(1974) MiNr. 1177 ** - China - National Institute of Peasant Movement, Kwangchow

National Institute of Peasant Movement in Kwangchou - Center of Revolutionary Education

The National Institute of the Peasant Movement (NIRH) in Kwangzhou was a key educational institution in the early phase of the Chinese revolutionary movement. Founded in 1924 as part of a collaboration between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Kuomintang, the institute served to educate peasant leaders to spread revolutionary ideas in the countryside.

Structure and Teaching

The Institute offered several teaching programs focused on political, economic, and organizational issues of rural people. The main areas of study were:

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• History and Theory of Peasant Movements - students learned about the various agricultural reforms and revolutions that influenced China and the world.
• Organization of Peasant Associations - hands-on training in the formation and management of peasant unions and collectives.
• Military training - basics of self-defence and strategies of resistance to local power structures.

Significant Alumni and Impact

Among the institute's alumni were prominent Chinese revolutionaries, including Mao Zedong, who served as one of its chief lecturers. The institute's programs laid the groundwork for the mass peasant movement that would have a profound impact on China's political development in the decades that followed.

Dissolution of the Institute

In 1927, following a split between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang, the institute was closed as part of a broader crackdown on leftist movements. However, its ideas continued to shape the agrarian policy of the People's Republic of China after 1949.

Today, the former Kwangzhou Institute building is a preserved historical site and serves as a museum charting the early days of the Chinese Revolution.