Former Site of the Government of the Guangdong-Gan Soviet

Former Site of the Government of the Guangdong-Gan Soviet, In August 1933, the Guangdong-Gan Province was established in accordance with the decision made at the 48th meeting of the Central People's Committee. On September 6, the Provisional Soviet Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Gan Province was established in Pengjing Village, Huichang, with Zhong Shibin elected as chairman. On December 23, the First Workers', Peasants', and Soldiers' Congress of the Guangdong-Gan Province was convened. The congress elected a presidium consisting of 29 members, including Lin Boqu, Liu Xiao, and Zhong Shibin, and appointed 12 honorary chairpersons: Stalin, Kalinin, Bo Gu, Luo Fu, Luo Mai, -, Mao Zedong, Xiang Ying, Zhang Guotao, Wang Jiaxiang, and -. Zhong Shibin was elected as chairman of the Provincial Soviet Government, with Wang Fushan and Deng Xuelin as vice chairmen. The congress passed resolutions in support of the central government, a telegram from the Guangdong-Gan Provincial Soviet Congress to the Red Army, and a public statement from the Guangdong-Gan Provincial Soviet Congress to the masses. The Guangdong-Gan Provincial Soviet Government comprised 14 departments, including the Military Department, Land Department, and Judiciary Department. Its offices were relocated from Pengjing to Wenwuba. The province covered an area of approximately 20,000 square kilometers with a population of 550,000.
The site is a late Qing Dynasty building with a brick-and-wood structure, featuring a flush gable roof, a single-courtyard layout, a five-bay front (21 meters wide), and a two-bay depth (11.5 meters), covering a total area of 241 square meters. Its original appearance has been largely preserved. On the exterior walls of the hall, three slogans written by the Red Third Army Corps can still be seen: “Organize Poor Peasants into Poor Peasants’ Associations,” “Organize Hired Laborers into Hired Laborers’ Unions,” and “Organize Workers into Trade Unions.”
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