Former Residence of Li Dazhao in Beijing

　　Destination Introduction

　　Li Dazhao lived in five different places in Beijing during his lifetime. No. 35, Rear Residence of Shi Fuma, Xicheng District, was his residence from 1920 to 1922, the longest period he stayed in any one place. It is now located at No. 24, Wenhua Hutong, Wenhua Street, Xicheng District.

　　The former residence of Li Dazhao in Beijing is situated at No. 24, Wenhua Hutong, Xicheng District. Wenhua Hutong stretches from Tonglin'ge Road in the east to Naozhongkou Inner Street in the west. During the Qing Dynasty, it was called Rear Residence of Shi Fuma Hutong, and was renamed after the liberation. The residence is an ordinary traditional Chinese courtyard home, with a very simple wall-gate entrance. Without the cultural relics protection sign at the door, few would guess that this was once the home of Li Dazhao. The site is currently under renovation, and temporary structures within are being demolished. During his time here, Li Dazhao lived through the crucial period around the founding of the Communist Party of China. It was during these years that he led and participated in many historically significant revolutionary activities. Many important meetings were held here, and some of his most influential essays from the May Fourth Movement period—including "The Victory of the Common People"—were drafted here. In 1920, before Chen Duxiu left Beijing for Shanghai to establish the Party organization, he had an important meeting with Li Dazhao in this small courtyard.

　　Today, the courtyard remains very quiet, even though it once played a monumental role in modern Chinese history. Standing at the entrance of the former residence, one can almost feel the silent transmission of history. Though the years have passed, the spirit remains as fervent as ever. These relics of great figures have become timeless scenes of an era—filled with passion and resolve, perseverance and immortality—all forever engraved within these walls. As later generations, we find hope in the stormy youth of those who came before us.

　　The residence is a key cultural relic protected by Beijing Municipality.

　　Address: No. 24, Wenhua Hutong, Tonglin’ge, Xicheng District | Transportation Information

　　Transportation: Get off at Xinwenhua Street Station on bus routes 7, 10, 25, 38, or 61, on the east side of the road.

　　 Beijing Xicheng District

　　Li Dazhao (1889–1927)　　Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese communist movement, a great Marxist, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary, and one of the principal founders of the Communist Party of China. Born on the sixth day of the tenth month in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign (October 29, 1889), Li Dazhao was from Daheituo Village, Leting County, Hebei Province. From a young age, he was determined to seek a path for suffering China. Proceeding from a patriotic stance, he evolved from democracy to communism, and in response to the needs of the times, was the first in China to raise high the banner of Marxism-Leninism, pointing out a new socialist direction for the country and becoming one of China’s earliest Marxists...  More+

The former residence of Li Dazhao in Beijing isAAa [grade-level] tourist attraction

The former residence of Li Dazhao in Beijing is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit.