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In April 1935, during the Long March—a major strategic military operation by the Chinese Red Army—the Fourth Front Army passed through Qinglinkou Ancient Town in Jiangyou, Sichuan Province. The Fourth Front Army was one of the Red Army's main forces, and the 30th Army was a unit under its command. Its headquarters were set up here.
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Taiping Ferry is located in Taiping Town, Gulin County, Sichuan Province, at the meeting point of the Chishui River and the Gulin River. In the spring of 1935, during the Long March—a strategic military operation undertaken by the Chinese Red Army—this site served as a key crossing point when the Red Army crossed the Chishui River for the second and fourth time. (The phrase "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" refers to a series of maneuvers that helped the Red Army break free from enemy encirclement.)
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In April, the rapeseed flowers in Wujiangzhai, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, reach their peak bloom. Rapeseed flowers are cultivated not only for their bright yellow blossoms but also for their seeds, which are pressed to produce cooking oil—an essential ingredient in Chinese cuisine. Wujiangzhai is a riverside town in northern Guizhou, promoted as a "new landmark for tourism in Guizhou." Nestled against green mountains and built along the water, the town features stilted houses (traditional wooden structures supported by poles on slopes) and terraced fields, where golden flowers bloom in tiers across the landscape.
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In the spring of 1935, during the Long March—a major strategic military operation by the Chinese Red Army—one of its main forces, known as the Fourth Front Army, was operating in Sichuan Province. On March 28, the army's commander, Xu Xiangqian, ordered a forced crossing of the Jialing River, a major waterway, at a place called Tazishan in Cangxi County.
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Located on the east bank of the Jialing River, the Thousand-Buddha Cliff in Guangyuan was first carved in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD) and flourished during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It currently contains over 7,900 statues and is the largest grotto complex in Sichuan Province.