Former Site of the Northern Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party

　　The Former Site of the Northern Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin. It is located at No. 19, Longtaili, Heilongjiang Road, Heping District, Tianjin. It is an ordinary two-story building. This was the place where Liu Shaoqi, one of the main leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, once worked and lived when he came to Tianjin. After the Wayaobao Meeting in 1935, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party assigned Liu Shaoqi to Tianjin to lead the work of the Northern Bureau. At that time, Liu Shaoqi used the cover of being a "Professor Zhou" from Nankai University to work here. He successfully led the anti-Japanese salvation movement and the operations of the Northern Bureau and Tianjin, developed the Party organization, and strengthened the Anti-Japanese National United Front. He also wrote many articles and works here that guided the Party's work and the struggle in the white areas.

　　In the spring of 1936, in order to implement the spirit of the Wayaobao Meeting of the Party Central Committee, establish the Anti-Japanese National United Front, and completely transform the working line in the white areas, at the beginning of April, Comrade Liu Shaoqi was entrusted by the Party Central Committee to come to Tianjin as Secretary of the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. He established the headquarters of the Northern Bureau on Shi Jiaoshi Road in the French Concession (now No. 19, Longtaili, Heilongjiang Road), leading the anti-Japanese movement in North China. Under Liu Shaoqi’s leadership, the Northern Bureau was reorganized (the original Northern Bureau and the Hebei Provincial Committee shared the same leadership team). Peng Zhen served as head of the Organization Department, and Chen Boda as head of the Propaganda Department. Based on the directives from the Central Committee and the specific conditions of the northern provinces, Liu Shaoqi criticized and corrected the errors of the “Left”-leaning line, and provided specific theoretical, policy, and operational guidance to the Party in the north.

　　On May 28, 1936, under the leadership of Comrade Shaoqi, thousands of students in Tianjin organized a massive anti-Japanese demonstration, which strongly struck against the aggressive arrogance of Japanese imperialism and had widespread social impact. By the end of 1936, the number of Party members in the city grew from just dozens to over four hundred, greatly advancing the widespread and in-depth development of the anti-Japanese salvation movement in Tianjin.

　　No. 19, Longtaili, is a two-story building located along the street between two alleys on the west side of Longtaili. The front and back doors of the first floor are interconnected. At that time, the first floor housed the Huixingde Tailor Shop, and the second floor had three windows facing the street. The room behind the leftmost window was where Liu Shaoqi lived, posing as a schoolteacher recuperating from illness. Inside the room were a wooden plank bed, a small square table, two rattan chairs, four wooden chairs, and a coal stove. Later, to match the resident’s status, a large wardrobe was added. It is now a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit.

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　　Address: No. 19, Longtaili, Heilongjiang Road, Heping District

　　Opening Hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (Closed on Saturdays and Sundays)

　　Transportation: Take bus routes 185, 815, 823, 826, 827, 828, 831, 91, 92, or 93 and get off at the bus center station