1922, the year after the founding of the * * * production party in China, the Chinese Young Pioneers established the first revolutionary organization for children, the Youth League, to absorb the children of small miners and workers. On the basis of 1924 youth league, it has developed into a working youth league.
With the development of the workers' movement and the Northern Expedition, the China * * * Production Party established labor boy scouts in cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Tianjin and Tangshan, and in rural areas of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces.
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Most of the members are children of migrant workers, workers and peasants. Their sign is to wear a red tie; The group ceremony is that the five fingers are close together and raised to the forehead; The slogan is: "Get ready and defeat imperialism!" "Ready, down with the warlords!" Get ready to be the little master of the world.
Their activities include: studying culture, playing games, making propaganda, raising money, expressing sympathy to the Northern Expeditionary Army, following their fathers and brothers to directly participate in demonstrations against imperialism, participating in the strike struggle against capitalist exploitation and oppression, and striving for an eight-hour working day; Cooperate with the Northern Expeditionary Army to participate in the armed uprising.
After the failure of the Great Revolution, * * * children's groups were established in revolutionary base areas such as Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei. * * * Entrusted by the China * * * Producer Party, the Communist Youth League established the Children's Bureau in the organization of the League, which is responsible for leading the work of the Children's League.