Taoranting Mercy Nunnery and Laijin Yuxuan in Zhongshan Park are open to the public from now on

Beijing News Express (Reporter Zhang Lu) The reporter learned from the Beijing Park Management Center that after about a year of renovations, Taoranting Park Mercy Temple reopened today (June 1), \”The Struggle of the Pioneers— —The Early Revolutionary Activities of the Mercy’an Party” special exhibition was unveiled at the same time.

Laijin Yuxuan in Zhongshan Park is also open today, restoring the teahouse operation and services, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the activities of early Chinese progressives promoting Marxist ideas.

Primary school students visited the tombstone of martyr Gao Junyu and learned about the revolutionary deeds of the martyr. Photo by Beijing News reporter Hou Shaoqing

■Taoranting Park

Primary school students listened to revolutionary stories and spent \”June 1st\”

Today is Children’s Day. 40 primary school students from Taoranting Primary School in Xicheng District came to Taoranting Park Mercy Temple to listen to revolutionary stories, party history stories, and explore the red marks in the park.

Ci Ci Nunnery is located in the southwest of the lake island in Taoranting Park. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty and was one of the places where advanced intellectuals carried out secret activities in Beijing during the founding period of the Communist Party of China. Before and after the \”May 4th\” movement, Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other founders and pioneers of the Communist Party of China all carried out secret revolutionary activities here.

According to Li Dongjuan, director of the Literary Research Office of Taoranting Park, from 1921 to 1923, Chen Yusheng, a member of the Young China Society, rented two south rooms here as a secret activity venue for the party in the name of guarding the tomb. On January 18, 1920, Mao Zedong and his colleagues from the Fu Jen Society held discussions at Mercy Nunnery on the expulsion movement and took a group photo under the large locust tree at the entrance. On August 16 of the same year, Li Dazhao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao and others held a \”Five Group Meeting\” at Mercy Nunnery. Gao Junyu and other early communists also carried out secret activities here many times.

In 2008, Mercy Temple was rated as a patriotic education base in Beijing. In March 2021, Mercy Temple was announced as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics in Beijing.

The former site of the \”Five Groups Meeting\” has been restored to its original historical appearance

The courtyard of Taoranting Mercy Nunnery consists of 7 buildings and 1 pavilion-style building. According to Hao Gangyun, chief of the infrastructure section of Taoranting Park, the maintenance and repair of Cixi Nunnery includes painting of outdoor wooden frames, painting of outdoor walls, replacement of damaged floor tiles,Plants and landscaping have been improved, and the entire courtyard looks brand new. At the same time, the auxiliary rooms at the gate of the courtyard were restored to their original state based on old photos. The wrought iron gate was removed and replaced with an aquarium gate, so that citizens and tourists can feel the original historical appearance of the old site.

Currently, Cihuan is holding the special exhibition \”The Struggle of the Pioneers – Early Revolutionary Activities of the Party in Cihuan\”, which reproduces the revolutionary pioneers represented by Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Gao Junyu and others who embarked on Marxism The history of the road.

According to Li Dongjuan, the first exhibition hall of the special exhibition focuses on the time when Mao Zedong led a delegation to Beijing to lead the anti-independence movement. He went to Mercy Temple to gather with members of the Fu Jen Society to discuss the anti-independence issue and carried out petitions and other progressive activities. . The second exhibition hall focuses on the revolutionary activities such as Zhou Enlai\’s establishment of the Awakening Society, launching the patriotic movement, and leading the members of the Awakening Society to hold the \”Five Groups Meeting\” at Mercy Temple in Beijing before the outbreak of the May 4th Movement and related situations. \”The third exhibition hall focuses on Gao Junyu\’s spread of new Marxist ideas, his active participation in the party\’s leadership work, and his eventual death due to overwork and illness. This part was also included in the original exhibition of Mercy Temple before the renovation.\”

Hao Gangyun said that based on old photos taken on August 16, 1920, the fourth exhibition hall restored the scene when the meeting was held in the North Side Hall, the former site of the \”Five Groups Meeting\” in Mercy Temple. At that time, the Tianjin Awakening Society held a joint meeting with five progressive groups in Beijing: the Young China Society, Beijing Work-Study Mutual Aid Group, Shuguang Society, and Humane Society. 23 representatives including Li Dazhao, Zhou Enlai, Liu Qingyang, Deng Yingchao, and Deng Zhongxia attended the meeting. \”We solicited the opinions of cultural relic experts and restored the original appearance of this conference room based on old photos. We removed the suspended ceiling and restored it to a gabled wooden structure roof. The windows were also replaced with branch windows from that time. The branch windows were It is a form of window in an ancient building.”

He said that the renovation also improved the security facilities and increased the prevention of intrusion. Intrusion system and anti-glass breakage system, \”As long as someone enters at night, they can be discovered at any time.\”

Repair of the Statue of Martyr Gao Junyu\’s Tomb

The early days of the Chinese Communist Party After his death, Gao Junyu, one of the political activists and leaders, was buried not far from Mercy Nunnery. Before the protection and renovation of the old site, a large number of students and social groups came to Mercy Nunnery and the tomb of Martyr Gao Junyu every year to hold visits and sweeps to comfort the souls of the martyrs.

