Zhongxing Hall

　　Zhongxing Hall is situated in Bajia Village, Gutian Town, Shanghang County, and was constructed in the tenth year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1805). It features a weilong-style architectural design, with the building arranged as one main section and three wings. In December 1929, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, and others led the Fourth Red Army to Gutian, establishing the Red Fourth Army headquarters at Zhongxing Hall. Comrade Zhu De resided in the left wing room of the rear hall.

　　After the Red Fourth Army arrived in Gutian, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, and others convened a joint conference of representatives from various levels here, calling on attendees to work together to eliminate all kinds of non-proletarian consciousness. Through more than ten days of study and discussion, the delegates deepened their understanding of various erroneous non-proletarian ideas within the Party and proposed corrective measures.

　　In addition to actively assisting Mao Zedong, Zhu De also drafted the "Report on Military Issues" here, which was read at the Gutian Conference. He also wrote New Guerrilla Tactics, a groundbreaking Marxist-Leninist military work that emphasized practice and case studies, using vivid and accessible language to explain military theory.

　　Mao Zedong (1893~1976)　　Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), courtesy name Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. He was the leader of the Chinese people, a Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, strategist, and theorist, as well as a principal founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the People's Republic of China. He was also a poet and calligrapher. From 1949 to 1976, Mao Zedong served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China. His contributions to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory, and the theoretical contributions to the Communist Party are collectively known as Mao Zedong Thought. Because Mao... Details+

　　Zhu De (1886~1976)　　Born on December 1, 1886, courtesy name Yujie. A native of Yilong, Sichuan. In 1909, he entered the Yunnan Military Academy and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance the same year. He participated in the Xinhai Revolution. After 1913, he served in the Yunnan Army as a battalion commander, deputy regimental commander, regimental commander, and brigade commander. He took part in the National Protection War and the Constitutional Protection War. In 1922, he went to Germany to study and joined the Chinese Communist Party the same year. In 1925, he went to the Soviet Union to study military science and returned to China the following year. In 1927, he founded the Officers' Training Corps of the Third Army of the National Revolutionary Army in Nanchang, participated in leading the Nanchang Uprising on August 1st, and served as deputy commander of the Ninth Army of the uprising forces. In 1928, he helped lead the Southern Hunan Uprising, established a worker-peasant democratic government, and in April of the same year, led... Details+

　　Chen Yi (1901~1972)　　Chen Yi (August 26, 1901 – January 6, 1972), given name Shijun, courtesy name Zhonghong, was a native of Lezhi, Sichuan. He was an outstanding member of the Chinese Communist Party, a long-tested and loyal communist fighter, a great proletarian revolutionary, statesman, military strategist, diplomat, and poet. He was one of the founders and leaders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, a Marshal of the People's Republic of China (one of the Ten Marshals), and an outstanding leader of the Party and the country. He also served as the first mayor of Shanghai in New China. I. Early Years of Chen Yi (1901–1927) Chen Yi was born on August 26, 1901, in Lezhi, Sichuan... Details+