Former Residence of Martyrs Wang Fusheng and Wang Desan

The former residence of martyrs Wang Fusheng and Wang Desan, located in Wangjiazhuang Village, Liuchang Town, Xiangyun County, Dali Prefecture, is a well-known red tourism destination in Yunnan Province. It is recognized as a Yunnan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, a classic red tourism attraction, and a patriotic education base.

The former residence of martyrs Wang Fusheng and Wang Desan is 3 km from the government seat of Liuchang Town, 35 km from the county seat, and 4 km from National Highway 320. Nestled against green hills and surrounded by clear waters, Wangjiazhuang Village is the birthplace of the three brothers—Wang Fusheng, Wang Desan, and Wang Xinting—renowned as the “Three Martyrs from One Family, All Peking University Elites.” The eldest brother, Wang Fusheng, was the first to leave their hometown in Yunnan for China’s top university, Peking University, where he became a torchbearer for communism. He later brought his two younger brothers, Wang Desan and Wang Xinting, to Beijing. Together, the three brothers wrote one of the most magnificent chapters in the revolutionary struggle, dedicating their blood and lives to the cause.

The former residence is a traditional local wooden courtyard dwelling built in the late Qing Dynasty. The front and rear courtyards feature small gardens and are two-story structures made of earth and wood. The architecture is ingeniously designed, with a single staircase connecting both courtyards and leading to all four floors. The building style is simple yet elegant.

The residence has been successively listed as a Yunnan Provincial Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a Yunnan Provincial Patriotic Education Base. In 2012, it was designated by the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee Organization Department and the Provincial Party School as a “Yunnan Provincial Cadre Education and Training On-site Education Base,” becoming one of the four provincial-level on-site teaching bases for party spirit education in cadre training.

Wang Fusheng (1896–1936), also known as Runtin, with the courtesy name Huanwan and alias Zhenhai (also called Zhenhai), was a native of Yunnan (now Xiangyun, Yunnan). In 1918, he was admitted to Peking University. At that time, Li Dazhao, a pioneer of the Chinese communist movement who was in charge of the Peking University library, organized the translation of works by Marx and Engels. Wang collaborated with Luo Zhanglong, Li Meigeng, and others in this endeavor. Influenced and inspired by Li Dazhao’s revolutionary ideas, they began to embrace Marxism and became among the earliest communists in China.

In May 1919, Wang Fusheng actively participated in and led the May Fourth anti-imperialist movement. …   More details about Wang Fusheng ++

Wang Maoting (1898–1930), also known as Desan or Maoting, with the courtesy name Zhenglin, aliases Caideng, and pen names Zhengling and Qiren, was a native of Yunnan (now Xiangyun, Yunnan). He studied at the Dali County Higher Primary School and Middle School, as well as Kunming Chengde Middle School in his early years, and was admitted to Peking University’s preparatory program in 1920. With an aspiration to “save the nation through science,” he devoted himself to the study of mathematics and physics. After 1922, he gradually came under the influence of Marxism, joined the Peking University Marx Doctrine Research Association, served as a translator for the French group, and became a member of the Chinese Socialist Youth League, later converting to the Chinese Communist Party before the end of that year (some sources say 1…   More details about Wang Desan ++

Wang Xinting (1908–1924) was from Xiangyun County, Yunnan. In June 1923, at the age of 14, he went to Beijing to pursue his studies and later joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League.

Wang Xinting, the youngest of the “Three Wang Brothers,” went to Beijing to study in June 1923 at the age of 14 under the guidance of his two elder brothers, and later joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League. Alongside Wang Desan, he traveled between Beijing and Shaanxi, studying and engaging in revolutionary work.

Later, he was injured during the struggle against the Northern Warlords. In the autumn of 1924, at just 16 years old and in the prime of his youth, he passed away. …   More details about Wang Xinting ++