Former Site of the Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office

　　The former site of the CPC Central Committee Southern Bureau and the Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office at No. 13 Hongyan Village is located at No. 13 Hongyan Village, Longyin Road, Hualongqiao, Chongqing. The building covers a land area of 501 square meters, with a construction area of 1,186 square meters. The entire structure is built with an earth-and-wood post-and-lintel style. It served as both the public-facing Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office and the secret working site of the CPC Central Committee Southern Bureau. Veteran proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, and Ye Jianying all worked and lived here.

　　In early 1939, the CPC Central Committee Southern Bureau and the Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office were established in Chongqing. Initially, their office was set up at No. 70 Jichang Street in the urban area. However, due to insufficient housing in the city and safety concerns from Japanese air raids, Zhou Enlai instructed the search for a new location near the urban area after arriving in Chongqing. With the help of underground party members, they selected Rao Guomu’s “Dayou Farm.” Rao “gladly offered” the land, immediately allocating space for the CPC to construct office and residential buildings. The first floor housed the public-facing Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office. Prior to the “Southern Anhui Incident,” this location also served as the Chongqing Office of the New Fourth Army. Departments under the office, including the management division, clerical section, general affairs department, transportation division, and guard squad, were all stationed here.