Long March
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The Long March was the epic 1934–1935 strategic retreat of the Chinese Red Army that cemented Mao Zedong’s rise and became a founding myth of the Chinese Communist revolution.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chung Kuo / The Long March | 1 |
| The Long March | 1 |
| The Long March of the Chinese Red Army | 1 |
| 长征 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Chinese Civil War
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historical event ⓘ military retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Long March
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surface form:
The Long March of the Chinese Red Army
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| associatedIdeology | Maoism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yan'an period of CCP consolidation ⓘ |
| cause | encirclement campaigns by Kuomintang forces ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Long March
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
长征
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| ChinesePinyin | Chángzhēng ⓘ |
| consequence |
Mao Zedong
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surface form:
Mao Zedong gained de facto military leadership of the Red Army
strategic shift of Communist base to northwest China ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crossedRegion |
grasslands of western China
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mountain ranges of southwest China ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | Zunyi Conference, January 1935 ⓘ |
| distanceTraveled | approximately 9,000 kilometers ⓘ |
| endDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Yan'an ⓘ |
| hardship |
extreme hunger and disease
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harsh terrain and climate ⓘ heavy casualties from combat and exhaustion ⓘ |
| ideologicalSignificance |
founding myth of the Chinese Communist revolution
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symbol of revolutionary endurance and sacrifice ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
Mao Zedong
ⓘ
Peng Dehuai ⓘ Zhou Enlai ⓘ Zhu De ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | core element of modern Chinese national revolutionary identity ⓘ |
| location |
Jiangxi Province
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Shaanxi Province ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Chinese revolutionary films
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Chinese revolutionary literature ⓘ PRC official historiography ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Zunyi Conference ⓘ |
| numberOfForcesAtEnd | significantly reduced surviving force ⓘ |
| numberOfForcesAtStart | tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kuomintang
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National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| participant |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Chinese Red Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
central narrative in CCP propaganda
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legitimization of CCP leadership ⓘ |
| result |
rise of Mao Zedong as top CCP leader
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survival of core Chinese Communist forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Chinese Soviet Republic
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surface form:
Jiangxi Soviet
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Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
长征
this entity surface form:
The Long March of the Chinese Red Army
this entity surface form:
Chung Kuo / The Long March
this entity surface form:
The Long March