Chinese Celebrate the Birthplace of Modern China (18 images)

A Chinese boy dressed in a communist uniform prepares for a photo, in front of a banner of the communist party's ideal soldier Li Feng, at a site used by former helmsman Mao Zedong and other leaders to discuss policy and future strategies in the Yangjialing Revolution, in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, on April 6, 2014. Yan'an was close to the endpoint of the Long March, and became the center of the Chinese Communist revolution led my Mao from the 1936 to 1948. Chinese communists celebrate the city as the birthplace of modern China and the cult of Mao. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Horn players rest between performances as Chinese tourists visit the Grottos of Zhongshan Mountains in Zichang County, Shaanxi Province, on April 6, 2014. The area contains a 1,000 year old Buddha, as well as other cultural and spiritual relics from China's ancient past. UPI/Stephen Shaver