国内英语资讯:Across China: Red Army Bridge given new lease of life
<p><span word="GUIYANG">GUIYANG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 14-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> "<span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="tutti">tutti</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gongs">gongs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drums">drums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liping">Liping</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guizhou">Guizhou</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Shangshaozhai">Shangshaozhai</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>.</p><p><span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1934, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1934 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1936, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forerunner">forerunner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> (<span word="PLA">PLA</span>), <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>, <span word="snowy">snowy</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arid">arid</span> <span word="grasslands">grasslands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</span> <span word="regime">regime</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="invaders">invaders</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> 12,500 <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="thirst">thirst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Xiyan">Xiyan</span>, 68, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cooperated">cooperated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="deck">deck</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 90 <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> "<span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>."</p>
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