The 32nd Army Division (Chinese: 陆军第32师)(Second Formation) was created in November 1969 in Lincang, Yunnan, from 1st Border Defense Ethnic Detachment of Kunming Military Region, 13th Border Regiment, and the Guard Regiment of Yunnan Provincial Military District.
The 1st Ethnic Detachment was mainly composed of ethnic Dai, Hani, Miao and Zhuang people which heavily involved in the Laotian Civil War.
As of its activation, the division was composed of: From 1970 to 1974, a part of the division (96th Regiment along with anti-aircraft units) was deployed into Laos to provide security for local Chinese road construction units.
In February-March 1979 and July 1984, the division took part in the Sino-Vietnam War.
In November 1992 the division was inactivated and reconstituted as Mengzi Military Sub-district.