Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi

Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇故居
Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi
General information
Type Traditional folk houses
Location Huaminglou Town, Ningxiang City, Hunan Province
Country China
Coordinates 28°01′56″N 112°38′44″E / 28.032175°N 112.645609°E / 28.032175; 112.645609Coordinates: 28°01′56″N 112°38′44″E / 28.032175°N 112.645609°E / 28.032175; 112.645609
Completed 1796
Opened 1959
Owner Government of Ningxiang
Technical details
Floor area 20,000-square-metre (220,000 sq ft)
Grounds 4,000,000-square-metre (43,000,000 sq ft)

The Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi or Liu Shaoqi's Former Residence (simplified Chinese: 刘少奇故居; traditional Chinese: 劉少奇故居; pinyin: Liú Shàoqí Gùjū) was built in the late Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). It is located in Huaminglou Town of Ningxiang, Hunan, China.[1] It has an area of about 4,000,000-square-metre (43,000,000 sq ft) and a building area of about 20,000-square-metre (220,000 sq ft), embodies buildings such as the old houses, the Liu Shaoqi Memorial Hall, the Bronze Statue of Liu Shaoqi, the Cultural relics Exhibition Hall.[2]

History

In 1796, in the first year of the age of the Jiaqing Emperor, it was built by Liu Shaoqi's forebear.[3]

In 1898, Liu Shaoqi was born in here.[3]

On its opening late in 1959, it was listed as a "Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level".[3]

In May 1961, Chinese President Liu Shaoqi and his wife, first lady Wang Guangmei returned to Hunan and they lived here. During the Great Leap Forward, Liu Shaoqi handed out their own daily necessities to farmers.

In 1966, during the Cultural Revolution, the house was broken down by the Red Guards and the cultural relics were stolen.[3] On October 1, 1966, the site was closed.[3]

In February 1980, President Liu Shaoqi was rehabilitated. The People's Government of Hunan Province and the People's Government of Ningxiang rebuilt the house.[3] On March 5, it was opened to the public again.[3]

In 1982, China's leader Deng Xiaoping wrote "Liu Shao-qi's Former Residence" on the horizontal tablet.[3]

In January 1988, it was listed as a "Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level" by the State Council of China.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1 Day Red China Tour from Changsha To Shaoshan - Hometown Of Chinaman Mao". discoverchinatours.com. 2015.
  2. ↑ "Huaminglou, Liu Shaoqi's former residence".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 宁乡县花明楼刘少奇故居和纪念馆. Xinhuanews (in Chinese). 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21.
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