3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党第三次全国代表大会
Present site of 31 Xuguyuan Road, where the 3rd Congress took place.
BeginsJune 12, 1923 (1923-06-12)
EndsJune 20, 1923 (1923-06-20)
Location(s)31 Xuguyuan Road, Dongshan, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, Republic of China.
Previous event2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1922)
Next event4th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1927)
Participants40 representatives
ActivityElection held to form the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
LeaderChen Duxiu (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party)
3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Traditional Chinese中國共產黨第三次全國代表大會
Simplified Chinese中国共产党第三次全国代表大会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Dìsāncì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviated name
Chinese三大
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSān dà

The 3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Guangzhou at 31 Xuguyuan Road between June 12 and June 20, 1923. It succeeded the 2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the 4th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The congress was attended by 40 representatives across China and Moscow representing 420 party members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The congress was hosted by Chen Duxiu, with participation from Li Dazhao, Zhang Guotao, Tan Pingshan, Cai Hesen, Chen Tanqiu, Luo Zhanglong, and Henk Sneevliet (representing the Comintern). Sneevilet briefed congress regarding the inquiries by the Comintern related to the cooperation between the CCP and Kuomintang. The congress held elections to appoint members in the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and drafted resolutions of the 3rd Congress.