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A month-long patriotism education activity was held at Taoyan Subdistrict Central Primary School in Yuecheng district, Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province in October.

A student tells a story about the Long March of the Red Army led by the Communist Party of China in the 1930s. [Video provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. The activity was designed to help students learn about the Party's history and inherit their predecessors' spirit.

A student tells a story about the Long March of the Red Army led by the CPC in the 1930s. [Video provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

This year also marks the 85th anniversary of the Victory of the Red Army's Long March. From October 1934 to October 1936, the Red Army led by the CPC trekked 12,500 kilometers across the country, repelling more than 1 million enemy troops bent on pursuing and blocking it, eventually establishing a revolutionary base in northwest China.

The Long March was a strategic shift that the CPC and the Red Army were forced to make at a critical moment, whose spirit and influence live on.