China's small screen is now seeing an increasing number of television series commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Red Army's Long March.

Political Commissar, a 32-episode series loosely inspired by real-life events, has been airing on two satellite channels in Liaoning and Henan provinces, respectively, since Oct 19.

With a cast led by Sha Yi and Hu Ke, the series is based on a war hero who leads a Communist Party regiment in Northeast China to fight Japanese aggression and convinces a Kuomintang army to surrender.

Meanwhile, Red Star Over China, inspired by the namesake book by American journalist Edgar Snow, began its run on Hunan Satellite TV on Oct 20.

The 30-episode TV series portrays China's military and politics during that period.

Separately, The Red Guards, depicting the Red Army's strategic shift after Chiang Kai-shek's fifth encirclement, will run on Beijing Satellite TV from Oct 24.

The 38-episode series develops its storyline through a feminist perspective and uses a fast-narrative pace similar to American action series.

Heroes of Defense, a 32-episode series, portrays the Chinese armies' heroism and patriotism in the Xiangjiang Battle, which saw 6,000 Red Army soldiers sacrifice their lives during the Long March.

The series began airing on CCTV-1 on Oct 17 and is now also available on video-streaming site IQiyi.

Source: chinadaily.com