jinggangshan china man red army garb hit pavement simulate attack re-staging part long march scene bring alive extraordinary chapter china history establish supremacy chairman mao zedong communist party deep mountains jinggangshan southeastern province jiangxi classroom bank tellers participate ideological boot camp play chinese president xi jinping drive consolidate grip power jinggangshan consider cradle chinese revolution 1927 official birthplace red army know people liberation army china relive revolution students walk route long march series retreat red army lead mao evade pursue nationalist force chiang kai-shek 1934 1935. feel spirit revolution say wang pingzhu 32-year old garment company employee southern province fujian soon get could see along road could imagine scene time say three-day course participants visit historical sit pledge allegiance communist party xi dream great rejuvenation chinese nation ahead key party congress next month think communist party emphasize sort education try control think party members time control portion population still faith party support leadership say zhang lifan independent political commentator revive maoism court powerful conservative elements party xi seek remind people china dramatic ascent become world second-largest economy simply case ditch marx market red culture train camp private public sector workers aim rekindle faith found principles party drown critics say lose ideological soul three decades free-market reform program fit xi push patriotic education ideological control people agenda promote since come power 2012 expect build october five-yearly leadership reshuffle leadership president xi ideological belief education set new wave china say zuo jianxing forestry official northern province inner mongolia hark back mao time still resonate population 41 years death fear young generation chinese may preoccupy fruit capitalism care much red culture may explain five years take power xi continue espouse old school maoism way reassert primacy party communist party lose power finish say political commentator zhang version story refiles add dateline relive china 's long march ahead party congress