On the trail of the Long March. 20180720_122421

On the trail of the Long March.

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July 20th 2018
Hi All, Just outside of ShangLi is a modal communist village called Dongfeng. The village has been built on the site of a Red Army hospital which was set up when the Long March passed through here in 1935-36. There are some lovely Red Army soldier statues peeping from behind the long grass and corn. There is also some propoganda graffiti, stirring up the locals to take up the fight against the Na ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more