The Long March was a famous military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that lasted 370 days, ending on this day in 1935 in Shaanxi Province.

The Long March was an arduous journey - estimates are that the Long March took around 6000 miles, and only 8,000 of the original 100,000 soldiers who began the march actually arrived in Shaanxi.

The Long March was also notable for causing Mao Zedong to take on leadership of the CPC, and as well as galvanizing popular support for the communist movement. From their base in Shaanxi Province, the revolutionary army went on to defeat nationalist forces after the conclusion of World War II.