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Anshunchang Red Army Crossing Site 安顺场Ānshùnchǎng
4A scenic area · Ya'an, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ya'an
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Anshunchang Red Army Crossing Site
A ferry crossing on the Dadu River where, in May 1935, a small Red Army vanguard crossed by boat under fire during the Long March, opening the way for the advance on Luding Bridge. A memorial hall presents the crossing, and a riverside monument completed in 1983 marks the landing. In 1863 the Taiping general Shi Dakai's army was trapped and destroyed at the same place.
How to get to Anshunchang Red Army Crossing Site
About 10 km north-west of Shimian county town, roughly 20 minutes by road; Shimian lies on the Ya'an–Xichang expressway.
Nearby
- Hailuogou Glacier 海螺沟 40 km
A glacier spilling down into fir forest beneath Mount Gongga, Sichuan's highest peak
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