Summary: The article highlights China's advancements in agricultural modernization, citing increased rural incomes, improved infrastructure in formerly impoverished areas, and technological innovation in farming practices. It emphasizes the achievement of a bumper summer grain harvest, with total output reaching 299.48 billion kilograms. The piece underscores the importance of prioritizing agriculture and rural development, referencing Xi Jinping's call to accelerate agricultural and rural modernization. Furthermore, it mentions the strengthening of agricultural technology, with the rate of contribution of agriculture technology rising above 63%. The piece does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article discusses the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and State Council's issuance of the "Plan for Accelerating the Construction of an Agricultural Strong Country (2024-2035)," outlining a roadmap for transforming China from a large agricultural country into a strong one. It emphasizes the historical achievements in agricultural and rural development since the 18th Party Congress. The plan focuses on increasing agricultural efficiency, rural vitality, and farmers' incomes through strategic policies and the integration of technology and reform. The overall goal is to solidify agriculture as the foundation of a strong, modern socialist country. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping replied to a letter from eight veteran film artists, including Tian Hua, expressing his hopes for filmmakers to create more works that praise the spirit of the times and reflect the voice of the people. The response has resonated with film workers, who pledged to integrate Xi Jinping's important reply with the study and practice of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, and to contribute to the development of a strong cultural power. Filmmakers emphasized the importance of serving the people and expressing love for the Party and the country through their art. They aim to tell more Chinese stories to the world, presenting a credible, admirable, and respectable China. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Anhui province is fostering future industries such as quantum technology, deep-space exploration, fusion energy, and AI. The province is developing large scientific installations and clusters, attracting tech companies through supportive policies and talent initiatives. Examples include the BEST fusion energy project, AI applications in various sectors, and the development of a low-altitude economy in Wuhu. These initiatives aim to achieve a future industry scale of 500 billion yuan by 2030, focusing on areas like aerospace information, general AI, and low-carbon energy. The province emphasizes innovation, a supportive ecosystem, and integration of various sectors to drive growth in these emerging fields.
Summary: An article reports on the "Yuelai Pioneer" platform in Nankai District, Tianjin, which facilitates the deployment of officials to resolve local disputes. In one instance, a judge, Fu Meilan, was dispatched to mediate a dispute between a resident and a property management company regarding damage to a car from falling debris. The judge explained the complexities of such cases and facilitated a settlement. The platform aims to improve grassroots governance by providing communities with access to professional resources, like legal experts. Nankai District has also established a "two-way evaluation" system between street community party organizations and organ party organizations.
Summary: During the peak summer tourism season, various regions are implementing measures to promote high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industries. These efforts aim to allow people to appreciate natural beauty and absorb cultural nourishment while traveling, leading to robust consumption in the cultural and tourism market. The article focuses on domestic tourism and does not discuss international relations or the United States.
Summary: The Chinese government has issued guidelines to improve the efficiency and quality of government services by enhancing inter-departmental collaboration and service integration. The initiative emphasizes breaking down data silos and promoting a "one-stop shop" approach for citizens and businesses, exemplified by platforms like Zhejiang's "Zhe Li Ban" app. The goal is to address not only individual requests but also broader issues and concerns shared by specific groups, such as new job seekers. Local governments are encouraged to tailor these reforms to their specific needs and solicit feedback from the public and businesses. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A symposium was held by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee on July 12th to study the spirit of Xi Jinping's reply to eight film artists, including Tian Hua. Li Shulei, a member of the Politburo and head of the Publicity Department, attended and spoke at the meeting. Attendees expressed that Xi's letter conveyed the Party Central Committee's care for filmmakers and its importance it places on cinematic work. They resolved to create outstanding works that reflect the Chinese spirit and contribute to cultural prosperity. Attendees also agreed to learn from older artists and promote technological innovation in the film industry.
Summary: Chen Wenqing, a member of the Politburo, addressed the opening of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum-Rule of Law Forum (2025) in Changsha, emphasizing the importance of deepening legal cooperation to build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future, following Xi Jinping's "Ten Partnership Plans." He expressed China's commitment to working with African nations to implement the Beijing Summit outcomes, promote legal alignment, and strengthen law enforcement and judicial cooperation. Chen also stressed the need to implement the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative. Prior to the forum, Chen conducted research in Changsha, urging local political and legal organs to maintain social stability, prevent risks, and address public concerns through legal means. There was no mention of the United States in the article.
Summary: Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of technological innovation, the real economy, and the comprehensive upgrading of traditional industries alongside the active development of emerging and future-oriented industries to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system. An article in People's Daily highlights the 9.5% year-on-year increase in the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size from January to May. It focuses on advancements in intelligent vehicle equipment manufacturing, specifically improved voice-activated systems in cars, addressing challenges like the "cocktail party problem" through collaborative efforts. The "Changjiang Delta Language Calculation Innovation Consortium," led by Speechocean, facilitates resource sharing and joint research among companies and universities, enhancing human-computer voice interaction. The article notes the rise in demand for intelligent cockpits driven by the rise in NEV sales, and an industrial ecosphere that includes sensors, chips and car manufacturers.
Summary: China's smart in-vehicle device industry is experiencing strong growth, fueled by the expansion of the new energy vehicle market. This growth is characterized by enhanced sensing precision and improved human-computer interaction, largely driven by AI and large language models. While the market possesses great potential, analysts observe that the reliance on imported chips and the distance to full autonomous driving constitute key challenges for the industry. Increasing domestic chip production is needed to offset this imbalance. These challenges require continued research and development across the entire industrial chain.
Summary: The Tengwang Pavilion scenic area in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, underwent renovations starting in early 2024, expanding the free access area and linking it to surrounding commercial districts. The initiative, despite initial concerns about revenue loss from reduced ticket sales (over 10 million yuan annually), aimed to increase overall tourism revenue by extending visitor stay and stimulating consumption in surrounding areas. By offering free entry to most of its area, the scenic spot saw a significant increase in visitors and revenue in the first half of 2024. Renovations included updated services and commercial layout that have increased tourist consumption in the surrounding areas. The number of tourists buying tickets in 2024 increased by 24,000, and total tourism numbers exceeded 10 million for the first time.
Summary: The Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7 Y10 carrier rocket assembly have been vertically transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The launch site facilities are reported to be in good condition. Functional checks and joint tests will be conducted as planned in preparation for launch. The launch is scheduled to take place in the near future. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: Anhui province is fostering future industries like quantum technology, deep-space exploration, fusion energy, and AI, aiming for a scale of 500 billion yuan by 2030. The province is supporting innovation through various means, including the construction of large-scale scientific installations such as the Compact Fusion Energy Test System (BEST). AI companies are finding demand in daily life, and the province is opening "AI+" scenarios in various fields. Wuhu city's low-altitude economy is thriving due to technological innovation and industry clustering.
Summary: The "Guo You No. 1" demonstration project in Inner Mongolia, described as China's largest and most advanced natural uranium production base, produced its first batch of uranium. This marks a new phase of green, safe, intelligent, and efficient uranium resource development in China, ensuring energy security and enhancing international competitiveness in the natural uranium industry. The project has solved key technical challenges in sandstone uranium mining and improved uranium leaching efficiency through technologies like "digital well construction" and remote intelligent control. The Ordos Basin is becoming China's largest uranium resource base, as China's uranium exploration efforts have shifted towards northern sandstone deposits in recent decades.
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Summary: The "World Mayor Dialogue: SCO Summit Cities" event was held in Tianjin, focusing on strengthening cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries in areas like connectivity, trade, and cultural exchange. Participants, including city mayors and SCO Deputy Secretary-General Janesh Kain, toured Tianjin Port, highlighting its role as a crucial hub for SCO member states, especially through China-Europe freight trains. The event also showcased the Luban Workshop initiative, a vocational education program operating in several SCO countries, including Uzbekistan, exemplified by a joint Chinese-Uzbek project. Tianjin, as the host of the 2025 SCO summit, aims to deepen ties with SCO member cities, with 20 pairs of "friendship cities" established, and will further promote collaboration in industry, trade, and education.
Summary: Xi Jinping responded to a letter from students and teachers from Montgomery County, Maryland, who participated in the initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years. Jeffrey Sullivan, the director of sports for Montgomery County's education bureau, expressed excitement and gratitude for the experience, emphasizing the friendships built through sports, specifically pickleball. The group visited Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing in April. They sent a letter thanking Xi for the initiative and expressing hope to invite Chinese youths to visit the U.S. Sullivan emphasized that youth exchanges can promote positive relations and friendship between the U.S. and China.
Summary: During a series of foreign ministers' meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed reporters on his meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, emphasizing the importance of U.S.-China relations and the need for serious and responsible dialogue. Wang stated that both sides agreed to translate the consensus reached by the two heads of state into concrete policies to ensure stable relations. The meeting was constructive and conducted with mutual respect, aiming to enhance communication, prevent miscalculations, manage differences, and expand cooperation. Wang Yi also noted the two countries should find a way of getting along to benefit both the two countries and the world.
Summary: BYD's first fully Brazil-manufactured new energy vehicle rolled off the production line in Camacari, Bahia, marking a milestone in Brazil-China cooperation. Bahia Governor Jeronimo Rodrigues stated the factory signifies Brazil's industrial development and its transition to a greener economy. The plant, expected to produce 150,000 vehicles annually and create 20,000 jobs, uses green technologies like solar power and rainwater recycling. Brazilian officials expressed enthusiasm for Chinese companies' participation in Brazil's green technology sector, emphasizing the strengthening Brazil-China relationship.
Summary: President Xi Jinping has placed great importance on the development of China-Australia relations, meeting with Prime Minister Albanese three times in the past three years to reach consensus on strategic issues. Albanese's official visit to China in July is considered significant for advancing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Bilateral trade has increased substantially since the establishment of diplomatic relations, with China being Australia's largest trading partner for the past 16 years. The article emphasizes the mutually beneficial nature of the relationship and the potential for collaboration in areas like clean energy and climate change. People-to-people exchanges are highlighted, including the large number of Chinese students in Australia and the recent panda diplomacy.
Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council meeting will be held in Tianjin on July 15th. Foreign ministers of other SCO member states and heads of SCO permanent bodies will attend at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Participants will exchange views on SCO cooperation and major international and regional issues. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will also visit China in conjunction with the meeting.
Summary: A China-Indonesia cultural exchange exhibition commemorating the 620th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages opened in Jakarta on July 11th. The exhibition, organized by the China International Exchange Association, the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, and the Zheng He Research Association, is divided into four sections showcasing Zheng He's voyages, the Maritime Silk Road, and Sino-Indonesian cultural exchange. Artifacts on display include ancient books, rubbings from stone inscriptions, shipbuilding tools, nautical charts, salvaged porcelain, and video materials. The exhibition aims to promote the building of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It will last for one month.
Summary: In response to the Philippines' statement on the 9th anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration ruling, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson reiterated China's stance that the ruling is an illegal and invalid document with no binding force. The spokesperson emphasized that the arbitration violated international law principles and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, accusing the Philippines of abusing the dispute resolution mechanism. The spokesperson added the ruling also misrepresented facts regarding the South China Sea, particularly the classification of Taiping Island. China urges relevant countries to cease using the ruling as a pretext for infringement and provocation.
Summary: The 135km priority section of the Algeria West Railway Mining Line, constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), was completed on July 7th, marking progress in the construction of Africa's first desert heavy-haul railway. The governor of Tindouf Province, Mustapha Dahou, and CRCC Chairman Dai Hegen attended the completion ceremony. Dahou expressed hope for continued mutually beneficial cooperation between Algeria and China to stimulate local economic and social development. Dai stated that the project demonstrates CRCC's expertise and is a testament to Sino-Algerian cooperation. CRCC intends to deepen cooperation with Algeria in transportation, energy, and emerging industries.
Summary: Guangzhou's Haizhu National Wetland Park exemplifies balancing urban development and ecological protection through "micro-renovation" and minimal intervention, transforming a degraded orchard into a thriving urban wetland. These efforts included topographic adjustments, waterway expansion, and bank modifications to enhance biodiversity. Utilizing technologies like drone monitoring and AI-powered species identification, authorities track ecological changes and protect wildlife, with 142 sets of equipment in total. By connecting the wetland's waterways to the Pearl River and leveraging tidal dynamics, water quality has improved significantly, achieving Class III standards and better. The park is considered an example of human-nature coexistence in the Greater Bay Area.
Summary: Ma Junwu, a member of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, has patrolled a 20+ kilometer stretch of the border for 37 years, along with his wife Zhang Zhengmei since 1992. Ma was initially stationed at the outpost after helping divert floodwaters from the团部 in 1988. Ma and Zhang's duties include monitoring water levels, protecting dikes, patrolling the border, and preventing forest fires. Ma has been recognized as an example to others, and conditions at the outpost have improved over the years. Ma stated that he is a member of the Communist Party and wants to protect the border for the motherland.
Summary: Xi Jinping replied to a letter from eight veteran film artists, including Tian Hua, expressing his hopes for film workers to create more outstanding works that reflect the spirit of the times and the voice of the people. Film industry leaders and artists responded with enthusiasm, pledging to study Xi's letter and Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, remain rooted in the people, and contribute to building a strong socialist culture. They emphasized the need to express love for the Party and the country through cinematic art and to tell Chinese stories to the world, and pledged to contribute to the goal of building China into a culturally strong nation. The article did not mention the United States.
Summary: The article recounts the life and wartime actions of Dou Laigeng, a martial arts expert who led local forces against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the Japanese invasion in 1937, Dou formed a volunteer army, later integrated into the National Revolutionary Army, and fought against the Japanese occupation of Shandong province. He was killed in action in 1942. His actions are remembered locally as inspiring patriotism. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The 47th UNESCO World Heritage Conference in Paris added the Western Xia Mausoleums to the World Heritage List, bringing China's total to 60 sites. Deng Chao, Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, stated that the Western Xia Mausoleums are the largest and most complete Western Xia Dynasty archaeological site, demonstrating the formation of a unified, multi-ethnic Chinese civilization. The mausoleums showcase cultural integration and innovation through their site selection, spatial layout, and architectural features, reflecting interactions between different ethnicities and cultures. Artifacts unearthed at the site, including coins, silk, and beads, highlight the Western Xia's role as a hub for trade along the Silk Road. Local residents actively participated in the preservation and promotion of the site, which also improved their living standards.
Summary: The article discusses the significance of deciphering the Xixia script, a unique cultural heritage from the Xixia Dynasty (11th-13th centuries) in northwestern China. It highlights the challenges in understanding the complex script and language, as well as the breakthroughs made with the discovery of texts like the "Pearl in the Palm," a Xixia-Chinese glossary. The article emphasizes that interpreting Xixia texts is crucial for understanding Xixia history, inter-ethnic relations within China, and the exchange of cultures along the Silk Road. Furthermore, it notes that Xixia studies are an area of international Sinology research. Finally, the piece posits that AI can now assist the development of Xixia Studies through the building of international databases, intelligent identification systems, and virtual reality.
Summary: The article highlights the significant presence of Western Xia (Tangut) cultural heritage sites in China's officially designated protected cultural relics, numbering over 40 locations. These diverse sites provide unique evidence of Western Xia culture. The article then includes a table detailing some of the nationally protected cultural heritage sites that are of Western Xia origin. The United States is not mentioned in the article.
