What is the Long March? by the chinese communists..?

Answer 1

What was the "Long March" taken by the Chinese Communists?'

October 16th, 1934. After losing large amounts of their territory in battles to the Chinese Nationalists (KMT), the Chinese Communists (CCP) chose to leave Jiangxi Province. The Long March was exactly that - a long March that would take over a year - all the way to Yan An in Sha An Xi Province.

For a map of this great historical strategic retreat, see:

http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Long-March/history-map.html

Answer 2

The Long March (traditional Chinese: 長征; simplified Chinese: 长征; pinyin: Chángzhēng) was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party) army. There was not one Long March, but several, as various Communist armies in the south escaped to the north and west. The most well known is the march from Jiangxi province which began in October 1934. The First Front Army of the Chinese Soviet Republic, led by an inexperienced military commission, was on the brink of complete annihilation by Chiang Kai-shek's troops in their stronghold in Jiangxi province. The Communists, under the eventual command of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, escaped in a circling retreat to the west and north, which reportedly traversed some 12,500 kilometers (8,000 miles) over 370 days. The route passed through some of the most difficult terrain of western China by traveling west, then north, to Shaanxi.

The Long March began the ascent to power of Mao Zedong, whose leadership during the retreat gained him the support of the members of the party. The bitter struggles of the Long March, which was completed by only one-tenth of the force that left Jiangxi, would come to represent a significant episode in the history of the Communist Party of China, and would seal the personal prestige of Mao and his supporters as the new leaders of the party in the following decades.

Answer 3

they have shown the world how the concept of communism can actually works. they have a long way to go after the Long March as has been rightly answered in yahoo answers. we wish them success. we are proud to the immediate neighbour to this great country. A RED Salute to the people of China to retain the momentum of growth despite all bad media publicity.