Oct 20, 2009
Nanjing Meiyuan Xincun Memorial Museum (梅园新村纪念馆）
Meiyuan Xincun No. 30
Having a short visit to Meiyuan Xincun Village 梅园新村 last weekend. Meiyuan Xincun Village mainly accomodating a few houses built during Mingguo time. There are few houses with important historical value which undergo conservation process conducted by Southeast University Architecture Research Institute.
Meiyuan Xincun nos. 17, 30 and 35 have significant historical value as they were CPC delegation Nanjing office of China Communist Party, led by Zhou Enlai during their effort to negotiations with Kuomintang. The CPC delegation have stayed in the village for nearly ten months.
Meiyuan Xincun No. 30
Meiyuan Xincun No. 30
Meiyuan Xincun No. 30
Meiyuan Xincun No. 30
Meiyuan Xincun No. 35
The 3 houses have a strong China Republic Era style, with fair-faced grey brickwork, wooden doors and windows, and plain yet simple ornaments. The Chinese Communist Party delegation increased the wall height at the courtyard to prevent the monitoring and destroying of Kuomintang spies.
Meiyuan Xincun No. 35
Meiyuan Xincun No. 35
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
Meiyuan Xincun No. 17
The 3 historical houses are converted into memorial museum and are opened for free.
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