Tiaoliang Xiaodao (Grain-Carrying Trail)
A 3.1-km mountain trail from Yuantou Village to Huangyangjie — the route the Red Army took carrying grain up the mountain in 1928, and where the story of “Zhu De's Carrying Pole” took place
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A 3.1-km mountain trail from Yuantou Village to Huangyangjie — the route the Red Army took carrying grain up the mountain in 1928, and where the story of “Zhu De's Carrying Pole” took place; study groups hike it carrying shoulder poles to experience the hardship of “a meal's length of time”, making it a classic of Jinggangshan red-heritage study tours, with grain stations and rest stops along the way recreating scenes from that era.
Getting there: Yuantou Village to Huangyangjie
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