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21-403: The range lies at the junction of four counties - Ninggang, Yongxing , Suichuan and Lingxiang . The mountains cover some 670 km (260 sq mi), with an average elevation of 381.5 metres (1,252 ft) above sea level . The highest point is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) above sea level. The range's massif consists of a number of thickly forested parallel ridges. On the heights there

42-563: A National Priority Scenic Area. In recent years the Jinggang Mountains has become an attraction for domestic tourists interested in revolutionary history. The scenic area was classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration . According to Xinhua , tens of thousands of domestic tourists visit the mountain every year. Sites promoted by the local authorities include

63-538: A resident population of 542,800. The county has 11 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Bianjiang Town ( 便江镇 ). Yongxing's transport links include the National Highway 212, the Beijing to Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing to Zhuhai Expressway constitute a transport network covering this area that allows local people to make one-day round-trip to cities like Changsha to

84-399: A small market town encircled by forests guarding the main western route into the mountains. In November, the army occupied Chaling, some 80 km (50 mi) to the west, though this was quickly overrun by KMT troops. When pressure from KMT troops became too great, Mao abandoned Maoping and withdrew up the mountain to Wang Zuo's stronghold at Dajing (Big Well), from which they could control

105-695: Is a county-level city of Ganzhou in the mountains bordering Fujian Province in the south-eastern part of Jiangxi Province . Formerly a county , Ruijin became a county-level city on May 18, 1994. It was an early center of Chinese communist activity and developed a reputation as cradle of the Chinese revolution". In the late-1920s, the Nationalists forced the Communists out of the Jinggang Mountains , sending them fleeing to Ruijin and

126-485: Is not much farmland with most settlements at the base of the mountains. The main settlement is at Ciping, which is surrounded by five villages whose literal meanings are Big Well, Little Well, Middle Well, Lower Well, and Upper Well. Henceforth came the name of the mountain, literally means "Well Ridge Mountains". Jinggang Mountains have rich reserves of porcelain clay and rare earth ore, which are two major dominant minerals. Jinggang Mountains are also known as “the cradle of

147-887: The Chinese revolution”. The Jinggang Mountains is known as the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army , predecessor of the People's Liberation Army and the "cradle of the Chinese revolution". After the Kuomintang (KMT) turned against the Communist Party during the April 12 Incident , the Communists either went underground or fled to the countryside. Following the unsuccessful Autumn Harvest Uprising in Changsha , Mao Zedong led his 1,000 remaining men here, setting up his first peasant soviet. Mao reorganised his forces at

168-868: The Hunanese Eight Army and one regiment of Jiangxi troops, thus saving Maoping from being overrun. As the size of the Communist forces grew and pressure grew from the Kuomintang, the Fourth Army was forced to move out. From January 14, 1929, the organisation moved to Ruijin , further south in Jiangxi province, where the Jiangxi Soviet was eventually set up. At the same time, the Kuomintang were executing another encirclement campaign, involving 25,000 men from fourteen regiments. Peng Dehuai

189-451: The abortive Nanchang Uprising , joined Mao Zedong toward the end of April 1928. Together the two joined forces and proclaimed the formation of the Fourth Army. Other veterans who joined the new base included Lin Biao , Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi . The partnership between Mao Zedong and Zhu De marked the heyday of the Jinggang Mountains base area, which rapidly expanded to include, at its peak in

210-409: The experiences of their revolutionary forebears. At its peak, more than 30,000 Red Guards arrived a day, causing terrible problems of food, housing, sanitation. Peak numbers continued for more than two months until the government began to discourage the young people. In 1981, an area of 16.6 km (6.4 sq mi) was designated a Natural Protection Area. The next year the mountains was listed as

231-441: The important communication hub of Hengyang . Mao Zedong's 31st and 32nd regiments were supposed to hold Maoping and Ninggang until Zhu returned. They were, however, unable to hold back the advance of the Kuomintang's Jiangxi units and lost Ninggang and two neighbouring counties. On August 30, the young officer He Tingying managed to hold the narrow pass of Huangyangjie with a single under-strength battalion against three regiments of

