Following the unsuccessful Autumn Harvest Uprising in September 1927, Mao Zedong led its remaining men to Jinggang Mountain, founding the first rural revolutionary base. The picture shows the oil painting "Autumn Harvest Uprising". Authors: He Kongde, Gao Quan, Ji Xiaoqiu, Chen Yuxian. [Photo/ Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution]

Some of the comrades who took part in the Jinggang Mountain revolutionary practice pose for a photo in Yan'an in 1938. Front row from left: Tan Guansan, Tan Zheng, Teng Daiyuan, Xiao Ke, Lin Biao and Mao Zedong. [Photo/Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]

From September 29 to October 3, 1927, Mao Zedong led the famous "Sanwan Reorganization" at Sanwan village in Yongxin county, Jiangxi Province. He created a new strategy of running the army, based on principles like "the Party commands the gun", "the Party branch is organized on a company basis", "officers and men receive equal treatment". The picture shows an oil painting that reflects the work of this important event. [Photo/PLA Daily]