KEY EXHIBITS

The Communist Manifesto

A complete set of 72 translated versions by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is on display, with narrations on an LED screen providing behind-the-scenes accounts of the work involved.

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La Jeunesse

La Jeunesse magazine, founded by modern scholar and politician Chen Duxiu in 1915, was considered the springboard for the New Culture Movement. In 1919, the publication ran a series of articles on Marxism written by Li Dazhao, a pioneer of the Communist movement.

Typewriter used by Li Dazhao

This Corona machine, owned by the nation’s first female Party member, Wu Ruonan from the United Kingdom, was loaned to Li Dazhao for one month to write secret papers.

Restoration of Yuyangli

Yuyangli, which stood on Huanlong Road, Shanghai, and is currently located on Nanchang Road, housed the editorial office of La Jeunesse and the residence of Chen Duxiu, one of the Party’s founding members.

Scene from CPC’s First National Congress

The new venue’s 300-square-meter theater space uses the latest technologies, virtual scenes and real-life images to showcase the preparations for and discussions at the landmark meeting during which the CPC was founded.

Sand table display of 1920s’ Shanghai

Features a miniature period landscape of the city and local landmarks related to the Party’s growth from 1921 to 1933.

Spark

This oil painting features the Party’s 50-plus founding members from different parts of the country, who spread the sparks of Marxism nationwide in the CPC’s early years.