The Site of the Zunyi Conference遵义会议会址

高菲菲

遵义会议在极端危急的关头挽救了党，挽救了红军，挽救了中国革命，是党的历史上一个生死攸关的转折点。

As a city of red tourism， the site of the Zunyi Conference is a perfect place for patriotic（ 爱国主义的） education， where you could truly experience thegreatness of the Communist Party of China（CPC）.

The site of the Zunyi Conference is located in Ziyi Road No.96，Honghuagang District， Zunyi City， Guizhou Province. It was built in the 1930s，and originally was a residential mansion（ 宅第） of Bai Huizhang， a commanderof the second division（ 师） of the Guizhou Army. The mansion consists of themain building and several cross yards（ 跨院）， and the main building， a two-storystructure with Chinese and Western style has eight shops facing the street. Onone of the shops porches， there is a plaque（ 匾） that reads “the site of the ZunyiConference”. It was inscribed（ 刻） by Mao Zedong in November 1964.

The meeting room is located on the second floor of the main building， and itis a rectangular room with redwood floors covering its ground and a kerosene（ 煤油） lamp hanging on the ceiling. In the center of the room is a rectangular table，which is circled by some chairs. It was in this 27 square meters kerosene-litroom that the 20 participants made a great decision that turned Chinas crisis intosecurity and its defeat into victory.

In early January 1935， when the Red Armys Long March reached Zunyi，the General Head quarters of the Communist Party of China（ 紅军总司令部）was stationed（ 驻扎）there. From January 15th to 17th， 1935， the CPC helda most critical meeting， known as the Zunyi Conference. At this session， MaoZedong established his leadership in the party as well as in the army， and theChinese revolution was guided into the right path. Thus， the Zunyi Conference isregarded as a crucial turning point in the history of the CPC.

Millions of Red Army soldiers shed blood and gave their lives. Theirnames will go down in the annals（ 史册） of Chinese history.

As a witness of Chinese history， the site of the ZunyiConference has been attracting millions of people to visit.