Former Residence of Tian Jiaying

Former Residence of Tian Jiaying

The former residence of Tian Jiaying is located in Nantougou, Zhangjiazhuang Village, Majiajia Township, Loufan County, covering an area of 112 square meters.

In May 4, 1946, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Directive on Settling Accounts in Rent Reduction and Land Issues," emphasizing the need to mobilize the masses and implement the principle of "land to the tiller." From February to May 1947, the Central Committee sent Kang Sheng and Chen Boda to northwestern Shanxi to inspect and assist with land reform. Chen Boda led members of the land reform work team, including Tian Jiaying and Pu Anxiu, to Panjiazhuang (including Dashengtang, Zhangjiazhuang, and Panjiazhuang villages) to conduct a pilot program. Tian Jiaying stayed in Zhangjiazhuang Village to carry out his work. During the land reform efforts, Tian Jiaying forged deep bonds with the local people. To take care of his health, the landlady often fried beans and placed them by his pillow. Later, when he contracted typhoid fever, the landlord’s family took turns tending to him by his sickbed, carefully nursing him and feeding him rice soup made from their precious millet. Thanks to their care, Tian Jiaying recovered his health. For this reason, he regarded the landlady Li Xiaolian as his adoptive mother. His experiences during the land reform left a profound impression on Tian Jiaying. After moving to Xibaipo, Hebei in 1947, he wrote the long poem "I Will Not Swallow My Son" reflecting on the land reform movement. In early 1957, Tian Jiaying returned to Zhangjiazhuang Village for research and specifically visited his adoptive mother. The residence where Tian Jiaying lived in 1947 was a cave dwelling, the entrance of which had collapsed. The residence he stayed in during 1957 was a cave dwelling rebuilt by the landlord Li Xiaolian.

Tian Jiaying (1922–1966), originally named Zeng Zhengchang, was from Chengdu, Sichuan. In 1937, he went to Yan'an. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1938. In 1941, he served as a researcher at the Political Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, and in 1948, he became Mao Zedong’s secretary. After the founding of New China, he held positions such as Director of the Secretariat Office of the CPC Central Committee, Deputy Director of the Political Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Deputy Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee. He was long engaged in the publication of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong."

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Zhangjiazhuang Village: Introduction to Zhangjiazhuang Village

1. Natural Resources and Socioeconomic Conditions

Zhangjiazhuang Village is under the jurisdiction of Majiajia Township, Loufan County, located ten kilometers west of the county seat. The Taixi Highway runs through the village, providing convenient transportation. It is a purely agricultural village. The total land area of the village is 21,360 mu, including 1,248 mu of cultivated land and 1,321 mu of reclaimed land. The village currently has 218 households and a population of 840, with the labor force accounting for about one-third of the agricultural population. The main source of income is agriculture. In 2012, the per capita net income of the village was 4,160 yuan… More detailed information about Zhangjiazhuang Village ++