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1. Clips of CMG documentary on Red Army's Long March

China Media Group (CMG) is airing a ten-episode documentary in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the starting of the Chinese Red Army’s Long March.

The Long March (1934-1936) was a massive military operation undertaken by the Red Army, forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to retreat from its revolutionary bases in south China and escape the encirclement and pursuit of the Kuomintang army.

Ninety years ago, the Red Army soldiers set out from Yudu in east China's Jiangxi Province, and passed through 13 provinces and regions across the country. During the Long March, Red Army soldiers fought many battles including the Battle of Luding Bridge in 1935 and the Battle of Xiangjiang River, becoming famous in modern Chinese history.

The CMG documentary follows the route of the Long March, with the crew taking three months to revisit the 13 provinces and regions traversed by the Red Army.

With aerial photography as a key component of the production, this is the first time that a drone has been used to record the entire journey.

With each episode lasting for 15 minutes, the documentary has been scheduled to air on the CMG military channel from Oct 17 to 26.