Summary: The article discusses *cuju*, an ancient Chinese sport involving kicking a ball, which served purposes ranging from recreation to military training. Archaeological finds from Han Dynasty sites in Gansu, including simple balls made from readily available materials like plant stems, suggest its use by soldiers in remote outposts. During the Tang and Song dynasties, the ball's construction improved, transitioning from solid to bladder-filled for better bounce, and the sport became more widespread. Written records of cuju continue during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Summary: During a visit to the Hundred Regiments Battle Memorial Hall on July 7th, Xi Jinping emphasized that young people should carry on the "red bloodline," establish lofty aspirations to build a strong country, and bravely shoulder the responsibility of national rejuvenation. The article then discusses three schools - Wang Erxiao Hope Primary School, Meicun Experimental Primary School, and Hongjunyan Hongjun Primary School - and how they use the stories of child heroes from the War of Resistance against Japan to promote patriotism. Students are encouraged to learn from figures like Wang Erxiao, Yu Lai, and Haiwa, fostering bravery, intelligence, responsibility, and love for the country. The piece frames these historical figures as models for contemporary youth to emulate in contributing to China's future.
Summary: The article discusses the practice of naming school groups after child heroes of the Second Sino-Japanese War. This is presented as a way to make historical figures and patriotic virtues more relatable and accessible to children. These names serve as a source of pride and inspire students to embody the qualities of these heroes in their daily lives, fostering a sense of collective honor and self-improvement. By associating children with these figures, the article posits that students can better learn about and internalize patriotism.
Summary: Shandong Agricultural University is promoting rural revitalization by sending students to rural areas for practical experience through its "Rural Revitalization驿站" program, according to the university's Party Secretary Xu Jianbo. Students are encouraged to apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems in agriculture, with initiatives like conducting research on tea production and developing solutions for the tea industry, as highlighted by student Zhao Yibo. President Leng Changjian emphasized the university's focus on integrating industry, academia, and research to align education with the needs of the agricultural sector. The university is also encouraging innovation in agricultural technology and facilitating the transfer of research findings into practical applications, as exemplified by student Dong Jingjing's work on bio-based fertilizers. The university aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of China's agricultural sector.
Summary: A Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Marxism professor suggests that effective ideological and political education (思政) should be engaging, emotionally resonant, and address students' practical needs. The professor emphasizes the importance of understanding students' concerns through close interaction, including living among them and engaging on social media. They advocate for connecting theoretical concepts to real-world issues like employment and social trends, and providing ongoing support beyond the classroom, including after graduation. The goal is to foster lifelong ideological development and guidance for students. The professor also mentions helping graduates address career difficulties and those overseas understand domestic development.
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Summary: As of May 7th, passenger traffic through the Hengqin Port exceeded 10 million, a 32% year-on-year increase, driven by favorable policies such as "one week, one trip" benefiting Macau. Secretary for Security of Macao, Wong Sio Chak, stated that Macau and Hengqin are actively participating in and supporting cooperation and innovation in customs ports, aiming to deepen Guangdong-Macau cooperation and enhance the integration of Hengqin and Macau. To improve customs efficiency, the Hengqin Port has implemented a "joint one-stop" customs clearance model for vehicles, significantly reducing clearance times. Additionally, Macau residents now have expanded access to medical services in Hengqin, promoting further integration.
Summary: The article commemorates the 88th anniversary of the start of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, emphasizing the crucial role of overseas Chinese in supporting China. It highlights their financial contributions through donations and remittances, which constituted a significant portion of China's war expenses. Furthermore, it notes the return of overseas Chinese to China to serve in various capacities, including as engineers, pilots, and medical personnel. The piece underscores the unity and patriotism demonstrated by Chinese people at home and abroad during the war, attributing the eventual victory to this collective spirit. It also alludes that the ability of the Japanese to launch the war was in part due to China being divided, like "sand".
Summary: Construction is progressing rapidly at the permanent site of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum in Nansha District, Guangzhou. The academic center and science and technology museum are under construction. The metal roofing is nearing completion, and lighting tests are underway.
Summary: The *Taiwan Righteous Army Archives*, documenting the activities of a Taiwanese anti-Japanese resistance group during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), has been included in the sixth group of *China Archive Document Heritage List*, drawing cross-strait attention. The archives cover the period from 1937 to 1946 and contain 625 original documents that record the entire process of the Taiwan Righteous Army, from its establishment to its return to Taiwan. The documents highlight the shared history and kinship between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in resisting foreign aggression. The article emphasizes that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and that both sides of the strait should cooperate to promote the story of the *Taiwan Righteous Army Archives* to promote the great spirit of resistance and to create a better future for national reunification and rejuvenation. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the Straits cross-strait economic and trade fair, Li Zhenghong, chairman of the National Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises, stated that Taiwanese businesses are confident in their continued development in mainland China. The fair focused on cross-strait integration, with numerous Taiwanese business groups participating and signing investment agreements. Liu Zhaoxuan of the Cross-Strait CEO Summit emphasized the mutually beneficial potential of cross-strait industrial cooperation, particularly in sectors like semiconductors and new energy vehicles. Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, expressed support for Taiwanese businesses investing in mainland China and encouraged them to participate in cross-strait exchange.
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Summary: An "art night school" (艺术夜校) trend is emerging across China, offering courses in arts, crafts, and aesthetics. These programs, exemplified by the China Academy of Art's "Guomei Night School" (国美夜校) in Hangzhou, aim to meet the public's growing demand for aesthetic education and enrich their lives through artistic expression, moving individuals from being observers of art to creators. These night schools are facing challenges such as insufficient innovation in teaching methods, content homogenization, and uneven distribution of teaching resources. To address these challenges, art colleges and cultural institutions are exploring transformation paths, expanding service chains, and integrating night school learning results into the lifelong education "credit bank platform."
Summary: A series of exhibitions commemorate the 110th anniversary of cartoonist Hua Junwu's birth, highlighting his artistic spirit and contributions to Chinese cartooning. Hua's work shifted from targeting enemies to addressing internal contradictions after the founding of the PRC, with his "internal satirical cartoons" becoming a tool for criticism and self-criticism. He played a key role in establishing the PRC's first satirical cartoon newspaper, *Satire and Humor*, in 1979, fostering a flourishing period for Chinese comics. Hua emphasized the importance of reflecting the people's concerns and aligning with the pulse of the times. The article underscores the need for contemporary cartoonists to uphold social responsibility and use their art for societal progress.
Summary: This article discusses the cultural significance of the lotus flower in China, exploring its association with purity, harmony, and integrity. It traces the lotus's representation in classical Chinese art and literature, highlighting its symbolic value as a metaphor for the virtuous individual. The article notes the flower's continued relevance in contemporary art, with modern painters innovating on traditional styles to express the lotus's enduring appeal. The lotus flower is also discussed as being used as a visual pun to wish good luck. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A recent exhibition of over 500 "rural paintings" (乡土绘画) at the China Art Museum showcases the evolving art form rooted in rural life. These paintings, while maintaining traditional elements, integrate modern themes and artistic techniques, reflecting a dialogue between the past and present. Artists are experimenting with new materials and forms, seeking to balance tradition with innovation and avoid the pitfalls of consumerism and superficiality. The goal is to revitalize the "rural spirit" of the Chinese nation and ensure the art form remains authentic and relevant in a rapidly urbanizing society. The author of the original article is a professor at Beijing University’s art school.
Summary: The Beijing Art Center, one of three major cultural buildings in Beijing's sub-center, features a dynamic facade of 4,134 aluminum panels designed to resemble opening curtains and sails on the Grand Canal. The architectural design, inspired by ancient Tongzhou granaries and transport ships, connects three buildings with a shared platform. Acoustic design elements and carefully chosen materials were implemented to provide optimal sound quality for audiences. The article doesn't mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the resurgence of interest in the Chinese calligraphy brush (毛笔) due to online trends and cultural activities. It emphasizes the brush's vital role in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, highlighting the importance of technique in utilizing the brush's capabilities. The interplay between the brush, ink, and Xuan paper is explored, emphasizing how their combined properties create unique artistic effects. The article concludes that the brush, as an instrument for personal expression, will continue to evolve within the context of traditional and modern influences. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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By: 本报记者 郁静娴 李 蕊
At noon, Zh泉 Village (Zhúquán Cūn) in Tongjing Town (铜井镇), Yinan County (沂南县), Shandong (山东) Province, became lively.
"I've been busy in and out of the kitchen, never idle!" Villager Gao Meizhang (高梅章) placed a plate of stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork on the table of a farmhouse restaurant. "Tourists love this rural flavor. Steamed local chicken and wild mountain vegetables are almost always ordered."
In a nearby homestay courtyard, villager Dai Likun (代立坤) handed a cup of tea to a guest. "During the peak season, we're fully booked every day. The income isn't any worse than working away from home. The key is being able to stay home and watch the kids. There's hope for the future." Baskets woven with traditional craftsmanship, dried bamboo shoots, and pickled vegetables made by the villagers have become popular "souvenirs" for tourists.
Passenger flow, logistics, and capital flow converge in this village in the Yimeng Mountains (沂蒙山区). With the development of industries and fuller wallets, the average annual income of villagers has increased to 40,000 yuan.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "With earnest efforts and sustained hard work, we should accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, promote a more solid agricultural foundation, more prosperous rural areas, and a more prosperous life for farmers, and make solid progress towards the goal of building a strong agricultural country."
China adheres to prioritizing the development of agriculture and rural areas. The comprehensive agricultural production capacity has reached a new level, the production and living conditions in rural areas have been significantly improved, and the growth rate of per capita disposable income of rural residents has been faster than that of urban residents for many years. The vast countryside shows a thriving new atmosphere, and the construction of a strong agricultural country is making steady progress.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) on July 10 showed that the total national summer grain output this year reached 299.48 billion jin, achieving stable production and a bumper harvest, laying a solid foundation for stabilizing grain production throughout the year.
Modern agriculture paints a "bumper" scene, and food security continues to leap to a higher level.
During this year's wheat harvest, a 12,000-mu wheat field in Pangjia Town (庞家镇), Boxing County (博兴县), Shandong (山东) Province, was harvested in less than a week.
How did the wheat harvest "run" at an accelerated pace? The town established a joint cooperative of agricultural machinery cooperatives, with 35 harvesters under unified dispatch. Agricultural machinery operator Li Bin (李宾) said: "The harvested wheat is directly transported to the joint cooperative's granary or the county's Agricultural Development Group (农发集团) grain depot, achieving a one-stop worry-free process from 'grain field' to 'granary'."
Standing on the edge of the field, Liu Jianbo (刘建波), Party Branch Secretary of Zhangzhuang Village (张庄村) in Pangjia Town (庞家镇), said: "Following the joint cooperative, the village's more than 800 mu of cultivated land is uniformly planted, managed, and harvested. After consolidation and replanting, the area has increased by more than 10%. The annual dividend per mu for everyone is steadily over 1,000 yuan, and we can also free up more time to work and increase income."
At present, China has cumulatively built over 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting, and harvesting exceeds 75%, the ability to resist and reduce agricultural disasters has been greatly improved, and the foundation for stable production and increased production is more solid.
Increasing efforts to make up for shortcomings, the achievements in poverty alleviation are continuously consolidated and expanded.
In Xishahe Village (细沙河村), Shanshu Township (杉树乡), Zhenxiong County (镇雄县), Zhaotong City (昭通市), Yunnan (云南) Province, the wind blows through thousands of acres of green bamboo forest. Located at the westernmost end of the county, this remote and backward small mountain village has been transformed into a livable and workable "ecological bamboo village" in recent years.
Parked in front of the home of Zhang Mingwan (张明万), a household that has been lifted out of poverty, is a small car he bought last year. "The road in front of the door used to be bumpy, but now I can drive up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots."
"We focus on the bamboo industry, building bases and introducing technology to transform resource advantages into industrial advantages," said Zeng Pinsong (曾品松), Secretary of the Village Party Branch. Since 2021, the newly built Yizhao Expressway (宜昭高速) has directly connected to the village, and the construction and hardening of mountain bamboo shoot picking roads and village roads have been accelerated. The village has also introduced a bamboo shoot processing plant, making it more convenient for bamboo shoot picking, transportation, sales, and villagers to go out.
After more than four years of continuous assistance, the infrastructure and public services in areas that have been lifted out of poverty have continued to improve. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in areas that have been lifted out of poverty has increased from 14,051 yuan in 2021 to 17,522 yuan in 2024, and the growth rate has been faster than the national average for rural residents for four consecutive years. The development gap between areas that have been lifted out of poverty and other areas, and the income gap between people who have been lifted out of poverty and national farmers, have continued to narrow. The foundation for poverty alleviation is more solid and the results are more sustainable.
Strengthening collaborative research, tackling key problems, and promoting application, the engine of agricultural science and technology innovation is strong.
On June 5, the Smart Agriculture Robot Research Institute of the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center (长三角国家技术创新中心) was officially launched in Wuxi High-tech Zone (无锡高新区), Jiangsu (江苏). At the same time, thousands of miles away in Dali (大理), Yunnan (云南), agricultural robots equipped with "artificial intelligence brains" were shuttling back and forth in nearly 100 mu of strawberry gardens, automatically monitoring the ripeness of the strawberries 24 hours a day.
"Our independently developed agricultural robot artificial intelligence controller enables robots to cope with more complex operating scenarios," said Wu Hao (吴昊), director of the research institute. Currently, 20 smart agricultural robots have been successfully "employed" in farms at home and abroad.
In recent years, China has comprehensively strengthened departmental linkage, central-local coordination, and enterprise-science integration, and has deeply promoted the action to make up for shortcomings in agricultural machinery and equipment and the action to revitalize the seed industry. Through the efforts of all parties, China's overall agricultural science and technology innovation has entered the world's first echelon, and the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress has exceeded 63%.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we must adhere to prioritizing the development of agriculture and rural areas, the integrated development of urban and rural areas, and the deepening of rural reforms. We must learn from and apply the experience of the 'Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation' Project ('千万工程'), implement the 'Five Revitalizations' ('五大振兴') in a solid manner, so that farmers can feel and benefit from it, and accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas to better promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization," said a relevant official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部).
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A strong agricultural country is the foundation of a strong socialist modernized country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, agricultural and rural development has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes, and we have the solid foundation to leap from a large agricultural country to a strong agricultural country.
The "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project ("千万工程") unfolds a new landscape, and increasing income and wealth expands new paths... The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) issued the "Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Strong Agricultural Country (2024-2035)" ("加快建设农业强国规划（2024—2035年）"), drawing a clear roadmap and construction plan. Focusing on key areas to implement precise policies, strengthening the dual-wheel drive of science and technology and reform, and making every effort to promote increased agricultural efficiency, rural revitalization, and increased farmer income, so that farmers can feel and obtain tangible benefits, the vision of a strong agricultural country will surely take root in the vast fertile fields.
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"For a long time, you have shaped vivid and lively screen images, leaving beautiful memories for generations of audiences, with your love for the Party and the people and your dedication to artistic ideals." Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to letters from eight film artists including Tian Hua (田华), expressing his earnest expectations for film workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply was heart-warming and inspiring, triggering enthusiastic responses among film workers. Everyone expressed that they would integrate the in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important reply with the study and practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, strengthen cultural confidence, take root in the fertile soil of life, and strive to create more excellent works that praise the spirit of the times and express the voice of the people, so as to make new contributions to the prosperity and development of the literary and artistic undertaking and the construction of a strong cultural country.
