Former Site of the Founding Congress of the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee

Former Site of the Founding Congress of the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee

The Former Site of the Founding Congress of the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee is a Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Unit and a classic red tourism destination.

Former Site of the Founding Congress of the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee (Fifth Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site)

Era: 1937

Location: East Street, Xiangyuan County, Changzhi City

In November 1937, the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee was officially established at Tianyidang, which was publicly referred to as the “Eighth Route Army Work Group.” The founding congress was presided over by Fu Zhuting, head of the Work Group of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The meeting elected Duo Yunhai as the Secretary of the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee, Ma Xiangrong as the Organization Committee Member, and Zhang Wenqi as the Propaganda Committee Member. The following day, the CPC Xiangyuan County Committee held a working conference, during which issues such as future work guidelines, tasks, and the dissemination and implementation of the “Ten-Point Program for Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation” were discussed. Key immediate tasks were identified: first, to mobilize and organize the masses to actively participate in the anti-Japanese salvation movement; second, to establish various salvation groups, develop members of the Sacrifice League, and carry out activities such as destroying roads, filling wells, and clearing fields and homes; third, to accept Party members developed by the Eighth Route Army’s local work group in Xiangyuan, and to recruit and establish Party branches where conditions allowed; fourth, to fulfill conscription targets, ensure the replenishment of troops, and promptly establish local anti-Japanese armed forces. This meeting also took over the organizational relationships of 47 Party members developed within Xiangyuan under the jurisdiction of higher-level Party organizations. Based on the residences and work scopes of the Party members, six branches and twelve Party cells were formed in areas including Sima, Guozhuang, Xiyi, and Chengguan.

Source: Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units