Taofen's former residence

Taofen's former residence

Zou Taofen, a great patriot, is an outstanding journalist, political commentator and publisher in the modern history of China. All his life, he worked hard for national liberation, democratic politics and progressive cultural cause, and his influence was enormous.

Introduction of former residence

Zou Taofen, a great patriot, is an outstanding figure in China. He plays several roles at the same time: journalist, political commentator and publisher. All his life, he worked hard for China's national liberation, democratic politics and progressive cultural cause, and his influence was enormous.

Taofen, formerly known as Enrun, was born in Yongan, Fujian Province on November 5, 1895. When he was young, Tao Fen had a poor family. He finished college in Shanghai with his own efforts. In 1926, he began to edit Life Weekly. Because he innovated the content of the journal, connected with the reality and the masses, the weekly was welcomed by the majority of readers, and its sales exceeded the circulation of the national journals at that time. In 1932, he founded the life bookstore on the basis of Life Weekly, and later developed into an important cultural position for publishing progressive books and magazines and works of Marx and Lenin.

Historical experience

The serious national crisis after the September 18th Incident in 1931 prompted Taofen and his chief editor's publications to change their stand and speech dramatically. He began to support and reflect the people's demands of resisting Japan and saving the nation with great patriotic enthusiasm, and joined the "China Civil Rights Protection Alliance" in January 1933, which was persecuted by the Kuomintang government. In July, he was forced to go abroad in exile. He visited Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union and the United States, and compared two different societies.

In August 1935, Tao Fen returned from abroad, continued to hold high the banner of Anti Japanese and national salvation, founded "public life", fully supported and highly praised the "12.9" student national salvation movement, and promoted a large number of young people onto the road of national liberation led by the Communist Party of China.

In November 1936, Tao Fen was arrested by the Kuomintang government for actively participating in and leading the "National Salvation Association" movement. Until the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, the "seven gentlemen" of the National Salvation Association were released. During the "August 13" Anti Japanese war in Songhu, he edited "Anti Japanese War". On the eve of the fall of Shanghai, he went to Wuhan and Chongqing to continue to edit the weekly "the war of resistance against Japanese aggression". At the same time, as a national political participant, he fought openly and legally against the Kuomintang's surrender and separatist activities. During this period, he met with Comrade Zhou Enlai many times, directly listened to the party's instructions, and better carried out the cultural work of resisting Japan and saving the nation.

After the Wannan incident in 1941, Taofen was forced into exile again. He went to Hong Kong to resume publication of "public life" and continued to fight. In December of the same year, Japan launched the Pacific War and Hong Kong was occupied. Under the care of the party, Tao Fen went from Hong Kong through the Dongjiang guerrilla area in Guangdong Province to the Anti Japanese Democratic base in Northern Jiangsu. Soon, Tao Fen secretly returned to Shanghai for treatment because of brain cancer. When he was seriously ill, he still cherished his motherland, cherished the memory of his compatriots, and insisted on fighting against the Kuomintang diehards with a fighting pen.

On July 24, 1944, Tao Fen passed away. On his deathbed, he asked to join the party. The CPC Central Committee accepted Tao Fen's request and recognized him as a member of the Communist Party of China.

Commemorative significance

Tao Fen devoted his whole life to the revolutionary cause of the Chinese people. "His spirit will live forever, and his works will be immortal." this is the CPC's lofty evaluation of Tao Fen. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Ye Jianying, Song Qingling and other state leaders successively inscribed memorials for Mr. Taofen. In 1958, in order to commemorate Mr. Tao Fen, the party and the people's government decided to build a memorial hall at 53 and 54 wanyifang (Lane 205), Chongqing South Road, Shanghai, where he lived and fought. No. 54 is Mr. Tao Fen's former residence in Shanghai from 1930 to 1936, which has been restored to its original appearance. What is on display inside is the original. There are bedrooms, reception rooms and writing rooms for visitors. Mr. Shen Junru inscribed on the forehead of the museum. No. 53 is a cultural relics exhibition room to introduce Taofen's ideological development, revolutionary cause and fighting history. There are precious manuscripts of Tao Fen, newspapers and periodicals edited by him, works of various editions, relics used during his lifetime and autographs written by Party and state leaders.

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Address: Huangxi Town, Yujiang County, Yingtan City

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