The Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai() was a reserve infantry formation of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

. The formation of the Reserve Division of Yantai() started in March 1984, at Yantai,

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

. The division was formally activated on June 14, 1984. The division was composed of 3 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment. In November 1985 the division was redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai. The division was then composed of: *1st Infantry Regiment - Zhaoyuan *2nd Infantry Regiment -

Muping Muping District (), formerly also known as Ninghai or Ninghaichow, is a district administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong province, People's Republic of China, and is the easternmost county-level division The administr ...

*3rd Infantry Regiment *Artillery Regiment In October 1998 the division merged with the 76th Infantry Division as the 76th Reserve Infantry Division of Shandong.山东省地方史志编纂委员会编. 山东省志军事志 1986-2005 2013. pp.22

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