Niangniang Palace

Niangniang Palace

Niangniang Palace is located at Changxindian No. 1 Primary School in Fengtai District and was designated as a district-level cultural heritage site in 1984.

Niangniang Palace is a Qing Dynasty–era building, an ancient temple facing east and known as Niangniang Palace. After the outbreak of the May Fourth Movement in 1919, railway workers in Changxindian organized the Patriotic Ten-Person Groups and various united fronts here to support the struggle of patriotic students, staging —, street speeches, —, and other activities. In early 1920, the evening vernacular school founded by labor movement leaders such as Shi Wenbin and Tao Shancang was relocated from Beiqiangfeng Hutong to this site. The Peking University Mass Education Speech Corps, led by Deng Zhongxia and others, frequently came here to give speeches, playing a significant role in raising workers' awareness. Later, the workers’ night school was converted into a labor remedial school and moved out of Niangniang Palace, after which the site became an important gathering place for workers.

On May 1, 1921, thousands of workers — to commemorate their holiday. The congresses of August — in 1922 and the “February 7th” Great — in 1923 were both held at Niangniang Palace. After the liberation, the gatehouse and main hall of Niangniang Palace were demolished due to collapse and the site was rebuilt as the campus of Changxindian Town Central No. 1 Primary School. Only the north and south side halls in the existing old site still retain their original appearance.

[Location] Changxindian Town, Fengtai District, Changxindian No. —