Four score years ago, the Chinese Red Army clinched the victory of the 25,000-li (7767 miles) Long March from 1934 to 1936. Here are some foreign participants we will never forget.
No one may have led a more legendary life than him: born in the year when the First World War broke out and still living today more than a century later; more interestingly he was among the one quarter of the total Red Army soldiers who survived the torturous Long March (1934 - 1936) and then became a Chinese trailblazer in neurosurgery with a doctorate degree from the Soviet Union.
One of the many unraveled rumors about the Red Army soldiers along the epic Long March (1934-1936) is whether they washed their feet with Moutai, the country's national liquor, now officially served at state banquets .
Documents show that the Red Army's efforts to improve commanders' tactical skills helped them draw advanced strategies and tactics to secure continuous victories in the Long March, a military expert said.
109-year-old Zhou Xiulian looked closely at the photo of her 27-year-old husband, tears rolling down her cheeks.
A village in East China has turned from one that used to supply goods to revolutionary forces during war times to one that sells local farm produce online.
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.
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.
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