Museum
Former Military Committee Site Led by Zhou Enlai
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 09:30–17:30
- Wed
- 09:30–17:30
- Thu
- 09:30–17:30
- Fri
- 09:30–17:30
- Sat
- 09:30–17:30
- Sun
- 09:30–17:30
- Hours
- Closed Mondays; break 12:00–14:00; last entry at 11:30 and 17:00.
- Price
- Admission is free: CNY 0.
- How to visit
- The exhibition is on the first floor, while the second floor contains reconstructed work and living spaces. Use the entrance at 190 Wanfu Road.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Fine in the rain
- Hours
- About 30–60 min
Why it is worth the detour
The second floor of this ornate commercial building became one of the Chinese Communist Party's earliest military headquarters in 1926–1927. Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao both worked and lived here while the committee cultivated military cadres, maintained links inside the Whampoa and National Revolutionary Army networks, and prepared for increasingly independent armed struggle. ([yuexiu.gov.cn](https://www.yuexiu.gov.cn/jjjc/ljjy/jyjd/content/post_9980579.html?utm_source=openai))
This site served as one of the Chinese Communist Party's earliest military headquarters in 1926–1927, where Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao worked and lived. It played a crucial role in cultivating military cadres and preparing for armed struggle.
The people behind this address
Documented connections, not celebrity trivia.
Deng Yingchao
She shared Zhou Enlai's combined living and working quarters at the site. ([yuexiu.gov.cn](https://www.yuexiu.gov.cn/zjyx/yxgk/whhs/content/post_3560704.html?utm_source=openai))
Zhou Enlai
He lived and worked on the building's second floor while serving as secretary of the military committee. ([yuexiu.gov.cn](https://www.yuexiu.gov.cn/zjyx/yxgk/whhs/content/post_3560704.html?utm_source=openai))
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Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.