Former Site of the Expanded Meeting of the South China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee

Former Site of the Expanded Meeting of the South China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee

The former site of the Expanded Meeting of the South China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Ye Jianying’s Residence was built in the early years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is a typical Soviet-style building with a brick-and-wood structure, facing east and situated to the west. The site covers an area of 1,143 square meters, with a construction area of 335.9 square meters. Due to long-term neglect and lack of repairs, the buildings had become severely dilapidated. In order to protect this important revolutionary historical and cultural resource, in 2004, the site was designated as a Ganzhou Municipal Patriotic Education Base; in 2010, it was listed as a Ganzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit; and in 2018, it was included in the Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.

From July to August 1949, after the People’s Liberation Army liberated cities such as Changsha, Ganzhou, and Fujian, it formed a semi-encirclement offensive against Guangdong. The Kuomintang troops retreated to South and Southwest China, attempting to hold out. In order to liberate all of China and completely eliminate the remaining main forces of the Kuomintang, in September of the same year, Ye Jianying, First Secretary of the South China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, came here. Together with military and local officials involved in the liberation of Guangdong and leaders of the Guangdong-Guangxi-Hunan Border Guerrilla Forces, he convened a 20-day meeting on the Guangdong campaign and three expanded meetings of the South China Bureau. These meetings addressed a series of issues including military operations, battle plans, and support work, laying the foundation for the liberation of Guangdong and South China. Today, although those revolutionary soldiers who fought bravely are no longer with us, and the walls of the site have long since faded, the historical events from those extraordinary times remain vivid.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units