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Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has visited a number of those historic sites during inspection tours across China. From the Zunyi Meeting site in southwest China's Guizhou Province to Yudu County, the starting point of the Long March in east China's Jiangxi Province, he has repeatedly called for efforts to draw inspiration from Chinese revolutionary history and fine traditions during his visits.
Politics
08-Oct-2026
More than 300 artifacts and historical documents related to the Long March are being exhibited for the first time at a military museum in Beijing, offering new details about an event that helped shape the history of the 20th century.
China
04-Oct-2026
A simple fish hook carries a powerful story of sacrifice and perseverance from the Long March. Today, at Beijing Bayi School,ninth graders are revisiting The Golden Fish Hook through art — using brushes, tablets and AI to turn a chapter of history into their own visual stories.
Culture
03-Oct-2026
For many Chinese, the Long March remains part of the country's collective memory not simply because of the battles fought, but because of the courage and resilience of the ordinary people and soldiers who endured extraordinary hardship along the way.
China
29-Sep-2026
The Ten-Point Political Program was adopted at the Sixth National Congress of the CPC, held in 1928. It included calls to unify China, overthrow the KMT-led government and institute workers' rights, including an eight-hour workday, wage increases, social insurance and unemployment relief. It also called for redistributing landlords' land to peasants and abolishing heavy taxes.
China
27-Sep-2026
For many young Chinese, revolutionary history is no longer something to be read about in textbooks or viewed from behind glass. It is becoming an experience — one that can involve walking through historic sites, taking on a role in a wartime scenario or even stepping into a virtual recreation of the Long March.
China
15-Sep-2026

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CGTN's Ioana Gomoi takes you on a tour of Mao Zedong's former residence in Yeping Village, Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, where he lived and worked from 1931 to 1933.
Culture
08-Oct-2026
Gari Village, located in the Dawagengzha scenic area, has in recent years been successfully tapping into the lucrative tourism market. In 2024, its 158 guesthouses accommodated over a million visitors, generating revenue of 120 million yuan, with each household earning an extra 20,000 yuan in the year.
China
26-Sep-2026

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