南泥湾

Traditional: 南泥灣
Nán ní wān
Dictionary entry
Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi

What does 南泥湾 mean?

南泥湾 (Nán ní wān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
2"Nanniwan", a song written in 1943 to celebrate the achievements of communist revolutionaries in Nanniwan, where the 359th brigade of the Eighth Route Army reclaimed barren land as part of a campaign to become self-sufficient in food during a blockade by enemy forces

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南泥湾
Nán ní wān
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