Outdoor show recreates residents’ farewell to Red Army troops setting out on Long March
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Performers stage a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from diverse backgrounds team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Photo by Xiao Liang/Xinhua)
Performers stage a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when local residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from all walks of life team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Performers stage a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from all walks of life team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Performers stage a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when local residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from diverse backgrounds team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Performers stage a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from diverse backgrounds team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
People watch a short outdoor performance, titled “Farewell,” in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, July 22, 2026. At a ferry in Yudu County, a short outdoor performance is staged every few days. The performance, titled “Farewell,” recreates the autumn of 1934, when residents in Yudu County saw off troops led by the Communist Party of China as they set out on the Long March.
Nearly 300 volunteers from diverse backgrounds team up with over 20 professional actors to bring the production to life. Since its public debut in 2021, “Farewell” has been staged more than 800 times. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
