The Founding of the Communist Party of China: Looking Back at the Historic Moment That Changed the Course of History

This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. CCTV News has launched a series of reports titled "Great Journey," reviewing the Party's glorious history and outlining the key milestones of the Communist Party of China from its birth to leading the Chinese people toward national independence, national development, and rejuvenation. The report notes that in July 1921, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held secretly in Shanghai. Later, after the venue was disrupted by patrol officers, the delegates moved to Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, to continue and complete the meeting agenda, ultimately announcing the formal founding of the Communist Party of China. The article also reviews the difficult environment in the early days of the Party's founding and the ideals and convictions of the early Communists, and points out that the Communist Party of China has now grown into a large party with more than 100 million members, continuing to play a role in advancing Chinesestyle modernization and the process of national rejuvenation.