Wangjiaping Revolutionary Site

Wangjiaping Revolutionary Site is located about 4 kilometers northwest of Yan’an City. From January 1937 to March 1947, it was the location of the Central Military Commission (Central Revolutionary Military Commission) and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters (later renamed the PLA General Headquarters). It was here that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army fought an arduous eight-year war of resistance. On the east side of the auditorium, tourists can visit the reception room; on the west side of the auditorium, there is the backyard of the Military Commission Staff Office; on the front yard of the Staff Office and on the nearby mountainside, there are many old residences. In addition, in the old site, tourists can also visit the data room, conference room, policy research room and other places of the Military Commission.