Former Site of the Eighth Route Army General Headquarters in Wuxiang

　　The Former Site of the Eighth Route Army General Headquarters in Wuxiang (First Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

　　Era: 1938

　　Location: Zhuanbi Village and Wangjiayu Village, Wuxiang County

　　Wangjiayu Village is 45 kilometers from the county seat of Wuxiang, located in a narrow valley on the southern bank of the Huangshui River, 10 kilometers southwest of Zhuanbi Village. The former site is situated within three interconnected residential buildings in the northern part of the village. Zhuanbi Village lies to the east of Wangjiayu Village. Both villages are situated on the mountainside of the Taihang Mountains, surrounded by rugged terrain, with the former site located among a complex of structures including the Jade Emperor Temple in the eastern part of the village, as well as nearby temples such as the Buddha Temple, the Goddess Temple, and the Li Family Ancestral Hall. In August 1937, the Eighth Route Army marched to the front lines of the War of Resistance against Japan in Shanxi. The General Headquarters was stationed successively in areas such as Nanru Village in Wutai County and Beicun in Lucheng within the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Anti-Japanese Base Area. Zhuanbi Village and Wangjiayu Village in Wuxiang County were the locations where the Headquarters stayed the longest. Leaders such as [Name] and Peng Dehuai commanded anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare across North China from here.

　　In July 1939, the various offices of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, led by Commander-in-Chief [Name], Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, moved from Beicun in Lucheng through Xiazhuang in Licheng and arrived at Zhuanbi Village. In October, the Headquarters relocated to Wangjiayu Village, with some personnel remaining in Zhuanbi Village. In June 1940, the Headquarters moved back to Zhuanbi Village. In November, it was transferred to Wujsi in Liaoxian County (now Zuoquan County). After the anti-"mopping-up" campaign in May 1942, Peng Dehuai led the Headquarters staff to station in Zhuanbi Village for the third time. Soon after, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters moved on to the Taihang Military Region.

　　In July 1940, Peng Dehuai, Zuo Quan, Luo Ruiqing, Nie Rongzhen, Lü Zhengcao, and others directly deployed and commanded the Hundred Regiments Offensive from here, delivering a heavy blow to the Japanese invading forces. In September of the same year, the Northern Bureau of the Communist Party of China held a high-level cadres meeting in Zhuanbi Village to discuss issues related to base area governance, financial and economic development, and more. [Name] and Peng Dehuai directed battles involving 135 engagements between the Taihang military and civilians from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, consolidating the anti-Japanese stronghold in the Taihang Mountains.

　　The former site of the Eighth Route Army General Headquarters has been restored and underwent multiple renovations. A memorial museum of the former site was established in Wangjiayu Village. Artillery positions, defensive fortifications, bunkers, and lookout holes from the Headquarters can still be found in Zhuanbi Village.