Why Remember the Long March? Rather than treating it only as a two-year military movement across 14 provinces and more than 12,500 kilometers, the episode returns to the historical facts: the failure of the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, the heavy losses at the Xiang River, the Zunyi Conference's review of military setbacks and establishment of leadership suited to China's realities, the four crossings of the Chishui River, the crossing of the Jinsha River, the snowy mountains and grasslands, and the main force's arrival at Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi in October 1935.
In this episode of Lau Dialogues, Professor Lau Chi-pang will explain that the Long March was never merely about distance but about direction—a process of self-correction under extreme pressure and a pragmatic choice that placed survival and long-term goals first. The episode also explores what the Long March spirit means for Hong Kong's young people: rational restraint rather than blind advance, collective responsibility and discipline, and confronting difficulties and reality. In the 90th anniversary year of victory, remembering the Long March is not about mythologizing history, but about drawing on it as an educational resource connecting facts, values, and civic reflection.
(Editor: Liu Yu | Camera & Video Editing: Jack Wang)
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