The word "Long March" originated from the content published by Zhu De in the name of Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army after crossing the Jinsha River in May and entering the Yi inhabited area in Dal

The word "Long March" originated from the content published by Zhu De in the name of Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army after crossing the Jinsha River in May and entering the Yi inhabited area in Daliangshan, Sichuan. Bulletin of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army

The Kuomintang reactionaries and Sichuan warlords pursued a cruel policy of national oppression. At that time, the ethnic contradictions in Mianning were very sharp, and the Yi people had a strong sense of vigilance and hostility towards the Han nationality. In addition, before the Red Army arrived in Mianning, the Kuomintang carried out a lot of reactionary propaganda, which made people panic. As soon as the Red Army advance troops entered the Yi area, they were stopped by the Yi people and attacked again and again. Faced with this grim situation, on May 22nd, the Red Army publicly posted the historic Notice of the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants (hereinafter referred to as the Notice) in Mianning County. This notice was issued in the name of Commander-in-Chief Zhu De, which was actually a collective decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. When the advance troops entered Mianning, it was widely publicized. The "Notice" pointed out: "The Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants liberated the weak ethnic groups; All Yi and Han civilians are brothers and sisters. Hate Sichuan warlords and oppress Yi people too much; Excessive taxes and indiscriminate killings of innocent people. The Red Army's Long March is in full swing; I came to western Sichuan to respect Yi customs. Military discipline is very strict, not moving a drop; Fair purchase of grain, full price delivery. I, the Yi people, must not doubt and cringe; Come on, unite and drive away the warlords. Establish the Yi government, and the Yi people will manage the Yi people; True equality and freedom will never be bullied again. I hope to work hard to publicize and broadcast this to the West. "