We are the 8th Route Army Battalion

During the most difficult years of the AntiJapanese War in 1941 the Japanese invaders and the Kuomintangs forces colluded with each other harassing the ShaanxiGansuNingxia border area Because of this people faced many difficulties A charcoal burning team of Eighth Route Army in Yanan responded to the call of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao to do it yourself get enough food and clothing Under the leadership of the captain Zhao Changlong they rush to the deep mountains and old forests to cut through thorns camp and dig kilns to burn charcoal