An excerpt of a China Media Group (CMG) documentary showed the largest Red Army martyr cemetery in China, with 25,048 Red Army martyrs buried here.
The Red Army Martyr Cemetery of Sichuan-Shaanxi Revolutionary Base, located in Wangping Village of Tongjiang County of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is the largest Red Army martyr cemetery in China.
Among the 25,048 Red Army martyrs laid to rest here, most did not leave their names, and their tombstones are inscribed with a red star instead.
From October 1934 to October 1936, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army troops left their bases and marched through raging rivers, frigid mountains and arid grassland to break the siege of the Kuomintang forces and continued to fight the Japanese invaders.
The ten-episode documentary aired on the CMG military channel from Oct. 17 to 26 is in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the starting of the Chinese Red Army's Long March. Ninety years ago, the Red Army troops set out from Yudu in east China's Jiangxi Province to begin the epic Long March. They passed through 14 provinces and regions across the country over the years.
The CMG documentary follows the route of the Long March, with the crew dedicating three months to revisiting the 14 provinces and regions.
With aerial photography as a key component of the production, this is the first time that a drone has been used to record the entire journey.
Over 25,000 martyrs buried in China's largest Red Army martyr cemetery: documentary
Over 25,000 martyrs buried in China's largest Red Army martyr cemetery:documentary
Over 25,000 martyrs buried in China's largest Red Army martyr cemetary:documentary
