Xinggeng Villa

　　   Former Site of the Red Fourth Army Headquarters and Political Department — Xinggeng Villa. On March 14, 1929, Mao Zedong and Zhu De led the Red Fourth Army on their first entry into Fujian, liberating Changting City. The army’s headquarters and political department were stationed here, and Mao Zedong and Zhu De also lived here. Mao Zedong presided over an investigative meeting and an expanded meeting of the Red Fourth Army Front Committee in the main hall. It was during this expanded meeting that the grand strategic plan to establish the Central Revolutionary Base Area was formulated. This site is a traditional Chinese courtyard-style residential building, facing south with a northern orientation, built with earth and wood, covering an area of 523 square meters. In 1988, it was designated as part of the third group of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites.

　　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 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 ideology 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 company commander, deputy battalion commander, battalion commander, and brigade commander. He took part in the National Protection War and the Constitutional Protection Movement. 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+