No.54, Lane 205, Chongqing South Road, is the former residence of Zou Taofen, a famous journalist, publisher and political commentator in modern China. Zou Taofen's original name was Zou Enrun, and "Tao Fen" was the pseudonym of "Tao Fen" that he began to use in 1927. "Keep a low profile" means to keep a low profile, and "keep a low profile" means to keep fighting. Born in yujiang county County, Jiangxi Province,10.5 was born in a declining landlord and bureaucratic family in Yong 'an, Fujian, 1895+065438. Taofen's family became more and more difficult when he was young. His father hoped that he would become a talented and practical engineer in the future and sent him to Shanghai Nanyang Public School (the predecessor of Shanghai Jiaotong University). Tao Fen himself loves literature, and his wish is to be a journalist. 19 19 after the summer vacation, I resolutely transferred to Shanghai St. John's University to study liberal arts. 192 1 After graduating from university, he joined Shanghai China Vocational Education Association the following year as the editorial director, editor-in-chief of Education and Vocational Education monthly and editor-in-chief of Vocational Education series. Since then, he has started his beloved journalism and publishing career.

1930, Zou Taofen and his wife Cuizhen Shen managed to rent 54 Fang Wanyi Road in the French Concession as their own residence. This apartment is a two-story townhouse with modern flavor, brick-concrete structure, concrete exterior wall and a fence more than two meters high in front of the house. Into the fence is a small patio, followed by the living room and dining room. This sofa covered with blue stone forest cloth is around here, with a small round table in the middle and four armchairs at the table. On the wall are pictures of Taofen's parents, a masterpiece of Cuizhen Shen's embroidery, and several oil paintings of autumn and winter scenery. The whole room looks simple and elegant. The second floor is the bedroom of the Taofen couple. Outside the floor-to-ceiling doors and windows is a small balcony surrounded by iron railings. The interior is a common wooden floor, with a big bed on one side and a big cabinet and dresser on the other. There is a small round table and two chairs in the southwest corner, and some photos of family life are hung on the wall. Behind the pavilion is Tao Fen's studio. There is a desk by the window and two bookcases filled with foreign books by the wall. Zou Taofen wrote a lot of sharp remarks attacking the dark rule of the Kuomintang in this room of less than seven square meters.

After the September 18th Incident, Tao Fen devoted himself to the anti-Japanese national salvation movement in Shanghai. 1July 5, 936, he signed an open letter with Shen Junru, Tao Xingzhi and others on Several Basic Conditions and Minimum Requirements for Joint Imperial Religion, clearly expressing his approval and support for the views put forward by the China * * * production party and the ideas of the Anti-Japanese Front. Mao Zedong replied in the form of an open letter, which greatly inspired the anti-Japanese diaries of the people throughout the country.

1October 22nd 1936,165438+1October 22nd, the Kuomintang arrested seven leaders of the national salvation association, including Shen Junru and Zou Taofen, who were leading the anti-Japanese national salvation movement in Shanghai. On February 4, 65438, he was transferred to Suzhou for custody and tried by the Jiangsu High Court, which triggered the "Seven Gentlemen" incident and was opposed by people all over the country, including Soong Ching Ling. During the eight-month prison life, Tao Fen and others persevered and fought face to face with the judge. 1937 June 13, 5,000 people in Shanghai held a rally, demanding that the authorities declare the "seven gentlemen" innocent. Under the resolute struggle of the people all over the country, the Kuomintang government was forced to release the "Seven Gentlemen" on July 3 1.

After Zou Taofen was released from prison, he moved to Chongqing, Hankou, Hong Kong and other places to continue his patriotic salvation work. 1943 secretly went back to Shanghai for medical treatment because of brain cancer, and unfortunately died in Shanghai Hospital (now Shanghai Second People's Hospital) the following year at the age of 49.

After Zou Taofen's death, the CPC Central Committee spoke highly of him. On September 28th, 1944, the CPC Central Committee sent a message of condolence to Tao Fen's family, saying, "Mr. Tao Fen has fought for the national salvation movement, democratic politics and cultural undertakings for more than twenty years. Although exiled and imprisoned, he never gave in to rape and never changed his position. Until his last breath, he still cherished the people of the motherland, and his spirit will last forever. "

1956 The Shanghai Municipal Government funded the restoration of Zou Taofen's former residence and established the Taofen Memorial Hall at No.53 next door. The memorial hall includes Tao Fen's former residence and Tao Fen's life story exhibition. The former residence still maintains the original appearance of the pottery powder family in the 1930 s; The life story exhibition is divided into eight parts to introduce Comrade Zou Taofen's revolutionary life. Tao Fen's former residence is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai, and the memorial hall including the former residence is also a "youth education base" in Shanghai, which is recommended as a tourist attraction by Shanghai Tourism Bureau.