Jinggangshan Mountains, Ji’an, Jiangxi, China
A mountain range of the Luoxiao Mountains System, in the remote border region of Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, in Central and East China. The range lies at the junction of four counties – Ninggang, Yongxing, Suichuan and Lingxian.
The mountains cover some 670 km2, with an average elevation of 381.5 metres above sea level. The highest point is 2,120 m above sea level. The Jinggang Mountains is known as the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army, predecessor of the People’s Liberation Army and the “cradle of the Chinese revolution”. After the Kuomintang turned against the Communist Party during the April 12 Incident, the Communists either went underground or fled to the countryside.
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