Shanghai is the birthplace, the starting point of the original aspiration, and the cradle of the great spirit of the founding of the Communist Party of China. The site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China is where the Party’s dreams set sail and the spiritual home of the Chinese Communists. On July 23, 1921, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held at 106 Wangzhi Road (now 76 Xingye Road) in Shanghai, proclaiming the official establishment of the Communist Party of China.
In September 1952, the site was restored, and a memorial hall was established and opened to the public. In March 1961, the site was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China is directly under the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee. On June 3, 2021, the newly built Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was officially completed. The upgraded Memorial Hall features a unique pattern of ‘one hall and three sites’, with the newly built exhibition hall as the main body and core, managing the three national key cultural relics protection units: the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the former site of the First National Congress dormitory (Bowen Girls’ School), and the former site of the Shanghai Office of the Chinese Communist Delegation (Zhou Mansion). It is a red hall that tells the story of the founding of the Party, highlights the original aspirations of the founding, and interprets the great spirit of the founding. It houses over 128,000 pieces of collections from the Opium War to the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The new basic exhibition ‘The Great Beginning – The Historical Exhibition of the Founding of the Communist Party of China’ tells the history of the founding of the Party in a panoramic way, leading the audience to deeply understand the rich connotations of the great spirit of the founding. Opening hours: January 1 – July 31, Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00; September 1 – December 31, Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00; January 1 – July 31, Monday closed; September 1 – December 31, Monday closed; New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day 13:30-17:00, 09:00-12:00; August 1 – August 31 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00.Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Shanghai is the birthplace, the starting point of the original aspiration, and the cradle of the great spirit of the […]
