Founded in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, in 1937, Shaanbei Public School was a revolutionary university established in the wake of the Long March and the predecessor of today's Renmin University of China. Long March veterans brought their revolutionary experience into the classroom, helping train thousands of people for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Mao Zedong once praised the school, declaring, "China will not perish, for we have Shaanbei Public School!"