An enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau was held at Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province, from July 2 to August 1, 1959. It was followed by the Eighth Plenary Session of the Eighth CPC Central Committee held in the same place from August 2 to 16 of the same year. Because they were convened there in quick succession, these two gatherings have been generally referred to singly as the Lushan Meeting.