The former site of the All-China Federation
of Trade Unions is situated at No 93 Southern Yuexiu
Road in Guangzhou
City, Guangdong Province.
In May 1925, led by the Communist Party of
China, the All-China Railway Federation of Trade Unions, the China Mariner
Federation of Trade Unions, the Hanyeping Federation of Trade Unions and the
Guangzhou Representative of Workers united for the second All-China Labor
Assembly that passed the decision to establish the All-China Federation of Trade
Unions. Lin Weimin was elected head of the committee and Liu Shaoqi became
vice-head of the committee (later the head of the committee).
All-China Federation of Trade Unions led the
May 30 Strike in Shanghai and
the Workers of Guangzhou and Hong Kong Strike, supporting the struggle to unite
Guangzhou and the Northern
Expedition. By 1926, the whole nation workers' movement expanded vigorously
under the leadership of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions -- trade unions
all over China had jumped to 699, organized workers reached 1.24 million and the
nation's strikes topped 200. To meet the needs of the situation, the All-China
Federation of Trade Unions moved to Wuhan City in 1927.
The former site of the All-China Federation
of Trade Unions was originally the Huizhou Guild Hall that became a memorial
hall following some repairs. It is a three-storied, brick and wooden structure
with a monument to Lian Zhongkai in the front, which was set up in May 1926, and
the Monument of Martyrs who Died in the Workers' and Peasants' Movement in the
center of the yard. In the middle of the first floor is an assembly hall with
the rooms on both sides that served as the offices of the Guangzhou
Representative Workers. Rooms located on the second and third floors were used
as offices for leaders of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and other
departments.