The first county with red army slogans

The first county with the slogan of the Red Army is Le'an.

The Red Army slogans are the carrier of the red gene and the red "living fossil" that witnesses the historical events of the Chinese revolution. They have played an important role in publicizing, mobilizing and motivating the masses.

Le'an County is one of the eight pilot counties in the province for the protection and utilization of red slogans. Currently, 3,029 Red Army slogans (including cartoons) have been discovered in the county. Each slogan vividly records the turbulent years of the Le'an Agrarian Revolutionary War, depicts the raging Agrarian Revolutionary struggle, and reproduces that period. Passion burns the unique cultural style of the years.

"The 3,029 red slogans found in the census are distributed in 13 towns and villages in the county, involving 137 buildings (carriers) in 41 administrative villages, 56 villages (groups), according to published data , Le'an is currently the county with the largest number of red slogans among the pilot units in the province."

Chen Xiaoqun, deputy director of the county's Bureau of Culture, Radio and Television and director of the museum, told reporters: "The scale of the slogans is huge and there are many types. , the longest span of time, and the richness of information are the most in the province and rare in the country, so Le'an is also known as the "number one county with Red Army slogans""

The form of the Red Army slogans:

The Red Army slogans come in various forms and are eclectic. Some are written on paper and posted in public places, so people in many places say: "When the Red Army arrives and the streets are brightly red, it means celebrating the New Year." Of course, there are also things to pay attention to when posting slogans. Where to post what slogans.

For example, in rural areas, slogans about farmers must be posted, while in cities, more slogans about workers and businessmen must be posted. It must also be glued very firmly so that the reactionaries cannot tear it away or wipe it away. There are some places where it is not appropriate to post-it or write slogans. For example, if written on a businessman's signboard, it will affect other people's business and be annoying.

Because paper is inconvenient to carry and easily damaged, Red Army slogans are mostly written on the walls. Chen Yi once described a typical scene: a text propaganda team composed of two people, each carrying a lime bucket and a large and small pen. Wherever the army passed by, the walls were covered with Red Army slogans.

It can be seen that on the walls of the houses in the villages along the Red Army's route, slogans are usually written with lime water, or with earthy red, charcoal, etc. Some slogans are written on wooden boards and bamboo slices, while others are written on kites and Kongming lanterns, which can flow or float to white areas to expand their influence.

According to He Changgong's recollection, the soldiers in the Soviet area in southeastern Hubei created slogan stamps, casting the Red Army's political slogans into iron molds, and hitting them on the wooden doors and windows, leaving a mark that is not easy to erase. .

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Le'an County