Former Site of the First Congress of Qiongya

　　  It is situated at No. 131 Zhulin Lane, Jiefang West Road, Haikou City, in the former ancestral home of the Qiu family. The site covers an area of 1,839.09 square meters, with a built-up area of 994.26 square meters. The building is of brick-and-wood structure and was constructed in 1920.

　　  In June 1926, the First Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Qiongya Branch was secretly held here. The congress elected the leadership body of the CPC Qiongya Local Committee. Since then, the Qiongya revolutionary cause had a strong core of leadership.

　　  After the liberation of Hainan in 1950, the site was successively used as office and residential space for military units, as well as Haikou and Hainan authorities. In 1984, the municipal government designated the site as one of the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units. In November 1994, the provincial government further listed it as one of the first batch of provincial cultural relics protection units.

　　  In August 1996, the Haikou municipal government began renovating the site, relocating residents, and demolishing buildings erected after the 1920s. On May 1, 2000, the Former Site of the First Congress of Qiongya officially opened to the public as a base for revolutionary tradition education and a tourist attraction.

　　  Location: No. 131 Zhulin Lane, Jiefang West Road, Qiongshan District, Haikou City, Hainan Province

　　  Transportation: Take bus routes 2, 4, 10, 22, 28, 32, 34, 50, 60, or 204 within Haikou City to reach the site