Talk:Yan'an Soviet

Requested move 14 December 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved (closed by non-admin page mover) BegbertBiggs (talk) 22:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region → Yan'an Soviet – I'm open to counter-arguments, but here's my reasoning:

Although "Yan'an Soviet" not the most common name among academic sources, I think that it's by far the most recognizable name to English speakers with some knowledge of Chinese history. Most English speakers who have heard of this area have heard it referenced in general terms, as "the Communist base in Yan'an" or "the Yan'an period in CCP history", etc. To the casual reader, it's not clear that "Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region" is a reference to the same time and place. But "Yan'an Soviet" is an accepted informal name for the area, and using it instead will make it MUCH easier for readers to find this article.

I think the way other articles talk about this area is very telling. There are many references to the CCP's time in Yan'an, but far fewer mentions of the "Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region". Some articles that reference this region don't even link here, I think because even most Wikipedia editors don't know this page exists. For examples, see: Yan'an Forum, Yan'an Rectification Movement, Yan'an faction, Maoism, Mao Zedong. SilverStar54 (talk) 22:04, 14 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Support. Yan'an Soviet meets common name requirements and is more concise. JArthur1984 (talk) 22:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)