Anyuan Miners' Strike Memorial Hall
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Anyuan Miners' Strike Memorial Hall (安源路矿工人运动纪念馆) is a museum in
Anyuan District Anyuan District () is a district of the city of Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The famous Maoist propaganda painting '' Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan'' is set in this location, depicting an occasion when the young Mao Zed ...
, China. The museum memorializes part of the early revolutionary activity of Mao Zedong.
Li Lisan Li Lisan (; November 18, 1899 – June 22, 1967) was a Chinese politician, member of the Politburo, and later a member of the Central Committee. Early years Li was born in Liling, Hunan province in China in 1899, under the name of Li R ...
and
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and C ...
are also commemorated.Elizabeth J. Perry ''Anyuan: Mining China's Revolutionary Tradition'' 0520271904 2012 "However, lest there be any doubt as to the relative importance of the three, recently erected concrete statues at the coal mine make clear the official Communist party verdict on their comparative standing: a towering statue of the young Mao Zedong is located directly in front of the imposing stairway leading up the mountain to the memorial hall, a three-quarter-sized statue of the young Liu Shaoqi is located next to the workers' club that he rebuilt, and a half-sized bust of the young Li Lisan is tucked away in a corner. Although this official hierarchy is arguably in the opposite order of the actual contributions of the three men to the early Anyuan labor movement, it accurately reflects their fame and popularity among the contemporary sightseeing public."


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