Waerzebu

June 22, 2004 the initiator of the Qiang ethnicity culture walking across China Waerzebu arrived at the Long March space, presenting a ceremonial silk banner to Lu Jie. On it was written, “In appreciation of the support the 25000 Cultural Transmission Center has given to the Qiang culture.” Waerzebu has been independently walking across China for years; traveling and displaying Qiang culture. His self sponsored travels are intended to introduce Qiang culture to China. His traveling pack contains ideals, works, and plans. This twenty kilogram pack has traveled the corners of the earth with him, containing materials introducing all sorts of images of Qiang culture, writing, customs, history, and geography. Lu Jie not only declared Waerzebu a Qiang Long Marcher, he also suggested that Waerzebu research the connection between the war and Qiang cultural history. As with when the Red Army was on the Long March, both Lu Jie and Waerzebu planned to research the great history of Qiang region.

Waerzebu presenting a ceremonial silk banner to Lu Jie	Self produced materials introducing Qiang culture	Waerzebu’s Long March remains	The Qiang Yunyun shoes that Waerzebu used to walk throughout China
Waerzebu introducing Qiang culture to the Long March team	Proof of independently traveling throughout China introducing Qiang culture	2 different Long March flags

Note: The Qiang are one of the 56 nationally recognized Chinese minorities. With a population of about 220,000, the Qiang are a small group of mountain dwellers that occupy the upper Min River valley near the border of Sichuan and Tibet.