The story of straw sandals

In 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) was born. The CPC initially collaborated with the Kuomintang (KMT), founded by Sun Yat-sen, a pioneer of China's democratic revolution. However, the CPC found itself in a confrontation with the KMT after Sun Yat-sen passed away. A civil war started between the two sides that went on for many years. In 1934, encircled by the KMT forces, the CPC and its Red Army decided to retreat to their revolutionary base in Yan'an, in northwest China. This was the Long March.