73rd Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China)
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The 73rd Army Division (Chinese: 陆军第73师)(2nd Formation) was organized in October 1969 at Chengxihu Farm in Huoqiu, Anhui province. In December 1969 the division was officially designated as 73rd Army Division.
The division was a part of 60th Army Corps. As its activation the division was composed of following regiments:
217th Infantry Regiment;
218th Infantry Regiment;
219th Infantry Regiment;
Artillery Regiment.
The division conducts agricultural construction missions until December 1978, when the division was disbanded and absorbed by Chengxihu Farm.