Expressing deep affection for the Party, love for the country, and praise for the people through the art of light and shadow.
Xiao Guiyun (肖桂云), director of the film "The Founding Ceremony," said: "We were particularly excited and excited to receive General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply. We feel particularly close and warm that the General Secretary is so concerned about film workers and the film industry. We must bear in mind the General Secretary's earnest entrustment and continue to use the art of light and shadow to express our deep affection for the Party, our love for the country, and our praise for the people."
"Tian Hua (田华) and other eight film artists have created a large number of film works over the past few decades, and these films are important treasures in the history of Chinese cinema. The key to their ability to transcend time and space and remain fresh is that the artists have been people-centered in the creative process, praising the times and expressing the feelings of the people. This is a valuable experience that generations of filmmakers should pass on, and it is also the heart of a child that creators should maintain," said Sun Xianghui (孙向辉), curator of the China Film Archive.
"Studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply, we are deeply moved and inspired, and we feel that we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders and must make unremitting efforts. The foundation of the film industry and industry lies in the people, and the driving force lies in the people. Only by adhering to the people-centered development thought in all aspects of creation and operation can we produce excellent works that praise the times and nourish the soul," said Bai Yimin (白轶民), Party Secretary and Chairman of China Film Co., Ltd. "As the 'national team' of the film industry, we must thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, and inherit and carry forward the spiritual wealth and artistic traditions accumulated by the artists over a long period of time in continuous innovation and practice, and transform the spirit of role models into the power of action to help high-quality development."
"We must integrate our personal artistic ideals and artistic pursuits into the country's development cause," said Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯), chairman of the China Film Directors Association. "We are in a great era. In the process of social development, many moving stories have taken place, which are worthy of film directors to praise with their hearts and feelings. Film workers should be good at capturing the pulse of the times, strive to tell more Chinese stories, and let the world feel a real, three-dimensional, comprehensive, credible, lovely, and respectable China."
"The people need movies, and movies need the people. Movies carry the emotions and dreams of the people, and also encourage the people to be confident, self-reliant, and forge ahead. The answer sheet of the times is always written in the lives of the people, and the password of a strong film country is always engraved in the hearts of the audience," said actor Zhang Yi (张译).
Advocating virtue and art, taking root in the fertile soil of life, and striving to create more excellent works.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply is an encouragement to all film workers," said Jiang Ping (江平), chairman of the China Xia Yan Film Society and director of China Film Group. "The older generation of artists is a model for us to learn from. They are meticulous in their art, and they are deeply concerned about the development of Chinese film even in their old age. We must learn from the older generation of artists the pursuit of a life of advocating virtue and art, calm down, and be primary school students of the people."
"We must bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment and learn from teachers such as Tian Hua (田华) and strive to create more excellent works that praise the spirit of the times," said Wang Xingdong (王兴东), chairman of the China Film Literature Society. "I studied scriptwriting at Changchun Film Studio and took over the baton of going deep into life from the old screenwriters from Yan'an. I know that life is a script without words, and the script is a life with words. Only by taking root in the fertile soil of life can we bear fruitful results on the screen."
"The older generation of filmmakers, with their infinite love for the Party and the people and their persistent dedication to artistic ideals, infused their roles with soul with their superb acting skills. Their works continue to inspire generations of Chinese sons and daughters to forge ahead," said actress Zhang Ziyi (章子怡). "We must take these predecessors as examples, uphold noble moral sentiments and pure artistic pursuits, abandon vulgarity, impetuosity, and utilitarianism in artistic creation, adhere to the bottom line of art, and constantly improve our own artistic cultivation and professional skills."
"The enduring classic works of Chinese cinema are all the crystallization of creators coming from the people and going to the people. Film workers represented by Tian Hua (田华) and other eight film artists have revealed the characteristics and mainstream of contemporary Chinese cinema with their vivid creative practices and artistic explorations, and condensed the fine traditions of Chinese cinema. Only by keeping up with the pace of the times, throwing ourselves into the fiery practice, capturing the driving force of social development in the fertile soil of reality, and refining the pulse of the people's struggle can we realize the deep integration of the spirit of the times, the true meaning of life, and artistic expression, and create works that truly move people's hearts and gather strength," said Deng Guanghui (邓光辉), Party Secretary of the China Film Association.
Dedicate the best spiritual food to the people and make new contributions to building a strong cultural country.
"For 80 years since the establishment of Changchun Film Studio, we have always cultivated deep feelings for the people, established images for the times, sang for the people, and cast souls for the nation," said Zhuang Yan (庄严), Party Secretary and Chairman of Changchun Film Group. "Facing the future, we will continue to adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, adhere to taking the creation and production of excellent film and television works as the top priority, focus on creating excellent works, carry on the past and open up the future, adhere to integrity and innovation, and dedicate the best spiritual food to the people."
"We must not only inherit the spiritual torch of the older generation of artists, but also innovate the way of expression and express the voice of the people," said actor Jia Bing (贾冰). "Whether I performed for my comrades in the army in the past, or now I perform for the audience on the stage and on the screen, I know where I come from and where my roots are. I will definitely continue to take root in life, praise the new era, and strive to create more and better roles, and contribute to the prosperity and development of the literary and artistic undertaking and the construction of a strong cultural country with more excellent works."
"The General Secretary's encouragement is not only an affirmation of the past of the Chinese film industry, but also points out the direction for the future of the Chinese film industry. Shanghai Film Group will never slacken, forge ahead, anchor the goal of building a strong cultural country and a strong film country, and under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, demonstrate cultural confidence, practice cultural mission, and hand over new answers," said Wang Jun (王隽), chairman of Shanghai Film Group.
"As a young generation of filmmakers, I feel very excited to read the General Secretary's reply to the eight film artists. I am glad that I live in such a colorful new era. As a filmmaker, I know the heavy responsibility on my shoulders," said young director Han Yan (韩延). "In future creations, I will definitely learn more and ask for advice from my predecessors, strive to improve the quality of my works, take root in the fertile soil of culture, tell Chinese stories well, and express the voice of the people."
"This year is the final year for completing the goals and tasks of the film '14th Five-Year Plan', and there are still 10 years to go before achieving the goal of building a strong film country. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, we will take advantage of the momentum and be good at making achievements, write a splendid chapter in the prosperity and development of film in the new era, and make new and greater contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation," said Rao Shuguang (饶曙光), chairman of the China Film Critics Society.
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How can raw materials in seawater light up thousands of homes?
Can building bases and supplying domestic water on the moon be achieved by using local materials?
These technologically advanced imaginations can be clearly seen in Anhui (安徽):
Extracting raw materials from seawater, the Compact Fusion Energy System (BEST) is expected to release huge amounts of clean energy; new inventions from the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, such as the lunar soil in-situ 3D printing system and the lunar soil water ice thermal extraction system prototype, will make "life" on the moon more convenient...
Walking through the Jianghuai (江淮) land, one can see the vigorous development of quantum technology, deep space exploration, and fusion energy, with future industrial clusters competing for prominence; new track technological achievements such as the low-altitude economy, commercial aerospace, and artificial intelligence are also accelerating their integration into production and life.
How can future industries take shape and gain momentum in Anhui (安徽), a traditional agricultural province?
With towering cranes and roaring machines, the construction of the BEST device, which recently started final assembly in the Hefei (合肥) Future Science City, is in full swing. Achieving controlled nuclear fusion by referring to the principle of the sun's light and heat is known as the "artificial sun" by the public and the "ultimate energy" in the eyes of many scientists.
"Technological innovation and industrial application have achieved a two-way rush." Yan Jianwen (严建文), chairman of Fusion New Energy (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (聚变新能（安徽）有限公司), the main construction unit of the BEST device, introduced.
In his opinion, the BEST device itself is a huge commercial application scenario, with millions of parts. "We have laid out the localization capability of the industrial chain early on, and have gone through the innovation path from the 'first kilometer' of basic research to the 'last kilometer' of achievement transformation, and have incubated a number of nuclear fusion-related enterprises in Hefei (合肥) and its surrounding areas, some of which have been listed." Yan Jianwen (严建文) said.
The Steady-State Strong Magnetic Field Experiment Device has repeatedly broken world records, and the "Fusion Reactor Mainframe Key System" has led cutting-edge exploration... Gathering wood to form a forest, the 13 large-scale scientific device clusters laid out and constructed in Hefei (合肥) have formed a unique gravitational field, cumulatively incubating nearly 50 technology-based enterprises, driving the vigorous development of related future industries.
Input a sentence, wait a moment, and the artificial intelligence large model developed by the artificial intelligence start-up Zhixiang Future (智象未来) can "transform" into a clear video; passing the national medical practitioner qualification examination medical comprehensive written test with high scores, the intelligent medical assistant developed by iFlytek (科大讯飞) has provided more than 1 billion artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis and treatment suggestions for primary medical institutions; rotating the "arm", the electronic eye "surveys" the workpiece for a circle, and in only 3 minutes, the non-programming welding robot developed by Eft Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. (埃夫特智能机器人公司) can automatically complete the welding...
Liberating productivity and releasing imagination, artificial intelligence enterprises find needs from the daily life of the public, take scenarios as the traction, and enable innovative technology to empower thousands of industries. Around the fields of industry, education, and medical care, Anhui (安徽) has opened more than 300 "artificial intelligence +" scenario opportunities, attracting and cultivating a number of leading enterprises in subdivided tracks such as Eft (埃夫特), Chipone Technology (芯动联科), and Zhixiang Future (智象未来), gathering 894 artificial intelligence enterprises above designated size and 12,000 industrial chain-related enterprises.
Mei Tao (梅涛), who studied at the University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) for many years, returned to Hefei (合肥) to start a business. As the founder and CEO of Zhixiang Future (智象未来), he said: "Anhui (安徽) actively empowers in terms of talent support and scenario development, helping enterprises achieve a series of breakthroughs in technology research and development and market development."
Wuhu (芜湖) City Wanxi District (湾沚区) Aviation Town, 12 years ago, this was still a barren land; today, a low-altitude economic industrial city has sprung up, and general aviation aircraft can be manufactured without leaving the park.
"Today's market competition is not only the competition between individual enterprises, but also the competition between ecosystems." Tian Manlin (田满林), general manager of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (中电科芜湖钻石飞机制造有限公司), said, "Engines and composite materials are self-developed, and key components such as avionics systems and propellers can also be found from domestic suppliers within a few kilometers."
CET Aircraft (电科飞机) is the first complete aircraft manufacturing enterprise to settle in the Aviation Town, and it is also the "chain owner" enterprise. Under its leadership, more than 200 upstream and downstream enterprises have gathered here in the past 10 years. Zhu Yinghua (朱应华), member of the Standing Committee of the Wanxi District (湾沚区) Committee and Deputy District Mayor, introduced that relying on technological independent innovation, the leadership of "chain owner" enterprises, and the scale effect of the cluster, the park has now been built into the largest small and medium-sized aircraft and drone production base in China, with a local matching rate of 100% for core components of general aviation complete aircraft. Last year, the revenue of Wuhu (芜湖) City's low-altitude economy industry reached 46.38 billion yuan.
Sowing good seeds in fertile soil. In the integrated circuit industry chain, the packaging substrate is the hub connecting the chip and the external circuit. In June 2023, Xinjude Technology (芯聚德科技) settled in Guangde Economic Development Zone (广德经济开发区), Xuancheng (宣城) City. Currently, the first phase of monthly production of 5,000 square meters of packaging substrates has been supplied to fields such as flash memory and solid-state drives.
"Completing investment and construction and supplying the market in 48 months has created a record in the industry." Kang Liang (康亮), chairman of Xinjude Technology (芯聚德科技), said, "The local government seized the opportunity to develop emerging industries, did not disturb them unnecessarily, and responded to every request. This can save a lot of communication costs for new track enterprises that are competing with time and technology, and at the same time, it can also allow us to get more policy and financial support."
The "Anhui Province Future Industry Development Action Plan" (《安徽省未来产业发展行动方案》) released last year proposed that by 2030, the scale of future industries in the province will strive to reach 500 billion yuan, creating three 100 billion yuan future industries of aerospace information, general intelligence, and low-carbon energy.
Anchoring the strategic deployment of the state to cultivate future industries, facing the global technology and industrial frontier, improving the full-factor support of scenarios, finance, and talents, connecting the meridians of "government, industry, academia, research, finance, service, and application," and building a high-level innovation ecosystem, a map of future industries is being unfolded on the Jianghuai (江淮) land.
(Our reporter Chen Jingwen (陈静文) participated in the writing)
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"Without a camera, how can we be sure the wall skin on the car roof fell from here?"
"If you don't compensate, I'll sue in court!"
In the Ningfa Sunshine Apartment Community (宁发阳光公寓社区) Party-Masses Service Center in Nankai District (南开区), Tianjin (天津), a mediation is underway. Both sides stick to their own arguments, and it looks like they are about to quarrel again.
"Everyone, please don't be anxious. Arguing won't solve the problem. Let's sort things out slowly." Judge Fu Meilan's (傅美兰) words calmed both parties down.
It turned out that citizen Chen Jinqiao (陈金桥) (pseudonym) parked his car next to a restaurant at the bottom of the Ningfa Sunshine Apartment Community (宁发阳光公寓社区), and when he came out, he found that the car had been hit by falling wall skin. He wanted to seek compensation from the property management company, but the property management company believed that there was no evidence to prove that they should be held responsible. Therefore, Chen Jinqiao (陈金桥) contacted the Tiyuzhongxin Subdistrict (体育中心街道) in Nankai District (南开区) and requested mediation. The Comprehensive Management Center of Tiyuzhongxin Subdistrict (体育中心街道) immediately contacted the Ningfa Sunshine Apartment Community (宁发阳光公寓社区).
"Please bring in outside help. It's more convincing to have a judge mediate." After understanding the situation, Zhou Jie (周杰), the Party Committee Secretary of the community, filled out a "People's Sentiment Express Order" on the "Yuelai Pioneer" (悦来先锋) practice activity platform.
In April last year, Nankai District (南开区) established the "Yuelai Pioneer" (悦来先锋) practice activity platform to explore a precise, dynamic, and normalized mechanism for cadres to go down to the grassroots level and a scheduling procedure to help improve the grassroots governance capacity and level.
Since the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) learning and education, the party members of Nankai District (南开区) government departments have further improved their work style, continuously innovated mechanisms, and actively connected with 171 communities in 12 subdistricts, conducting normalized visits and investigations to do practical things and solve problems for residents and enterprises.
The Nankai District People's Court (南开区人民法院) is paired with the Ningfa Sunshine Apartment Community (宁发阳光公寓社区), and the judges often go to the community to carry out legal consultations and legal publicity activities.
After receiving the "People's Sentiment Express Order," the Nankai District People's Court (南开区人民法院) immediately arranged for Judge Fu Meilan (傅美兰) to participate in the mediation meeting.
Taking out three judgment documents of similar cases, Fu Meilan (傅美兰) explained in detail the difficulties of the case litigation—
The evidence standard requires strictness, the cost of obtaining it is high, and the most difficult thing is the division of tort liability: Is the car owner's parking position legal? Is the building property to which the falling wall skin belongs a public property or a private property? Is the building old and dilapidated or is it normal wear and tear? Have the statutory duty of care been fulfilled...?
