Meiyuan New Village Memorial

Meiyuan New Village memorial hall is composed of the former site of the Communist Party of China Delegation office, the exhibition hall of Nanjing negotiation historical materials, the bronze statue of Zhou Enlai and Zhou Enlai library. From May 1946 to March 1947, the Chinese Communist Party delegation headed by Zhou Enlai held 10 months and 4 days of negotiations with the Kuomintang government here.

The 30th and 35th are the residences of Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, Li Weihan, Liao Chengzhi, Deng Yingchao and Qian Ying, the organization director of Nanjing Bureau. The 17th is the office of the delegation. In Zhou Enlai's former residence (No. 30), there are also desks, swivel chairs, provincial maps and letters of the CPC delegation that Zhou Enlai used in those years.

Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the Communist Party of China Delegation

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Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall generally refers to the Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the Communist Party of China delegation

Located on both sides of Meiyuan New Village street at the east end of Changjiang Road, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, the memorial hall of the Chinese Communist delegation to Meiyuan New Village is composed of the former site of the Chinese Communist delegation office, the exhibition hall of historical materials of the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Nanjing, the bronze statue of Zhou Enlai, and the library of Zhou Enlai. It is a modern historical relic and revolutionary memorial building. From May 1946 to March 1947, the Chinese Communist Party delegation headed by Zhou Enlai held 10 months and 4 days of negotiations with the Kuomintang government here.

Basic information

The Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the Communist Party of China delegation is a memorial museum of the Chinese revolution. Meiyuan New Village is located at the east end of Changjiang Road, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It was established in 1954 and opened internally since 1960. During the cultural revolution, the original site was closed. In November 1977, it reopened to the outside world. No. 17, No. 30 and No. 35 of Meiyuan New Village were the places where the delegation of the Communist Party of China held peace talks with the Kuomintang government from May 1946 to March 1947. The 30th and 35th are the residences of Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, Li Weihan, Liao Chengzhi, Deng Yingchao and Qian Ying, the organization director of Nanjing Bureau. The 17th is the office of the delegation.

There are 1170 pieces of cultural relics in the Memorial Collection, including 100 pieces of first-class collection. In the collection are Mao Zedong's book "transforming our learning", which Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, Liao Chengzhi, Deng Yingchao and others had been reading with them since May 1942. Zhou Enlai signed it in writing. In 1946, Ye Jianying, Li Kenong and Xu Bing presented Dong Biwu with a copper ink cartridge engraved with preface to Lanting collection, which was engraved with the upper and lower payment.

The museum is mainly on display of the original site, with 163 pictures and 90 pieces of cultural relics. The museum has successively compiled and published such books as the compilation of the negotiation materials of the CPC delegation, the memorabilia of the negotiation of the CPC delegation, and the album of the CPC delegation in Nanjing.

Its scope of protection: South to Hanfu street, north to the extension of the original site of the Chinese Communist delegation office 35 meters, east to the east wall of No. 17 Meiyuan New Village, West to the wall of the Air Force Logistics Department of the Nanjing Military Region.

Historical evolution

On May 3, 1946, the CPC delegation moved to Nanjing and stationed at No. 17, 30 and 35 of Meiyuan New Village. On March 7, 1947, the CPC delegation withdrew to Yan'an, and the house property was entrusted to the Democratic League.

In November 1947, the NLD was forced to disband and the house property was taken over by the Nanjing municipal government of the Kuomintang.

In May 1950, it was accepted and kept by Nanjing Municipal Cultural Security Association.

In 1961, the memorial hall of the former office site of the CPC delegation in Meiyuan New Village was initially built and opened to the public.

In November 1977, the Nanjing municipal Party committee officially approved that the original site should be named "Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the CPC delegation" and opened to the public.

On January 8, 1990, the historical materials exhibition hall of the Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the CPC delegation opened.

On July 1, 1990, the bronze statue of Zhou Enlai was completed.

On February 21, 1998, Zhou Enlai library opened.

Introduction to the museum area

Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall of the Communist Party of China delegation is located on both sides of Meiyuan New Village street at the east end of Changjiang Road in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It is composed of the former site of the Communist Party of China Delegation office, the exhibition hall of the negotiation historical materials of the Communist Party of China in Nanjing, the bronze statue of Zhou Enlai and the library of Zhou Enlai. It is a modern historical relic and revolutionary memorial building.

CPC Office

(1) No. 30, Meiyuan New Village

No. 30 of Meiyuan New Village is where Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao work and live. There are three two-story buildings with 18 rooms, covering an area of 431.75 square meters and a building area of 361.1 square meters. There are offices, reception rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, etc. downstairs of the main building, and important organic departments are set up upstairs. In order to prevent spy surveillance and sabotage, the Chinese Communist delegation doubled the wall of the courtyard and built a small building on the reception room and the western sun platform. The emerald cypress, pomegranate, iron branch Begonia, grape and rose shade in the courtyard were all left by the CPC delegation at that time. The whole courtyard still maintains its original style.

