Maoping Octagonal Building · Join-up Square
The Maoping Octagonal Building is the earth-and-timber building where Mao Zedong then worked and lived, named for its octagonal skylight — under "the lamp of the Octagonal Building" he wrote works such as Why Is It That Red Political Power Can Exist in China?
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The Maoping Octagonal Building is the earth-and-timber building where Mao Zedong worked and lived in those years, named for its octagonal skylight; under "the light of the Octagonal Building" he wrote works such as Why Is It That Red Political Power Can Exist in China?; in Longshi Town, the Join-up Bridge, Join-up Monument, and Longjiang Academy together commemorate the April 1928 meeting of the Zhu and Mao armies, and Join-up Square hosts large commemorative events — group photos in Red Army uniforms and renewing the Party admission oath are standing experiences here.
Getting there: Maoping Township / Longshi Town by self-drive (approx. 35 km)
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More in Jinggangshan
- Jinggangshan Scenic Area
National 5A-level scenic area: In 1927 Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising forces up Jinggangshan, and in April 1928 they joined forces with Zhu De's Nanchang Uprising remnants, establishing China's first rural revolutionary base — the "cradle of the Chinese revolution"
- Jinggangshan Revolutionary Museum
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