Former Residence of Li Liuru

Former Residence of Li Liuru

The Former Residence of Li Liuru is a cultural heritage site protected by the People's Government of Hunan Province.

Li Liuru (1887–1973) was from Botou Village, Jiayi Town, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. In 1912, he went to study at the Tokyo Military Preparatory School in Japan and returned to China to join the revolution. He joined the Communist Party in 1921. During the Xinhai Revolution, he served as head of the Political and Party Affairs Department at the Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Northern Expedition Army and as a Party representative for a division. During his time in the Central Soviet Area, he served as head of the Tax Bureau, deputy director and acting director of the Head Office of the Bank of China (the central bank of the Chinese Soviet Republic). After arriving in Yan’an, he held positions such as secretary-general of Comrade Mao Zedong’s office, acting president of the Central Administrative College, and deputy minister and party group secretary of the Central Finance Department. During the Liberation War, he served as deputy director of the Northeast Finance and Economics Office and as both minister of justice and president of the court of the Northeast People’s Government. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he was appointed as a member of the Law Committee of the Government Administration Council of the Central People’s Government, vice procurator-general and acting procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and party group secretary. He was also a standing committee member of the second and third National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. His notable work includes the book Sixty Years of Change.

The Former Residence of Li Liuru was built during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of over 5,000 square meters with a built-up area of 3,160 square meters. It is a brick-and-wood structure featuring the architectural style of traditional northern Hunan residences.

Further Reading:

· Ninth Batch of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected by the People's Government of Hunan Province