Enduring spirit

A map showing the Red Army’s Long March routes
A sculpture depicting the convergence of the Red Army’s three major units in Gansu Province in October 1936
A multimedia exhibition showing how the Red Army climbed snow-capped mountains
A visitor writes the words “long live the Red Army” at an interactive exhibit on the role of public communication during the Long March

An exhibition commemorating the 90th anniversary of the completion of the Long March opened at the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution in Beijing on September 22.

The exhibition includes artifacts from the Long March, exhibits on the continuation of the Long March spirit 90 years on, and interactive installations that aim to give visitors a sense of the challenges overcome by the tens of thousands of Red Army troops who made the arduous trek to escape the Kuomintang regime’s encirclement from 1934 to 1936.

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

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