Shanghai, June 26 -- As part of his working trip to China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 26 visited the Memorial Hall of the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Pudong district, a development model in the new era of Shanghai as well as China.

The historical site, located in Shanghai's Huangpu district, is considered the spiritual birthplace of the CPC, where 13 delegates representing over 50 Chinese communists held their first national congress on July 23, 1921. However, due to police interference, the meeting was moved to a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, where the CPC's establishment was officially declared.

Covering more than 36,000 sq.m, the site includes exhibits of historica...