Yan'an

Yan’an was the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from January 1937 to March 1947; Xi’an was the centre of the reactionary rule of the Kuomingtang in Northweatern China. The late Chairman Mao Zedong Cited the two cities as symbols of revolution and counter-revolution.
Yan’an, 270 kilometres to the north of Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province. But it has a special significance for those who want to learn something about base of the Communist Party of China. There are many sites now open to the public, such as the headquarters of Fenghuang Mountains, Yangjialing, Zaoyuan and Wangjiaping, where the late Chinese leaders Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai spent some time commanding the Chinese revolution.