In drizzling rain in Xishui County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, 70-year-old Scottish scholar David Ferguson walked up the stone steps leading to the memorial of the Qinggangpo battle, leaning on a hand-made walking stick.

On July 1, 2026, the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, guests participating in the "Together on the Long March" CICG International Communication Project visit Zunyi, known as the "City of Turning Point."

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, the Seminar on Mao Zedong's Military Strategy & Tactics during the Long March was held Saturday at the Four Crossings of the Chishui River Memorial in Zunyi city of southwestern China's Guizhou province.

Zheng'an County has vigorously developed its guitar-making industry in recent years. It is home to 144 guitar and guitar-related accessories manufacturers and has cultivated 87 independent brands.

​Yangtze sturgeon have managed successful natural spawning in China's Chishui River, a tributary of the country's longest waterway -- the Yangtze River, after the removal of over 300 small hydropower stations in the river basin, marking a breakthrough for the conservation of this critically endangered species.

Tea farmers have recently been busy with spring tea picking in Jiangkou, southwest China's Guizhou Province, which has transformed from a small agricultural county to a world-class matcha super factory.

From January 15 to 17, 1935, the CPC Central Committee held an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau in Zunyi, Guizhou Province. The Zunyi Meeting was held to resolve the most critical military and organizational issues of the time.

The Zunyi Conference, held during the Long March, is an important event in the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC). From Jan. 15 to 17, 1935, the CPC Central Committee held the Extended Conference of the Political Bureau in Zunyi city in southwest China's Guizhou province. It was on this occasion that Mao Zedong was first elected as the leader of the CPC.