Country China Postal Code 34???? Province Jiangxi | Prefecture-level city Ganzhou Local time Friday 10:33 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest Ruijin Revolution Relic Site | ||
Ruijin (Chinese: 瑞金; pinyin: Ruìjīn) is a county-level city of Ganzhou in the mountains bordering Fujian Province in south-eastern Jiangxi.
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Map of Ruijin, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
It is most famous as one of the earliest centers of Chinese communist activity. After being forced out of Jinggangshan in the late 1920s by the Kuomintang, the Communists fled here, taking advantage of Ruijin's relative isolation in the rugged mountains along Jiangxi's border with Fujian. In 1931, under Mao Zedong's leadership, the Chinese Soviet Republic was established here. By 1934, they had again been surrounded by Chiang Kai-shek's forces. It is from here that the famed "Long March" began.
Ruijin is a popular destination for red tourism and ecotourism. It is a pilgrimage for surviving Maoists from China and around the globe.
Transport
On 22 May 2016 the BBC reported that four cars fell into a sinkhole in Ruijin City.