(2) No. 35, Meiyuan New Village

No. 35 of Meiyuan New Village is the place where Dong Biwu, Li Weihan, Liao Chengzhi, Qian Ying and other comrades work and live. There are 11 brick and wood two-story buildings and two brick and wood bungalows, covering an area of 155.25 square meters. The building area is 192.1 square meters. Downstairs, Dong Biwu and Liao Chengzhi work and live. Upstairs, Li Weihan and Qian Ying work and live. For the convenience and safety of work, the Communist Party delegation blocked the original gate connecting with No. 31 spy surveillance station in Meiyuan New Village, opened a small gate in the east to connect with No. 30 Meiyuan New Village, and built two bungalows on both sides of the courtyard to block the sight of No. 31 spy. The East bungalow is the policy research office, and the West bungalow is the guard room.

(3) No.17, Meiyuan New Village

No. 17 of Meiyuan New Village is the seat of the office of the CPC delegation. There are 29 brick and wood three storey buildings, two two storey buildings and two brick and wood bungalows, covering an area of 502.13 square meters and a building area of 725 square meters. Among them, a building in the north is the office of the CPC delegation. Downstairs, there are a small conference room, a news group, a copy room, and the office of the director of the Beijing Office of the 18th group army. Upstairs, there are a telecommunication group, a foreign affairs group, a military group, a party group, and a women's group. The southern building was built by the CPC delegation after it arrived in Nanjing. Upstairs is the staff dormitory, downstairs is the dining room, the Communist Party delegation often hold large press conferences here.

Characteristic scenic spots

Exhibition Center

The exhibition hall is located on the west side of Meiyuan Xincun street, the east side of Air Force Logistics Department of Nanjing Military Region, and the north side of Hanfu street, covering an area of 2200 square meters and an exhibition area of 1000 square meters. The name of the museum was inscribed by former president Yang Shangkun. This is a modern building with local characteristics. It adopts the traditional quadrangle pattern, surrounded by Tiger windows and stone carved open windows with national style, showing the characteristics of traditional Chinese culture. The deformed and combined calla lily on the gable and the deformed plum blossom on the front wall symbolize Zhou Enlai and other revolutionaries of the older generation who are calm and resourceful in dealing with changes, and their strong will to fight against the snow and scorn power. The embossed tiger window on the west wall with modern abstract meaning and the modern mirror window with artistic exaggeration for the spy's eyes of surveillance, tracking and spying at that time echo with the KMT military surveillance station in zhonglanli across the road, which reminds people of the dangerous environment that the delegation was in at that time. In the center of the exhibition hall is a large white marble relief with a height of 6.5 meters and a width of 3.3 meters, which is the visual center of the whole exhibition hall. The relief is engraved with the group images of the leading members and some staff members of the CPC delegation. The wind and cloud pattern on the relief shows that they are all powerful historical figures in history. The whole picture is in an anti-s shape, symbolizing the tortuous and long road that the Chinese Communists have gone through and the successors of our party's business.

Bronze statue of Zhou Enlai

The bronze statue of Zhou Enlai is located in front of the front wall of the open-air courtyard. It is 3.2 meters high and weighs 900 kg. It has both spirit and shape. Taking the photo of Comrade Zhou Enlai walking out of the gate 30 of Meiyuan New Village as the prototype, it shows the image of Zhou Enlai as a determined, calm, witty and calm revolutionary. Behind the bronze statue stands a tall white marble arch. Close to the bronze statue, there is a group of iron flower arch ring door head line. It is based on the No. 30 gate of the original site of the Communist Party of China delegation. It is designed with the combination of virtual and real techniques, which makes visitors feel more familiar. It is like seeing Zhou Enlai in the tiger cave of Longtan, talking and laughing, going to the plum garden and working hard.

Zhou Enlai Library

Zhou Enlai library is a key project to commemorate Zhou Enlai's 100th birthday in Jiangsu Province and Nanjing in 1998. It is located in the north of the exhibition hall and the southwest corner of No. 30, Meiyuan New Village. It covers an area of 855 square meters and a building area of 1280 square meters. It is composed of four small residential buildings in the early Republic of China. It has two floors, including exhibition hall, reading hall, audio-visual reference hall, editing room and library. The name of the library is inscribed by Song Ping, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. It mainly collects Zhou Enlai's works, documents, photos, audio-visual materials, as well as books, periodicals and materials that introduce his life and thoughts. It now has tens of thousands of books. Under the guidance of the literature research office of the CPC Central Committee, the library has become the first Zhou Enlai Library Information Research Center in China.

Buick car

Zhou Enlai's beerke sedan during the negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Nanjing

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