Vol. 1 No. 4 (2026)
Articles

Spatial Layout and Historical Roles of Transportation Routes in the Taihang Revolutionary Base Area

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  • Jiayi Sun,
  • Zhiyuan Peng
Jiayi Sun School of History and Tourism Culture, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
Zhiyuan Peng Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Science, Society and Policy Research, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2026 cover

Published 2026-08-29

Keywords

  • Taihang revolutionary base area,
  • transport routes,
  • spatial layout,
  • historical geography,
  • wartime mobilization

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Abstract

Transportation routes in the Taihang revolutionary base area were fundamental to wartime survival, political coordination and social organization, yet they remain understudied compared with military campaigns and state-building narratives. This paper analyzes the spatial layout and historical roles of these routes, arguing that they constituted a composite network rather than a single set of military roads. Drawing on historical geography, wartime social history and revolutionary history, the paper shows that mountain paths, village liaison lines, supply corridors, intelligence routes and cadre mobility channels together formed the logistical and political infrastructure of the base area. Their spatial layout followed a strategic logic of concealment, flexibility and nodal connection shaped by mountainous terrain and enemy pressure. More than channels of transport, these routes helped structure relations among villages, authorities, militias and communication points. The paper further suggests that contemporary red heritage interpretation should move from isolated memorial sites toward network-based understanding of wartime mobility and regional organization.
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