Former Site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Wangjiayu

　　The Former Site of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Wangjiayu is situated in the eastern hilly mountainous area of Wuxiang County. Here, mountains encircle the land and waters flow around, with deep valleys. It is among the first group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level and was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Senior revolutionaries such as Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Zuo Quan, and Deng Xiaoping lived and fought here for extended periods, directing guerrilla warfare and political struggles across various anti-Japanese bases in North China. During the time the headquarters was stationed in Wangjiayu, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Deputy Commander Peng firmly upheld the Party’s principle of independence and self-reliance within the united front, engaging in principled, advantageous, and restrained struggles against the stubborn factions of the Kuomintang. Today, this site has become an important base for patriotic education, national defense education, and traditional education, attracting a continuous stream of visitors every year.

　　Seventy li east of Wuxiang County in the hilly mountainous area