According to the National Museum of China, the special exhibition "Eternal Glory, Enduring Song: Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" will open at the National Museum of China on 10/30 and officially open to the public starting from 10/31.
The exhibition brings together collections from over 20 institutions and individuals, featuring more than 400 artifacts. Through five thematic sections—"Fighting through Blood," "Forging the Soul of the Army," "Spreading the Legacy Far and Wide," "Passing the Torch Across Generations," and "Guarding with Innovation"—it chronicles the heroic journey of the Red Army's Long March, highlights the path to a strong military built on unwavering faith, recreates how the story of the Long March spread globally, and showcases how successive generations have preserved this red legacy. The exhibition also features interactive experiences including 3D displays of Long March relics, AI-powered storytelling videos, an interactive "Long March Relics Map," and a digital zone titled "The Long March Is Always Underway—Earth's Red Ribbon."
According to Jiang Lin, a research fellow and curator at the National Museum of China, more than 130 items in this joint exhibition are being shown for the first time. "The exhibition no longer treats the Long March as a distant past; instead, it integrates movable cultural relics, Long March sites, and preservation achievements of martyr memorial facilities into its narrative, creating a dialogue between history and the present."
She emphasized that the exhibition centers on donated artifacts, simultaneously displaying their archives and donation backgrounds to tell the complete story of their circulation, acquisition, and preservation. For example, the first group of Unit 4, "Passing the Torch," titled "Keeping the Original Aspiration with Precious Treasures," showcases precious items carefully preserved by Long March participants, their families, and local residents—including the compass used by Lin Boqu during the Long March and the straw sandals given by the Red Army to Li Deyun, a civilian.
The exhibition is co-hosted by the National Museum of China and the Memorial Facilities Protection Center for Martyrs under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, with support from the Collaborative Research Center for Revolutionary Cultural Relics of the National Museum of China and Renmin University of China. It will run until 2027 year 3 month 15 day.