Source: PLA Daily WeChat·China Military Number
In order to welcome the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, PLA Daily WeChat has opened a column "Knowledge of the Party's National Congress" to help netizens understand more comprehensively the history of the Communist Party of China previous national congresses.
How long does the National Congress of the Communist Party of China hold at one time? There are no specific regulations on the Party Constitution . Looking back at the previous National Congress of the Party, the length of the meeting was not fixed. It ranged from 8 days to more than 10 days in the early stage. The longest time was , , which lasted for 50 days. After the founding of New China, the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was relatively long, with 24 days; the Tenth National Congress was the shortest, with only 5 days. Since the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the National Congress of the Party has been basically fixed for about one week. The National Congress of the Party shall calculate the opening day as the first day, and then calculate the closing day as the last day.
The First Congress of the Communist Party of China (1921)
Time: July 23-early August Location: Shanghai, Jiaxing
The First Congress of the Communist Party of China was opened for about 10 days. One was opened on July 23, 1921, and this was a conclusion. However, the exact date of the last day of the meeting and the closing date are different, and the memories and archival records of the parties involved are different.
Regarding the date of the closing of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China, the first volume of "History of the Communist Party of China" (2011 edition of the Communist Party of China History Press) is:
As the meeting could not continue to be held in Shanghai, the representatives moved to Nanhu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang in batches and held the last day's meeting on a cruise ship. This last day's meeting is the Nanhu Conference. Also note: At present, the historical community has several different statements about the closing dates of the First National Congress of the Party, including July 30, July 31, August 1, August 2, August 3, and August 5.
The book "Research on the Jiaxing Nanhu Conference of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China" (2018 edition of the Communist Party of China History Press) has made significant contributions to solving this century-old mystery. It is confirmed that the Jiaxing Nanhu Conference of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China is the closing time of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China on August 3, 1921.
Second Congress of the Communist Party of China (1922)
Time: July 16th to July 23rd Place: Shanghai
Conference was held for 8 days.
The Third Congress of the Communist Party of China (1923)
Time: June 12-June 20 Location: Guangzhou
Conference was held for 9 days.
Four Congresses of the Communist Party of China (1925)
Time: January 11-January 22 Location: Shanghai
Conference was held for 12 days.
5 National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1927)
Time: April 27th to May 9th Place: Wuhan
Conference was held for 13 days.
5 conference address of the Communist Party of China
Overall, the meeting period is about 10 days from one to five major groups.
Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1928)
Time: June 18th to July 11th Location: Moscow, Soviet Union
The number of representatives of the Sixth National Congress increased significantly compared with the previous few times. The meeting lasted 24 days, far exceeding the first five times.
Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1945)
Time: April 23-June 11 Location: Yan'an
1 On April 23, 945, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially opened in the Central Auditorium of Yangjialing, Yan'an, and it opened for 50 days. In fact, the Seventh National Congress was originally scheduled to have a short meeting period, and did not arrange so many meetings, nor did they prepare so many speeches. After the conference began, the delegates demanded an extension, and the number of spokespersons of the conference also exceeded the original number. In addition to Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, Chen Yun, Peng Dehuai, Zhang Wentian, Li Fuchun, Chen Yi, Ye Jianying, Yang Shangkun, Liu Bocheng, Peng Zhen, Nie Rongzhen, Zhu Rui, Lu Dingyi, Ulanfu, Bogu , Gao Gang, Wu Yuzhang, Xu Teli, etc., their speeches were generally welcomed by the conference. The presidium of the conference made a special discussion and decided to extend the meeting period, and the meeting agenda continued to change.
Since the seven majors and six majors are separated by 17 years, there are many problems that need to be discussed and solved and clarified. At the same time, considering that the more than 700 representatives attending the meeting went through hardships to arrive in Yan'an. Due to the war, the representatives' journey to Yan'an was very difficult, many of which were to pass through enemy-occupied areas, or even risk their lives. Some representatives even set off from the first winter and walked for several months. It is not easy to go back and forth. The conference also intends to arrange for a rest. The meeting period is relatively relaxed, and there are also an adjoining day in between. Therefore, the Seventh National Congress meeting was repeatedly postponed until it ended on June 11, with a duration of 50 days, setting the highest level of the previous Party Congress.
8 Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1956)
Time: September 15th to September 27th Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 13 days, which was much shorter than the seventh National Congress.
Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1969)
Time: April 1-April 24 Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 24 days.
The Ninth National Congress is less than half of the Seventh National Congress, but it is still relatively long in previous National Congresses.
Top Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1973)
Time: August 24th-August 28th Place: North
Conference only took place for 5 days. It was 19 days shorter than the Ninth National Congress, and it was the shortest time for the meeting in all previous Party Congresses. Moreover, since the Tenth National Congress, few of the National Congresses of the Party have been in the past 10 days.
1th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1977)
Time: August 12-August 18 Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1982)
Time: September 1-September 11 Location: Beijing
Conference held for 11 days. It is the only conference in more than 10 days since the Top 10.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1987)
Time: October 25th to November 1 Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 8 days.
14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1992)
Time: October 12-October 18 Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days. Since the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the duration of the Party’s national congresses has been fixed for one week.
The 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (1997)
Time: September 12-September 18 Location: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (2002)
Time: November 8th to November 14th Place: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (2007)
Time: October 15th to October 21st Place: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (2012)
Time: November 8th to November 14th Place: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (2017)
Time: October 18th to October 24th Place: Beijing
Conference was held for 7 days.
19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Finally, let’s briefly summarize the sessions of the Party’s previous National Congress:
First National Congress to the fifth National Congress, 8-13 days; Sixth National Congress to the Ninth National Congress, except for the eight Congress, the time is relatively long, at least more than 20 days, and the longest is 50 days; Tenth National Congress is the shortest, only 5 days; Eleventh National Congress to Thirteenth National Congress , 7-11 days; starting from the 14th National Congress, the duration of the Party’s previous National Congresses has been fixed for one week.
(Author Xu Ping is an expert in military history)
(Produced by the People's Liberation Army Daily WeChat·China Military Number)
