The biggest-ever exhibition on the Long March (1934-36) will open next week in
Beijing. It will offer visitors a chance to enjoy some
never-before-seen relics.
Of the 58 unseen exhibits, highlights include a boat used by the
Red Army to cross the Yudu River in Jiangxi Province, and a note by
Peng Shaohui, a one-armed colonel general.
Other objects include a diary written by Xie Fumin, a regimental
leader from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a Red Army
campaign command, and a Kuomintang intercept telegram.
The 40-day exhibition opens on Monday at the Military Museum of
the Chinese People's Revolution. It marks the 70th anniversary of
the successful completion of the Long March.
In the Long March, the Red Army trekked 6,000 miles across China
before establishing a revolutionary base area in Yan'an, Northwest
China's Shaanxi Province.
A total of 580 pictures, 450 historic relics, 180 books and 25
paintings will be shown.
As well as the 58 new exhibits, a further 28 relics from along
the Long March route will be shown in Beijing for the first
time.
It is expected that over 800,000 people will attend the
exhibition.
(China Daily October 13, 2006)
