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Shows, tours and film as China marks 90 years since the end of the Long March

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Lin, C. (2026, October 1). Shows, tours and film as China marks 90 years since the end of the Long March. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3369418/shows-tours-and-film-china-marks-90-years-end-long-march?utm_source=rss_feed

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China is marking 90 years since the end of the Long March with various commemorative activities aimed at promoting and reviving the spirit of this historic event. The Communist Party's Red Army undertook an epic retreat between 1934 and 1936 to evade Kuomintang forces, starting from Ruijin and Gucheng in Jiangxi province and ending in Yanan, Shaanxi province, where they established a new headquarters.
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To mark 90 years since the end of the Long March, China’s Communist Party has launched various commemorative events to highlight and promote this historic retreat. The Long March took place between 1934 and 1936, during which the Red Army undertook an epic journey of around 10,000km (6,200 miles) to evade Kuomintang forces in a civil war. Starting from Ruijin and Gucheng in Jiangxi province, the troops eventually reached Yanan in Shaanxi province, setting up their new headquarters there. These commemorative activities are aimed at reviving the spirit of resilience and sacrifice associated with this pivotal event in Chinese history.

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Shows, tours and film as China marks 90 years since the end of the Long March Communist Party has rolled out a series of commemorative activities to promote the historic trek and revive its ‘spirit’ The Long March was an epic retreat between 1934 and 1936 by the party’s Red Army to evade Kuomintang, or Nationalist, forces during the civil war. Red Army troops left from Ruijin and Gucheng, in the central province of Jiangxi, covering a distance of around 10,000km (6,200 miles) before they arrived in Yanan, a remote part of Shaanxi province in the northwest where they set up a new headquarters.
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Shows, tours and film as China marks 90 years since the end of the Long March Communist Party has rolled out a series of commemorative activities to promote the historic trek and revive its ‘spirit’ The Long March was an epic retreat between 1934 and 1936 by the party’s Red Army to evade Kuomintang, or Nationalist, forces during the civil war. Red Army troops left from Ruijin and Gucheng, in the central province of Jiangxi, covering a distance of around 10,000km (6,200 miles) before they arrived in Yanan, a remote part of Shaanxi province in the northwest where they set up a new headquarters. asserted
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