Former site of the Kuomintang Shanghai Executive Department during the First United Front, No. 180 Nanchang Road, is a row of three brick-and-wood structures facing south along the street at No. 180 Nanchang Road (formerly No. 44 Huanlong Road). The Kuomintang Shanghai Executive Department was mainly in charge of party affairs in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Shanghai. In the 13th year of the Republic of China (…
No. 208 Daji Road (No. 555 Fangxie Road) — A Revolutionary Gathering Site of Shanghai’s Masses Since the May Fourth Movement — Nanshi Public Stadium is located at the former site of the Shanghai South Stadium on No. 555 Fangxie Road. It served as a gathering place for Shanghai’s revolutionary masses from the May Fourth Movement up to the eve of the August 13th Shanghai-Japan War. In October of the 4th year of the Republic of China (1915)...
No. 99 Huangjiaque Road (formerly No. 2 Qing’an Li), Site of the Shanghai Federation of Industry, Commerce, and Students. The Shanghai Federation of Industry, Commerce, and Students was established on June 4, 1925 (the 14th year of the Republic of China). It was formed after the May Thirtieth Incident, when the Chinese Communist Party, through the Shanghai General Labour Union, united the National Students' Federation, the Shanghai Students' Federation, and the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce of All Streets…
The site where the Third Armed Uprising of Shanghai Workers issued commands is located at 361 Ximen Road (now Zi Zhong Road). During the First Revolutionary Civil War, in order to support the Northern Expeditionary Army in overthrowing the warlord Sun Chuanfang’s rule, Shanghai workers launched three armed uprisings under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. On March 21, 1927, 8...
The site of Shanghai Bookstore is located at No. 1025 Renmin Road (formerly No. 11, entrance to Zhenye Lane, Minguo Road, Xiaobeimen, now Renmin Road 1025), which is an old-fashioned street-front building with a ground floor, a second floor, and a passageway overhead. It has a brick-and-wood structure, faces west along the street, and sits eastward. Shanghai Bookstore was one of the early publishing and distribution institutions of the Chinese Communist Party. In the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923)…
Former Site of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. (Jiangnan Shipyard), which boasts a 148-year history, traces its origins to the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau established in 1865. In June 2008, to support the construction of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Park, Jiangnan Shipyard was relocated in its entirety to Changxing Island. The former site of Jiangnan Shipyard...
The site of the First National Cadres' Meeting of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party is where the party was founded and has been designated as a cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai’s Luwan District. In 2008, the Central Committee of the party installed a bust and a memorial stone of Deng Yanda in the garden. The party was born during the revolutionary downturn following the failure of the Great Revolution...
Former Site of Qingxin Girls' Middle School Qingxin Girls' Middle School, originally named Qingxin Girls' School, traces its origins to the "Qingxin Academy" founded in Shanghai in 1861 by American Presbyterian missionary Rev. John Van Nest Talmage and his wife. In 1918, it was officially named "Qingxin Girls' Middle School." In June 1953, after the government took over the school, it was renamed "Shanghai...
The former site of the contact point for the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission is located on the second floor (front entrance) at No. 112 Zhongshan East Road, Zhejiang. After the failure of the First Great Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party was forced underground and relocated from Wuhan to Shanghai. In the summer of 1928, the Party’s Sixth National Congress was held in Moscow, where Zhou Enlai served as the secretary-general of the congress and was elected as a member of the Central…
Shichun Hall is located at Wutong Road Primary School, south of Yuyuan Garden in Nanshi. It is the oldest church in Shanghai, built in the 13th year of the Chongzhen reign during the Ming Dynasty (1640). Shortly after the Italian Jesuit missionary François Pallu arrived in Shanghai to preach, with the help of Xu Guangqi’s granddaughter Candida Xu, he purchased Shichun Hall, originally built by Pan Yunwan in Anren Li, north of the city. After renovation, it was renamed…
Located at 30 Dachang Street in Huangpu District, Qingxin Hall was originally named "The First Presbyterian Church of Shanghai." It was established in the tenth year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1860). Not long after, the American Missionary Board founded the Qingxin Academy (originally located at 597 Lujiabang Road), where church services were held, hence the name "Qingxin Hall." The congregation mostly…
Site of the Founding Meeting of the China Young Journalists Association The China Young Journalists Association was a national organization of journalists during China’s War of Resistance against Japan and the Third Revolutionary Civil War. Led by the Communist Party of China and of a united front nature, it was the predecessor of the All-China Journalists Association. It was established in Shanghai on November 8, 1937, and...
The Bund Signal Tower is located at No. 1 (A), Zhongshan East Second Road. It was built in 1907 and is categorized as a modern-era significant historical site and representative architecture. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government designated and announced the Bund Signal Tower as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Hu Fu Fa [2014] No. 29).…
The site of the founding congress of the All-China Journalists Association is located at No. 182–200 Shanxi South Road. It dates back to 1929 and is categorized as an important modern historical site and representative building. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government designated and announced it as a municipal-level cultural heritage protection unit in Shanghai (Hu Fu Fa [2014] No. 29)...
The former site of the China Science Society and Mingfu Library is located at No. 235 South Shaanxi Road. It dates back to 1929 and is classified as an important modern historical site and representative architecture. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government designated and announced it as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Hu Fu Fa [2014] No. 29)...
The former site of the French Concession Mixed Court is located at No. 20 and No. 22 Jianguo Middle Road. It dates back to 1915 and is categorized as an important modern historical site and representative architecture. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government designated and announced it as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Hu Fu Fa [2014]...
The site where patriotic crowds shed blood and sacrificed their lives during the May 30th Movement is located at No. 772, East Nanjing Road, Huangpu District, dating back to May 30, 1925. In February 1925, four thousand Chinese workers held a -- and achieved victory after a Japanese foreman beat a 12-year-old child laborer. On May 15, the Japanese merchants tore up the agreement signed with workers during the “February --,” and Gu Zhenghong, a Communist Party member who went into the factory to negotiate, was shot dead by the Japanese side, which provoked the anger of the city's residents. On May 24, over ten thousand people from Shanghai’s working, academic, and business communities attended the memorial service for martyr Gu Zhenghong. On May 28, the Central Committee of the CPC passed the resolution “On Expanding the Anti-Imperialist Movement and Organizing the ‘May 30th’ Grand ----.” On May 30, the imperialists created the shocking
Lotus Lake, originally named Lotus Pond, is located at 45°50′ north latitude and 128°45′ east longitude. It lies about 5 kilometers west of Fangzheng County. The lake covers a total area of 73 hectares, with 30.5 hectares of flowering space, and currently has about five million lotus plants. It earned its name due to the naturally growing lotuses in this unique geographical environment. It is the largest lotus lake at the same latitude and...
Shaoxiang Resort
Sino-Japanese Friendship Garden Located at the foot of Paotai Mountain, east of Fangzheng County in Heilongjiang Province, lies an international garden — the only one of its kind in China — the "Sino-Japanese Friendship Garden." The predecessor of the Sino-Japanese Friendship Garden was the "Fangzheng Japanese Cemetery," which was established in 1963 with the approval of the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai. Speaking of the origins of the Japanese cemetery...