Liu Zhidan

Liu Zhidan
Traditional Chinese劉志丹
Simplified Chinese刘志丹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Zhìdān
Wade–GilesLiu Chih-tan

Liu Zhidan (4 October 1903 – 14 April 1936), also known as Liu Chih-tan, was a Chinese military commander and Communist leader, who founded the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Base Area in north-west China, which became the Yan'an Soviet.