The Cartoon Propaganda Corps was formed in Shanghai, July/August 1937, by Ye Qianyu, Zhang Leping, Te Wei, Lu Zhixiang (陆志庠), Hu Kao (胡考), Liang Baibo (梁白波) and other artists, to support the struggle against the Japanese occupation. The group soon moved from Shanghai to Nanjing, then to Wuhan and later to other cities. They created murals, temporary exhibitions, posters, cartoons and magazines.