Counter-Japanese Military and Political University

Counter-Japanese Military and Political University^[1] (simplified Chinese: 中国人民抗日军事政治大学; traditional Chinese: 中國人民抗日軍事政治大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Kàngrì Jūnshì Zhèngzhì Dàxué), also commonly known as Kàngdà (抗大) and Kangri Junzheng University (抗日军政大学),^[2] was a comprehensive public university located in Yan'an, Shaanxi, the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Its former site has been converted to a memorial hall.^[2]

Counter-Japanese Military and Political University

中国人民抗日军事政治大学
Gate of Counter-Japanese Military and Political University with motto.
Motto	团结、紧张、严肃、活泼
Motto in English	Togetherness, alertness, seriousness, liveliness
Type	Public
Active	1931 (1931)–1945 (1945)
President	Lin Biao (1937-1943) Xu Xiangqian (1943-1945)
Location	Yan'an , Shaanxi , China
Affiliations	CPC Central Committee of the Board of Education

Counter-Japanese Military and Political University
Traditional Chinese	中國人民抗日軍事政治大學
Simplified Chinese	中国人民抗日军事政治大学
Literal meaning	Chinese People's Anti-Japan Military–Political University
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó rénmín kàng Rì Jūnshì Zhèngzhì Dàxué
Kangri Junzheng University
Traditional Chinese	抗日軍政大學
Simplified Chinese	抗日军政大学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kàngrì Jūn Zhèng Dàxué
Kangda
Chinese	抗大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kàngdà

History

Counter-Japanese Military and Political University was founded in 1931 in Ruijin, Jiangxi, capital of Jiangxi Soviet, it was initially called China Red Army School (中国红军学校) and then extended to a college named China Red Army College (中国红军大学) in 1933. During the fifth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression" in 1934, the college relocated to Wayaobu Town of Anding County in northwest China's Shaanxi province (Shaanbei), formed China Workers' and Peasants' Red Army School (中国工农红军学校) by the merger of Shanbei Red Army School (陕北红军学校) and later changed the name to Xibei Counter-Japanese University of the Red Army (西北抗日红军大学) in 1936. Zhou Kun was its president and Yuan Guoping was political commissar. On January 20, 1937, it was renamed "Counter-Japanese University of the Red Army" (中国人民抗日红军大学). Lin Biao was its president, Liu Bocheng was vice-president, and Mao Zedong was its chairman of the Board of Education. In March 1943, Xu Xiangqian succeed Lin Biao as the president. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the university was merged into PLA National Defence University.^[3][4]

Culture

• Motto: 团结、紧张、严肃、活泼; 'Be United', 'Alert', 'Earnest and Lively'^[5]
• University Song: Song of the Military University (军校之歌)^[6]

Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Ref
1		Lin Biao	1937	1943
2		Xu Xiangqian	1943	1945

Notable alumni

• Chen Geng
• Feng Yuhe
• Geng Biao
• Guo Shusheng
• He Changgong
• He Jinnian
• Hu Yaobang
• Hu Zhuting
• Lai Chuanzhu
• Li Tao
• Li Xiannian
• Liu Huinong
• Liu Xiping
• Liu Yalou
• Luo Binghui
• Luo Huasheng
• Luo Ronghuan
• Mo Wenhua
• Peng Xuefeng
• Qi Xin
• Shao Shiping
• Su Zhenhua
• Tan Guansan
• Tan Zheng
• Wang Weizhou
• Wang Jian'an
• Wang Ping
• Xi Henghan
• Xiang Xuan
• Xiao Wenjiu
• Xu Shiyou
• Yang Chengwu
• Yang Dezhi
• Yang Lisan
• Yao Jiming
• Zeng Xisheng
• Zhang Aiping
• Zhang Chunqing
• Zhang Jingwu
• Zhao Erlu
• Zhou Chunquan
• Zhou Jianping
• Zhou Wenlong
• Zhou Zikun

Notable faculty

• Ai Siqi
• Du Pingzhai
• Feng Dafei
• Feng Zhiguo
• Guo Huaruo
• Han Zhenji
• Li Dongchao
• Liao Guanxian
• Liu Shaoqing
• Luo Shiwen
• Ren Baige
• Xu Maoyong
• Yang Lanshi
• Zhang Qingfu
• Zhang Ruxin
• Zhang Wenhua
• Zhao Shouyi

See also

• Kàngrì (抗日)