The Memorial Hall of the Sanwan Reorganization

The Memorial Hall of the Sanwan Reorganization

The Memorial Hall of the Sanwan Reorganization is a classic red tourism destination, as well as a base for patriotic education and national defense education.

In September 1927, Mao Zedong led the troops from the Autumn Harvest Uprising on a long and arduous journey. On September 29, they arrived at Sanwan Village in Yongxin. It was here that Mao personally oversaw the famous "Sanwan Reorganization," establishing party branches at the company level, implementing the system of political commissars and democratic principles within the army. This move initially resolved the challenge of transforming a revolutionary army, mainly composed of peasants and former soldiers, into a new type of proletarian people's army. Politically and organizationally, it ensured the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China over the military, forged the soul of our armed forces, and marked the earliest successful exploration and practice in building a new kind of people’s army, as well as the beginning of the Party’s political approach to military construction.

The Memorial Hall of the Sanwan Reorganization is located in Sanwan Village, Sanwan Township, Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province. In the 1990s, the museum used simple bungalows as exhibition halls to display photos related to the Sanwan Reorganization. In 2003, Yongxin County demolished the original exhibition hall and rebuilt it, making significant adjustments and revisions to the basic displays. In March 2005, the new building of the Sanwan Reorganization Memorial Hall was completed and opened to the public. The new hall covers an area of 6,000 square meters, with a construction area of 2,403 square meters. In 2008, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Sanwan Reorganization Memorial Hall was designated as a key project under the “No. 1 Project” for national patriotic education demonstration bases, the basic displays were comprehensively revamped once again. This updated exhibition used photographs, physical objects, sculptures, dioramas, wax figures, as well as sound, light, and electricity effects to fully present the complete content, important role, and the legacy of the spirit of the Sanwan Reorganization.

The Sanwan Reorganization Memorial Hall is one of the second batch of National Patriotic Education Demonstration Bases, one of the first batch of National Defense Education Bases, a National Popular Science Base for Humanities and Social Sciences, one of the One Hundred Classic Red Tourism Scenic Areas in China, and one of the Thirty Premium Red Tourism Routes in China. It serves as a field teaching site and moral education base for numerous military academies, political schools, and military units, including the National Defense University, the China Executive Leadership Academy in Jinggangshan, and the Nanchang Army Academy. Many Party and state leaders have also visited Sanwan for tours and research. Starting from November 5, 2007, the Sanwan Reorganization Memorial Hall began offering free admission to the public, becoming one of the first museums in China to do so. The museum attracts a large number of domestic and international visitors each year for sightseeing and learning. In recent years, it has received an average annual visitor count of 385,000.

Sanwan Village: Located at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces and at the foot of Jinggang Mountain, Sanwan Village in Sanwan Township is the site of the world-renowned "Sanwan Reorganization" and the birthplace of the concept that "the Party commands the gun." The village has been honored as an advanced grassroots Party organization at the national, provincial, municipal, and county levels, as well as being named a Happy Village in China and a Provincial Ecological Civilization Village. Sanwan Village has 948 acres of arable land and over 27,800 acres of forested land. It comprises 8 village groups, with 272 households and a population of 1,308. There are 57 registered impoverished households totaling 224 people. Between 2014 and 2015, 26 households (100 people) were lifted out of poverty (currently, there are 31 impoverished households with 124 people… More detailed information about Sanwan Village++)