Xibaipo

Xibaipo (Chinese: 西柏坡镇) is a township-level division of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei, China. Xibaipo is where the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Mao commanded the three major battles during the Chinese Civil War in and around the province of Hebei. The town also holds the great historic significance as it was the location of the Second Plenary Session of the 7th CCP Central Committee and the National Land Conference, which emancipated all China. The town is considered to be a 5-A tourist attraction due to its great importance in Communist Chinese history, embracing the Red Tourism phenomenon. It is located along the Hutuo River, at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains which gave the village rather fertile soils, making it a great place for agriculture. It overlooks the Gangnan Dam, creating the Nanshuiku reservoir. Its location was moved 500 meters from its original site in 1970 due to the dam, where it sits today.