Where is the former site of the 359 brigade textile factory?

The 359 brigade textile factory is located in Wangbian, south of Suide County, Yulin City.

1in the autumn of 939, after the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army120th Division entered Suide, in order to overcome the economic difficulties, it founded a textile factory and chose an old temple in the south of Suide to protect Wangbian. Brigadier General Wang Zhen wrote a couplet for the factory: "Self-sufficiency, patriotism and love for the people, and unity of mind." At the beginning of the factory, the textile tools of the textile mill were backward old spinning wheels, and there were dozens of workers, mostly disabled people, women and a few family members in the army. After 1940, the border economy became more difficult. In order to reduce the local burden, the 359th Brigade launched a large-scale production campaign, and the scale of textile mills gradually expanded. Suide and Mizhi (through the logistics department of 7 19 regiment) recruited a large number of workers and purchased 40 large looms. The number of workers has increased to nearly 300, weaving more than 200 feet every day. Spinning, rewinding, weaving, printing and dyeing and other processes. Raw cotton is the main raw material, which is purchased from outside (also locally produced, a small amount). The cloth produced is not only supplied to the whole brigade, but also to local party and government cadres in Suide, and the rest is sold to the masses to increase the income of the troops. Textile mills are organized and managed by the army, with 8 rows. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/942, the 359th brigade textile factory moved to Nanniwan, Yan 'an with the troops.