The Lazikou Pass () is a narrow mountain pass in the Min Mountains, Min Mountain Range, Têwo County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southern Gansu, Northwest China, Northwestern part of China. The pass forms a gateway between northwestern Sichuan (Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Aba) and southern Gansu. It is of historical significance due to its strategic importance in the final phase of the Long March.
During the Long March, the Lazikou Pass was the last major obstacle for the forces led by Mao Zedong (i.e. Chinese Red Army, Red Army of China) to reach northern Gansu after their crossing of the Zoigê Marsh. The pass had been fortified with blockhouses by Kuomintang forces and was taken by mountaineers led by Yang Chengwu on September 16, 1935.
[Tony Jaques: Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007]
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In 2014, the 3,735 m long Lazikou Tunnel was completed, which bypasses the mountain pass.
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Mountain passes of China
Military operations of the Chinese Civil War
Landforms of Gansu
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