Name: Learning on the Long March | Silver Dollars or Batteries?
Uploaded: 2026-10-14T16:12:40+08:00
Duration: 1 min 51 s
Description: When Hu Zhengxian, a Red Army communications student, dropped his batteries during the Long March, a fellow soldier pointed out silver dollars scattered nearby. But Hu kept searching for his batteries. His story offers a glimpse into how the Red Army

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When Hu Zhengxian, a Red Army communications student, dropped his batteries during the Long March, a fellow soldier pointed out silver dollars scattered nearby. But Hu kept searching for his batteries. His story offers a glimpse into how the Red Army Communications School, the predecessor of today's Xidian University, continued teaching and learning amid the hardships of the Long March.

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