Liaison Headquarters of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China was designated as a cultural heritage conservation unit of Taijiang District by the Taijiang District People's Government in April 2009.