Rou Shi's Former Residence was located in the West Gate of Chengguan Town, Ninghai, where the great Left-wing writer Rou Shi spent his childhood and teenager years. In the vicinity of the Residence, there is a small stone bridge with the name of "Golden Bridge Rou Shi", from which Rou Shi derived his pen name.

Rou Shi returned to his hometown in 1927 and took a teaching post in the newly established NinghaiMiddle School.

In 1928 he was appointed the Education Bureau director. He then went all out to collect funds for the building of the school.

In May 1928 due to the defeat of the Tingpang Uprising, Rou Shi covered the CPC leaders of the county and escorted them to retreat, and then left for Shanghai on June 2.

In Shanghai, Rou Shi got to know LU Xun who influenced him a lot in ideology and in writing. Then together with LU he started up the Zhaohua (Morning Flowers) Literal Society and issued the Morning Flowers Weekly. Later he compiled the Language Tips and the Collection of Modern Short Stories of the World. During a short period of two years in Shanghai he created the works of February and My Slave Mother.

In Spring 1930 Rou Shi and Lu Xun launched the China Liberty Movement Alliance and in the same year he joined the League of Left-Wing Writers and was elected the executive member of the executive committee and director of the editor board. Meanwhile he was responsible for the editing of the magazine Mengya (Sprouts).

With comrade Feng Xuefeng’s recommendation Rou Shi became a member of CPC. On Jan 17, 1931 when Rou attended a CPC work meeting, a traitor released the information to the Kuomintang and Rou was arrested and killed by enemies. His elder brother went to Shanghai to sort out the remains of him, which are now exhibited in his former residence.

On his 100th birthday in 2002, a solemn commemoration was held in his hometown. The local government renovated his former residence and established it as a memorial. Besides, a 17-hectare park named after Rou Shi was established.