Even after confirmation, if the management party needs to bear the responsibility, it also involves the division of responsibility and the determination of the standard of compensation amount... It will take several weeks at the fastest, and several months at the slowest. "Reconciliation at the table can be concluded on the same day," said Fu Meilan (傅美兰).
The anger slowly subsided, and both parties reached an agreement and signed a settlement.
"I was worried that the community might be biased towards the property management, but when I entered the door and saw the judge, my concerns were dispelled," Chen Jinqiao (陈金桥) admitted frankly.
"It's different with professional help!" Zhou Jie (周杰) said with emotion that the community has few people and many things, and the professional strength is insufficient. In the past, mediation of disputes often dragged on for a long time.
A "People's Sentiment Express Order" builds a bridge to gather people's hearts and solve people's problems. In addition to the court, the community mediation room now has the participation of police stations, judicial offices, law firms and other forces to jointly solve the problems of grassroots governance.
Nankai District (南开区) has also established a "two-way evaluation" system between street community party organizations and government department party organizations, which is conducted every six months, and the evaluation results will be used as an important basis for the annual assessment of government department party organizations and the star rating of community party organizations.
"Guide party members and cadres to follow the party's mass line in the new era." Li Jianguo (李建国), Minister of the Organization Department of the Nankai District (南开区) Party Committee, introduced that since April this year, various units in Nankai District (南开区) have relied on the "Yuelai Pioneer" (悦来先锋) platform to solve more than 710 problems for the masses and enterprises.
Return to TopThe current period is the peak tourist season for summer vacation, and various regions are taking multiple measures to promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism industry. People are enjoying the beauty of nature and drawing cultural nourishment while touring the great rivers and mountains of the country, leading to a booming cultural and tourism market consumption.
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Using small breakthroughs to drive major reforms, "efficiently handling one matter" promotes the improvement of quality and efficiency in government services. Recently, the General Office of the State Council (国办) issued an opinion proposing "strengthening departmental collaboration and service integration in more fields and on a larger scale."
Serving the people, efficiency is paramount, and a "coordinated approach" is key. Zhejiang (浙江) has broken down digital sharing barriers, with the "Zhe Li Ban" APP ("浙里办"APP) integrating thousands of services. Hainan (海南) promotes coordinated linkage between education and other departments, requiring only "one set of materials" to be uploaded for enrollment applications. Strengthening departmental collaboration, promoting business restructuring and data intercommunication with a holistic perspective, drives the overall improvement of government service effectiveness.
To accomplish "one matter," it is even more important to handle "a category of matters" well. Enterprise-benefiting policies involve all aspects. How to proactively push and accurately deliver them? New employment groups have concentrated demands in areas such as rights protection. How to solve common problems? Focusing on "a category of matters" to strengthen service integration, and promoting the transformation from solving one demand to solving a category of problems, is an inherent requirement of adhering to systematic thinking and realizing full-cycle and full-process services.
Localities should adapt to local conditions, ask the people and enterprises about their needs, and optimize business processes in light of reality. The satisfaction of the masses and enterprises will naturally become higher and higher. 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - "adapt to local conditions," to suit measures to local conditions).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 12th (北京). July 12th, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) convened a symposium to study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important letter in reply to 8 film artists including Tian Hua (田华). Li Shulei (李书磊), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) and Minister of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部部长), attended and delivered a speech.
The participating representatives believed that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) sent an important letter in reply, extending sincere greetings to 8 film artists including Tian Hua (田华), expressing earnest expectations and putting forward clear requirements for film workers, fully demonstrating the Party Central Committee's (党中央) cordial care for the vast number of film workers and its high regard for film work, which is a great encouragement and powerful spur to the propaganda and ideological front. The important letter in reply has a strong ideological, guiding, and inspiring force, providing guidance for promoting the high-quality development of film and building a strong film country.
The participating representatives stated that it is necessary to combine the in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important letter in reply with the study and practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, bravely shoulder the cultural mission, strengthen cultural self-confidence, praise the era and eulogize the people with light and shadow, use excellent works to demonstrate the Chinese spirit and continue the millennium-old cultural heritage, and make new contributions to the prosperity and development of the literary and artistic cause and the construction of a strong cultural country.
The participating representatives stated that it is necessary to learn from the older generation of film artists, uphold morality and art, and devote themselves to creation, and launch more ingenious and classic works. It is necessary to create a good film ecology and environment, promote the application of scientific and technological innovation in the film industry, strengthen the training of film talents, and promote the prosperity and development of Chinese films.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Changsha (长沙) on July 12th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) The China-Africa Cooperation Forum—Rule of Law Forum (2025) opened on the 11th in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南). The theme of the forum is "Deepening Economic and Trade Rule of Law Cooperation, and Jointly Building a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future." Chen Wenqing (陈文清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Chen Wenqing (陈文清) pointed out that at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the goal and direction of China and Africa working together to promote modernization and the "Ten Partnership Plans," opening a new chapter in jointly building a new era of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future, which pointed out the direction for deepening China-Africa cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and African leaders, the Chinese and African legal communities, adhering to the common pursuit of the value of the rule of law, have carried out pragmatic and efficient exchanges and cooperation, contributing to enhancing mutual trust between China and Africa and working together to achieve modernization.
Chen Wenqing (陈文清) stated that China is willing to work with African countries to implement the results of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit, carry out multi-level and all-round rule of law exchanges, build consensus on the rule of law, and work together to promote modernization; implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, adhere to the concept of the rule of law, and firmly safeguard fairness and justice; promote legal alignment, rule alignment, and standard alignment, improve the rule of law system, create a good development environment, and ensure high-quality economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa with high-level rule of law cooperation; adhere to a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, strengthen law enforcement and judicial cooperation, effectively safeguard common interests, and inject rule of law momentum into building a new era of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future.
From the 10th to the 11th, Chen Wenqing (陈文清) conducted in-depth research in grassroots political and legal organs in Changsha (长沙). He pointed out that political and legal organs should keep in mind the important entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) when he inspected Hunan (湖南), fully perform their duties, be brave in taking responsibility, coordinate development and security, and resolutely maintain overall social stability. It is necessary to focus on preventing and resolving major risks involving stability, and organically unify safeguarding rights and maintaining stability. It is necessary to focus on依法打击 突出违法犯罪 (yī fǎ dǎ jī tū chū wéi fǎ fàn zuì - "Legally crack down on prominent illegal crimes," to use the law to punish illegal and criminal activities that stand out) so that the people can truly feel that security is around them. It is necessary to focus on deepening the standardized construction of comprehensive management centers and bring contradictions and disputes into the track of the rule of law for resolution in accordance with the law. It is necessary to focus on promoting the rule of law in petition work and resolve petition matters in accordance with the law in accordance with the requirements of "five-izations" and "four-in-place." It is necessary to focus on promoting the refinement of service management for relevant groups of people and effectively prevent and curb major vicious cases. He emphasized that political and legal organs should conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the 21st collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, be strict to the end, not give an inch, do a good job from beginning to end in studying and educating on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, unswervingly promote comprehensive and strict party governance, and forge an iron-clad political and legal team with iron discipline.
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, emphasized: "We must take technological innovation as the guide and the real economy as the foundation, adhere to the simultaneous advancement of traditional industrial transformation and upgrading, actively develop emerging industries, and proactively plan for future industries, so as to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system."
Small numbers grow and carry over, leading to the growth of integers. The rules of mathematical operations contain the principle of 积沙成塔 (jī shā chéng tǎ - "accumulate sand to form a tower," many small things add up to something significant). From January to May, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above the designated size increased by 9.5% year-on-year, higher than the growth rate of the added value of industrial enterprises above the designated size. Behind the data is the increased R&D investment of enterprises, and the support of all parties for industry-university-research cooperation, which helps the overall progress of scientific and technological innovation and enables the Chinese economy to successfully "advance."
Starting from today, this edition will launch a series of reports on "Innovation from the Decimal Point," starting from individual detailed data to observe how the innovation chain and industrial chain of high-tech manufacturing are connected, how companies follow the trend, make good products, and achieve common growth for themselves and the industry.
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177.4%
In May, the added value of intelligent vehicle-mounted equipment manufacturing increased by 29.5% year-on-year; from January to April, the profit of intelligent vehicle-mounted equipment manufacturing increased by 177.4% year-on-year.
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Sitting in the driver's seat, fastening her seat belt, Huang Pingping (黄娉娉), an office worker living on Loushanguan Road (娄山关路) in Changning District (长宁区), Shanghai (上海), glanced at the time and hurried to start the car. The morning rush hour and rainy weather meant she had to hurry to drop off her child, Shuai Shuai (帅帅), and then go to work.
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, navigate to the company, passing by Shuai Shuai's school, avoid congestion, choose the fastest route, and open English word reading at the same time." While starting, Huang Pingping gave instructions to the car's computer via voice.
"Okay, the planning has been completed for you, and the fastest route has been selected. The whole journey will take about 50 minutes, and the arrival at the first stop, the school, will be about 7:35." In about 2 seconds, a voice answer came out, and the 3D view of the car's computer screen was displayed synchronously. At the same time as the voice ended, English words also began to play.
The entire process was completed by the car's computer, saving Huang Pingping the time to independently plan the route using her mobile phone.
Huang Pingping is an "old driver" with more than 10 years of driving experience and has experienced the first generation of smart car computers. However, the past in-car voice experience was not very good: if you forget to turn on the navigation when starting, or want to change the route on the way, you must re-wake up the voice assistant. "When the wake-up fails, you have to park the car on the side of the road and operate it manually; or risk grabbing the steering wheel with one hand and operating the screen with the other, which is very dangerous." Huang Pingping said with a smile, "It's not like artificial intelligence. When you call it, it doesn't respond, but when we chat ourselves without calling it, it's very good at 'joining in the fun'."
Intelligent voice interaction is an important part of the intelligent cockpit human-computer interaction system, which is closely linked to the user experience and is also an important indicator for measuring the intelligence level of automobiles.
What Huang Pingping said is a common experience for many consumers, and it is also a classic technical problem in the field of computer speech recognition - the "cocktail party problem," that is, in a complex acoustic environment where multiple people are speaking at the same time, the speech recognition system has difficulty accurately separating and identifying the voice of a specific speaker.
In the process of driving a car, the sound environment is complex. In addition to wind noise, tire noise, and equipment noise, there are also scenarios where multiple people are speaking at the same time. Should the intelligent central control equipment listen? Who should it listen to? What should it do?
Speechain (思必驰科技股份有限公司), is the supplier of the car computer voice interaction system installed in Huang Pingping's car, and has been doing intelligent voice interaction for 10 years. "As an enterprise, our technology, talent, and resources are limited." Long Mengzhu (龙梦竹), Secretary of the Board of Directors of Speechain, introduced, "Excellent voice interaction is a multi-dimensional complex system, which requires enterprises to continuously invest resources, tackle key technologies, and obtain a continuous stream of scientific and technological talents and massive real-world scenario data. Therefore, collaboration with universities and car companies is particularly important."
How to gather innovative synergy on a larger scale?
In June last year, the first batch of Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Innovation Consortiums was established to integrate innovation resources such as upstream and downstream of the regional industrial chain and universities and research institutes to carry out technological breakthroughs and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
The "Yangtze River Delta Language Computing Innovation Consortium" is one of the first 12 Yangtze River Delta Innovation Consortiums. The consortium is led by Speechain and jointly formed by Ecovacs Robotics (科沃斯机器人), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), Geely Automobile Research Institute (Ningbo) (吉利汽车研究院（宁波）), Hangzhou Robam Appliances (杭州老板电器), etc. One of the key topics is to deal with the interactive difficulties of multiple languages, multiple tasks, and multiple speakers, and improve the user experience of human-computer voice interaction.
"Relying on the Innovation Consortium, member units share scientific research facilities, equipment, data and other resources, jointly carry out technology research and development projects, cooperate to overcome key technical problems, reduce redundant investment, and improve resource utilization efficiency," Long Mengzhu introduced. Not only that, the Innovation Consortium also promotes joint talent training between enterprises and universities, and strengthens talent exchange and cooperation through academic exchanges, internships and training.
In response to the "cocktail party problem," the task force cooperated with each other. The results of the research and development led by enterprises and schools can be simulated and applied in car companies and tested on actual roads. After more than half a year of repeated testing, optimization, and upgrading, the task force overcame key bottlenecks in the technology chain and continuously optimized distributed microphone array technology, noise-resistant speech recognition engines, and voiceprint recognition technology, so that the central control car computer can accurately judge the voices of the main driver, co-driver, and other passengers even in real and complex driving scenarios, and is not disturbed by the voices of other passengers when talking to the main driver, improving the recognition rate and understanding rate.
Accurately controlling different windows and areas of space with voice alone, performing voice navigation while playing songs, and accurately playing appropriate nursery rhymes when child passengers say "play a song"... Thanks to innovative achievements, Speechain's intelligent voice interaction technology has been "installed" in more than 15 million vehicles. The upgrade of voice interaction technology has also been applied to a wider range of smart home fields such as sweeping robots and range hoods.
Since the beginning of this year, the manufacturing of intelligent vehicle-mounted equipment has shown explosive growth, and the increase in the sales ratio of new energy vehicles has led to a surge in demand for intelligent cockpits. In the Yangtze River Delta, the synergistic effect of the industrial chain is significant, and a complete ecosystem covering sensors, chips, operating systems, and even complete vehicle manufacturing has been formed. With the development of artificial intelligence, the intelligent car voice interaction market is becoming more focused on multi-modal interaction, scenario-based active services, etc., and the application of artificial intelligence technology is moving towards an ecosystem of software and hardware integration to respond to users' pursuit of a more intelligent new experience.
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From the initial simple in-vehicle display screen to the various intelligent sensing devices with continuously improving sensing accuracy and better human-computer interaction experience, China's intelligent in-vehicle equipment has a good development momentum.
The increase in the added value of intelligent in-vehicle equipment manufacturing and industry profits is inseparable from the development of new energy vehicles. In the first half of this year, new energy vehicle sales in China reached 44.3% of total new vehicle sales, and the intelligent in-vehicle equipment manufacturing market has huge potential.
With the application of artificial intelligence and large model technology, the human-computer interaction in the cockpit is constantly upgraded. The next direction of intelligent in-vehicle equipment is for large models to be more comprehensively "on board": autonomous functions continue to expand, the tasks that can be completed are becoming more and more abundant, intelligent driving is becoming more and more human-like, and cars will become more and more "understanding" of you.
Of course, behind the rapid development, we must also see the shortcomings and deficiencies. At present, many Chinese car companies still need to import the underlying chips used in intelligent cockpits, and the localization rate of chips is not high enough. In addition, intelligent driving is still in the assisted driving stage, and there is still a considerable distance from true unmanned driving, which requires continuous research and development and tackling of key problems by the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
(The author is a technology industry analyst at CITIC Securities Research Department (中信证券研究部), interviewed and compiled by Wang Yinxin (王崟欣), a reporter from this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱 磊 周 欢
In the evening, Jiangsu (江苏) tourist Chen Xiaoli (陈晓莉), dressed in a water-green Ru skirt, skillfully adjusted her pose in front of the camera... Behind her was the 288-meter-long lantern wall in the north park of the Tengwang Pavilion (滕王阁) scenic area in Nanchang (南昌) City, Jiangxi (江西) Province.
