Zunyi Conference Site

Background

The site, in Honghuagang District of Zunyi, was originally the private residence of Bai Huizhang, commander of the 2nd Division of the 25th Army of the Guizhou (Qian) forces. Built in the 1930s, it is a two-storey brick-and-timber house with verandas and colonnades on all four sides, covering about 528 square metres. In early January 1935 the First Front Army of the Red Army reached Zunyi on the Long March, and from 15 to 17 January the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee — the Zunyi Conference — was held here. The meeting criticised the military command during the Fifth Counter-Encirclement Campaign and the early Long March, elected Mao Zedong to the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, and ended the military command previously led by Bo Gu and Li De (Otto Braun). The Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall was established here in 1955, and Mao Zedong inscribed its name in 1964. The building also displays the former quarters and offices of Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Ye Jianying, Peng Dehuai, Yang Shangkun and others.

Local customs

Visit the main building and the restored meeting room, follow the exhibition route to learn about the Red Army's passage through Zunyi on the Long March, and then see the other historic sites belonging to the memorial hall.

Travel tips

• The site is in the city centre and takes about one to two hours to visit
• going in the morning helps you avoid the crowds. Opening hours and tickets follow the official notice.
• You can reach it by city bus or taxi
• both the high-speed rail station and the airport have transport links into the city, and the city centre is easy to explore on foot. Any season works, with spring and autumn the most comfortable.