Former Site of the CPC Minzhong Special Committee's Residence in Zhangxi Village

Former Site of the CPC Minzhong Special Committee's Residence in Zhangxi Village

The former site of the CPC Minzhong Special Committee's residence in Zhangxi Village is located at the former home of Cai Sandi in the Zhangxi Natural Village, Changzheng Village, Jingyang Town, Fuqing City.

In late 1933, He Wencheng, the underground CPC county party secretary of Fuqing, came to villages in the western part of Fuqing such as Shangdian, Zhangxi, Poland, and Beiguo to carry out work and promote the revolution. He developed Xu Chunlai, Chen Chizai, and Chen Shiliu into the Party, and established the Beiguo Branch of the CPC, with Chen Chizai serving as the branch secretary. In 1934, Xu Chunlai introduced his uncle Cai Sandi to join the Party. Since then, Cai Sandi’s home in Zhangxi became a secret liaison station for the Party, where leaders such as He Wencheng, Huang Xiaomin, and Liu Tujun often met.

In early 1935, our Party decided to develop armed forces and establish a guerrilla base in Luohan, Jiaolou, and Banling. In January, Huang Xiaomin, the secretary of the CPC Fuqing Central County Committee, held an expanded meeting at Cai Sandi’s home. Attendees included He Xutao, a member of the central county committee; Chen Jiachao, who was transferred from Haikou to the western area to carry out propaganda work; and underground Party members Ye Yahuo and Xu Chunlai. Huang Xiaomin analyzed the reasons for the failure of the Nansiting Uprising led by our Party and the difficult situation our armed forces faced operating in coastal areas at the time. He pointed out that only by establishing a guerrilla base in mountainous areas where Kuomintang control was relatively weak could our armed forces survive and grow. The meeting decided that the Fuqing Guerrilla Brigade would operate in the Jiaolou and Banling areas and seek opportunities to establish the Luohanli Guerrilla Base.

In May, the CPC Fuqing Central County Committee and the CPC Putian Central County Committee held a joint meeting at Cai Sandi’s home in Zhangxi, deciding to merge the two central county committees and establish the CPC Minzhong Special Committee. The committee was led by Secretary Wang Yujie, with members including Huang Xiaomin (also serving as Organization Minister), Pan Tao (also serving as Propaganda Minister), Liu Tujun (also serving as Military Minister), Yu Changyue (also serving as Youth Minister), and Chen Bingkui. The establishment of the CPC Minzhong Special Committee unified the political, organizational, and military leadership of the region once again, propelling the guerrilla war in the area into a new stage. It was decided to form the Minzhong Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Guerrilla Unit, using Luohanli and Changtai as bases to carry out guerrilla warfare. The meeting also decided to: carry out work among women and youth, recruiting women and young workers into Party and League organizations to strengthen revolutionary forces; resume urban work by dispatching Chengxu (Chen Zhenfang) and others to schools in Fuzhou to carry out activities and establish Party organizations; and send people to Fuzhou to engage in workers’ movements under the cover of rickshaw pulling. After the meeting, the Fuqing Central County Committee was renamed the Fuqing County Committee.

Cai Sandi’s former residence has a construction area of about 150 square meters. It is a late Qing Dynasty building with a brick-and-wood structure, and is currently in relatively poor condition.

Changzheng Village: Overview of Changzheng Village

I. Basic Village Profile:

Our village is located at the northern gateway of Fuqing, on the eastern side of the Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, about 300 meters from the railway. It borders Beidongsheng Village to the north, connects to the foothills of Wuziyan Mountain to the east, and neighbors Poland Village to the south. It consists of 3 natural villages and 7 villager groups. The village has a total of 258 households, with a population of 873, including 41 Party members. The village’s two committees consist of 5 members, and there are 25 villager representatives involved in decision-making. The total arable land area is 836 mu.

II. Village Appearance and Environment:

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