Abstract: During the national Anti-Japanese War and the world Anti-Fascist War, Guilin was a cultural city and played a key role so that people used to say “the North has Yan’an, the South Guilin” in the academic circle. Guilin exerted great influence in the history of China and the world in the wartime. For example, it became a world-renown cultural city of anti-Japanese and anti-Fascist War, gathering more than 2000 Chinese and foreign anti-Fascist people of advanced culture. Also, it was the publicity center of anti-Japanese democratic culture in the most developed Kuomintang-controlling areas. In the areas, it had the only cave culture education, the only house of children’s correction, and became the capital with the most democratic atmosphere, the most successful cooperation and national united front in the War. Besides, it was the first to cultivate and train the army from students, and the first China Democratic Political League of Democratic Party was built here. Chinese army led by Guilin commanders played an important role in the anti-Japanese War. In all, Guilin had good reasons to exert great influence in the War.

Key words: cultural city of Guilin, anti-Japanese War, farmers and workers, cooperation between Kuomintang and Communist Party of China, cultural city in the War, historical role