Former Home of Qu Qiubai

Qu Qiubai's former residence was originally a private ancestral hall built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It was the house where Qu's family worshiped and offered sacrifices to their ancestors.

The former residence is divided into East and West courtyards, which protect the interior decoration of Qu Qiubai.

In front of the screen stands a bronze plaster statue of Qu Qiubai, with vigorous posture and elegant expression.

Qu Qiubai memorial hall is built in Qu Qiubai's former residence. It has two floors. The building is simple and old. You can learn about Qu Qiubai's deeds here.

Former Home of Qu Qiubai

Qu Qiubai's former residence was originally a private ancestral hall donated by Qu Gengfu, Qu Qiubai's uncle during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. It is a house dedicated to and offered sacrifices to his ancestors by the Qu family. It covers an area of 1051 square meters and faces south. The plaque of "former residence of Comrade Qu Qiubai" hanging under the eaves is inscribed by Mao Dun.

Comrade Qu Qiubai is one of the main leaders of the early Chinese Communist Party, a great Marxist, an outstanding proletarian revolutionist, theorist and propagandist, and an important founder of the cause of Chinese revolutionary literature. His works and translations of more than 5 million words have left us a precious legacy, and he has given his whole life to the cause of Chinese communism. Martyr Qu Qiubai is immortal.

Brief introduction of ancestral hall

Qu Qiubai's former residence was originally a private ancestral hall donated by Qu Gengfu, Qu Qiubai's uncle during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. It is a house dedicated to and offered sacrifices to his ancestors by the Qu family. It covers an area of 1051 square meters and faces south. The plaque of "former residence of Comrade Qu Qiubai" hanging under the eaves is inscribed by Mao Dun.

On both sides of the black lacquer gate of Qu Qiubai's former residence, there is a drum holding stone carved with three lions playing in autumn, which shows the nobility and auspiciousness of this big family. Above the black lacquer gate, a white seal script plaque of "the ancestral hall of Qu family in the west of the city" is suspended.

Middle row partition wall

Qu Qiubai's former residence is divided into two courtyards, the East and the west, each of which has four entrances. The terrain rises gradually, implying the meaning of rising step by step. The West courtyard is the main room. It used to be a hall for sacrifice. It is solemn and mysterious. Now it is a multi-functional exhibition hall.

The east courtyard is a wing room. It is the auxiliary room where the clansmen and the servants of the ancestral temple lived and rested. The fourth entrance of the east courtyard is separated by a screen door. The large room is Qiubai's bedroom, and the small room is Fanxuan, which is Qiubai's study and bedroom. The "Hall" connecting the third and fourth entrance is Qiubai's studio with his father Zhibin. More than 100 pieces of furniture and daily necessities were purchased or imitated according to the format at that time, and displayed as they were. Qu Qiubai's family moved to the side room of the east courtyard in 1912 because of poverty, and lived in the east courtyard in 1916. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Opening to the outside world

Qu Qiubai memorial hall was established in Qu Qiubai's former residence and officially opened to the public on June 18, 1985.

In 1994, it was awarded the national excellent social education base by the State Administration of cultural relics. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Qu Qiubai's birth, the memorial hall was completely renovated to improve its functions. The memorial hall and the former residence were separated and integrated, with a land area of 2282.19 square meters.

The memorial hall of Comrade Qu Qiubai was inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, and the former residence of Comrade Qu Qiubai was inscribed by Mao Dun. Qu Qiubai's former residence was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council on November 20, 1996.

Life of the characters

Qu Qiubai is from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.

He participated in the party's "three to six national congresses" and was elected as a member of the Central Committee, a member of the Central Bureau, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. At a critical juncture after the failure of the first great revolution, he presided over the "August 7th" meeting and presided over the work of the Central Committee after the meeting.

In January 1931, at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wang Ming and others attacked him and removed him from the leadership of the Central Committee. After that, he led the left-wing cultural movement with Lu Xun in Shanghai.

In 1932, he went to the Soviet area to serve as the people's Committee of education of the central government. On June 18, 1935, he died bravely in luohanling, Changting, Fujian Province.

Address: No.188, Yanling West Road, Zhonglou District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 119.9519466536

Latitude: 31.780524965345

Tel: 0519-86683373; 0519-8

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: it is located at 188 Yanling West Road, Zhonglou District, Changzhou City. The arrival traffic is as follows

Take bus No.12, 212, 231, 232, 24, 258, 39, 58, 6, 902, 903 and B2 to Qu Qiubai Memorial Hall.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00