Soon, the "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" (滕王阁序) lit up in the form of "one character, one lamp," the warm orange light outlining the contours of a thousand years of cultural heritage, also illuminating Chen Xiaoli's face. "It's perfect for taking pictures here! Walking in the park feels like traveling through time."
This time visiting the Tengwang Pavilion scenic area, Chen Xiaoli had an unexpected surprise—"When I exited the subway station, I recited the 'Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion' at the 'Intelligent Recitation Pavilion' and got a free ticket, which was very convenient!"
Tourists find it convenient, but is the scenic area happy about it?
"At first, we were also hesitant," recalled Dong Qingping (董清萍), Assistant General Manager of Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion Management Co., Ltd. (南昌市滕王阁管理有限公司). "The city promoted the normalization of free tickets with the intelligent recitation pavilion. This single item would reduce the scenic area's revenue by more than 10 million yuan annually."
Behind the free tickets is a bold exploration to break through bottlenecks and step out of the comfort zone.
In early 2024, Nanchang City launched an upgrade and renovation of the Tengwang Pavilion scenic area: expanding the new scenic area by 188 mu to the north, connecting surrounding business districts; supporting reforms, reducing the fee-charging area from 120 mu to 57 mu, and opening most areas for free 24 hours a day.
"In the past, the Tengwang Pavilion scenic area was enclosed by walls, and citizens and tourists had to buy tickets or detour to reach the Gan River (赣江) shoreline. As a city's calling card, this famous building severed the connection between the city and the natural landscape." Speaking of the original intention of the reform, Zhu Xu (朱旭), Secretary of the Party Committee of Nanchang Tourism Group (南昌市旅游集团党委书记), said, "Every inch of the shoreline is a valuable public resource and should be shared and enjoyed by everyone."
The idea is good, but how to reconcile the conflict of interests?
As soon as the news of no admission fees came out, questions followed. "Isn't this cutting off the source of income?" Dong Qingping wondered, "The free area is at the foot of the main pavilion. How many tourists will be willing to buy tickets? The open area has expanded to more than 640 mu, and the cost of cleaning and security alone will double."
"Costs are up, profits are down, but the assessment indicators are 硬杠杠 (yìng gàng gàng - "hard bar," rigid requirements), which is a headache," Zhu Xu admitted. With increased expenses, the scenic area has to put in a lot of effort to make money.
"Since we want to open up, we have to change our thinking and turn 'traffic' into 'retention'."
"There are popular business districts such as Shengli Road (胜利路) and Zhongshan Road (中山路) nearby. With more traffic, linking them together will extend the length of stay for tourists, and the overall tourism revenue will definitely increase."
"Taking a step back, it's also convenient to take a walk by the river."
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"The carrying capacity of the core scenic area is limited, and the ticket economy has reached its ceiling. If we don't change now, we can still cope, but what will happen in the future?" After repeated discussions, everyone reached a consensus: "Look at the long term, calculate the big picture, and take advantage of the city's promotion to change quickly." Thus, the renovation plan was finally released—
Re-planning the commercial layout, connecting the Tengwang Pavilion scenic area, Bayi Square (八一广场) and other urban popular check-in spots; regularly introducing light shows, cultural performances and other activities to enhance the scenic area's playability; re-training all service personnel, improving surrounding tourism supporting facilities, and providing tourists with more convenient and comfortable services...
The river flows long, and the feast reopens at Tengwang Pavilion, where Wang Bo (王勃) recites poems. On the second floor of Tengwang Pavilion, tourists put on virtual reality devices to personally experience the poet's feelings and melancholy; in the cultural and creative store, newly launched aromatherapy and blind boxes are very popular, and store manager Jiang Xiaohong (蒋小红) patiently responds to tourists' needs. "Now performance is linked to service star ratings. With improved service, sales in June increased by another 5% compared to last month."
In 2024, the number of tourists buying tickets increased by 24,000 year-on-year, and the number of tourists in the scenic area exceeded 10 million for the first time. Dong Qingping breathed a sigh of relief. The increased traffic makes the shops more and more popular. The re-integrated ancient street shops are being rented out, and online information is snapped up as soon as it is posted. Rents have risen by more than 60% compared to before, and the amount of signed contracts is nearly 10 million yuan.
With more consumption scenarios, tourists naturally stay longer. From cultural and creative products and performances in the core scenic area to catering, accommodation, and travel photography in the surrounding area, not only are there more tourists buying tickets, but the Tengwang Pavilion scenic area has also driven consumption in the old city of Nanchang.
Dashiyuan (大士院) block, which is across the road from the north park of Tengwang Pavilion, used to be an old block, but now there are many new popular check-in spots.
"Boss, a bowl of Nanchang mixed noodles and a can of preserved egg and meat pie soup!"
"Okay, 12 yuan, just scan the code."
Snack shop owner Liu Yuehua (刘月花) is very busy. She just expanded the store from 60 square meters to 1,000 square meters.
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According to statistics, in the first half of the year, the core scenic area of Tengwang Pavilion Tourist Area received 2.105 million tourists, an increase of 15.81% year-on-year; the free open area attracted more than 6.5 million tourists.
"People coming is called popularity, and consumption is called wealth. When the scenic area is open, both popularity and wealth can pour in!" Liu Yuehua wiped her sweat and smiled.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) July 12th dispatch (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) On the 12th, the Tianzhou-9 (天舟九号) cargo spacecraft and the Long March 7 Y10 (长征七号遥十) carrier rocket combination were vertically transferred to the launch area.
Currently, the Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场) facilities and equipment are in good condition. Subsequent work will be carried out according to plan, including various functional checks and joint tests before launch. The launch is planned to be carried out in the near future at an opportune time.
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How can raw materials in seawater light up thousands of homes?
Can building bases and supplying domestic water on the moon be achieved by using local materials?
These technologically advanced imaginations can be seen clearly in Anhui (安徽):
Extracting raw materials from seawater, the Compact Fusion Energy Experimental Device (BEST) is expected to release huge amounts of clean energy; new inventions from the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, such as the lunar soil in-situ 3D printing system and the lunar soil water ice thermal extraction system prototype, will make "life" on the moon more convenient...
Walking through the Jianghuai (江淮) land, one can see the vigorous development of quantum technology, deep space exploration, and fusion energy, with future industrial clusters competing for prominence; new track technological achievements such as the low-altitude economy, commercial aerospace, and artificial intelligence are also accelerating their integration into production and life.
How can future industries take shape and gain momentum in Anhui (安徽), a traditional agricultural province?
With towering cranes and roaring machines, the construction of the BEST device, which recently started assembly in the Hefei (合肥) Future Science City, is in full swing. Achieving controlled nuclear fusion by referring to the principle of the sun's light and heat is what the public calls the "artificial sun" and what many scientists see as the "ultimate energy."
"Technological innovation and industrial application have achieved a two-way rush." Yan Jianwen (严建文), chairman of Fusion New Energy (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (聚变新能（安徽）有限公司), the main construction unit of the BEST device, introduced.
In his opinion, the BEST device itself is a huge commercial application scenario, with millions of parts. "We have laid out the localization capability of the industrial chain early on, and have gone through the innovation path from the 'first kilometer' of basic research to the 'last kilometer' of achievement transformation. We have incubated a number of nuclear fusion-related enterprises in Hefei (合肥) and its surrounding areas, some of which have been listed," said Yan Jianwen (严建文).
The Steady-State Strong Magnetic Field Experimental Device has repeatedly broken world records, and the "Fusion Reactor Mainframe Key System" has led cutting-edge exploration... Gathering wood to form a forest, the 13 large scientific device clusters built in Hefei (合肥) have formed a unique gravitational field, cumulatively incubating nearly 50 technology-based enterprises and driving the vigorous development of related future industries.
Enter a sentence, wait a moment, and the artificial intelligence large model developed by the artificial intelligence start-up Zhixiang Future (智象未来) can "transform" into a clear video; having passed the national medical practitioner qualification examination medical comprehensive written test with high scores, the intelligent medical assistant developed by iFlytek (科大讯飞) has provided more than 1 billion artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis and treatment suggestions for primary medical institutions; rotate the "arm", and the electronic eye "surveys" the workpiece for a circle, and in only 3 minutes, the non-programming welding robot developed by Eft Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. (埃夫特智能机器人公司) can automatically complete the welding...
Liberating productivity and unleashing imagination, artificial intelligence enterprises find needs from the daily life of the public, take scenarios as the traction, and enable innovative technology to empower thousands of industries. Around the fields of industry, education, medical care, etc., Anhui (安徽) has opened more than 300 "artificial intelligence +" scenario opportunities, attracting and cultivating a number of leading enterprises in subdivided tracks such as Eft (埃夫特), Chipanalog Microelectronics (芯动联科), and Zhixiang Future (智象未来), gathering 894 artificial intelligence enterprises above designated size and 12,000 industrial chain-related enterprises.
Mei Tao (梅涛), who studied at the University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) for many years, returned to Hefei (合肥) to start a business. As the founder and CEO of Zhixiang Future (智象未来), he said: "Anhui (安徽) actively empowers in terms of talent support and scenario development, helping enterprises achieve a series of breakthroughs in technology research and development and market development."
Wuhu (芜湖) City's Wanzhi (湾沚) District Aviation Town, 12 years ago, this was still a wasteland; today, a low-altitude economic industrial city has sprung up, and general aviation aircraft can be manufactured without leaving the park.
"Today's market competition is not just a competition between individual enterprises, but also a competition between ecosystems." Tian Manlin (田满林), general manager of China Electronics Technology Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (中电科芜湖钻石飞机制造有限公司), said, "Engines and composite materials are self-developed, and key components such as avionics systems and propellers can also be found from domestic suppliers within a few kilometers."
CET Aircraft (电科飞机) is the first complete aircraft manufacturing enterprise to settle in the Aviation Town, and it is also the "chain owner" enterprise. Under its leadership, more than 200 upstream and downstream enterprises have gathered here in the past 10 years. Zhu Yinghua (朱应华), member of the Standing Committee of the Wanzhi (湾沚) District Committee and Deputy District Mayor, introduced that relying on technological independent innovation, the leadership of "chain owner" enterprises, and the scale effect of clusters, the park has now been built into the largest small and medium-sized aircraft and drone production base in China, with a local supporting rate of 100% for core components of general aviation complete aircraft. Last year, the revenue of Wuhu (芜湖) City's low-altitude economy industry reached 46.38 billion yuan.
Sowing good seeds in fertile soil. In the integrated circuit industry chain, the packaging substrate is the hub connecting the chip and the external circuit. In June 2023, Xinjude Technology (芯聚德科技) settled in Guangde (广德) Economic Development Zone, Xuancheng (宣城) City. At present, the first phase of monthly production of 5,000 square meters of packaging substrates has been supplied to flash memory, solid-state drives and other fields.
"Completing investment and construction and supplying the market in 48 months has created a record in the industry." Kang Liang (康亮), chairman of Xinjude Technology (芯聚德科技), said, "The local government seized the opportunity to develop emerging industries, did not disturb them unnecessarily, and responded to every request. This can save a lot of communication costs for new track enterprises that are racing against time and technology, and at the same time, it can also allow us to get more policy and financial support."
The "Anhui Province Future Industry Development Action Plan" (《安徽省未来产业发展行动方案》) released last year proposed that by 2030, the scale of future industries in the province will strive to reach 500 billion yuan, creating three 100 billion yuan future industries in aerospace information, general intelligence, and low-carbon energy.
Anchoring the strategic deployment of the country to cultivate future industries, facing the global technology and industrial frontiers, improving the full-factor support of scenarios, finance, and talents, connecting the meridians of "government, production, academia, research, finance, service, and application", and building a high-level innovation ecosystem, a map of future industries is being rolled out on the land of Jianghuai (江淮).
(Our reporter Chen Jingwen (陈静文) participated in writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on July 12th (Reporter Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) It was learned from the China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团): On the 12th, the "Guo You No. 1 (国铀一号)" demonstration project located in Ordos (鄂尔多斯) City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), produced its first barrel of uranium product. This marks a new stage in China's uranium resource development towards green safety, intelligent efficiency, and will provide a solid resource guarantee for national energy security and the development of the nuclear industry, while also significantly enhancing the international competitiveness of China's natural uranium industry.
Natural uranium is an important strategic resource and energy mineral. Uranium resource exploration and mining are at the forefront of the nuclear fuel cycle system and are an important material foundation for the development of the nuclear industry. The "Guo You No. 1 (国铀一号)" demonstration project is China's largest natural uranium production capacity base with the highest construction standards and the most advanced technology. The project started construction on July 12, 2024, and produced products in only one year, creating a new speed for the construction of domestic natural uranium production capacity projects.
According to reports, the project successfully solved the technical problems of in-situ leaching mining of sandstone-type uranium deposits, such as thick ore-bearing aquifers with strong reducing ore bodies, low-grade high-permeability deposits, and the reconstruction of leaching flow fields; it developed new technologies such as "digital well construction" and remote intelligent control, which increased uranium leaching efficiency by more than 1 times, and realized "uranium mining with one click from thousands of miles away," significantly improving resource recovery rates.
In the past, China's uranium mine development was mainly concentrated in southern volcanic rock-type and granite-type uranium mines. In the past 20 years, major breakthroughs have been made in uranium exploration in northern sandstone-type uranium mines. In 2023, China released the top ten uranium ore exploration achievements, predicting more than 2.8 million tons of uranium resources, mainly concentrated in northern sandstone-type uranium mines, among which, the Ordos (鄂尔多斯) Basin has become China's largest uranium resource base.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 武少民 靳 博
In recent days, the "World Mayors Dialogue · SCO Summit Cities" event, themed "Openness, Inclusiveness, and Integrated Development," was held in Tianjin (天津). Mayors from various countries, ambassadors to China, think tank experts, and others gathered in Tianjin (天津) to discuss new opportunities for urban cooperation and exchange, and to contribute to further deepening practical cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries in areas such as connectivity, trade and investment, green development, and cultural exchange.
Promoting Shipping Trade and Sharing Development Dividends
Giant ships berth, and shore bridges stand tall. Remotely controlled automated shore bridges automatically grab containers, and artificial intelligence transport robots safely drive containers in the yard... Arriving at the world's first "smart zero-carbon" terminal—the Tianjin Port (天津港) Beijiang Port Area C Section Intelligent Container Terminal, visiting guests picked up their mobile phones to record the intelligent scenes before them. "We have achieved the world's first '5G+Beidou' (北斗) integrated innovation all-weather, full-work condition intelligent scenario, and built a leading domestic port intelligent control center," said Feng Miao (冯淼), Operations Department Manager of Tianjin Port Second Container Terminal Company.
"Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦) is a landlocked country. This is my first time coming to a seaport and seeing such an efficient, environmentally friendly, and automated port. I am deeply shocked!" exclaimed Akmal Nematov (阿克马尔·涅马托夫), Deputy Secretary of the Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦国家科学院).
As an international hub port, Tianjin Port (天津港) maintains shipping trade relations with more than 500 ports in more than 180 countries and regions; by the end of 2024, Tianjin Port's (天津港) container throughput ranked eighth among world ports. "The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) is committed to promoting openness and cooperation among member states. Tianjin Port (天津港) actively plays a pivotal role, and its construction and development provide a good example for cooperation among member states. Everyone can gain valuable development experience from it," said Jenish Kakenov (詹内什·凯恩), Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织).
