At the outbreak of WWII known as the Second Sino-Japanese War in China the Eighth Route Army was formed from the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. The Eighth Route Army was the main fighting force during the Sino-Japanese War. It was commanded by Mao Zedong and General Zhu De.
On September 22, 1937 the liasion office as renamed the Eighth Rout Army (ERA) Xi'an Office. It's main purpose was to circulate and expand Anti-Japanese propaganda, organize resistance, purchase and transport supplies needed to fight the war, and escorted youth involved in the cause to Yan'an and other places where the fighting was going on.
In June 1946 during the Chinese Civil War the office was moved to Yan'an.
Building
Courtyard with housing in the
buildings seen
Courtyard
Work space
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Supply room
Today, visitors can see the living quarters, meeting rooms and kitchens of the offices. There were a few halls dedicated to foreign people that helped the cause. One was a Canadian doctor who taught Chinese doctors how to do surgeries. Another room was dedicated to a woman named Helen Foster Snow, a woman from Utah, USA who wrote articles and books regarding the war and life in China.
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