47th Group Army

The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region. It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military reforms which had begun two years earlier.

The 160th Division was created in March 1949 basing on the 1st Training Division of Northeastern Military Region. The division became a part of 47th Corps. In August 1949 the division was disbanded.

Commanders

 * Liang Xingchu: 1948-May 1949
 * Cao Lihuai: 1949-1952
 * Zhang Tianyun: 1952-1956
 * Li Huamin: 1956-1960
 * Yan Deming: 1960-1964
 * Li Yuan: 1964-1975
 * Hu Bohua: 1975-1980
 * Zhang Defu: 1980
 * Dong Zhanlin: 1985
 * Qian Shugen: 1985-1992
 * Guo Boxiong: 1992-1994
 * Zou Gengwang: 1996-2000
 * Chang Wanquan: 2000-2002
 * Xu Fenlin: 2002-2003
 * Peng Yong: 2003-2011
 * Cao Yimin: 2011-2013
 * Zhang Lianyi: 2013–present

Political commissars

 * Zhou Chiping
 * Li Renlin
 * Liu Xianquan
 * Chen Fahong
 * Sun Zheng