Memorial of CPC's 1st national congress opens with new look in Shanghai(1/7)

The photo taken on June 3, 2021 reveals scenes of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Shanghai in 1921. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

After more than a year and a half of renovation and expansion, the memorial reopened to public on Thursday for the upcoming centenary of the founding of the Party in July. The memorial includes a more than 3,000-square-meter exhibition hall displaying 1,168 historical relics, photos and diagrams that provide insights into the history of the founding of the Party.

The Xinqingnian?magazine (“La Jeunesse”) is showcased at the Memorial for the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

A series of historic publications are exhibited at the Memorial for?the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

The Chinese version of the Communist Manifesto is seen at the Memorial for the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

A typewriter used by Li Dazhao,a founder of the CPC,is displayed at the Memorial for the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

A photo signed by a founder of the CPC Li Dazhao in 1920 is shown at the Memorial for?the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)

The sector shows the?Xinhai Revolution in 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen at the Memorial for the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, June 3, 2021. (China News Service/Zhang Hengwei)