A museum dedicated to the Long March of Red Army will open to the public in May in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A museum dedicated to the Long March of the Red Army, which is due to open in mid-May, has received more than 270 items donated by the relatives of the Red Army soldiers.
The National Ballet of China will pay homage to the Red Army in April, as the 80th anniversary of the end of the Long March draws near. Chen Jie reports.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Red Army led by Communist Party of China successfully completing a 12,500-km maneuver that laid an important foundation for the Communist victory in the civil war.
The Fourth Front Army of the Red Army started its long march from Cangxi county in Sichuan province in March 1935.
The Second Front Army was formed in the latter stage of the Long March, composed of forces from the Second Corps and the Sixth Corps.
Just like words have meaning, sometimes numbers have cultural significance. Whenever Chinese people hear the number 25,000, they automatically think of the Long March undertaken by the Red Army from 1934 to 1936.
At Peking University's Weiming lakeside, students can be seen resting on chairs, walking around the lake or taking photographs. Few are aware of a tomb in the woods nearby.