Check the venue's latest notice for your visit date, including opening hours, available tickets and any document requirements. Use the official links below to confirm and book.
Why it is worth your time
The memorial explains the 1921 First National Congress through the historic meeting site and museum displays. Its location beside Xintiandi also connects political history with the surrounding shikumen streetscape. The catalogued 5A attraction is composite, but this guide focuses on the First National Congress memorial at 374 South Huangpi Road.
Entry and conduct
The First Congress memorial’s official visitor page currently says advance reservations are not required. Temporary closures remain subject to official notice, so check before departure. All visitors pass security, and luggage is not permitted in the hall. Arrange storage before arrival if traveling with suitcases.
Flash photography, selfie sticks and tripods are prohibited. Eating, drinking, smoking, loud phone calls and commercial guiding without approval are also restricted. The lack of a reservation requirement is not a guarantee against capacity or event controls.
The official 5A directory combines the First, Second and Fourth Congress memorials in one record without splitting their sites. Their addresses differ. Do not extend the First memorial’s current no-reservation rule to the other two; check each institution separately if adding them.
Route and timing
Allow 90 minutes to two hours for the First Congress memorial and historic site. Follow the exhibition route before walking the public lanes of Xintiandi. Keeping the museum first makes the surrounding architecture more meaningful and avoids squeezing entry at the end of a shopping visit.
A full multi-site congress itinerary requires additional cross-district travel and separate rule checks; it is not a quick extension of this visit.
If the plan fails
If a temporary closure is posted, retain the Xintiandi exterior walk and return on another confirmed opening day. If you have luggage, do not join the entry queue hoping for an exception: find legitimate off-site storage first. If security or capacity delays entry, shorten the neighborhood route rather than trying to bypass the checkpoint.
Offline fallback card
- Temporary closure: follow the official notice and use Xintiandi's public streets as a shorter alternative.
- Luggage: use legitimate off-site storage before arrival rather than expecting the memorial to admit bags.
Show this in Chinese
您好，请问中共一大纪念馆今天可以直接入馆吗？需要出示什么证件？
您好，我带着行李，请问馆外哪里有正规寄存处？
您好，请问中共二大和平民女校旧址、中共四大纪念馆需要分别预约吗？
Visitor information sources
- Memorial of the First National Congress of the CPC — Visiting InformationChecked Oct 24, 2026
Official First Congress page supports no advance reservation, temporary-closure notices, security, no luggage and gallery conduct.
- Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism — 5A attraction directoryChecked Oct 24, 2026
Official catalogue keeps the First, Second and Fourth Congress memorials as one composite 5A record and lists their separate addresses.
Attraction listing source
- Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism — 5A attraction directoryChecked Oct 24, 2026
Official catalogue row supports the listed Chinese name, rating and scenic-area address. English name, categories and district are editorial translations; no current opening, ticket or reservation rule is inferred.
