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Beijing exhibition marks 90 years since the Long March victory
A new exhibition at Beijing’s China People’s Revolution Military Museum marks 90 years since the Long March victory.
The Long March was a major military retreat by the Chinese Red Army in the 1930s, covering about 25,000 miles.
The exhibition uses more than 1,000 artifacts and historical records to show what happened during the journey.
It also includes 14 recreated scenes and interactive displays about the hardships soldiers faced, including hunger while crossing grasslands.
One item shown publicly for the first time is a report identifying the remains of Fang Zhimin, a revolutionary who was captured and later died.
The displays aim to show the human cost and conditions of the march through documents, artworks and objects.
Visitors can see how the exhibition brings the history to life, but no further plans are given.
A Beijing exhibition commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory is on display at the Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.
The exhibition features more than 1,000 artifacts and archival items, 14 recreated historical scenes and more than 70 artworks.
It presents events from the Long March and includes interactive displays about the hardships faced by Red Army soldiers.
A document identifying the remains of revolutionary Fang Zhimin is being shown publicly for the first time.
Visitors and a military history expert described the exhibition as moving and said it helped bring the Long March’s history to life.
- Who
- The exhibition is about the Chinese Red Army’s Long March. It features artifacts, artworks and historical materials.
- What
- A themed exhibition commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory.
- When
- It was open to the public by October 18, 2026. The opening date is not stated.
- Where
- The Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution in Beijing.
- Why
- To commemorate the Long March victory and present its history and hardships to visitors.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Red Seventh Army Corps and Red Tenth Army Corps advanced north to divert enemy forces, and Fang Zhimin was captured.
The Central Committee and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission led Red Army units onto the Long March.
A planned crossing of the Yudu River was postponed by one day, to October 17.
The exhibition was open to the public at the Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.
- Venue
- Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution, Beijing
- Artifacts and archival items
- More than 1,000
- Recreated historical scenes
- 14
- Artworks
- More than 70
- First public display
- Fang Zhimin’s remains identification report
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What people are saying
This exhibition at the Military Museum uses vivid historical materials, including many pictures, artworks, sculptures and cultural relics, to vividly recreate the Long March.
Peace really did not come easily; we should cherish our lives and not let our predecessors feel disappointed in us.
We faced death at every step; we want visitors to feel the many hardships the Red Army faced during the Long March and the enormous sacrifices it made.