Relying on advantages such as advanced manufacturing and port logistics, Tianjin (天津) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states have carried out practical cooperation in many fields. At present, Tianjin Port (天津港) has opened China-Europe (Asia) freight trains via Erenhot (二连浩特) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Alashankou (阿拉山口) and Khorgas (霍尔果斯) in Xinjiang (新疆). The transportation scale of China-Europe (Asia) freight trains has consistently ranked among the top coastal ports. In May of this year, the first China-Central Asia freight train from Tianjin Port (天津港) to Tashkent (塔什干), Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) via Khorgas (霍尔果斯) was launched, further smoothing the international logistics channel between China and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states. "In the past, it was said that Central Asian countries had no access to the sea. Thanks to the China-Europe (Asia) freight trains that closely connect the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states along the route with China, Tianjin (天津) can become an important 'sea outlet' for Central Asian countries," said Sheradil Baktygulov (舍拉迪尔·巴克特古洛夫), Director of the Kyrgyz World Politics Research Institute.
Strengthening Talent Training and Enhancing People-to-People Connectivity
Receiving a pendant laser-engraved with his name by students, Sherzod Fayziev (舍尔佐德·法伊济耶夫), Deputy Director of the Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) Center for International Studies, was very happy: "The Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) is an important link in the cooperation between China and Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦). The two countries can enhance cooperation in talent training, technology exchange, and other fields, and contribute to deepening cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries."
During the event, the participating guests visited the Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) Construction and Experience Hall located in Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College (天津轻工职业技术学院). At the Luban Workshop's (鲁班工坊) Precision Mold and Intelligent Manufacturing Industry-Education Integration Base, the guests visited intelligent manufacturing, industrial robot, and other training rooms, and learned in detail about the laser printers and robot programming equipment operated by Chinese students.
The Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊), which originated in Tianjin (天津), has become a model of vocational education cooperation between China and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries. It is reported that the Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) has taken root in many Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries such as Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦), Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦), and Pakistan (巴基斯坦), promoting people-to-people connectivity among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states.
"The Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) has a high reputation in Egypt (埃及). Thanks to this platform, I can study in China and improve my major. I feel that the theoretical knowledge I have learned is more three-dimensional and vivid," said Ibrahim (易卜拉欣), an international student from Egypt (埃及) who has been studying at Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College (天津轻工职业技术学院) for a year. Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College (天津轻工职业技术学院) and Tianjin Transportation Vocational College (天津交通职业学院) jointly built two Luban Workshops (鲁班工坊) with Ain Shams University (艾因夏姆斯大学) and Cairo Advanced Maintenance Technical School (开罗高级维修技术学校) in Egypt (埃及). Today, the school has tailored a "Chinese + Skills" curriculum system for international students, which not only aims to improve students' professional skills, but also integrates Chinese teaching and Chinese cultural experience courses related to professional technologies into the classroom.
Igor Khodachek (伊戈尔·霍达切克), Vice-Rector of the European University at St. Petersburg (圣彼得堡欧洲大学) and Director of the Center for Eurasian Studies in Russia (俄罗斯), said: "The achievements of Chinese vocational education are encouraging. I hope that the Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) can provide new paradigms and directions for vocational education in the region and the world, and contribute more wisdom and strength to promoting regional and world development."
Deepening Urban Exchanges and Consolidating the Foundation of Friendship
Urban modernization is an important manifestation of the development achievements of Chinese-style modernization, and promoting urban modernization is also a common aspiration of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries. As the host city of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Summit, Tianjin (天津) has established 20 pairs of friendship cities with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries, covering 11 countries, and will inject impetus into enhancing friendly exchanges among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries through friendly urban exchanges.
"Tianjin's (天津) open and inclusive urban spirit allows every outsider to find a sense of belonging. I will use short videos to promote Tianjin (天津) to the Russian people and let more people know about Tianjin (天津)," said Anton Butov (安东·布托夫), a Russian (俄罗斯) young man who is a trader and speaks fluent Chinese. He participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Qingdao (青岛) Summit in 2018. "A Russian (俄罗斯) proverb says 'A big ship can sail far.' I hope that more foreign friends will come to China like me, take the big ship of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) development, and sail together towards a better future," said Anton Butov (安东·布托夫).
"The continuous deepening of cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states will inject new impetus into the sustainable development of the entire region. Within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦) continues to deepen cooperation with China, which has promoted Tajikistan's (塔吉克斯坦) sustainable development and enhanced global competitiveness," said Parvina Nematova (帕尔维娜·涅马托娃), a member of the Dushanbe (杜尚别) City Council of Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦) and Director of the Southeast Asian Countries Department of the Institute of Asian and European Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦国家科学院). "Tianjin (天津) actively promotes the construction of 'smart cities' to help sustainable development and green transformation. Inspired by the successful cases of Chinese science and technology parks, especially the Tianjin (天津) innovation platform, Dushanbe (杜尚别) is also actively building a similar ecosystem to support start-ups."
"The experience of each city has special value, and the beneficial practices of each city can be used for reference by other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries," said Aibek Junushaliev (艾别克·朱努沙利耶夫), Mayor of Bishkek (比什凯克), Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦).
The relevant person in charge of the Tianjin (天津) Municipal Party Committee stated that in recent years, Tianjin (天津) has relied on the location advantages of the sea-land intersection point of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), the opening advantages of Tianjin Port (天津港), the institutional advantages of the Free Trade Zone, the transportation advantages of the China-Europe (Asia) freight trains, and the industrial advantages of complete industrial categories to deeply integrate into the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) and actively participate in urban exchanges and cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), achieving fruitful results. Tianjin (天津) is willing to continue to deepen cooperation with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries in industries, economy and trade, education, and other aspects, and further expand new spaces for coordinated development; work together to create green, livable, resilient, safe, and intelligently managed cities, further create a new situation of collaborative governance, jointly build a bridge of win-win cooperation to jointly resist risks, share challenges, and promote development, and jointly write a new chapter of "harmony and symbiosis."
Former Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Secretary-General Rashid Alimov (拉希德·阿利莫夫) said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) ship uses friendship as its rudder and cooperation as its sail, and time has proven the correctness of its route. The influence and radiation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) not only cover the Eurasian continent but also extend to the global scope, which is inseparable from the joint participation of all member states' cities.
By: 本报记者 李志伟
Recently, President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied in writing to teachers and students of the Montgomery County, Maryland Youth Pickleball Cultural Exchange Delegation to China, who are participating in the initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China for exchange and study in the next five years. Jeffrey Sullivan, Director of Athletics for the Montgomery County Board of Education, said in an interview with our reporter, "Our faculty, staff, parents, and student-athletes are thrilled to hear this news. We will always be grateful for this experience of building friendship through sports."
In April of this year, Sullivan led 44 teachers and students from 13 schools in Montgomery County to visit Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳), Beijing (北京), and other places. After the trip to China, the delegation sent a letter to President Xi Jinping (习近平), thanking him for proposing the "5 Years, 50,000 People" initiative, introducing their experience of visiting China and conducting pickleball exchanges in April this year, and expressing that this trip had forged unforgettable friendships with Chinese youth and hoping to invite Chinese youth to visit the United States. In their letter to President Xi Jinping (习近平), the delegation wrote: "Thank you again for your vision and unremitting efforts in providing opportunities for our two countries and students to get closer, build friendships, and understand each other's cultures."
Sullivan told reporters, "Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳), and Beijing (北京) each have their own characteristics, and each city showed us different aspects of Chinese culture. We were warmly welcomed at every stop, and we enjoyed every experience along the way."
During their visit, the students from Montgomery County also visited Chinese schools and experienced a variety of cultural activities. "These activities allowed us to see China's profound historical heritage and innovative prospects," Sullivan said. He added that the wonderful performances and warm welcome from local students during the school visits were impressive. "Our students have built deep and sincere friendships with their Chinese classmates, which is very inspiring. On the pickleball court, students gave each other high-fives in a special way and engaged in intense competition; off the court, they had pleasant conversations and added each other on WeChat. The exchange between American and Chinese youth is not limited to the pickleball court, and every bit of the trip to China has gathered into precious memories for the youth of both countries."
Sullivan introduced that pickleball is very popular in the United States, and his school district was among the first in the United States to include pickleball in interscholastic leagues. Now, the local public school system has signed memorandums of cooperation with the Nanshan District Education Bureau (深圳市南山区教育局) of Shenzhen (深圳), the Beijing Middle School Education Group (北京中学教育集团), and the Beijing No. 10 Middle School Education Group (北京市第十中学教育集团) to carry out long-term educational cooperation. Sullivan said that pickleball is inclusive and brings students from different backgrounds together through sports. "This was fully confirmed in our exchange trip with Chinese teachers and students. We proposed 'making friends through pickleball' and put it into practice. We look forward to more opportunities in the future to bring American and Chinese students, and even the United States and China, closer together through pickleball."
"The relationship between countries begins with exchanges between individuals. Although there are differences in our cultures, there are also many similarities, and there are many opportunities to find common ground. This is evident in the friendships built between American and Chinese students," Sullivan said. "This wonderful connection gradually formed in various occasions, and it still excites me to think about it. I hope this is a beginning, and I look forward to more opportunities to carry out exchanges between the United States and China in the future."
"Our evaluation of China is very positive," Sullivan said, hoping to welcome some Chinese students to visit Montgomery County in the near future, and also looking forward to more opportunities to visit China again through pickleball or other sports activities in the future. "We will continue to maintain contact with our Chinese counterparts."
Sullivan said that the current US-China relationship does face some challenges. "We can contribute to promoting positive relations and friendship between the two countries by consciously learning and accepting each other's cultures through youth groups." He said, "We hope that exchanges like 'making friends through pickleball' can become an inspiring initiative to enhance the spirit of cooperation between the United States and China."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, July 12th (Reporters Wang Jiawei (王嘉伟) and Mao Pengfei (毛鹏飞)) On July 12, 2025, Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, briefed reporters on the China-U.S. Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur during the East Asia Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meetings.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that holding bilateral meetings on multilateral occasions is a common international practice. The series of Foreign Ministers' Meetings held in Kuala Lumpur provided a platform for contact between China and the United States. Both sides realize that China-U.S. relations are the most important bilateral relationship in the world today, concerning both countries and affecting the globe. Therefore, since a meeting is to be held, it should be discussed seriously and earnestly, and frank exchanges should be conducted with an attitude of responsibility to the people of both countries, to the world, and to history. A common focus of both sides is to truly transform the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into concrete policies and practical actions. Only in this way can we, as President Xi Jinping (习近平) said, ensure that the two giant ships of China and the United States do not deviate from their course, do not lose speed, and, even more so, do not collide. This meeting was constructive, and the two sides conducted equal dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect. The Chinese side comprehensively elaborated on our principled position on China-U.S. relations, believing that it has enhanced the U.S. side's understanding of China and paved the way for future exchanges between the two countries' diplomatic teams. It can be summarized in a few words: strengthen contact, prevent misjudgment, manage differences, and expand cooperation.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that if viewed from the perspective of historical evolution and the overall perspective of mankind, China and the United States, as two major countries, do indeed have broad common interests and vast space for cooperation. Both sides have the responsibility and the possibility to find a correct way for China and the United States to get along on this planet in the new era, which will be a blessing for the people of both countries and what all countries in the world hope for.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋亦然
In Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil, accompanied by the sound of machinery, applause, and cheers, the first new energy vehicle manufactured entirely in Brazil by BYD's Brazilian passenger car factory smoothly rolled off the production line the other day. It only took 15 months for this factory to complete the journey from groundbreaking to the first car rolling off the line.
At the first car roll-off ceremony, many local residents excitedly lined up to wait for a test ride and took photos with the display vehicles (see photo, courtesy of People's Daily reporter Song Yiran (宋亦然)). José Vieira, a 53-year-old local resident, drove specifically to attend. He told reporters, "I came to see this greener, more modern Chinese factory. I believe more and more electric cars will be driving on the streets of Brazil."
"The roll-off of the first BYD factory car is an important symbol of Brazil's industrial development and a new chapter in cooperation between Brazil and China. We are ready to welcome a greener, more innovative Brazil," said Bahia Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues (热罗尼莫·罗德里格斯) at the ceremony. This new energy vehicle manufacturing base, built with investment from Chinese companies, carries Brazil's expectations for developing green industries and achieving energy transformation. In July 2023, BYD announced the construction of a large new energy passenger vehicle production base in Camaçari, planning to build a large production base complex integrating vehicle, battery, and motor production. Once the project is fully completed, it is expected to produce 150,000 new energy vehicles annually, creating approximately 20,000 jobs for the local area.
The BYD factory embodies forward-looking concepts in its environmental design. The factory area uses green technologies such as solar photovoltaic roofs, rainwater harvesting systems, and intelligent energy management. Some power batteries are planned to be manufactured locally, promoting the localization of vehicle production. Li Ke (李柯), Executive Vice President of BYD, stated that BYD will continue to combine its own technological advantages with Brazil's local development needs to help Brazil achieve a green transition.
"For Camaçari, this is not only an industrial transformation but also an opportunity to 'take off' again," said Luís Carlos Caetano (路易斯·卡洛斯·卡埃塔诺), Mayor of Camaçari. The arrival of Chinese companies has stimulated an industrial cluster effect, and many Chinese-funded and cooperative enterprises have expressed their intention to invest in Bahia. Some companies have already started selecting sites and purchasing land in Camaçari. Caetano introduced that the municipal government is jointly promoting vocational training with BYD and the state government to cultivate local youth who master skills related to electric vehicles, batteries, and intelligent manufacturing.
"What Chinese companies bring us is not just a factory, but a new path to development," said Rodrigues. Currently, the proportion of renewable energy power generation in Bahia has increased significantly. "From wind power and photovoltaics to new energy vehicles and future hydrogen energy, we are ready to continue deepening cooperation with BYD and other Chinese companies to continuously promote the reform of the energy system."
"We welcome Chinese companies to participate in the construction of Brazil's green technology industry and research and development system," said Rui Costa (鲁伊·科斯塔), Chief Minister of the Brazilian President's Office. "As the friendship between Brazil and China moves forward, I believe that more projects and investments will be transformed into tangible results in the future."
Return to TopBy: 肖 千
President Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the development of China-Australia relations, pointing out that further strengthening cooperation between China and Australia is of great significance for realizing the common development of the two countries and promoting world peace and stability. Over the past three years, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has held three meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯). The two sides have conducted in-depth communication and reached important consensus on strategic, overall, and directional issues concerning the development of China-Australia relations, providing strategic guidance for the improvement and development of bilateral relations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) paid an official visit to China from July 12 to 18. As the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership enters its second decade, this visit is of great significance for promoting the steady and long-term development of the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The essence of China-Australia relations is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, bilateral trade has soared from less than US$100 million to over US$210 billion in 2024. Since 2009, China has been Australia's largest trading partner, source of imports, and export market for 16 consecutive years. In particular, since the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 2015, bilateral trade has grown significantly. A report released by the Australia China Business Council shows that in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, trade with China increased the annual disposable income of Australian families by AUD 2,600, reduced the cost of living by 4.2%, and created nearly 600,000 jobs in Australia, reflecting the enormous benefits that trade with China brings to the Australian people. In 2024, more than 250 Australian companies participated in the 7th China International Import Expo, setting a new historical record. This is a "vote of confidence" from Australian companies in the Chinese economy and bilateral cooperation. More and more high-quality Australian agricultural products are entering Chinese households, providing Chinese consumers with more abundant and diverse choices. China-Australia mutually beneficial cooperation continues to deepen and become more practical, and the fields of cooperation are constantly expanding. The two countries have broad prospects and great potential for cooperation in clean energy, climate change, and health care.
