This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s Long March. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s Long March, the History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Party of China and the Central Archives hosted the “Great Expedition—The Long March Archives Exhibition of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army”, which was officially opened to the audience at the Party History Exhibition Hall on September 29. At the same time, a series of commemorative activities have been carried out in various places to educate and guide the cadres and the masses to inherit the spirit of the great Long March and walk the Long March in the new era.
Through the vicissitudes of history, the spirit of the great Long March still shines brightly. The time lens is pulled back to October 1934. More than 86,000 Central Red Army soldiers crossed the river at starry night, pontoon bridges were built and dismantled, torches were lit and then extinguished, and they embarked on a 25,000-mile journey from Yudu, Jiangxi. Spanning more than ten provinces, conducting more than 600 battles, crossing nearly a hundred rivers, and climbing more than 40 high mountains and dangerous peaks... The Communist Party of China led the Red Army from the muddy path and led the people of the country to victory. There is faith in the heart and strength under the feet. Looking back 90 years later, the Long March, a great feat in human history, has left us with the most precious spiritual wealth, which is the great Long March spirit forged with the lives and blood of the Chinese Communists and Red Army soldiers.
"The direction determines the path, and the path determines the destiny." The Zunyi Conference established the leadership position of the correct Marxist line with Comrade Mao Zedong as the main representative in the Party Central Committee, and resolved military and organizational issues. The Communist Party of China began to independently solve the practical problems of the Chinese revolution, moving from immaturity to maturity. The victory of the Long March is the victory of the direction and the road. Today's China continues to develop in a new and better way, and its contribution to world economic growth has been stable at around 30% for many years. It is the well-deserved "number one engine". China's soft power such as culture, system, and diplomacy have been significantly improved, and the image of China as a credible, lovely, and respectable China has become increasingly popular.
"When people unite, Mount Tai will move." Thinking together and working hard in one place, everyone's strength converges into a river and surges into the historical torrent of the Chinese nation's high-spirited progress. A history of the Red Army's Long March is a history of the life and death dependence of the party and the people. At that time, in Shazhou Village, Rucheng County, Hunan, three female Red Army soldiers stayed at the home of an elderly man named Xu Jiexiu. Before leaving, they cut off half of their only quilt and left it with the elderly man. I only have one quilt, but I have to cut half of it and give it to the people. The Communist Party of China and the people share weal and woe, blood and life and death. This is the fundamental guarantee for the victory of the Long March by the Chinese Communist Party and the Red Army, and it is also the fundamental guarantee for us to overcome all difficulties and risks.
"The road through Xiongguan is really like iron, but now we are crossing it from the beginning." Every generation has its own Long March, and every generation must walk its own Long March. Toward the grand vision of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation, the Communist Party of China is leading more than 1.4 billion Chinese people on a new Long March. On the way forward, there are still many "snowy mountains" and "grasslands" that need to be crossed, and there are still many "Loushang Passes" and "Lazikou" that need to be conquered. The Chinese people should carry forward the spirit of the great Long March, join hands to run the great cause of our generation, continue to write a new chapter on the new journey, and create new glory. (Zhen Hong)
