Former Site of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column

Former Site of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column

The Former Site of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column is a protected cultural relic site in Beijing, a classic red tourism attraction, and a patriotic education base.

The Exhibition Hall of the Former Site of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column is located in Malan Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District, Beijing. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing, as well as a municipal museum and a youth patriotic education base in the city—making it a great destination for red tourism.

In October 1939, the Eighth Route Army's Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column, led by General Xiao Ke, moved into Malan Village. The headquarters was set up in a traditional courtyard house in the village, becoming the command center of the Advance Column. Today, remnants of various regimental headquarters, a hospital, an arms workshop, and an ammunition depot can still be found in the village.

In 1997, the village renovated the courtyard house. The north room was restored to its original appearance as the headquarters, with tables, chairs, and filing cabinets displayed as they were. The east, west, and south rooms were turned into exhibition halls featuring photos, paintings, text descriptions, and hundreds of artifacts that depict the combat history of the Advance Column. A video room was also built northeast of the former headquarters site, which can accommodate over 100 people to watch documentaries about the anti-Japanese struggle in Pingshi.

\

The exhibition hall is divided into four exhibition rooms.

Exhibition Room 1: Before and After the Establishment of the Advance Column. This section portrays the outbreak of the War of Resistance, during which the Ji-Cha-Ting Military District dispatched the Deng Hua and Song Shilun detachments to establish the Pingshi Base. In 1939, the Advance Column was formed, with its headquarters stationed in Malan Village.

Exhibition Room 2: The Combat History of the Advance Column. This focuses on how the Advance Column crushed the Japanese army’s ten-route encirclement campaign and exposes the atrocities committed by the Japanese in Pingshi.

Exhibition Room 3: The Anti-Japanese Struggle History of Malan Village. This showcases the guerrilla warfare, sabotage operations, and tunnel warfare carried out by the people of Malan against the Japanese invaders.

Exhibition Room 4: Original Appearance of the Headquarters. This section mainly displays physical objects. The entire exhibit spans 48.2 square meters and includes 135 historical photos, 3 charts, 16 text panels, 4 oil paintings, two sets of 8 comic strips, 2 rubbings, 1 sand table, and 108 physical artifacts.

In addition, Malan Village is an ancient village popular for folk tourism and is home to numerous cultural relics. Near Malan Village stands the Monument to the Ji-Re-Cha Advance Column. Notable nearby attractions include Cuandixia Village, Lingshan Mountain, Baihuashan Mountain, Longmen Gorge, Pearl Lake, Little Longmen, and Shuanglong Gorge.

Malan Village: Located south of the 83-kilometer mark on National Highway 109, the village covers an area of 13.68 square kilometers. It stretches 1,000 meters from north to south and 200 meters from east to west, with a total village area of 19,277.5 mu, including 652 mu of arable land.

Main Industries: In the past, the main industries were agriculture, animal husbandry, and coal mining; currently, the focus is on agriculture and animal husbandry.

Main Products: Corn, millet, miscellaneous grains, and fruit trees—primarily walnuts, mountain apricots, and pears.

This is not only an ancient village but also the former location of the Eighth Route Army’s Ji-Re-Cha Advance Command Headquarters... More detailed information about Malan Village++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Beijing