Introduce the history of Xibaipo.

Xibaipo, a small mountain village on the north bank of Hutuo River in Xishan District, Hebei Province, is not only beautiful in scenery, but also fertile in water and soil. According to historical records, Xibaipo was originally named "Bobu", which was founded in the Tang Dynasty and named after the lush cypresses on the back slope of the village. 1935, a teacher in this village changed the word "cloth" to "slope", and because he lived opposite the village of "Dongbaibu", he changed his name to "Xibaipo Village".

Xibaipo is located at the intersection of North China Plain and Taihang Mountain. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, it faces Taihang Mountain in the west and Jizhong Plain in the east, only 90 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, a major town in North China. Convenient transportation, easy to defend but difficult to attack, not only suitable for retreating to the mountains in times of crisis, but also convenient to enter the city when it is smooth.

Judging from the economic conditions, the villages around Xibaipo Village are dense, with a distance of1-2km, and distributed along the Hutuo River. The land is surrounded by mountains and seas, with a vast area, abundant grain and mature rice and wheat. Marshal Nie Rongzhen once said: "Pingshan County can be called Ukrainian in our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region." A more developed agricultural economy is conducive to ensuring the economic supply of the military and civilians and providing a material basis for the resident in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

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Xibaipo was chosen as the command center for liberating China and preparing for the new China, which not only has its unique geographical conditions and natural environment, but also has the revolutionary foundation and political advantages established over the years.

The revolution in Pingshan County was carried out earlier, and the * * * production party organization was established during the Great Revolution. By 1946, there were 608 party branches in the county, and the number of middle-class workers in party member increased from 60 in 193 1 9535. The people listen to the party and have a good mass base. Since War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Pingshan County has been surrounded by Shanxi-Chaji and Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region.

Pingshan County is the seat of the leading organs of the Fourth Army Division and the Second Army Division in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region. The leading organs of the North Branch, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region Government and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region have lived here for three and a half years.

Pingshan county is a model county in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region, and Xibaipo is a model village. Xibaipo was built in the winter of 1937. By 1948, there were 40 people in party member, distributed in 33 households, accounting for 12.3% of the village population and 33% of the village households.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xibaipo Scenic Spot, Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang