And this united front has to be particularly broad in a place like the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region, which has a sparse population, poor communications and a low cultural base to start from and in addition is fighting a war.

• 而在陕甘宁边区这样人口稀少、交通不便、原有文化水平很低的地方，加上在战争期间，这种统一战线就尤其要广泛。