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Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory

Published on juillet 28, 2026 at 08:21

Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory — Agatha CANTRILL / AFP
Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory — Agatha CANTRILL / AFP

Dressed in Red Army uniforms and waving prop weapons, scores of tourists storm a mound in southwestern China's Loushan Pass as pyrotechnics light up the hillside in a reenactment of a historic battle. More than 1,000 people visited the mountainous battle site in Guizhou province over the weekend to relive the pivotal 1935 conflict between communist and nationalist forces -- an experience that has become a hit on Chinese social media.

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