Jiangxi Province lies in southeast China. In the 1920s and 1930s, Jiangxi witnessed the surging tide of workers’ and peasants’ movements and of armed insurgencies. The Anyuan Workers’ Strike raised the curtain for the great revolution, the August 1 Nanchang Uprising created the Red Army, the struggles in the Jinggang Mountains laid the foundation for the red base areas, and the red regime of the Provisional Central Government of the Soviet Republic of China was established in Ruijin. Among its mountains and rivers lie numerous revolutionary sites and relics, telling stories about the arduous struggles and heroic spirits of revolutionary veterans. Today, the people of Jiangxi, carrying forward the unrealised wishes of previous generations, have made notable progress in building a brand new Jiangxi. With detailed descriptions and lavish illustrations, this book presents the revolutionary history of Jiangxi, its green landscapes and its rise in the new era.

It is easy to have a quick look at China’s past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.

Foreword 1

The dinggang Mountains, Cradle of the

Chinese Revolution 13

 First Mountain under the Sun 14

 Autumn Harvest Uprising Shakes the Nation

 March to the Jinggang Mountains

 Modernizing the Forces of Yuan Wencai

   and Wang Zuo

 The Armies of Zhu De and Mao Zedong Join Forces

 Regimes Established in the Hunan-Jiangxi

   Border Area

Agrarian Revolution and Land Distribution

Red Theory Shows the Way

Sights of Interest at the Revolutionary Base 40

Jinggang Mountains Revolutionary Museum

The Jinggang Mountains Cemetery of

   Revolutionary Martyrs

Nanshan Park

Wuzhifeng (Five-Finger Mountain)

Former Residence of Mao Zedong at Ciping

Five Major Sentry Entrances

Former Residence of Mao Zedong at Dajing

Mao Zedong’s Former Residence in the

   Octagon at Maoping

Site of the Jinggang Mountains Front Line

   Committee, the Hunan-Jiangxi Border Area

   Special Committee of the CPC, and the Red Army

   Hospital in the Jinggang Mountains

Site of the Worker-Peasant-Soldier Government

   in the Hunan-Jiangxi Border Area

Site of the First Hunan-Jiangxi Border

   Area Congress of the Communist Party of China

 Map Zedong’ s Former Residence in Ninggang on

   his Investigation Visits

 Longjiang Classical Academy - Site of the First

   Meeting Between Map Zedong and Zhu De,

   and of the Red Army Training Corps

 Fourth Red Army Foundation Square

 Site of the Gucheng Meeting

 Regimental Headquarters of the First Regiment, First

   Division of the Worker-Peasant Revolutionary

   Army after Reorganization at Sanwan

 Site of the Soldiers’ Committee of the Worker-Peasant

   Revolutionary Army at the Time of Reorganization

   at Sanwan

 Former Residence of Map Zedong at Sanwan Village

Ruijin, Cradle of the People’s Republic 63

 Embryo of the People’s Republic 64

 Moving out the Troops to Southern Jiangxi

   and Western Fujian

 Overwhelming Victories in Four

   Anti-"Encirclement" Campaigns

 Cradle of the People’s Republic

 Major Venture in Regime Building

 Failure Against the Fifth "Encirclement

   and Suppression" Campaign

 Start of the Long March

 Arduous Guerrilla Warfare

Xingguo-County of Generals

 Sights of Interest at the Holy Ground

    of the Revolution 93

 Memorial Hall of the Central Revolutionary Base Area

 Group of Sites at Yeping

 Group of Sites at Shazhouba

 Dabaidi Battle Site

 Mount Yunshi-First Mountain on the Long March

 Wuyang Bridge-First Bridge on the Long March

 Dongmen Ferry-First Ferry on the Long March

 Scenic Sights

Nanchang, Cradle of the People’s Army 10,3

 Where the Military Banner was Raised 104

 Nanchang Uprising Shakes the World

 Setbacks Forge the Fighting Spirit

 A Galaxy of Marshals and Generals

 Scenic Spots 115

 August i st Nanchang Uprising Memorial Hall

 August 1st Square

 Site of He Long’ s Headquarters

 Site of Ye Ting’s Headquarters

 Site of Zhu De’s Officer Education Regiment

 Former Residence of Zhu De and Zhou Enlai

 Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters

 The Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

 Tomb of the Martyr Fang Zhimin

 Prince Tong Tower

 Memorial Hall of the Eighth Great Hermit

Anyuan, Cradle of the Chinese

Workers’ Movement 133

 "Moscow in China" 134

 Mac Zedong Ignites the Flames of the Workers’

   Movement

 Li Lisan’s Pact with the Hong Gang Boss

 Liu Shaoqi’s Brave Fight Against the Authorities

 The Anyuan Strike-Monument to the Workers’

   Movement

 Former Revolutionary Sites 147

 The Anyuan Railroad and Mine Workers’ Move-

   ment Memorial Hall

 Site of the Anyuan Railroad and Mine Workers’ Club

 Site of the Anyuan Railroad and Mine Workers’

   Consumer Cooperative

 Autumn Harvest Uprising Square

Every Mountain Has a Red Tale to Tell 153

 Self-Sacrifice of Two Commanders

   in the Jinggang Mountains

 Zhou Enlai’s Two Anti-Japanese

   Missions to Lushan

 Anti-Japanese Vanguard Bloodies

   the Sanqing Mountain

 10th Red Army Ejected from Longhu Mountain

 Peasant Rebellion at Tortoise Peak

 Guerrilla Fighting in the Wugong Mountains

 Heroic Poem Written on Moiling

 Liu Bojian’s Blood Stains the Dayu Range

Cradle of Revolutionary Conduct 177

 Mao Zedong’s Emphasis on Investigations 178

 Zhu De’s Shoulder Pole

 Zhou Enlai’s Apology to a Villager

 Iron Discipline Casts a Great Wall of Steel

 Deng Xiaoping’s Bold

   Correction of "Left" Practice

 He Shuheng’s Strict Law Enforcement

 How Liu Shaoqi Offered his Horse to Others and

   Ate Sweet Potato Leaves

 How Soviet Area Cadres Brought Food to Work

 Unyielding Revolutionaries in Shangrao Camp

Revolutionary Cultural Output in the

Soviet Area 193

 Moving Songs of the Soviet Area 194

 Poor Life, Great Cause

 Poetry by Revolutionary Martyrs

 Soviet Area Drama

 The Poetry of Mao Zedong

Jiangxi on the Rise 209

Appendix 225

 Location and Climate

 Communications in Jiangxi

 Major Tour Routes in Jiangxi

 Hotels

 Jiangxi Dishes

 Souvenirs and Artworks

 Tea