rear area during the Second Sino-Japanese War
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rear area; home front during the Second Sino-Japanese War
formalA historical term specifically referring to the areas under Kuomintang (Nationalist) control in southwest and northwest China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). It denotes the relatively stable interior regions that served as the strategic and logistical base, in contrast to the frontline or occupied areas. Modern usage is mostly historical or academic.
Kàng抗
zhàn战
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
gōng工
chǎng厂
qiān迁
wǎng往
dà大
hòu后
fāng方
。
During the War of Resistance, many factories relocated to the rear area.
Dà大
pī批
zhī知
shí识
fèn分
zǐ子
cóng从
lún沦
xiàn陷
qū区
bēn奔
fù赴
dà大
hòu后
fāng方
。
Large numbers of intellectuals fled from the occupied areas to the home front.
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Dà大
hòu后
fāng方
de的
wěn稳
dìng定
duì对
qián前
xiàn线
kàng抗
zhàn战
zhì至
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
。
The stability of the rear area was crucial to the frontline resistance.