Iron Flow 25,000 (A Chronicle of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army - Illustrated Version)

Author: Zhang Yuzhong, edited by Liu Quan
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The Long March, with its extraordinary length, perilous routes, and immense difficulties, remains unparalleled in history. An ideal and a belief, like a torch, illuminated the Red Army soldiers, driving them forward with unwavering perseverance, unity, mutual assistance, and fearlessness in the face of any hardship. They endured countless sacrifices, traversed thousands of mountains and rivers, broke through numerous obstacles, and ultimately triumphantly reached the Shaanxi North Revolution Base. In the annals of military history, they erected an immortal monument of courage and invincibility. What force enabled them to press forward without hesitation, even in the face of enemy bombings from above, relentless pursuit and blockades from below, and severe shortages of clothing and food? During our writing process, we were deeply moved. Without the arduous 25,000-li Long March, there would be no towering brilliance of the Ya'an Pagoda, no of the five-starred red flag over Tiananmen Square, no national prosperity and strength. The spirit of the Long March is passed down through generations, illuminating both the future of our nation and our own ideals and aspirations. The Long March forged the soul of heroes and the soul of the nation. The essence of spiritually retracing the Long March is not merely a formal commemoration but a profound spiritual pilgrimage that allows our nation to complete a great spiritual totem. Thus, we achieve a truly meaningful "Second Long March." We have achieved this and are continuing such efforts—this is what true commemoration entails. Spiritually retracing the Long March is a journey of thought, but more importantly, it is a journey of the heart. It is about weighing the value of this epic in today's world with our hearts, understanding the importance of unwavering faith for a contemporary Communist Party member with our hearts, embracing the social responsibilities of a modern soldier with our hearts, and cultivating the steadfast ideals and beliefs of a young person in the modern era with our hearts. This is the true meaning and essence of spiritually retracing the Red Army's Long March. The spirit of the Long March is a powerful driving force that inspires us to persevere indefinitely. We should take the Red Army soldiers as our role models, maintaining vigorous revolutionary determination, the vigor and passion of the revolutionary war era, and the spirit of relentless struggle. In the new Long March, we must create new miracles and write new epics. This is the original intention and spiritual motivation behind our creation. Iron Torrent—A Chronicle of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Long March recreates the grand and tumultuous scenes of the Long March through a combination of text and images. The content is meticulously selected, the historical materials are accurate, and the writing style is both standardized and diverse, possessing historical, literary, and collectible value.