such as the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Soviet. Bao'an was, for a time, the capital until the communist government was moved to Yan'an. The Chinese Soviet Republic was dissolved on 22 September 1937 when the Chinese Communist Party issued, in the Second United Front, its manifesto on unity with the Kuomintang; the Second Sino-Japanese War was only a few weeks old. The Chinese Communist Party remained in de facto control of Yan'an, which was its stronghold for the remainder of the war with Japan. See also Communist-controlled China (1927–1949) Two Chinas Chinese Red Army People's Republic of China National Revolutionary Army Whampoa Military Academy History of the Republic of China Military of the Republic of China History of China Politics of the People's Republic of China Chinese political parties Futian incident Anti-Bolshevik League incidentChina's Red Army Marches, Agnes Smedley's book on the Jiangxi Soviet Notes References Citations Sources Yang Stamp Catalogue of The People's Republic of China (Liberated Area)'' Nai-Chiang Yang, 1998, 7th edition. External links Preface to Fundamental Laws of the Chinese Soviet Republic flags from FOTW website Coins of the Szechuan-Shensi Soviet coins 12 stamps (explanatory caption in Simplified Chinese) 1931 establishments in China 1937 disestablishments in China Chinese Civil War Former socialist republics Former countries in Chinese history States and territories established in 1931 Soviet republics Former countries of the interwar period East China