According to the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: This is a house built of large stones, with an ancient windlass well in the courtyard in front of the door. In May 1942, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China hosted the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art here. On May 23, Mao Zedong delivered his famous "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art" here.