The popularity of \u2018red tourism\u2019, which involves visiting places that are of historical and cultural importance for the party, is at an all-time high in the country, as the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In China, \u2018red tourism\u2019 refers to visiting sites which have a modern revolutionary legacy. Launched in 2004, the purpose of the project is to promote locations with historical and cultural significance to the ruling Communist Party\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nanhu Lake in East China\u2019s Zhejiang, where the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held on a boat in 1921, and Mao Zedong\u2019s birthplace Shaoshan have been witnessing huge footfall in recent times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018red tourism\u2019 has been bringing in huge revenues which is fuelling China\u2019s economic boom since the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Red tourism\u2019 seeks to spread awareness about the history of the Communist Party of China starting from its origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For instance, historical events such as the Long March, the military retreat undertaken by the Red Army to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang in 1934, and the ascent to power of Mao Zedong are at the heart of the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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