Red Army Slogans in Changjiang Town

Red Army Slogans in Changjiang Town

The Red Army Slogans in Changjiang Town are a cultural relic protection unit of Renhua County and a classic red tourism attraction.

Red Army Slogans in Changjiang Town

(I) The slogan is painted on the wall of the main hall of Xiao Kaishou’s home (Xiao was a company medic left behind during the Long March) in Jinjiang Village, Changjiang Town. It measures 1.60 meters in height, 3.5 meters in width, with character sizes of 8×8 and 14×13. It was written in ink in 1932.

The content reads:

Welcome brothers from the White Army to join the Red Army

The Red Army is the army of workers and peasants

The White Army is the army of warlords

The Red Army ╳╳╳ Third Detachment

The Red Army overthrows the Kuomintang government

[Red Army]

Overthrow the running dogs of the Chiang bandits, so the people can live and work in peace

[Red Army]

(II) In April 1932, the Third Corps of the First Front Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army set out from Niedu, Chongyi County, Jiangxi. On April 25, they entered Renhua and captured Changjiang Town, eliminating over a hundred enemy troops. The slogans were written by the training unit of the Third Independent Division of the Third Red Army Corps.

In 1989, the People's Government of Renhua County designated them as a cultural relic protection unit.

(III) The following two slogans are painted inside the side room of Liu Rongfu’s home in Shaping Village, Changjiang Town. They are written in ink, with character sizes of ①8×8, 8×7 ②15×24.

Overthrow the rule of imperialism in China

Confiscate factories and banks established by foreign capitalism

Unify China, recognize the Manchu, Han, Mongol, Hui, Tibetan, and Yao ethnic groups

Overthrow the government of warlords and the Kuomintang

Establish a Soviet of workers, peasants, and soldiers (government)

Implement an eight-hour workday for workers, increase wages, provide unemployment relief, and social security

Confiscate all land owned by landlord classes and distribute it to landless and poor farmers

Improve soldiers’ living conditions and allocate land to soldiers

Abolish all taxes imposed by the government, warlords, and local authorities, and implement a unified progressive tax

Unite with the proletariat of the world and the Soviet Union

Signed: Printed by the General Political Department of the First Front Army (Third) (Army) Corps of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, distributed by the Training Unit of the Third Independent Division (Announcement)

The “Ten Major Policies” adopted at the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China:

Overthrow the rule of imperialism;

Confiscate enterprises and banks owned by foreign capital;

Unify China and recognize the right of national self-determination;

Overthrow the government of the warlords and the Kuomintang;

Establish a government of workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ representatives;

Implement an eight-hour workday, raise wages, and provide unemployment and social security benefits;

Confiscate all land owned by the landlord class and allocate cultivated land to peasants;

Improve soldiers' living conditions and provide them with land and employment;

Abolish all exorbitant taxes and implement a unified progressive tax system;

Unite with the proletariat worldwide and the Soviet Union.

Propaganda by the First Brigade

In October 1933, Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang mobilized a million troops to launch the fifth “encirclement and suppression” campaign against the Central Revolutionary Base Area. The First Front Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army fought bravely but suffered defeat. In October 1934, they were ordered to carry out a strategic shift—the Long March. On October 31, the left wing of the First Front Army, including the First and Ninth Army Corps as well as parts of the Third, Fifth, and Eighth Army Corps, successively passed through Changjiang and Chengkou. They withdrew by November 9, moving separately into Lechang and Rucheng County in Hunan.

The slogans above were written by the First Army Corps of the First Front Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army during their overnight stay while marching through Changjiang.

In 1989, the People’s Government of Renhua County designated this as a cultural relics protection site.