The Art of the Party: Zunyi Conference

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"The Art of the Party" series shows you the historic moments of the Party in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding.

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A critical moment in modern Chinese history is captured in oil paints by artist Shen Yaoyi in 1997.

The painting depicts the famous Zunyi Conference, a meeting by the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Southwest China's Guizhou province in 1935 during the Long March.

Held during the CPC's Long March, the conference formed a new CPC Central Committee.

During the conference, Mao Zedong was named Party leader and assumed command of the Red Army.

The party also applied independently the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism and corrected errors in military affairs.

The event is considered a watershed event in CPC history.

Zunyi has now become a place of pilgrimage for generations of Party members.

It's a place forever linked to decisions that ensured the eventual triumph of the CPC and Red Army.

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