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This is where Mao took a huge gamble to go through difficult terrain to escape the GMD army. His long march was coming close to an end

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The 86,000 communist troops were surrounded by Chiang's GMD. They crossed snow capped mountains with little to non supplies.

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Mao crossed the river to escape from the enemy. The Chinese claim that it was this swim that made him reborn as the true leader of China.

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This would mark the end of the 9600 km long march. Here, they would make the city their base and fight against the Japanese This has become a symbol of Chinese communist revolution.

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Ludingshan, Jiang'an County, Yibin, China

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Ludingshan, Jiang'an County, Yibin, China

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Ludingshan, Jiang'an County, Yibin, China

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There were not enough boats to cross this river, so they decided to use a bridge created in the Qing Dynasty. However, it was occupied by GMD aligned with warlords. Even outnumbered, they managed to defeat them.

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This was where a crucial meeting decided that Mao would be the leader of CCP

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Jianggang Shan, Wujin District, Changzhou, China

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Jianggang Shan, Wujin District, Changzhou, China

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Jianggang Shan, Wujin District, Changzhou, China

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This is known as the birth place of the Red Army. When the GMD turned on the CCP, Mao led his men to hiding here.