Red tourists lead march to Xingxian

The former home of the Jinsui Revolutionary Base in a poor county in northern China is enjoying a reversal of fortunes, Wang Ru reports in Xingxian.

In many ways, Xingxian seems to be an ordinary county in Lyuliang city, Shanxi province, but it isn't. Over 80 years ago, it was part of the Jinsui Revolutionary Base, and the 120th division of the Eighth Route Army led by He Long was stationed there to protect Yan'an, the cradle of the Chinese Communist revolution during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and China's War of Liberation (1945-49).

Today, the Jinsui Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Caijiaya village remains a silent witness to the past. "Red tourism" is in full swing there, especially after President Xi Jinping's visit in 2017.