Jinggangshan, “Cradle of the Chinese Revolution”

In 1927 Mao Zedong founded the first stronghold of the Communist-led revolution in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi Province. The area has since become known as the “cradle of the Chinese revolution.”

Tourists flock to the city year round, looking for every trace left behind by the Red Army. They tread the path along which its Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and his soldiers commuted between the fields and the barracks in their drive to achieve self-sufficiency with the local grain supply. Eating home-made meals based on local yields and experiencing the dim cave dwellings are vital components of the tour, giving urbanites long spoiled by modern comforts a taste of the sacrifice and fortitude of the early Communists. There are entriguing stories about every corner of the place, involving both well-known figures and some young rank-and-filers.

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