During the May 4th Movement, Gao Junyu was the head of the Peking University Student Union. In 1920, he and Deng Zhongxia jointly organized the Peking University Marxism Research Society. He was one of the early organizational members of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. He participated in the establishment of the Beijing Socialist Youth League and served as its first secretary. He served as a member of the first Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Socialist Youth League and a member of the second Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China. He is the founder of the Shanxi Party and Youth League organizations. He died of illness in 1925 and was buried by Taoranting Lake.

According to Shi Xinxin, chief of the Greening Section of Taoranting Park, the sculptures were cleaned and restored during the renovation of the tomb of Martyr Gao Junyu. \”Due to weatheringDue to other reasons, there were weather-eroded cracks on the sculpture. We filled and surface-treated it to make it look new while remaining true to the original work. \”She said that the surrounding green environment of the Martyrs\’ Tomb has also been improved and renovated, some ground cover plants were replanted, and two new Chinese pine trees were installed, making the overall environment more solemn.

The reporter learned that Gao Junyu The original monument of the martyrs\’ tomb was not displayed to the public for protection reasons. After this renovation, the original monument with a very historical sense is displayed in the exhibition area of ​​Mercy Temple and protected by a glass cover.

Zhongshan Park Laijin Yuxuan is open. Photo courtesy of Zhongshan Park

■Zhongshan Park

Laijin Yuxuan Open exhibition and restore teahouse business services

After preliminary renovations and exhibitions, Laijin Yuxuan in Zhongshan Park was officially opened to the public today. Two special exhibitions, \”Young China Society\” and \”Literary Research Society\”, were simultaneously unveiled at Laijin Yuxuan to restore teahouse operations and services, allowing visitors to immerse themselves. Experience the activities of early Chinese progressives promoting Marxist ideas.

According to Gai Jianzhong, director of the Zhongshan Park Research Office, Laijin Yuxuan was built in 1915 and is located on the east side of Zhongshan Park. It is a single building that was used for the early revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China in Beijing around the 1920s. One of the important places in China in July 1919. After the establishment of the society, Li Dazhao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Zhongxia, Gao Junyu and others came to Jinyuxuan many times to participate in the society\’s gatherings and symposiums to clarify their political opinions. After the Peking University Marxism Research Society was established in 1920, Li Dazhao came here many times to promote Marx. doctrine. Around the 1920s and 1930s, this place became A gathering place for celebrities from all walks of life in Beijing. In 1988, Zhongshan Park was announced as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

He said that the renovation of Laijin Yuxuan started in 2019, mainly on the beams. After the restoration, data collection and exhibition installation work was carried out. Currently, there is a \”Youth Man\” in Laijin Yuxuan. There are two thematic exhibitions \”China Society\” and \”Literary Research Society\”. The exhibition area is 59 square meters, including 16 objects and replicas, and 25 portrait photos. The \”Young China Society\” exhibition area is located on the east side, focusing on displaying Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, Deng Zhongxia, etc. Portraits and descriptions of early revolutionaries of the Communist Party of China. \”Literary Research Association.\”\”The exhibition area is located on the west side, focusing on the portraits and descriptions of writers such as Shen Yanbing, Ye Shaojun, Zheng Zhenduo.

In order to allow the public to better feel the red mark of Laijin Yuxuan Tea House, Laijin Yuxuan has set up Beijing-style teahouses Culture, red cultural characteristic experience District. Gai Jianzhong said that the Beijing flavor cultural experience area focuses on restoring the teahouse’s unique business projects and setting up relevant red cultural celebrity books and biographies.

■Extension

There are 9 patriotic education bases in Beijing’s famous historical gardens

According to Zhang Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Beijing Park Management Center, this time Taoranting Mercy Nunnery and Gao Junyu tomb of martyrs, The renovation and protection of the site of the Yuxuan Party’s early revolutionary activities in Beijing and the excavation of revolutionary history in Zhongshan Park have further enriched the red cultural connotation of the municipal park. “Today, there are 9 patriotic education bases and many other famous historical gardens in Beijing. Red cultural resources. ”

He said that the Beijing Park Management Center will promote the protection and utilization project of revolutionary activity sites and deeply explore the park’s rich red cultural resources through the protection of revolutionary sites, the explanation of party history stories, and red cultural innovation. In the future, The former site of Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Site and Mercy Nunnery The patriotic education bases in parks such as the Tomb of Martyr Gao Junyu and Laijin Yuxuan Tea House will provide the public with more red products to follow the footsteps of their ancestors and learn about heroic deeds.

■Tips

■Tips

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1. Opening information of Taoranting Mercy Nunnery

(1) Peak season (April 1st – October 31st): Open at 8:00, stop entering at 17:30, 18:00 Closed at 00

(2) Off-season (1) January 1st – March 31st): Opens at 8:30, closes at 17:00, and closes at 17:30

(Wednesday) Closed on Mondays throughout the year (except statutory holidays)

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Reservation method: Tourists (including policy free tourists) must make an appointment in advance