Red City Travel Guide Series. Jinggangshan

Author: Zhang Shaowen
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This series takes famous red tourism cities with a glorious revolutionary tradition and significant influence in the history of the Chinese Revolution as its subject. It focuses on revolutionary memorial sites, artifacts, historical figures, and the revolutionary spirit they embody to showcase the red tourism resources of the city and its surrounding areas. The aim is to guide readers in comprehensively understanding the history and revolutionary essence of these red tourism cities, as well as to provide a scientific approach to visiting them.
Jinggangshan is located in the middle section of the Luoxiao Mountains on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. Its main peaks stand tall, with elevations exceeding 1,000 meters. The Jinggangshan region includes Ninggang, Yongxin, Lianhua, Suichuan, and the counties of Lingxian and Chaling in Hunan, covering an area of over 500 li. The area is characterized by high mountains, dense forests, and rugged terrain. In the autumn of 1927, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and other Communist Party leaders established a rural revolutionary base here, opening a new path for the Chinese Revolution that involved encircling the city from the countryside. As a result, Jinggangshan is known as the "Cradle of the Revolution." There are more than 30 revolutionary sites remaining in the mountain, with 10 of them under national protection.
Jinggangshan is rich in natural resources, with a forest coverage rate of up to 64%. The scenic area is home to more than 3,800 plant species, including over 30 rare tree species and more than 20 rare animal species. Due to its abundant wildlife resources, the state established a 16.6-square-kilometer nature reserve in Jinggangshan in 1981. In 1982, Jinggangshan was listed as a national key scenic area.