"Seven Rhythms: Long March" expresses the poet's inner joy and full of pride, and praises the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army for their bravery and tenacity in revolutionary heroism and revolutionary optimism.
"Qilu·Long March" is a seven-character poem selected from "Mao Zedong's Poetry Collection". This poem was written in October 1935, when Mao Zedong led the Central Red Army to cross the Minshan Mountains and the Long March was about to end. Looking back on the numerous difficulties and obstacles he had overcome during the year of the Long March, he was filled with joyful fighting pride.
In October 1934, the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army set out from Ruijin, Jiangxi, and began the world-famous Long March in order to crush the Nationalist Government’s encirclement and suppression campaign, preserve its own strength, and go north to fight against Japan and save the nation from peril. This seven-rhythm poem was composed shortly before the victory of the Long March after the Red Army soldiers crossed the Min Mountain. As the leader of the Red Army, Mao Zedong had withstood countless tests. Now, with the dawn in front and victory in sight, he wrote this magnificent poem with great enthusiasm and pride. "Qilu·Long March" was written in late September 1935 and finalized in October.