| After Mao Zedong received the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square for the first time on August 18, 1966, the country's Red Guards were all on the road for a "Great Linking Up". Consequently, the transportation system was overloaded and the Central Government called on the Red Guards to have the Red Army travel on foot. Most of the Red Guards participating in this kind of long march held red flags and carried backpacks. They sang revolutionary songs and chanted revolutionary slogans as they marched on in neat formations. Upon arriving at Tiananmen Square, they would take photographs holding the "Little Red Book" and were in high spirits, as shown in this photo provided by Guangzhou Integrated Image Co Ltd and Ma Hongjie. |
