Long March

:Alternative meaning: Long March rocket

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The Long March (长征, pinyin:Chángzhēng) was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Chinese Communist Army to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. The Communist Army of the Chinese Soviet Republic, led by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, was on the brink of complete annihilation by Chiang Kai-Shek's troops in Jiangxi Province in October 1934. The communists escaped in circling retreat to the north, which ultimately covered some 8,000 km (4,960 miles) over 370 days. The route branched through some of the most difficult terrain of western China and arrived 9,600 km (5,952 miles) west, then north, to Shaanxi. (In 2003, Ed Jocelyn and Andrew McEwenhttp://www.newlongmarchers.com retraced the route in 384 dayshttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/23/content_283948.htm and estimated it was actually about 6,000 km (3,700 miles) long.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/11/06/2003074739)

Related Topics:
Pinyin - Chinese Communist Army - Kuomintang - Chinese Soviet Republic - Mao Zedong - Zhou Enlai - Chiang Kai-Shek - Jiangxi - 1934 - China - Shaanxi - 2003

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