"red" towers lead visitors through the Chinese Communist history

 An all-women wearing green capes revolutionary style combat unit, the full soldier uniform direct "red" officially sanctioned tourists tours of old revolutionary sites in China.

The towers are happening on the southern province of Hainan Island, where the groups are conducted on the walks that follow a course that soldiers are supposed to have struggled by the Red Army.

But the main attraction seems to be a 95-year woman named Pan Xianying, which is one of the other three members of a unit of the Communist army women. Pan joined in 1931, at the age of maturity of 15, the youngest of the battalion. Today visitors can join her and her husband at their home, where she remembers the stories of its service.

Composed of 140 women at its peak, the battalion was formed by a young local communist in boost for gender equality. Women have fought nationalist forces rival and protected of the leaders of the party, but dissolved when the nationalists led the underground Communists of Hainan.

The heroines have not been forgotten in China: Unity has inspired a ballet red detachment of women, which is today still popular across the country.

Although red tourism is hardly new in China, the tower is one of several that led up to the mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, July 1.

Chen Doushu, Director of the agency organizes tours, says the Agency France press that red tourism reflects the desire of many Chinese people have to look back on the past after more than 30 years of rapid nationwide modernization.

"The Chinese cannot forget their history, and the best way to do is to go and remind that, to study it.". This is where the Red tourism comes from, "he says.

Other odd visits which have recently arisen include visits to the territory of Los Angeles gang, a Mexican/U.S. mock border crossing game role and travel through the slums of the India.