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The Site of Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising (simplified Chinese: 秋收起义文家市会师旧址; traditional Chinese: 秋收起義文家市會師舊址; pinyin: Qiūshōu Qǐyì Wénjiāshì Huìshī Jiùzhǐ) is located in Wenjiashi Town, approximately 51km from Liuyang city, Hunan, China.[1] It contains buildings such as Liren School and the Memorial Museum.[2] It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Liuyang, Hunan province.
History
editLiren School was originally built in 1841, in the region of Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1]
It was officially renamed "Liren School" (里仁学校) in 1912.[1]
On September 9, 1927, the Communist leader Mao Zedong launched the Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan-Jiangxi border region.[1][3] A few days later while he and his army was defeated by the Kuomintang army, they assembled in Wenjiashi, Liuyang of Hunan province.[3] On September 19, 1927, Mao hosted a military conference in here at night, then he and his army marched to Jinggang Mountains and gave up the plan of attacking Changsha.[3][4]
On 4 March 1961, it was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in Hunan province by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.[1]
In 1977, the Liuyang government built a memorial museum in here, it has an area of about 12474 square meters, the museum holds many historical relics.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Wang Xijia (2014), p. 15.
- ^ "The Memorial Museum". Youth.cn (in Chinese). 2015-01-05.
- ^ a b c 文家市：里仁学校看变迁. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-10-26.
- ^ "Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising". Ifeng (in Chinese). 2011-05-20.
Bibliography
edit- Wang Xijia (2014). "Cultural Relics" 文化古迹. 长沙史话 [A Brief History of Changsha] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. ISBN 978-7-5097-6662-0.
External links
edit- "The Autumn Harvest Uprising Memorial in Wenjia City 文家市镇秋收起义会师旧址纪念馆". Topographies of Red Memory in Modern China.
