Songyin Hall

　　m², and is now a national cultural heritage site. In mid-December 1929, after the Fourth Red Army moved into Gutian, it set up its Front Committee and Political Department here. Mao Zedong, Chen Yi, and the staff of the Front Committee and Political Department also lived here, actively preparing for the upcoming Ninth Congress of the Fourth Red Army. Mao Zedong, then Secretary of the Front Committee, drafted the over 20,000-word "Resolution Draft of the Ninth Congress of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" here, laying a solid foundation for the successful convening of the Gutian Conference.

　　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 the 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 communist party theory 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 1, and served as deputy commander of the Ninth Army of the uprising forces. In 1928, he was involved in leading the Southern Hunan Uprising, establishing a workers' and peasants' democratic government. In April of the same year, he 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 Communist Party of China, a 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 was also the first Mayor of Shanghai in New China. I. Chen Yi’s Early Years 　(1901–1927) 　Chen Yi was born on August 26, 1901, in Lezhi, Sichuan... Details+