Former Site of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone

Former Site of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone

The former site of the headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone is a cultural relic protection unit of Dai County.

The former site of the headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone is located east of Taihelinkou Village, Yanmenguan Township, Dai County. In 1937, on the eve of the Japanese invasion of Shanxi, Yan Xishan established the field headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone in this village.

In early September, Zhou Enlai negotiated here with Yan Xishan on issues such as the operational areas, command relationships, troop reinforcements, weapons and equipment, and mass mobilization after the Eighth Route Army entered Shanxi. They also agreed to establish the General Mobilization Committee for National Revolutionary War in the Second War Zone, which helped reverse the situation in Shanxi. The site faces south and covers an area of 534 square meters. It has a single-courtyard layout, with three existing wooden-structured main rooms, two west wing rooms, and two earthen cave dwellings. Exhibits are displayed inside. In 2002, the People's Government of Dai County designated it as a county-level cultural relic protection unit. In 2005, the government erected a memorial stele on the site. (Content excerpted from "A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou")

Source: Xinzhou Website

Taihelinkou Village: Located at the southern foot of the Yanmen Mountain Range and at the base of Taihelinkou, Taihelinkou Village is an administrative village under Yanmenguan Township, Dai County. Historically, it served as the southern gateway and post station of the ancient Yanmen Pass, a necessary route to the frontier and other ethnic minority regions, making it a strategic military location since ancient times. According to relevant sources, Taihelinkou is 13 kilometers north of Yanmen Pass, only 3 kilometers from the Monument to the Eighth Route Army Ambush at Yanmen Pass, 14.5 kilometers south of the Monument to the Eighth Route Army’s Night Raid on Yangmingbao Airport, and 18 kilometers southeast of Dai County’s urban area. In the past, it was a key point for traveling north to Datong or south to Taiyuan... More details about Taihelinkou Village++