The '''Guangzhou Commune '''was an [anarchist
commune](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Societies "wikilink") which
existed in the city of Guangzhou from [1920 to
1927](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism "wikilink").

## Background Edit

After the Xinhai Revolution, most of China was under the control of
Warlords. An [anarchist](Anarchism "wikilink") named
[Shifu](Liu_Shifu "wikilink") created a newspaper that inspired numerous
[trade unions](Trade_Unions "wikilink"), [anarchist
militias](Democratic_Militia "wikilink") and
[cooperatives](Co-operative "wikilink") in the city.\[1\]

## Anarchism

The entire city was run as an anarchist commune for seven years, during
which time it became a haven for political refugees escaping
[war](war "wikilink") and persecution, many of whom described it as a
utopia or heaven.\[2\]

## Collapse

It was destroyed by the [Kuomintang](Kuomintang "wikilink") who attacked
the city and destroyed the anarchist organizations, taking dictatorial
control of the city.\[3\]

## References

Afir Dirlik (2010) Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and
Postcolonial World, 1870-1940: The Praxis of National Liberation,
Internationalism, and Social Revolution

Michael Schmidt (1991) Cartography of Revolutionary Anarchism

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1.  Steven Hirsch and Lucien van der Walt (2010) [Anarchism and
    Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870-1940: The
    Praxis of National Liberation, Internationalism, and Social
    Revolution](Anarchism_and_Syndicalism_in_the_Colonial_and_Postcolonial_World,_1870-1940:_The_Praxis_of_National_Liberation,_Internationalism,_and_Social_Revolution "wikilink")
2.  [Michael Schmidt](Michael_Schmidt "wikilink") (1991) [Cartography of
    Revolutionary
    Anarchism](Cartography_of_Revolutionary_Anarchism "wikilink")
3.