Former Site of the CPC Fengxian County Committee Time：2022-11-07
Located at No.70, Fengliang Road, Fengcheng Township, the Former Site of the CPC Fengxian County Committee used to be home to the first CPC branch in Fengxian. It was built from the Pangong Temple, which dates back to the reign of Emperor Tongzhi (1862–1874) in the Qing Dynasty. The temple enshrined Pan Dingxin, former mayor of Songjiang Prefecture, and Yang Pu, mayor of Fengxian County. Hence the alternative name of “Panyang Temple”. The site has a brick and wood structure, facing the south. It’s comprised of five bays in width and three rows in depths with 25.7 meters of east-west axis and 11.4 meters of south-north axis. Tall and spacious, the courtyard has a well in the front yard and one in the back yard. Facing the north, the back yard has three bays in width with 9.15 meters of east-west axis and 3.57 meters of south-north axis.
In 1927, Li Zhuyi, Liu Xiao and other comrades established the private Shuguang Middle School at the site, and set up the CPC Fengxian County Committee. From then on, the site served as a key hub for revolution-related activities and center for underground Party events of the CPC Fengxian County Committee. It witnessed the history of revolution in Fengxian, and presents to the general public the heroic struggle of the people in Fengxian.
The Former Site of the CPC Fengxian County Committee have been open to the public since June 2001, inside which there is a showroom demonstrating the history of revolution in Fengxian. It’s a patriotism education base, revolutionary tradition education base, and youth activity & education base in Fengxian District. In 2020, thanks to the attention and instructions of the leadership of the CPC Fengxian District Committee, the renovation of the Former Site of the CPC Fengxian County Committee was prioritized as a key project. As per instructions to renovate the former site into a “landmark of Party education and history”, the History and Chronicles Office, CPC Fengxian District Committee, led the renovation project. Currently, phase one is completed. It was reopen to the public during the Party’s Birthday on July 1, 2021.
