The tungsten mine helped power the Long March

Where did the funding for the Long March come from? The answer could be found in Yudu county, Jiangxi province.

The former China Tungsten Mining Company was the first State-owned enterprise founded by the Communist Party of China. In the 1930s, tungsten ore was exported overseas in exchange for essential supplies, helping break through the economic blockade and support the Red Army's epic Long March.

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