The then nine CPC Party secretaries of Zhejiang province, who sacrificed during the New Democratic Revolution period (1919-1949), are displayed at the memorial hall for the CPC Hangzhou Group in Shangcheng district, Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/hangzhou.zjol.com.cn]

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

In August 1922, a young man named Xu Meikong arrived in Hangzhou and was tasked with developing branches of the CPC in the city.

In September 1922, the first CPC group in Hangzhou was set up in a building located at No 3 Pishi Alley.

The old building was torn down in the 1980s for the sake of road construction. What exists now is only a marble-made monument commemorating this significant piece of history.

Ninety-nine years ago, Xu and three other CPC members dedicated themselves to the revolutionary caused and developed the Party.

The memorial hall for the CPC Hangzhou Group, the first CPC organization in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, is pictured. [Photo/hangzhou.zjol.com.cn]

In January 1926, the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee was founded based on the group. In 1927, the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee was subsequently founded.

Visitors can learn about related historical facts at the memorial hall for the CPC Hangzhou Group.

The memorial hall displays nine figures who were the then Party secretaries of Zhejiang and sacrificed themselves during the New Democratic Revolution period. They died at the average age of 30 years old, with the youngest one dying at the age of 21.