The key to sound relations between states lies in the affinity between their peoples. China and Australia have a profound history of cultural exchange. About 1.4 million overseas Chinese live in Australia. They are not only an integral part of Australia's multiculturalism, but also an important bridge for China-Australia friendship. China is the largest source country of international students in Australia. As of the end of 2024, there were approximately 211,500 Chinese students studying in Australia. In 2024, China and Australia reached a reciprocal arrangement for multiple-entry visas valid for up to 5 years, and China is piloting a unilateral visa-free policy for Australia, further facilitating personnel exchanges between the two countries. Earlier this year, giant pandas "Xing Qiu (星秋)" and "Yi Lan (怡兰)" arrived in Australia smoothly and are deeply loved by the local people. China and Australia have established 113 pairs of friendship provinces/states and friendship cities, and local cooperation is booming and full of vitality.
Looking back on the long journey, the mountains are far away; looking forward to the future, all trees are full of spring. Facts have proved that the healthy and stable development of China-Australia relations is in line with the common aspirations and fundamental interests of the two peoples, and is also conducive to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world. China is willing to work with Australia to take the strategic consensus of the two countries' leaders as a guide, uphold the spirit of mutual respect, equal treatment, and seeking common ground while reserving differences, and work together to build a more mature, stable, and fruitful China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, so as to better benefit the two peoples and inject more stability and certainty into the region and the world.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Australia)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 12th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on the 12th: The Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) member states will be held in Tianjin (天津) on July 15th. At the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局委员) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the foreign ministers of other SCO member states and the heads of the SCO permanent bodies will attend the meeting. All parties will exchange views on cooperation in various fields of the SCO, as well as major international and regional issues. Among them, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (苏杰生) will also combine his attendance with a visit to China.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Jakarta (雅加达) July 12th dispatch (Reporter Li Peisong (李培松)) "Thousands of Miles Still Neighbors - Commemorating the 620th Anniversary of Zheng He's Voyages to the West, China-Indonesia Cultural Exchange Exhibition" opened on the evening of the 11th at the Jakarta Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum (雅加达美术和陶瓷博物馆) in Indonesia (印度尼西亚).
The exhibition is divided into four sections: "Navigational Feats, Great Voyages," "Traces of the Star Raft, Thousands of Miles of Silk Road," "The Sea Embraces Treasures, Mutual Appreciation of Civilizations," and "Carrying on the Distant Aspirations of Navigation, Striving Forward to the Future." The exhibits cover ancient books and documents, rubbings of inscriptions, shipbuilding tools, nautical charts, salvaged porcelain, video materials, and more, systematically presenting the grand scene of Zheng He's (郑和) voyages to the West, the prosperous scene of the Maritime Silk Road, the cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and Indonesia, and the striving new chapter of jointly building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
The exhibition is hosted by the China International Exchange Association (中国国际交流协会), the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia (中国驻印尼大使馆), and the Zheng He Research Association (郑和研究会), and organized by the Shanghai Art Collection Museum (上海艺术品博物馆), the China Maritime Museum (上海中国航海博物馆), and the Jakarta Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum (雅加达美术和陶瓷博物馆). The exhibition will last for one month.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 12th -- A Foreign Ministry spokesperson answered a reporter's question on the statement issued by the Philippines regarding the 9th anniversary of the "South China Sea Arbitration Award" on the 12th.
A reporter asked: Recently, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 9th anniversary of the "South China Sea Arbitration Award," and the Philippine Foreign Minister delivered a keynote speech at a related seminar. What is China's comment on this?
The spokesperson said that China's position on the "South China Sea Arbitration" issue is consistent and clear. The relevant "award" is an illegal, invalid, and non-binding piece of paper. China does not accept or recognize the so-called "award," and does not accept any claims or actions based on the "award." China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea are not affected by the "award" under any circumstances. I would like to emphasize a few more points:
First, the "South China Sea Arbitration" violates the basic principles of international law. The Philippines unilaterally initiated the "arbitration" without fulfilling the necessary prerequisite of fully exchanging views in advance, violated the consensus reached between China and the Philippines to peacefully resolve disputes through consultation, violated the provisions of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (《南海各方行为宣言》) regarding direct parties resolving disputes peacefully through friendly consultation and negotiation, and violated the basic principles of international law such as "agreements must be kept" and "estoppel."
Second, the "South China Sea Arbitration" violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (《联合国海洋法公约》). Land territory issues do not fall within the jurisdiction of the Convention. The issue of maritime delimitation was explicitly excluded by China from procedures such as "compulsory arbitration" as early as 2006. The Philippines' disregard of China's statement and insistence on initiating "arbitration" is an abuse of the dispute resolution mechanism of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (《联合国海洋法公约》). The "arbitral tribunal" exceeded its authority in hearing the case, infringing on China's right as a contracting state to the Convention to independently choose a dispute resolution method. Its behavior completely deviates from the purpose and objectives of the Convention, seriously damages the integrity and authority of the Convention, and seriously impacts the international rule of law on the oceans. Many authoritative international legal experts, including former presidents of the International Court of Justice and former judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, believe that the "award" contains serious errors.
Third, the "South China Sea Arbitration" violates the basic facts of the South China Sea. The "arbitral tribunal" has major defects in the determination of facts and the application of law, and the "award" it made is obviously wrong and full of loopholes. The "award" determined that Taiping Island (太平岛), the largest island in the Nansha Islands (南沙群岛) with 500,000 square meters, is a rock rather than an island, and further determined that no islands or reefs in the Nansha Islands (南沙群岛) can generate an exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. This is completely inconsistent with the provisions of the Convention. If this "standard" is followed, the claims of many countries are illegal, and the world's maritime pattern will be rewritten.
The spokesperson said that China is always committed to peacefully resolving disputes through negotiations with other parties concerned in the South China Sea, fully and effectively implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (《南海各方行为宣言》) with ASEAN countries, and promoting the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (《南海行为准则》) to provide a strong institutional guarantee for maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. We advise relevant countries not to use the illegal "award" as an excuse, let alone attempt to use it as an excuse to carry out infringing provocations. The result will only be **得不偿失** (dé bù cháng shī - "the loss outweighs the gain," not worth the effort) and **自食恶果** (zì shí è guǒ - "reap what one sows," to suffer the consequences of one's actions).
Return to TopThis newspaper Algiers (阿尔及尔) July 12th dispatch (Reporter Hao Ruimin (郝瑞敏)) The 135-kilometer priority section of the western railway mining line project in Algeria (阿尔及利亚), undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation (中国铁建), was completed on the 7th, marking a major progress in the construction of Africa's first heavy-haul desert railway.
Mustafa Dahou (穆斯塔法·达胡), Governor of Tindouf Province (廷杜夫省) in Algeria (阿尔及利亚), Dai Hegen (戴和根), Chairman of China Railway Construction Corporation (中国铁建), and others attended the track laying ceremony that day.
Dahou (达胡) said at the ceremony that he hoped that Algeria (阿) and China (中) would continue to maintain mutually beneficial cooperation and inject new impetus into local economic and social development.
Dai Hegen (戴和根) said that the construction achievements of the western railway mining line project demonstrated the professional strength of China Railway Construction Corporation (中国铁建) in the railway field, and is a strong witness to Sino-Algerian (中阿) cooperation. China Railway Construction Corporation (中国铁建) will continue to deepen cooperation with Algeria (阿尔及利亚) in the fields of transportation, energy, and emerging industries.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 洪秋婷
In today's rapidly developing modern cities, how to balance urban development and ecological protection has become an important proposition. As a rare urban central wetland in the core cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the ecological restoration practice of the Guangzhou Haizhu National Wetland Park (广东广州海珠国家湿地公园) (hereinafter referred to as "Haizhu Wetland") is a vivid response to this proposition.
Inside Haizhu Wetland, pink and purple cosmos flowers sway in the wind, egrets fly in the sky, and flocks of geese and ducks swim on the water, all filled with natural and vibrant vitality. Haizhu Wetland not only provides habitats for animals and bears the ecological function of purifying water bodies, but also serves as a good place for millions of citizens to get close to nature. Its micro-transformation and minimal intervention restoration concept, empowered by scientific and technological means, provides valuable experience for how to preserve natural wetlands and rebuild biodiversity in the process of urban development, and is also a vivid practice of achieving "modernization with harmonious coexistence between humans and nature."
Micro-transformation, Minimal Intervention
Creating Urban Natural Habitats
In the core conservation area of Haizhu Wetland, two spot-billed ducks leisurely swim on the surface of a small river, and fruit trees such as lychee trees, longan trees, and wampee trees are planted along the bank. Upon closer inspection, the sloping soil on the bank is covered with small holes, which are dug by the lovely ecological "engineers" - fiddler crabs. These holes make the soil looser and help the plant roots to breathe.
This vibrant riverbank is a corner of the wetland after ecological restoration.
Once, this was a ten-thousand-mu orchard. In the 1990s, with the development of urbanization in Guangzhou (广州), the orchard was severely damaged, rivers were blocked, garbage accumulated, and foul water flowed everywhere. How to restore the damaged ecology?
"Haizhu Wetland has a fruit forest ecosystem formed over the past few hundred years. Based on this, we have adopted a micro-transformation approach to restore it and reproduce the new landscape of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasses," said Fan Cunxiang (范存祥), a senior engineer at the Forestry and Wetland Administration of Haizhu District, Guangzhou (广州市海珠区林业和湿地管理局).
Adhering to the principle of "original ecology, minimal intervention," a series of micro-transformations have turned the former orchard into a vibrant "paradise for fish and birds" -
Micro-transformation of the terrain, creating different highlands and depressions on the original flat terrain, and planting various trees;
Micro-transformation of the river network, widening the water surface and creating shallows to attract water birds and fish;
Micro-transformation of the riverbank, creating gentle slopes, dredging the drainage system, and improving water quality;
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Not long ago, a unique "insect house building party" was held in Haizhu Wetland. "Filling these wooden frame structures with leaves, dead branches, and tiles will become an ideal place for insects to forage and reproduce," said volunteer Lü Xiaofei (吕潇菲).
On Egret Island in Haizhu Lake (海珠湖鹭鸟岛), there are also many ingenious ecological restoration micro-transformations. There is a semi-circle of floating rafts on the lake surface, and many bamboos are suspended under the floating rafts, attracting many small fish to come here. "We have created such underwater activity space for small fish to meet the predation needs of water birds," said Fan Cunxiang (范存祥). As he spoke, a gray heron carrying a branch flew over his head and reached the nest between the branches.
In recent years, the biodiversity of Haizhu Wetland has continued to increase. To date, the number of bird species has increased from 72 to 202, vascular plants from 294 to 835, and insect species from 42 to 903.
Intelligentization, Full Coverage
Technology Empowers Ecosystem Protection
On the roof of the Guangzhou Haizhu Wetland National Long-Term Scientific Research Base (广州海珠湿地国家长期科研基地), a monitoring drone is about to take off, its destination being the Haizhu Wetland Conservation Area. The drone flies along a predetermined route, collecting various ecological elements along the way.
After reaching the conservation area, the drone takes photos and transmits them to the background system. The system uses hyperspectral inversion analysis to estimate changes in indicators such as ammonia nitrogen and total phosphorus in the water body, helping researchers to judge water quality.
"This is the drone networking monitoring system of Haizhu Wetland. The intelligent identification algorithm can automatically obtain the low-altitude remote sensing data collected by the drone, and summarize and scientifically analyze the dynamic changes, causes, and impacts of the Haizhu Wetland ecosystem characteristics," said Fan Cunxiang (范存祥).
At about 9 p.m., the drone takes off again, this time with the task of finding the habitat of wild animals. Fan Cunxiang (范存祥) said that through nighttime thermal imaging, it is possible to accurately find the concentrated resting places of wild animals, which is very important for delineating bird habitat areas and core protected areas.
It is reported that Haizhu Wetland has built 8 fixed monitoring stations for water environment and meteorology, equipped with 35 sets of high-definition intelligent camera equipment, 20 sets of infrared cameras, and 4 drone stations, with a total of 142 sets (units) of various high-end monitoring equipment.
Relying on high-definition intelligent camera equipment, Haizhu Wetland has also built a bird intelligent identification system.
Not long ago, a volunteer accidentally discovered a unique large bird in the wetland. After learning about the situation, the management department immediately launched the bird intelligent identification system and quickly determined the location of the bird.
Through on-site identification and analysis, researchers confirmed that it was a healthy wild Oriental white stork, a national first-class protected wild animal, and research and protection work was immediately launched.
"These monitoring equipment together constitute a wetland intelligent three-dimensional monitoring research platform, which can achieve long-term, continuous, and high-precision monitoring of multiple key elements such as atmosphere, hydrology, soil, and biodiversity, providing solid data support for the scientific research protection and sustainable development of Haizhu Wetland," said Yu Feijun (余飞军), Deputy Director of the Forestry and Wetland Administration of Haizhu District (海珠区林业和湿地管理局).
Harnessing Water, Purifying Water Quality
Using Tidal Power to Conserve Wetlands
In summer, Guangzhou (广州) experiences frequent rainstorms. The torrential rain often carries pollutants from the ground into the rivers.
"For the mild pollution brought by rainwater, we make full use of tidal power to regularly regulate the sluice gates connected to the Pearl River (珠江), guide the wetland water flow to flow in one direction, realize water replacement, quickly alleviate pollution, and achieve the effect of purifying water quality," introduced Cai Ying (蔡莹), Director of the Forestry and Wetland Administration of Haizhu District (海珠区林业和湿地管理局).
Haizhu District (海珠区) is rich in water systems, with 74 rivers of various sizes represented by Huangpu Yong (黄埔涌), Haizhu Yong (海珠涌), and Shiliugang River (石榴岗河). Haizhu Wetland is located in the Pearl River (珠江) tidal river network area.
In order to restore the wetland ecosystem, Haizhu District (海珠区) launched the construction of a large-scale ecological project "Haizhu Lake (海珠湖)" combined with water conservancy projects. Through the construction of the project, Haizhu Lake (海珠湖) and the surrounding 6 rivers form a water network pattern of "one lake and six veins, six rivers surrounding the lake," and the rivers in the wetland are connected to the Pearl River (珠江), dredging 39 rivers in the wetland park.
Rising tides draw water, and falling tides drain water. In this process, the Pearl River (珠江) tide brings a continuous source of fresh water, and the abundant living water is purified by the wetland and then flows back to the Pearl River (珠江), promoting the purification of the Pearl River (珠江) water quality, continuously improving the regional water environment quality, and realizing the mutual promotion of water safety, water governance, and water landscape.
"Haizhu District (海珠区) has also launched a water pollution prevention and control campaign in the entire basin. Through the implementation of comprehensive measures such as pollution source management, rain and sewage diversion transformation, and water system connection, the water environment quality has continued to improve. The water quality in the wetland has been purified to Class III, and some indicators have reached Class II and Class I standards," said the relevant person in charge of the Water Affairs Bureau of Haizhu District (海珠区水务局).
