This earth-shaking revolutionary feat is a magnificent epic written by the Communist Party of China and the Red Army, and a towering monument in the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On October 21, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Red Army, reviewing the background and great course of the Long March, summarizing the great significance and profound spiritual connotation of the Long March, and putting forward six requirements for carrying forward the spirit of the Great Long March and taking today's Long March road well.
On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, CCTV's "Daily Study" specially combs through the relevant important expositions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and learns and understands with you.
The background of the Era and the Great Course of the Long March
On October 21, 2016, the conference to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March was solemnly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the conference.
In the era of the Red Army's Long March, China was in a dark situation of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, social crises were fraught with danger, the Japanese and Kosovars were barbaric aggression, the Kuomintang reactionaries ignored the danger of the nation and launched successive large-scale "encirclement and suppression" against the revolutionary base areas, the Communist Party of China and the Red Army reached a critical juncture, the Chinese revolution reached a critical juncture, and the Chinese nation reached a critical juncture.
Faced with the severe test of life and death, from October 1934 to October 1936, the First, Second, Fourth Fronts and the Twenty-fifth Army of the Red Army carried out a great Long March. During the Long March, the heroic Red Army fought the XiangJiang River in blood, crossed the Chishui River in four ways, crossed the Jinsha River by skill, crossed the Dadu River by force, flew to seize the Luding Bridge, fought in Dushu Town, Yongke Baozuo, turned to Wumeng Mountain, repelled millions of fierce and vicious pursuing troops to block the enemy, conquered the icebergs and snow ridges with thin air, crossed the uninhabited swampy grasslands, crossed more than ten provinces, and drove 25,000 miles.
After the Long March of the main Force of the Red Army, the Red Army contingents and guerrilla units that remained in the base areas closely relied on the masses of the people to persist in guerrilla warfare under extremely difficult conditions. The Red Army in the northwest region created the Shaanxi-Gansu revolutionary base area, and together with the Red Twenty-fifth Army, which arrived in northern Shaanxi earlier, broke the enemy's heavy "encirclement and suppression" and created conditions for the Party Central Committee to place the base camp of the Chinese revolution in the northwest. The Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army, the party organizations that insisted on working in the kuomintang-ruled areas, and the forces of the party leadership all waged arduous struggles and made indelible contributions to the victory of the Long March.
In the long journey, the red army officers and men fought more than 600 battles with the enemy, crossed nearly a hundred rivers, climbed more than 40 high mountains and dangerous peaks, of which more than 20 snow mountains above 4,000 meters above sea level, crossed the vast grassland known as "death traps", and conquered the limits of human survival with tenacious will. The length of the Long March, the scale of the long march, the distance of the journey, the danger of the environment, and the fierceness of the battle are unique in Chinese history, and they are also extremely rare in the history of world wars and even in the history of human civilization.
The historical significance of the Long March
This is the monument to the Taibao Huishi division of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which was photographed in Xiji County, Guyuan, Ningxia on June 18, 2021.
At the meeting to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Red Army, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Through the vicissitudes of history and the great changes, looking back at the suffering and glory of 80 years ago, we have more profoundly realized that the Long March has a very great significance in the history of the development of our party, country and army, and has a very far-reaching impact on the historical process of the Chinese nation." ”
The Long March was a great expedition of ideals and convictions. The victory of the Long March is the victory of the ideals of the Chinese Communists and the victory of the convictions of the Chinese Communists. The victory of the Long March depended on the heroism and revolutionary spirit of the officers and men of the Red Army who overwhelmed all enemies without being overwhelmed by any enemy and conquering all difficulties without being conquered by any difficulties.
The Long March was a great expedition to test the truth. The victory of the Long March has made our Party further realize that only by integrating the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism with the concrete reality of the Chinese revolution and resolving the major problems of the Chinese revolution independently and autonomously can we lead the revolutionary cause to victory. The victory of the Long March has realized the unprecedented unity of the whole Party and the unprecedented unity of the Red Army on the basis of pursuing and upholding the truth. Without this great ideological and political unity, the victory of the Chinese revolution would not have been possible.
