The Finish Line that Changed China: Retracing the Long March to Yan'an
Participants spent more than a month retracing the 12,500-kilometer route as the project highlights the Long March’s legacy and Yan'an’s transformation.
- As part of the 'Together on the Long March' project, China International Communications Group participants spent over a month retracing the 12,500-kilometer route from Jiangxi Province to Shaanxi.
- Over 90 years ago, the Red Army embarked from Yudu on a grueling 12,500-kilometer trek across mountains and rivers to northern Shaanxi, a journey later chronicled in Edgar Snow's 'Red Star Over China'.
- Zhavier Harris, marketing manager at the Springfield Urban League, said conversations with descendants made history feel immediate, while David Ferguson of CICG noted the journey deepened his understanding of Red Army sacrifices.
- Yan'an, where the Long March ended, served as the site where the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China regrouped; today, the city has evolved into a modern hub with thriving industries.
- Described by Edgar Snow as 'an Odyssey unequalled in modern times,' the spirit of that historic journey continues to light China's path forward as it crosses international borders and cultures.
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A special exhibit in the form of a hand crank sewing machine manufactured in Germany stands still in a showcase in the Memorial Museum for the departure of the Central Red Army to the Long March in Yudu County, Jiangxi Province, China.
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