CCP History in Verse Timeline | Generated by AI
This is a Chinese mnemonic poem summarizing key meetings and milestones of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from its founding through the early 2000s. Here’s what each line refers to:
“First Congress established the Party, Second Congress established the program” - The 1st CCP Congress (1921) founded the party; the 2nd Congress (1922) established its political program.
“Third Congress: Kuomintang-CCP cooperation” - The 3rd Congress (1923) decided to cooperate with the Nationalist Party (KMT).
“Fourth Congress led workers and peasants” - The 4th Congress (1925) emphasized leadership of workers and peasants movements.
“August 7th: Political power grows from the barrel of a gun” - The August 7th Conference (1927) emphasized armed struggle after the KMT-CCP split.
“Gutian: Strengthen the army” - The Gutian Conference (1929) established principles for building the Red Army.
“Zunyi: Military and organizational matters” - The Zunyi Conference (1935) marked Mao Zedong’s rise to leadership during the Long March.
“Wayaobao: Unite to resist Japan” - The Wayaobao Conference (1935) promoted anti-Japanese united front policy.
“Luochuan: Full-scale resistance, rent and interest reduction are key” - The Luochuan Conference (1937) outlined comprehensive anti-Japanese war strategy and rural policies.
“6th Central Committee 6th Plenum: Sinification of Marxism” - This meeting (1938) promoted adapting Marxism to Chinese conditions.
“7th Congress confirmed Mao’s leadership” - The 7th Congress (1945) established Mao Zedong Thought as guiding ideology.
“7th Central Committee 2nd Plenum: Shift to cities” - This meeting (1949) prepared for governing urban areas after victory.
“3rd Plenum: Industrialization, Three Transformations, stages and line” - Refers to socialist transformation policies of the 1950s.
“13th Congress finally researched it well” - The 13th Congress (1987) systematized reform and opening-up theory.
“Later (14th Congress): Market economy has a goal” - The 14th Congress (1992) established the socialist market economy as the reform target.
“Deng Xiaoping Theory becomes guidance” - Added as guiding ideology in 1997.
“15th Congress: Cross-century” - The 15th Congress (1997) planned for the 21st century.
“16th Congress: Three Represents” - The 16th Congress (2002) added Jiang Zemin’s “Three Represents” theory.
“3rd Plenum: Scientific Development Concept” - Refers to Hu Jintao’s development philosophy.
“4th Plenum: Harmony is most important” - Emphasized building a “harmonious society.”
This poem serves as a study aid for remembering CCP history, particularly for political education or exams in China.