Zhangjiawa

　　I wonder how many people have watched the movie "On the Taihang Mountains," how many still remember and continue to promote the Taihang spirit, how many still recall the indomitable spirit of the Taihang military and civilians during those years of hard struggle. In that era, moving stories such as "mothers sending their sons to fight the Japanese invaders, wives bidding farewell to their husbands heading to the battlefield" were almost an everyday occurrence. The flames of resistance burned fiercely on the Taihang Mountains — "every village like a military camp, everyone a soldier, the anti-Japanese base areas echoing with the sounds of martial training." Faced with the ferocious invaders and natural disasters, the military and civilians in the base areas grew their own food when there was none, wove their own clothes when there were none, dug their own wells when there was no water, and planted their own vegetables when there were none. From the commander-in-chief, officers, and local cadres to ordinary soldiers and civilians, the army and the people stood united, overcoming hardships together. It was precisely this deep bond between the military and the people, along with their tenacious spirit of hard work, that enabled the Communist Party to win the support of the masses and ultimately the war. Today, who would have thought that in these very Taihang Mountains — where countless military and civilians once struggled with great effort — lies a place as beautiful as a fairyland on earth: Zhangjiawa.

　　Location: Dongsitou Township, Pingshun County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province