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Yan'an (Chinese: 延安; pinyin: Yán'ān; Wade-Giles: Yen-an) was the destination of the Long March when the Communists escaped from Chiang Kai-Shek, and the center of Chinese Communist revolution from 1935 to 1948. Chinese Communists celebrate Yan'an as the birthplace of the revolution.
During the Second World War almost all buildings--except for a certain pagoda--were destroyed by Japanese bombing and most inhabitants took to living in caves, the traditional dwellings of Shaanxi. While Yan'an was the center of Chinese communist life, many prominent Western journalists including Edgar Snow and Anna Louise Strong met with Mao Zedong and other important leaders for interviews. Politically, Yan'an symbolizes for many a utopian period in modern China's history where Chinese communists sought to realize their idealized vision of life, culture, and social justice, and thus stands almost a former "golden age" when communist principles and ideals were actively pursued by many sincere, youthful supporters. Recently, this idealistic view of the so-called "Yan'an Way" has been challenged by Jung Chang's exposé of CCP practices throughout Modern Chinese History. Particularly, the attitude of the Communists regarding the local populace should be re-examined.
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5 septembre 2005
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