Former Site of the Fifth Anti-Japanese Special Administration Zone

　　  The former site of the “Fifth Anti-Japanese Special Administration Zone” is located in Nanshicao Village at the foot of Tailing Mountain in the urban area. It is a building from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and is recognized as a provincial-level “Moral Education Base,” a municipal-level “Patriotism Education Base,” as well as an important “Revolutionary Tradition Education Base” in the main urban area. The Changzhi region, situated at the strategic throat of southeastern Shanxi, has historically been a battleground contested by military forces. The “Fifth Anti-Japanese Special Administration Zone” was responsible for the governance of 12 counties including Changzhi, Zhangzi, Tunliu, Lucheng, Pingshun, Huguan, Jincheng, Gaoping, Yangcheng, Lingchuan, Qinshui, and Fushan. In 1939, following instructions from the Northern Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, the “Fifth Special Administration Zone” established party and league organizations to lead the anti-Japanese war efforts in its jurisdiction. At that time, Changzhi was not only home to the “Fifth Special Administration Zone,” but also hosted the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Northern Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, the command organs of the 129th Division, and the First Branch of the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University in a village in Tunliu County. It was truly a gathering of great minds and a convergence of key figures, with wartime Changzhi brimming with a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of patriotic resistance.

　　  Location: Nanshicao Village, Urban District, Changzhi City