The Long March was a great expedition to awaken the people. The victory of the Long March propagated the ideas of our Party, sowed the seeds of revolution, expanded the influence of the Party and the Red Army, consolidated the flesh-and-blood ties between the Party and the masses of the people, and firmly rooted the Party among the people. The victory of the Long March fully demonstrated the strength of the nature and purpose of the Communist Party of China and fully demonstrated that the Communist Party of China must take root and blossom among the people and must closely rely on the people to overcome difficulties and win victories.
The Long March was a great expedition to open up a new situation. The victory of the Long March not only preserved the revolutionary forces, but also enabled our Party to find a new foothold for the survival and development of the Chinese revolutionary forces and a new starting point for the victorious advance of the Chinese revolutionary cause. Proceeding from the end of the Long March, our party led Chinese people to unfold a magnificent new picture of the Chinese revolution. The victory of the Long March enabled our party to take the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia revolutionary base areas as the center and promote the establishment and development of a large number of revolutionary base areas mushrooming like mushrooms after a rain, and the seeds of revolution gradually became a burning trend in the land of Shenzhou, which effectively promoted the arrival of a new revolutionary climax.
The profound connotation of the spirit of the Long March
On April 9, 2021, people commemorated the martyrs in the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery in Guizhou.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The Long March, a great feat in human history, and the most valuable spiritual wealth left to us, is the great Spirit of the Long March forged by the Chinese Communists and the soldiers of the Red Army with their lives and blood. ”
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 all else, strengthening revolutionary ideals and convictions, and firmly believing in the inevitable victory of the just cause; the spirit of not being afraid of any difficulties and dangers, and not hesitating to make all sacrifices in order to save the country and the people; that is, the spirit of persisting in independence, seeking truth from facts, and proceeding from reality in everything; the spirit of taking into account the overall situation, strictly observing discipline, and forging close unity; that is, the spirit of relying closely on the masses of the people, relying on the masses of the people in life and death, sharing hardships and hardships, and struggling hard.
The spirit of the Great Long March is a vivid reflection of the revolutionary style of the Chinese Communists and the people's army under their leadership, a concentrated display of the Chinese nation's national character of unremitting self-improvement, and the highest embodiment of the national spirit with patriotism as the core.
The spirit of the Great Long March, as an important part of the red gene and spiritual genealogy of Chinese communists, has been deeply integrated into the blood and soul of the Chinese nation, has become a rich nourishment of the core values of socialism, and has become a powerful spiritual driving force that encourages and motivates the Chinese people to constantly overcome difficulties and move from victory to victory.
Carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road
On July 20, 2021, the audience visited the series of scenes of the Long March of the Red Army at the History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Party of China.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Every generation has the long march of each generation, and each generation must take its own long march. Today, the long march of our generation is to realize the goal of the 'two hundred years' struggle and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. ”
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must strengthen the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and strive for lofty ideals and beliefs. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: We have faith in our hearts and strength under our feet; without unbreakable ideals and convictions and the strong support of lofty ideals and convictions, it is unimaginable to win victory in the Long March.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must strengthen our self-confidence in the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, theoretical self-confidence, institutional self-confidence, and cultural self-confidence, and strive to win new victories in the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: Only by mastering scientific theories can we grasp the correct direction of progress; only by basing ourselves on reality and opening up the way forward independently and autonomously can we continue to march toward victory.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must put the people in the highest position in our hearts, persist in doing everything for the people, rely on the people in everything, and strive for the people to live a better life. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: The masses of the people have endless wisdom and strength, and only by always believing in the people, closely relying on the people, and fully mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the broad masses of the people can we gather the magnificent strength of the people who are united in their will.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must grasp the direction, take charge of the overall situation, make overall plans for the overall situation, and strive to achieve our overall tasks, overall layout, and overall goals. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: If a party wants to stand in an invincible position, it must stand at the head of the tide of the times, closely follow the new historical characteristics, scientifically plan the overall situation, firmly grasp the strategic initiative, and unswervingly achieve our strategic goals.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must build a consolidated national defense and a strong army commensurate with China's international status and in line with national security and development interests, and strive with determination to safeguard national security and world peace. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: The people's army is the foundation of the revolution and the hope of the nation, and the party's absolute leadership over the army is the fundamental guarantee for the people's army to win victory.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today's Long March road well, we must strengthen the party's leadership, persist in administering the party in an all-round and strict manner, and strive with determination to advance the new great project of party building. The victory of the Long March enlightens us: The party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for the success of the cause of the party and the people.