Opening of Former Residence of Founding Member Chen Duxiu on the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party

"Restoration of Status as Founding Leader"

On the 23rd, elderly party members took commemorative photos in front of a symbol installed in downtown Beijing ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party on the 1st of next month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] As the Chinese Communist Party focuses on promoting its history on its 100th anniversary, the former residence of Chen Duxiu, who was once expelled from the party, has been opened to the public.

Hong Kong Ming Pao reported on the 30th, "Recently, the official evaluation of Chen Duxiu has changed, and his status as a founding leader of the Chinese Communist Party has been confirmed. On the occasion of the party's 100th anniversary, the house where he lived has been opened as one of several locations related to the party's revolutionary activities."

Chen Duxiu was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. On July 23, 1921, he was elected as the first party secretary of the Communist Party at the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in Shanghai, attended by Mao Zedong and 13 others.

However, he later clashed with Mao Zedong over ideological lines and was branded a right-wing opportunist, leading to his expulsion from the party.

Chen Duxiu's residence is located at No. 20, Jiangan Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing. He served as dean of the Humanities Department at Peking University in 1917 and lived here until 1920.

In 2019, the authorities renovated this site as the venue for the "Special Exhibition on the Year of the Blue Rooster in History" and the "Special Exhibition on Chen Duxiu in Beijing."

The former residence of Li Dazhao, another founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who lived in Beijing's Xicheng District for four years, has also been opened to the public.

On the other hand, the house of Zhao Ziyang, the "ill-fated leader" and former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was confiscated by the party ahead of the 100th anniversary, erasing traces of him.

In April, the authorities issued an eviction order to Zhao Ziyang's children, requiring them to leave the house located in Puchang Hutong near Wangfujing, Beijing.

Zhao Ziyang was purged in June 1989 for sympathizing with the students' pro-democracy protests during the Tiananmen Square democracy movement and was placed under house arrest in this residence for nearly 16 years until his death in 2005.

After Zhao Ziyang's death, despite strict surveillance and control by Chinese public security authorities, a considerable number of supporters and mourners gathered at this house every year on June 4, as well as on his birthday, anniversary, and the traditional Chinese Qingming Festival.

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