When the 5th Eighth Route Army Culture Seminar was held, on June 17, in Wuxiang county's Taihang Memorial Hall, in Shanxi province, it pulled in experts from across the country for discussions of Eighth Route Army culture, the Taihang spirit and Wuxiang’s role in the War against Japanese Aggression, with more than 30 papers presented.

Sponsors of the seminar were the Party's History Association, Shanxi provincial Party Publicity Dep't, and the provincial Party History Association.

The first seminar of this kind was held in 2010, and the following four have brought Wuxiang a lot more attention from many types of people who have begun to recognize its achievements.

The seminar is important for the culture surrounding China's?Eighth Route Army, giving it a bit of soft (cultural) power in explaining the old revolutionary areas and the changes that have taken place in these areas.

Edited by Roger Bradshaw