Yan'an Revisited Ep1: The Call of Time
Yan'an, a city in Northwest China, acts as a living legacy of World War II, having served as the political center that guided the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression.
During the war, Yan'an became a beacon for many patriots, attracting thousands of writers, artists, scientists and young partisans. As 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of victory, China Daily website launched a series called "Yan'an Revisited" to explore why the city became such a beacon of resistance.
In the first episode, we spoke with the niece of martyr Lei Ye, a representative of the youth who journeyed to Yan'an in the 1930s. Click for the interview, which was filmed in the house in East China's Zhejiang province which Lei sold to fund his trip to Yan'an.
