Xibaipo Scenic Area

Spot Facts

1. Xibaipo Memorial Hall

   Start · Entrance

   Visit the Xibaipo Memorial Hall: sand tables of the three major campaigns and artifacts and photos systematically present the history of the Liberation War. About 1 hour. Why this route: the memorial makes "New China started here" more vivid.
2. CPC Central Site

   about 380 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Visit the former site of the CPC Central Committee: the simple former residences of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other leaders, mud-brick houses and small courtyards, where the three major campaigns were commanded. About 1.5 hours. Why this route: campaigns that changed China were commanded from these humble cave dwellings and flat-roofed houses.
3. Second Plenum Site

   about 30 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Visit the site of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee: held here in 1949, where the "Two Musts" were proposed; the venue is simple and solemn. About 40 minutes. Why this route: The blueprint for New China was drawn here.
4. Mao Zedong Residence

   about 1470 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
5. Second Plenum Site

   about 1470 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight

   Visit the site of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee: held here in 1949, where the "Two Musts" were proposed; the venue is simple and solemn. About 40 minutes. Why this route: The blueprint for New China was drawn here.
6. Military Commission Site

   about 30 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
7. Xibaipo Memorial Hall

   about 380 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Entrance

   Visit the Xibaipo Memorial Hall: sand tables of the three major campaigns and artifacts and photos systematically present the history of the Liberation War. About 1 hour. Why this route: the memorial makes "New China started here" more vivid.

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