Former Site of the First District Peasant Association in the Suburbs of Guangzhou

Former Site of the First District Peasant Association in the Suburbs of Guangzhou

The Former Site of the First District Peasant Association in the Suburbs of Guangzhou is a protected cultural heritage site of Guangzhou.

The First District Peasant Association in the suburbs of Guangzhou was established on August 15, 1924 (during the First United Front between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party) at the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, making it the earliest district-level peasant association in Guangzhou. The association trained the Peasant Self-Defense Army and the Workers' Patrol Corps at the Xie Family Ancestral Hall; directed the peasant soldiers to participate in the Second Eastern Expedition, helped suppress the merchants' corps and the rebellions of warlords Yang and Liu, supported the Canton–Hong Kong Strike, and also joined forces with workers from the Guangzhou–Sanshui Railway to form the Sixth Unit of the Guangzhou Workers' Red Guard, participating in the Guangzhou Uprising.

In December 2008, it was designated as part of the Seventh Batch of Protected Cultural Heritage Sites of Guangzhou.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Protected Cultural Heritage Sites of Guangzhou