In 1937, the Western Route Army of the Red Army was defeated in Hexi. The remaining troops retreated to Zhangye and continued to fight hard. The comma[Expand All]
In 1937, the Western Route Army of the Red Army was defeated in Hexi. The remaining troops retreated to Zhangye and continued to fight hard. The commander of the Han Brigade of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army pursued them all the way and occupied Zhangye. Commander Han not only massacred the Red Army without mercy, but also looted all the cultural relics and treasures along the way. He was especially salivating over the two scriptures passed down from the Ming Dynasty at the Zhangye Great Buddha Temple - the "Great Prajna Paramita Sutra" and the "Northern Canon". Moving into Zhangye gave him an even more grand opportunity to seize the scriptures. Thus, the Great Buddha Temple was filled with bloodshed and turmoil, and various forces engaged in a thrilling struggle to seize and protect the scriptures...[Collapse]
