Hongkou Left Wing Revolution

Hidden in shanghai's old lanes and streets are numerous historic revolutionary sites, which are often unnoticeable to careless tourists. However, close contact with those old houses can ignite images of Chinese revolutionary history. Inside a nondescript historic lane, there is a three-story villa. Only a wooden board with faded inscriptions informs passersby of the villa's prestigious identity: the birthplace of the League of Chinese Left-Wing Writers. At the end of the 1920s through the first half of the 1930s, the Kuomintang government launched a series of military attacks on CCP revolutionary bases and implemented a policy of cultural suppression against dissenters in regions it controlled. Under these circumstances, left-wing writers in Shanghai united to fight against oppression from the Kuomintang government. The tour focuses on this mysterious part of modern China's history by going back in times. Visiting long forgotten backstreets of the homes which once belonged to China's most famous writers, including the League's leader - Lu Xun - walk into the beautiful park named after him, discover the hidden site of the secret Sun Association which was the birth place of the leftwing revolution. Many of those involved were later to assume leading roles in the cultural affairs of the People's Republic of China. This history of the League's origins, organization and activities presents an account, drawing on contemporary materials and sources newlyreleased by the CCP. It occupies an important place in the development of China's 20th-century politics and literature.

Children under 12 not allowed. Please bring your SEA membership card. Bring a packed lunch and wear warm footwear and clothes. Please email seadaytrips@yahoo.com by Monday, March 19.
Under subject type: "Leftwing", include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after March 19. SEA Coordinators are Lone Bjerregaard, mobile: 136-8199- 8204 and Margrethe Laursen, mobile: 136-6182-1319.