Luding Bridge

 bridge, historic landmark, suspension bridge, historic site

Site of the most dramatic tale of The Long March, an assault under fire by 22 soldiers, grappling hand-over-hand across the chain bridge to preserve the last remaining river crossing in the region.

The Long March: During 1934-5 the Chinese Communist Army completed one of the longest and most arduous forced marches in history, 6000 miles. Their path led from southeast China, west to China's most mountainous and rugged regions, then north and east to what became their base near Yenan. Along the way the soldiers continually battled opposing military and difficult conditions. Initially a retreat, the march became a consolidation and training-ground for what was to become the Red Army of modern China.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March, see also Harrison Salisbury, "The Long March" (Harper & Row, 1985).