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SICHUAN

Tibetan thangkas depict Long March

An exhibition of thangkas, or scroll paintings, showing the Red Army during the Long March, opened in Sichuan province on Tuesday. The 20 thangkas are in a private gallery and were painted by more than 30 Tibetan artists. The scenes include late Chinese leader Mao Zedong's meeting with a Tibetan chieftain, Zhu De's meeting with an important religious figure and a chieftain giving grain to the army. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Long March, which is recognized as a turning point in China's revolution.