Young pupils celebrate the Long March and Chinese Young Pioneers

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2016-10-17

On Oct 13, thousands of young pupils gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March and celebrate the 67th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Young Pioneers in Hohhot.

Students perform a choir song during the celebration of the 67th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Young Pioneers held at the Dashengkui Culture Creative Park, Yuquan district, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 13. [Photo/nmgnews.com]

During the day, various events were held at the Dashengkui Culture Creative Park, attracting more than 3,700 students from 23 local primary schools and junior middle schools in Yuquan district, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Young kids were presented with a series of events including chorus songs chanting about the Red Army’s Long March spirit, a 100-meter-long scroll for drawing pictures, and children’s folk ballads promoting the young pioneers’ outstanding deeds.

The Long March, a 12,500-kilometer-long military expedition conducted by the Red Army and led by the Communist Party of China (CPC), was intended to wrestle free control of the country from the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) forces.

Little kids from Nanchafang Primary School present a traditional dance during the commemoration the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March held at the Dashengkui Culture Creative Park, Yuquan district, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 13. [Photo/nmgnews.com]

From 1934 to 1936, an 80,000-strong Red Army force took part in the epic trek, leaving their bases and marching through raging rivers, snowy mountains, and arid grasslands, which laid an important foundation for the Communist victory in the war.

Over three quarters of the soldiers died or were reported missing in the two-year span, marking it as a world-renowned sacrifice that has been forever engraved in the history of China's revolution and the Chinese nation.

The Chinese Young Pioneers, founded on Oct 13 in 1949, is composed of juveniles from 6 to 14 years old, who often wearing red scarfs to stand out among their peers. With the motto “Honest, Brave, Active and United”, the group aims to educate teenagers to be outstanding future members of society, prepared for the construction of China's modernization.

Young pupils from Tongshunjie Primary School draw pictures on a 100-meter-long scroll to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March, at the Dashengkui Culture Creative Park, Yuquan district, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 13. [Photo/nmgnews.com]