Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

中共一大会址
Location	76 Xingye Road, Xintiandi, Huangpu District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 200020[1]
Coordinates	31°13′21″N 121°28′14″E / 31.22237°N 121.47049°E
Public transit access	South Huangpi Road Station of the Shanghai Metro[1]

The Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党第一次全国代表大会会址) is a museum of the city of Shanghai, China. It is located in Xintiandi, on Xingye Road (formerly Rue Wantz, in the Shanghai French Concession).^[2] It is located in the historical shikumen buildings in which the 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China took place during the month of July in 1921.^[3]

The museum combines exhibits about the history of China, the history of the city of Shanghai, and the events surrounding the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance south of South Huangpi Road Station of Shanghai Metro.

Gallery

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  Inside alley of the site.
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  Chinese report on the Sino-French War, printed in Shanghai 1883-1885.
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  Memorial plaque of the First National Communist Party Congress.
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  The entrance hall, with a party flag and floral arrangements.

See also

• Shikumen Open House Museum in the same road
• National Congress of the Communist Party of China

References

1. Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China
2. Shanghai, Le «Paris» de l'Orient Pygmalion
3. Beyond the neon lights: everyday Shanghai in the early twentieth century Hanchao Lu p.179

External links

• Museum guide