Two German writers retrace the Long March by bicycle

BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily 

(Photos courtesy of the interviewees)Volker Haering (left) and Christian Y. Schmidt pose for a photo at the 4,114-meter mountain pass of Jiajin Mountain in southwest China's Sichuan province. The hall of the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin was filled with anticipation. Many local residents arrived early to hear German writers Volker Haering and Christian Y. Schmidt share the story of their bicycle journey retracing the route of the Long March (1934-1936), a military maneuver by the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Arm…READ FULL ARTICLE