In this final part of a three-part dispatch, Mads Vesterager Nielsen arrives at the revolutionary capital of Yan’an, Shaanxi province, to conclude a 6,500-kilometer trip. Along the way, he encounters flooded roads, livestreamers, and priests.
From 1934 to 1935, the Communist Party of China made a strategic retreat across the country, taking a circuitous 12,500-kilometer route that has been christened "The Long March." Last summer, Mads Vesterager Nielsen retraced this route on motorbike. This is Part 2 of his three-part dispatch.
What did the 1934 journey look like for the Chinese Communist Party? Danish adventurer Mads Vesterager Nielsen shows us.
Last summer, Mads Vesterager Nielsen set out on a 6,500-kilometer journey on his motorbike from Ruijin, Jiangxi to Yan’an, Shaanxi, retracing the movement of the Red Army from 1934 to 1935.