Former Residence Of Zhang Wentian
History
The traditional folk house style residence was built by Zhang Wentian's ancestors in the reign of Guangxu Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
On August 30, 1900, Zhang Wentian was born in here and spent his early years between 1900 and 1932, while he went to the Jiangxi-Fujian Soviet.
The former residence became dilapidated for neglect in the 1980s.
On September 19, 1985, it was inscribed to the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Preservation Unit List by the Shanghai Municipal Government.
In September 1986, Chen Yun, the then 6th First Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, inscribed the plaque "Former Residence of Zhang Wentian" to the former residence.
Renovation of the former residence, commenced in February 1989 and was completed in September that same year.
It was officially opened to the public in 1992.
In 2001, it was listed among the fifth group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanghai" by the State Council of China.
In 2004, it was listed as a National Patriotic Education Base by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
References
- ^ 张闻天故居. china.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ "List of National Patriotic Education Base in Shanghai". eastday.com. 2004-05-16. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2018-05-24.