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252-674: The mint of the Red Army, the Revolution Museum, and the Martyrs Cemetery. In May 2004 a domestic airport was opened to attract tourists. Yongxing County Yongxing County ( simplified Chinese : 永兴县 ; traditional Chinese : 永興縣 ; pinyin : Yǒngxīng Xiàn ) is a county in Hunan Province , China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou . Located on

273-466: The mountain passes. That winter the Communists drilled with the local bandits and the next year incorporated them into their regular army. In February a battalion from the KMT's Jiangxi Army occupied Xincheng, a town north of Maoping. During the night of February 17, Mao surrounded them with three battalions of his own and routed them the next day. Zhu De and his 1000 remaining troops, who had participated in

294-532: The mountain village of Sanwan in Yongxin County , consolidating them into a single regiment - the "1st Regiment , 1st Division , of the First Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army". Mao then made an alliance with the local bandit chieftains Wang Zuo and Yuan Wencai , who had previously had little association with the Communists. For the first year he set up military headquarters at Maoping ,

315-526: The mountains. In late February 1930, the bandits Yuan Wencai and Wang Zuo were assassinated by Communist guerillas, probably on orders from officials in the Jiangxi Soviet. Their men made Wang Yunlong, Wang Zuo's younger brother, their new leader. Most Communist forces left the area in 1934, when the Long March began. By the time they returned in 1949, Wang Yunlong had been succeeded by his son. He

336-610: The north or Guangzhou to the south. Silver is an important industry in Yongxing, which is nicknamed “China’s Silver Capital”. As of 2003, Yongxing's GDP reached 3.68 billion yuan and its public revenue was 245 million yuan. The average annual personal income of its urban and rural residents was 6,820 and 3,304 yuan, respectively. This Hunan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ruijin Ruijin ( Chinese : 瑞金 ; pinyin : Ruìjīn )

357-810: The safety of its relative isolation in the rugged mountains along Jiangxi-Fujian border. In 1931, Mao Zedong founded the Chinese Soviet Republic (CSR) with Ruijin as its capital; it was called Ruijing by the CSR. The Communists withdrew in 1934 on the Long March after being surrounded again by the Nationalists. During the Cultural Revolution , the Ruijin Massacre in September and October 1968 killed over 300 people in

378-473: The south eastern part of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county borders to the northwest by Leiyang City , to the southwest by Guiyang County , to the south by Suxian District , to the southeast by Zixing City , to the northeast by Anren County . Yongxing County covers 1,979 km (764 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 696,000 and

399-562: The summer of 1928, parts of seven counties with a population of more than 500,000. Together with Yuan Wencai and Wang Zuo's forces, their soldiers numbered more than 8000. A popular story from that period recounts the hardworking Zhu De carrying grain for the troops up the mountain since agriculture was nigh impossible in the mountain range itself. It was also around this period that Mao Zedong formulated his theories of rural-based revolution and guerrilla warfare . In July 1928, Zhu De's 28th and 29th regiments crossed into Hunan with plans to take

420-422: Was charged with banditry and executed. Along with Mao Zedong's hometown, Shaoshan , the Jinggang Mountains is one of the most important sites of the early Communist Revolution. It was celebrated on posters, songs and operas. During the Cultural Revolution , it became a place of pilgrimage for young Red Guards , who took advantage of a nationwide "networking movement". They often made the journey on foot to relive

441-474: Was left in command of an 800-man-strong force, formerly the Fifth Army. By February, his remaining troops broke up under heavy attack from Wu Shang 's Hunan troops. After the Jiangxi Soviet had established itself in southern Jiangxi, the Jinggang Mountains became the northwestern frontier of Communist operations. Peng Dehuai returned with a much stronger Fifth Army in early 1930, basing himself just north of

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