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During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), the CCP and the Guomindang (GMD) merged in the so-called “Second Unity Front” to defeat the invading Japanese Army. After Japan capitulated in September 1945, negotiations between the two parties intensified and culminated in the meeting of GMD-leader Chiang Kaishek 蒋介石 (1887-1975) and CCP-chairman Mao Zedong 毛泽东 (1893-1976). At that meeting, which took place in Chongqing 重庆, the two leaders discussed about a peaceful coexistence between the GMD and the CCP (Schmidt-Glintzer 2008: 209). Besides the negotiations in Chongqing, another meeting between CCP and GMD- members was arranged in Nanjing 南京.This conference was held in the Meiyuan New Village 梅园新村, whose memorial hall recalls to the negotiations of CCP-delegation. Between May 1946 and March 1947, the western-styled Meiyuan New Village has been accommodation and venue of negotiation of a delegation, which consisted of CCP-Central Committee member Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898-1976) and six other high-ranking CCP- officials (Red Tourism). According to the Website Red-Tourism, the Meiyuan New Village was the residence of the Central Committee of the CCP for one year and is therefore seen as an important site of the Chinese Revolution.The museum in its present form was opened in 1977 and shows the living- and working conditions of the communist delegation during their stay. In the courtyard, in front of the exhibition rooms, a bronze statue of Zhou Enlai can be found.Picture 1: Bronze statue of Zhou Enlai 周恩来铜像The exhibition consists of four buildings, which had been the original housing and working places of Zhou Enlai and his adherents.After visiting several Chinese tourist websites dealing with the Meiyuan New Village on “Baidu”, it is conspicuous that on the most pages only information about the CCP-members can be found, whereas notes on the GMD-delegation are neglected. This conforms to the narrative of modern China´s politics of memory, which emphasizes the achievements of the CCP bleeding out the history or the deeds of the counterparty.&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Bibliography:Denton, Kirk A. (2014): Exhibiting the Past – Historical memory and the Politics of Museum in Postsocialist China. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.Schmidt-Glintzer, Helwig (2008): Kleine Geschichte Chinas. München: C.H.-Beck VerlagWebsite Red Tourism: www.redtourism.com.cn/tris/front/zh_CN/spot_424.htmlList of Pictures:Featured Image:梅園新村紀念館 中国共産党代表団事務所跡 2004年5月22日撮影 撮影者:権作 参照：http://px820.onmitsu.jp/kankou/meiyuan/meiyuan.html 梅园新村30号，中国共产党代表团办事处旧址，南京 (source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No30_MeiyuanXincun_Nanjing_1.jpg, author: 権作,ja:user:Px820)Picture 1: 周恩来铜像 (source: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/中国共产党代表团梅园新村纪念馆#/media/File:BronzeStatue_ZhouEnlai_MeiyuanXincun_Nanjing.jpg, author: 権作 as ja:user:Px820)&#160;