Site of Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising

Liren School was originally built in 1841, in the region of Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[1]

It was officially renamed "Liren School" (里仁学校) in 1912.^[1]

On September 9, 1927, the Communist leader Mao Zedong launched the Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan-Jiangxi border region.^[1][3] A few days later while he and his army was defeated by the Kuomintang army, they assembled in Wenjiashi, Liuyang of Hunan province.^[3] On September 19, 1927, Mao hosted a military conference in here at night, then he and his army marched to Jinggang Mountains and gave up the plan of attacking Changsha.^[3][4]

On 4 March 1961, it was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in Hunan province by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.^[1]

In 1977, the Liuyang government built a memorial museum in here, it has an area of about 12474 square meters, the museum holds many historical relics.

The gate.

The Memorial Museum

Liren School (里仁学校)

The old building.

The statue.

Propaganda slogan: "Long live the rebellion and victory!".

The statue.

Guns.

• Wang Xijia (2014). "Cultural Relics" 文化古迹. 长沙史话 [A Brief History of Changsha] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. ISBN 978-7-5097-6662-0.

• "The Autumn Harvest Uprising Memorial in Wenjia City 文家市镇秋收起义会师旧址纪念馆". Topographies of Red Memory in Modern China.

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