Abstract: The revolutionary base areas of Western Hunan and Hubei is one of the three Soviet areas led by the Communist Party of China in the period of the New Democratic Revolution. In the harsh revolutionary struggle environment, there were problems in the number, quality and production of cadres in the base areas, such as shortage of numbers, prominent ideological and political problems and dependence on the appointment system. It was urgent to carry out cadre education. Under the leadership of the Party, the revolutionary base actively carried out cadre education practice, such as improving the comprehensive quality of cadres with military academies, Party schools and training classes; innovating cadre inspection methods, promoting outstanding cadres from practical work; carrying out ideological and political education for the whole party. Through the above practice, the Party's cadre education in the revolutionary base areas of Western Hunan and Hubei achieved remarkable results: it enhanced the military skills and combat ability of cadres, forged a large number of local revolutionary talents, improved the ideological and political theory level of cadres, optimized the class status of the cadre team, and strengthened the discipline of cadres within the party.

Key words: revolutionary base areas of Western Hunan and Hubei, the Communist Party of China, cadre education