Teacher:Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Read the following selection by Edgar Snow (1905-1972), an American journalist who traveled to meet Mao Zedong (1893-1976) in his northern China stronghold at Yenan, and Mao's poem on the Long March and note how: This is the myth and to some extent the reality, of the Chinese Red Army's Long March of 1934 and 1935. The Long March was an epic retreat by the three Red Armies of China that took place in 1934 and 1935, during the Chinese Civil War. It was a key moment in the civil war, and also in the development of communism in China. Long March: Long March, (193435), the 6,000-mile (10,000-km) historic trek of the Chinese communists, which resulted in the relocation of the communist revolutionary base from southeastern to northwestern China and in the emergence of Mao Zedong as the undisputed party leader. Fighting Nationalist forces The Long March (October 1934 October 1936) was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army. The Long March. The traumatic but ultimately victorious march of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists ended on October 22nd, 1935. One of history's great journeys began in October 1934 and ended a year later after covering a distance variously estimated at between 3,000 and 8,000 miles across China. Figures for the numbers involved vary hugely, but fewer than one in ten of those who started the trek apparently reached the end of it. The Long March made the survival of the imperilled Chinese Communist Party possible, gave Mao Zedong a secure grasp on its leadership and ultimately led to the creation of the People's Republic of China. Viewed. 1 1 Tillerson warns of US military strike on North Korea. 2 2 Occupy leaders arrested and charged a day after Lam win. 3 3 HSBC axes 120 IT jobs in Hong Kong. 4 4 Australia-based academic fears long forced stay in China. 5 5 Laptops containing 3.7 million Hong Kong voters' data stolen. The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth. $12.11 Free Shipping for Prime Members. FREE Shipping on orders over $25or get FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime Only 3 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. The Long March, one of the best known events of the Chinese Revolution, describes the forced relation of the Red Army from Jiangxi in southern China to Shaanxi in the north. 2. This march began with Jiang Jieshi's fifth and most successful Encirclement Campaign, which was launched against Jiangxi in the autumn of 1933. The Long March 1 was quickly replaced by the Long March 2 family of launchers. Entry into commercial launch market After the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed in 1986, a growing commercial backlog gave China the chance to enter the international launch market. This is the story of the Long March of the Communist Party leadership and the Red Army from South China to Northwest China. The source is mainly Harrison Salisbury's book The Long March. Salisbury's book is a very good book that well conveys the drama of the Long March and its three struggles: 1 1. the Red Army with the Nationalist Army of Chiang Kai-shek. 2 2. the Red Army with the elements and terrain of western China. 3 3. the factions within the Red Army with each other. Query: how long was the long march in china
Student:
The Long March was 6,000 mile or 10,000 km long in China.