Binchuan "Red Army Village"
"The Red Army is not afraid of difficult expeditions, and thousands of rivers and mountains are just waiting for leisure. In October 1934, the Communist Party of China led the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to begin the Long March, and on April 20, 1936, the Second and Sixth Army Corps of the Second Front Army of the Red Army passed through Binchuan, Dali, Yunnan. April 20, 2024 (Saturday) is the 88th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March through Binchuan. In order to continue the red blood and carry forward the spirit of the Red Army, the "Red Army Village" in Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture will hold a commemorative activity of "Re-taking the Long March Road and the Hakka Gala" to collect calligraphy and painting works related to the Red Army's Long March, and frame a calligraphy and painting scroll with a red tone of 88 meters, which will be exhibited at the commemorative event. Pu Guohong, secretary of the Party branch of the "Red Army Village" in Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, said: "In mid-April every year, it is the time when the Mandarin orange in Binchuan is ripe. ”
Mandarin oranges from the "Red Army Village".
Mandarin oranges from the "Red Army Village".
From October 1934 to October 1936, the Central Red Army (Red First Army), the Red Second and Sixth Army Corps (Red Second Front Army), the Red Fourth Front Army and the Red 25th Army successively withdrew from the Soviet areas north and south of the Yangtze River to carry out a major strategic transfer. During the Long March, the Communist Party of China led the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to break through the encirclement and interception of millions of Kuomintang troops, fought a bloody battle on the Xiangjiang River, flew across the Wujiang River, occupied Zunyi, crossed the Chishui River four times, forced the troops to Kunming, skillfully crossed the Jinsha River, flew to capture the Luding Bridge, fought fiercely at Lazikou, climbed the snow-capped mountains and crossed the grassland...... Victoriously arrived in northern Shaanxi, realizing the main Red Army division. This thrilling expedition lasted two years, spanning 11 provinces and traveling 25,000 miles.
Ding Qiang's work: commemorating the 88th anniversary of the Red Second Front Army's passage through Binchuan
Ding Qiang's work: Transcribe the slogan left by the Red Army when it passed through Binchuan - Down with the traitorous Nanjing government
On April 20, 1936, the Red Sixth Army entered Dali Prefecture from Chuxiong Prefecture, entered Xinzhuang Village in Binchuan County from Guanyinqing in Xiangyun County, and was stationed in the village for a day and a night to arrange a battle plan. On the 21st, the Red Sixth Army left Xinzhuang Village and went to the old county town of Binchuan to join the Red Second Army, and after attacking Xiazhou City, it crossed the Jinsha River from Lijiang Shigu through Heqing and continued north. At that time, the Red Army propagated revolutionary principles in Binchuan and wrote the slogan "Down with the traitorous Nanjing government", which is now preserved in the state town "The Red Army's Long March through the Dali Exhibition Hall".
Maoist calligrapher Zhang Lin (first from right): "A Long March Poem"
Maoist calligrapher Li Ying's work: "Long March"
At that time, the Red Army "expanded the red" in Binchuan, and there were only 7 households and 5 young people in Xinzhuang Village. Under the propaganda call of the Red Army, four people resolutely signed up for the Red Army, the oldest was 26 years old, and the youngest was only 13 years old, including Pu Guohong's grandfather. They dedicated their youth and blood and contributed to the "Binchuan Power".
Maoist calligrapher Ye Zhongping's work: "Qinyuan Spring and Snow"
"The Long March is the first time in history, the Long March is a manifesto, the Long March is a propaganda team, and the Long March is a seeding machine. "The great victory of the Red Army's Long March not only wrote magnificent poems, but also composed red revolutionary songs such as "Four Crossings of Chishui" and "Long March Songs".
Maoist calligrapher Xing Zhenwen's work: "Sixteen Character Order"
On October 21, 2016, the CPC Central Committee emphasized at the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March: "The spirit of the Great Long March is the spirit of putting the fundamental interests of the people of the whole country and the Chinese nation above everything else, strengthening the ideals and beliefs of the revolution, and firmly believing in the inevitable victory of the just cause; The spirit of close unity is the spirit of closely relying on the masses of the people, relying on them for life and death, sharing weal and woe, and working hard. ”
Ding Qiang's work: Qinyuan Spring Snow
In order to collect calligraphy and painting works as soon as possible and frame them into an 88-meter-long scroll, Pu Guohong, secretary of the Party branch of the "Red Army Village" in Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, entrusted Ding Qiang, deputy secretary general of the Mao Calligraphy Research Professional Committee of the China Fan Art Society, to be responsible for this matter and collect works, with the following specific requirements:
Participants: Calligraphers and painters who support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love New China, like the poems, slogans, and red songs of the Red Army's Long March, especially calligraphers who study Maoist calligraphy.
Calligraphy content:
1. Reflect the content of the Red Army's Long March, mainly based on Mao Zedong's poems, Red Army Long March lyrics, slogans, especially poems written about Yunnan, reflecting the red elements of Yunnan. For example: Mao Zedong's poems "Remembering Qin'e Loushan Pass", "Qingping Le, Liupan Mountain", "Long March", "Qinyuan Spring and Snow", "Four Crossings of Chishui" lyrics, etc.
2. The content of the important speeches made by state leaders on the Red Army's Long March and the spirit of the Long March.
3. Original content, welcome to create poems related to the Long March and the Red Army's passage through Binchuan, such as "Remembering Qin'e, Xinzhuang", "Qingpingle, Red Army Village", and "Qinyuanchun, Binchuan".
Painting content: China's great rivers and mountains, Yunnan, Binchuan's famous mountains and rivers, Jinsha River, Haixiao Reservoir, etc.
Form of work: The size of the work should be between 3 feet and 8 feet. It is mainly horizontal, vertical and fan.
Number of works: no more than two per person
Deadline: April 10, 2024
Gifts: A painting and calligraphy work, "Red Army Village" gave back a box of mandarins.
Contact: Ding Qiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Mao Calligraphy Research Professional Committee of the China Fan Art Society
Contact number: 18313874628
Courier address: Room 1402, Unit 3, AC Building, Shuxiangmendi Community, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province