https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup Made with ♥ en-us 2020-03-27 04:12:01 UTC 2020-03-27 08:38:47 UTC hello@padlet.com osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477696096 This is where the Communists hid during the White Terror, organising the Jiangxi Soviet here.]]> 2020-03-27 04:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477696096 osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477828846 The Communists held a conference here in January 1935 because of their loss at the Xiang River - which was a significant event for them.]]> 2020-03-27 08:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477828846 osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477846387 The Red Army marched upwards towards Western China, in the direction of Gansu. To do this, they passed through many Grasslands -  deadly bogs and swamps with no trees or grass.  Just wet flat land in which would make people sink into the bogs. This was a hard journey because thousands of troops were lost.]]> 2020-03-27 08:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477846387 osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477849861 Yan'an was the final destination in which only 8,000 Front Army members managed to get through. The party dropped from 300,000 to around 40,000 people throughout the entire journey.]]> 2020-03-27 08:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477849861 osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477854164 For the communists to escape from Chiang Kai-Shek's army and attacks, they had to cross the Yangtze River to escape them.]]> 2020-03-27 08:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477854164 osbertwong1 https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477857341 The Luding Bridge crosses the Dadu River - where in May 1935, a battle broke out between the communists and nationalists. This fight highlighted Mao Zedong's strengths to think tactically and make smart military decisions.]]> 2020-03-27 08:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/osbertwong1/p92p8u75qmup/wish/477857341