Scouting and Guiding in mainland China

Following the birth of the Chinese Republic, the first Scout troop was organized in Wuchang on February 25, 1912 and the Scouting movement spread rapidly all over the country. The General Association was formally established in Nanking in 1934, and became a member of the International Scout Bureau in 1937.

Registered membership reached 570,000 in 1941. However, all Scouting activities were interrupted in 1949, when the Chinese communists took over Mainland China. The Chinese Scout Association was reorganized in 1950 on the island of Taiwan, and resumed the membership of International Scout Bureau.