Site of Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising

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 Qĭyì Wénjiāshì Huìshī Jiùzhǐ) is located in Wenjiashi Town, approximately 51km from Liuyang city, Hunan, China. It contains buildings such as Liren School and the Memorial Museum.[1] It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Liuyang, Hunan province.

History

On September 9, 1927, the Communist leader Mao Zedong launched the Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan-Jiangxi border region.[2] A few days later while he and his army was defeated by the Kuomintang army, they assembled in Wenjiashi, Liuyang of Hunan province.[2] 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.[2][3]

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.

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.

The gate.
The Memorial Museum
Liren School (Chinese: .里仁学校)
The old building.

The statue.
Propaganda slogan: "Long live the rebellion and victory!".
The statue.
Guns.

References

  1. ↑ "The Memorial Museum". Youth.cn (in Chinese). 2015-01-05.
  2. 1 2 3 文家市：里仁学校看变迁. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising". Ifeng (in Chinese). 2011-05-20.

Coordinates: 28°02′56″N 113°56′14″E / 28.048947°N 113.937356°E / 28.048947; 113.937356

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