In November 1977, the Wuhan Military Area established the 33rd Logistics Branch (MUCD Unit 34603), based on the Linru Base Depot (MUCD Unit 34550), located in Zhengzhou. In November 1985 it was transferred to the General Logistics Department of the PLA and renamed the "First Strategic Rear Base of the General Logistics Department" (MUCD Unit 59191). In March 1994, the First Strategic Rear Base of the Base Command of the General Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and its affiliated warehouses in Henan Province were transferred to the Logistics Department of the Jinan Military Region and renamed the 33rd Logistics Branch of the PLA (Unit 55201). In June 1999, it was renamed the 33rd Joint Logistics Division of the PLA, still stationed in Zhengzhou City.[2]
As part of the 2015 military reforms the Joint Logistics Support Force was established in January 2016. Its principal organ was the Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base.[3] On 13 September 2016, the five main Joint Logistics Centers at Wuxi, Guilin, Xining, Shenyang and Zhengzhou were established as the subordinate units of the Wuhan JLSB.,[1] using the existing logistic units of the Theaters.