Anfu Club

The Anfu Club (traditional Chinese: 安福俱樂部; simplified Chinese: 安福俱乐部; pinyin: Ānfú Jùlèbù) was a political organisation in China. It controlled the National Assembly of the Republic of China after the elections of 1918. The organisation was forced to disband after the defeat of its patrons, the Anhui Clique, during the Zhili–Anhui War. The club was formed on the 8th of March 1918 from the Zhonghe Club, a political group organised by Jin Yunpeng on the order of Duan Qirui on the 27th of March 1917. The Anfu Club was primarily organised by Duan's right-hand man, Xu Shuzheng, along with the politicians Wang Yitang, Zeng Yujun, Liu Enge and others. At its height, the organisation controlled roughly 330 seats in the National Assembly. The Club got its name from Anfu Hutong, the street on which the members meet.

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