Zunyi

Zunyi is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou, China. It is best known for the 1935 Zunyi Conference, a turning point in the Chinese Communist Party’s Long March.

Zunyi Conference: A January 1935 meeting of the Chinese Communist Party leadership in Zunyi during the Long March. The conference made Zunyi a landmark in modern Chinese revolutionary history.
Guizhou: A mountainous province in southwestern China, known for karst landscapes and diverse ethnic communities. Zunyi is one of Guizhou’s northern prefecture-level cities.
Moutai: A prized Chinese baijiu distilled in Maotai town, Renhuai, Guizhou. Its production in Zunyi’s jurisdiction anchors the city’s best-known industry.
Long March: The Chinese Red Army’s strategic retreat across China from 1934 to 1936, remembered as a founding episode of the Communist revolution. The march brought Communist forces to Zunyi and framed the conference’s stakes.
Hongjun Mountain: A mountain and historic site in Zunyi associated with the Chinese Red Army. Its memorial sites link the city’s landscape to the Red Army’s presence.
Zunyi Prefecture: A prefecture-level administrative division in northern Guizhou, China, administered by the city of Zunyi. The city governs counties and county-level cities across this wider territory.
Baijiu: A Chinese distilled spirit made from fermented grains, commonly served at banquets and celebrations. Moutai connects Zunyi’s economy to China’s wider spirits industry.
Mao Zedong: A Chinese Communist revolutionary who led the People’s Republic of China from its founding until 1976. The conference strengthened Mao’s influence within the Communist leadership.
Sidu Chishui Campaign: A 1935 Red Army maneuver in Guizhou and neighboring provinces during the Long March. This campaign unfolded in the region after the Zunyi Conference.
Qin dynasty: The Chinese dynasty that unified much of China from 221 to 206 BCE. Qin-era expansion established imperial administration in the broader Guizhou region.

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