Adhering to the concept of "natural restoration as the mainstay, combining natural restoration and artificial restoration," the ecological restoration of Haizhu Wetland has realized the return of channels to fish, the return of habitats to birds, and the return of homes to the city. After years of continuous efforts, the "urban green heart" of Haizhu Wetland has an irreplaceable important role in regulating Guangzhou's (广州) urban climate, purifying air, and conserving water sources. "Long-term multi-dimensional monitoring results show that the ecological restoration of Haizhu Wetland has achieved significant ecological and social benefits, and Haizhu Wetland has become a beautiful green space for harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area," said Di Bo (狄波), Party Secretary of the Forestry and Wetland Administration of Haizhu District (海珠区林业和湿地管理局).
This issue is coordinated by: Chen Zhen (陈震)
Layout design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
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Along the border, heading south, the winding course of the Arakebek River (阿拉克别克河) makes a sharp turn at the Sanderk Longkou (桑德克龙口).
Accompanied by the gurgling of water, less than 100 meters from Longkou (龙口), one can see a watchtower and a sentry post, where the five-star red flag flutters in the wind. This is the Junwu Sentry Post (军武哨所) of the 4th Company of the 185th Regiment of the 10th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团第十师185团4连军武哨所) (formerly the Sanderk Sentry Post (原桑德克哨所)), and also the "home" of Ma Junwu (马军武), an employee of the 4th Company.
In the sentry post, the reporter met Ma Junwu's (马军武) wife, Zhang Zhengmei (张正美). "He went out early in the morning with dry rations to patrol and hasn't returned yet," Zhang Zhengmei (张正美) said, pointing in the direction of Ma Junwu's (马军武) patrol.
Following the direction Zhang Zhengmei (张正美) pointed, walking more than 1 kilometer along the river, the reporter encountered Ma Junwu (马军武) walking back: dressed in camouflage, with a mosquito net hat covering his head and face, and a cloth bag on his back containing dry rations, as well as pliers and wire for repairing the border fence. He has been patrolling here for 37 years.
In the spring of 1988, the Arakebek River (阿拉克别克河) experienced a massive flood, which breached Longkou (龙口) and surged towards the headquarters of the 185th Regiment (185团团部). Ma Junwu (马军武), then only 19 years old, and his colleagues fought for 16 days and nights to force the flood back into its original channel.
After the flood receded, a sentry post was established by the river, requiring someone to be stationed there year-round. Ma Junwu (马军武) volunteered and became the first border guard at the sentry post. "When I first arrived at the sentry post, I lay alone in the adobe house at night, listening to the wind howling, and I was really scared," Ma Junwu (马军武) said. "Checking the water situation, guarding the dam, patrolling the border and protecting the forest, I carry the responsibility on my shoulders. Guarding the border for the motherland, no difficulty cannot be overcome."
In 1992, Ma Junwu (马军武) and Zhang Zhengmei (张正美) got married. From then on, there was one more busy figure in the sentry post, and Zhang Zhengmei (张正美) became his close comrade-in-arms in patrolling and performing duties. The 20-plus kilometers of the border connect the spring, summer, autumn, and winter of Ma Junwu (马军武) and his wife.
Every spring, the water volume of the Arakebek River (阿拉克别克河) increases sharply, and Ma Junwu (马军武) has to get up every two hours at night to check the river water, even when sleeping, he will open the doors and windows. "This way I can hear the water situation and rush out in time if there is a dangerous situation on the dam," Ma Junwu (马军武) said.
One year during the flood season, a piping occurred in the river embankment. He jumped into the water regardless of the danger, using his body to block the gap. Zhang Zhengmei (张正美) carried sandbags beside him, and the two fought in the rain for more than three hours to eliminate the danger.
In the summer, the border is so full of mosquitoes that you can kill several with one slap. When Ma Junwu (马军武) goes out on patrol, he covers his head with gauze soaked in diesel. The diesel stings the skin with a burning pain, and his face is red and swollen.
In autumn, the grass and trees wither, and forest fires occur from time to time. One afternoon in September 2002, Ma Junwu (马军武) discovered thick smoke billowing from the opposite bank from the watchtower. He immediately reported it to his superiors. Before the fire spread to the border, an emergency militia detachment of more than 300 people rushed to the scene, and Ma Junwu (马军武) worked with them to put out the fire.
In winter, the snow at the sentry post can be more than half a meter thick, and the temperature drops to nearly minus 40 degrees Celsius. Ma Junwu (马军武) needs to dig roads in the snow to patrol. Every time he returns to the sentry post, his eyebrows, beard, and hair are frozen into clumps.
On the patrol road, Ma Junwu (马军武) wore out more than 400 pairs of rubber shoes, wore out more than 40 sets of camouflage uniforms, and recorded more than 20 border situation logs, creating a record of no violations of border defense policies or foreign-related incidents in the guarded area for 37 consecutive years.
Now the conditions at the Junwu Sentry Post (军武哨所) are getting better and better. Not only has a new 20-meter-high watchtower been built, but also new houses have been built, and solar street lights and monitoring equipment have been installed. The sentry post has also increased the number of duty points and patrolmen. In the hearts of other people at the sentry post, Ma Junwu (马军武) is a role model.
"I can walk these 20-plus kilometers with my eyes closed without getting lost," Ma Junwu (马军武) said. "I am a Communist Party member, and I will guard the border for the motherland!"
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"For a long time, you have shaped vivid and lively images on the screen, leaving beautiful memories for generations of audiences, with your love for the Party and the people and your dedication to artistic ideals." Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to a letter from Tian Hua (田华) and seven other film artists, expressing his earnest expectations for film workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply warmed hearts and inspired people, triggering enthusiastic responses among film workers. Everyone expressed that they would integrate the in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important reply with the study and practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Culture, strengthen cultural confidence, root themselves in the fertile soil of life, and strive to create more excellent works that praise the spirit of the times and express the voice of the people, so as to make new contributions to the prosperity and development of the literary and artistic cause and the construction of a strong cultural country.
Use cinematic art to express deep affection for the Party, love for the country, and praise for the people.
Xiao Guiyun (肖桂云), director of the film "The Founding Ceremony," said: "We were particularly excited and thrilled to receive General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply. We feel particularly close and warm because the General Secretary is so concerned about film workers and the film industry. We must bear in mind the General Secretary's earnest囑托 (zhǔ tuō - "entrustment," earnest hope and expectation), and continue to use cinematic art to express our deep affection for the Party, our love for the country, and our praise for the people."
"Tian Hua (田华) and the other seven film artists have created a large number of film works over the decades, and these films are important treasures in the history of Chinese cinema. The key to their ability to transcend time and remain fresh is that the artists have been people-centered in their creative process, praising the times and expressing the feelings of the people. This is a valuable experience that generations of filmmakers should pass on, and it is also the heart of a child that creators should maintain," said Sun Xianghui (孙向辉), director of the China Film Archive.
"Studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply, we are deeply moved, greatly encouraged, and even more aware of the heavy responsibility on our shoulders, and we must strive unremittingly. The foundation of the film industry and cause lies in the people, and the driving force lies in the people. Only by adhering to the people-centered development thought in all aspects of creation and operation can we produce excellent works that praise the times and nourish the soul," said Bai Yimin (白轶民), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Film Co., Ltd. "As the 'national team' of the film industry, we must deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Culture, and inherit and carry forward the spiritual wealth and artistic traditions accumulated by the artists over a long period of time in continuous innovation and practice, and transform the spirit of role models into action power to help high-quality development."
"We must integrate our personal artistic ideals and pursuits into the country's development cause," said Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯), chairman of the China Film Directors' Guild. "We are in a great era. In the process of social development, many moving stories have taken place, which are worthy of film directors to praise with their hearts and feelings. Film workers should be good at capturing the pulse of the times, strive to tell more Chinese stories, and let the world feel a real, three-dimensional, comprehensive, credible, lovely, and respectable China."
"The people need movies, and movies need the people. Movies carry the emotions and dreams of the people, and also encourage the people to be confident, self-reliant, and forge ahead. The answers of the times are always written in the lives of the people, and the password of a strong film country is always engraved in the hearts of the audience," said actor Zhang Yi (张译).
Uphold morality and art, root ourselves in the fertile soil of life, and strive to create more excellent works.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply is an encouragement to all film workers," said Jiang Ping (江平), chairman of the China Xia Yan Film Society and director of China Film Group. "The older generation of artists is a model for us to learn from. They are meticulous in their art, and they are deeply concerned about the development of the Chinese film industry even in their twilight years. We must learn from the older generation of artists the pursuit of morality and art in life, calm down, and be primary school students of the people."
"We must bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest囑托 (zhǔ tuō - "entrustment," earnest hope and expectation) and learn from teachers such as Tian Hua (田华), and strive to create more excellent works that praise the spirit of the times," said Wang Xingdong (王兴东), chairman of the China Film Literature Society. "I studied scriptwriting at Changchun Film Studio (长影), and took over the baton of going deep into life from the old screenwriters from Yan'an (延安). I know that life is a script without words, and a script is a life with words. Only by rooting ourselves in the fertile soil of life can we bear fruitful results on the screen."
"The older generation of filmmakers, with their boundless love for the Party and the people, and their persistent dedication to artistic ideals, infused their roles with soul through their superb acting skills. Their works continue to inspire generations of Chinese sons and daughters to forge ahead," said actress Zhang Ziyi (章子怡). "We must take these predecessors as role models, uphold noble moral sentiments and pure artistic pursuits, abandon vulgarity, impetuosity, and utilitarianism in artistic creation, adhere to the bottom line of art, and constantly improve our artistic accomplishment and professional skills."
"The enduring classics of Chinese cinema are all the crystallization of creators coming from the people and going to the people. Film workers, represented by Tian Hua (田华) and the other eight film artists, have revealed the characteristics and mainstream of contemporary Chinese cinema and condensed the fine traditions of Chinese cinema through vivid creative practices and artistic explorations. Only by keeping up with the pace of the times, throwing ourselves into the hot practice, capturing the driving force of social development in the fertile soil of reality, and extracting the pulse of the people's struggle can we realize the deep integration of the spirit of the times, the true meaning of life, and artistic expression, and create works that truly move people's hearts and unite strength," said Deng Guanghui (邓光辉), Secretary of the Party Group of the China Film Association.
Dedicate the best spiritual food to the people and make new contributions to building a strong cultural country.
"For 80 years since the establishment of Changchun Film Studio (长影), we have always cultivated deep feelings for the people, established images for the times, sang for the people, and cast souls for the nation," said Zhuang Yan (庄严), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Changchun Film Studio (长影). "Facing the future, we will continue to adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, insist on taking the creation and production of excellent film and television works as the top priority, focus on creating excellent works, inherit the past and open up the future, adhere to integrity and innovation, and dedicate the best spiritual food to the people."
"We must not only inherit the spiritual torch of the older generation of artists, but also innovate the way of expression and express the voice of the people," said actor Jia Bing (贾冰). "Whether I performed for my comrades in the army in the past, or now I perform for the audience on the stage and on the screen, I know where I come from and where my roots are. I will definitely continue to root myself in life, praise the new era, and strive to create more and better roles, and contribute to the prosperity and development of the literary and artistic cause and the construction of a strong cultural country with more excellent works."
"The General Secretary's encouragement is not only an affirmation of the past of the Chinese film industry, but also points out the direction for the future of the Chinese film industry. Shanghai Film Group (上海电影集团) will never slacken, forge ahead, anchor the goal of building a strong cultural country and a strong film country, and under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Culture, demonstrate cultural confidence, practice cultural mission, and hand in new answers," said Wang Jun (王隽), Chairman of Shanghai Film Group (上海电影集团).
"As a young generation of filmmakers, I feel very encouraged to read the General Secretary's reply to the eight film artists. I am glad that I live in such a colorful new era. As a filmmaker, I know the heavy responsibility on my shoulders," said young director Han Yan (韩延). "In future creations, I will definitely learn more and ask for advice from my predecessors, strive to improve the quality of my works, root myself in the fertile soil of culture, tell Chinese stories well, and express the voice of the people."
"This year is the closing year for completing the goals and tasks of the film '14th Five-Year Plan', and there are still 10 years to go before the goal of building a strong film country is achieved. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Culture, we will take advantage of the momentum and do well, write a splendid chapter in the prosperity and development of the film in the new era, and make new and greater contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation," said Rao Shuguang (饶曙光), Chairman of the China Film Critics Society.
Return to TopIn Doujiawa Village (窦家洼村), Dongcheng Subdistrict, Linqu County (临朐县), Weifang City (潍坊市), Shandong Province (山东省), the anti-Japanese deeds of "Martial Arts General" Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) are well-known and are recorded in the "Linqu County Chronicles" (《临朐县志》). Dou Laigeng's (窦来庚) remains are buried in the solemn Linqu Martyrs Cemetery (临朐烈士陵园), where people often come spontaneously to pay their respects. His spirit of bravely serving the country inspires generations of people in the old Yimeng (沂蒙) revolutionary base area.
This "Martial Arts General's" life is full of legendary color. Dou Laigeng (窦来庚), courtesy name Fengshan (峰山), was born in Doujiawa Village (窦家洼村) in 1900. He was fond of martial arts from an early age. At the age of 19, he was admitted to Jinan No. 1 Middle School (济南一中). That year, he transferred to the Shandong Martial Arts Training Institute (山东省武术传习所) to study. After graduating, he served as a national martial arts instructor at Linqu County Higher Elementary School (临朐县高等小学), and later went to Zhenjiang (镇江) to serve as a national martial arts instructor at Jiangsu Provincial No. 9 Normal School (江苏省立第九师范). Soon after, he took a position at the Nanjing Central Health Care Department (南京中央保健司). During this time, he won first place with special distinction in the national martial arts examination.
In 1931, he served as the director of the Jinan Public Sports Field (济南民众体育场). The following year, he served as the deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Martial Arts Hall (山东省国术馆). In 1935, he undertook the "Zhicheng National Martial Arts Research Association" (志成国术研究社) and also served as a martial arts instructor at Jinan No. 1 Middle School (济南一中) and Qilu University (齐鲁大学).
After the July 7th Incident, Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) served as the captain of the guard warrior team of the Third Army Group Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army (国民革命军第三集团军司令部警卫武士队队长). In October of the same year, Jinan (济南) fell, and the warrior team was reorganized into the National Army Volunteer Team (国民军义勇队). He served as the captain, leading 120 people to Linqu (临朐). After that, he raised equipment through various channels. Many patriots admired his heroism and joined the volunteer team. This team continued to grow, expanding to more than 2,000 people.
"Born in troubled times, Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) dared to lead his troops in fighting against the Japanese army, writing a heroic and tragic history of battle," said Feng Yihan (冯益汉), a retired cadre from the former Linqu County Culture Bureau (临朐县文化局), who has studied Dou Laigeng's (窦来庚) life for more than 40 years.
In January 1938, the Japanese army occupied Linqu City (临朐城). On April 12, Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) led his troops in a fierce battle with more than 30 Japanese soldiers and more than 50 puppet soldiers for more than two hours, recovering Linqu City (临朐城). On May 24 of the same year, seven or eight hundred Japanese soldiers and more than 3,000 puppet soldiers, under the cover of airplanes and artillery, invaded Linqu City (临朐城). Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) led his team to defend. Due to being outnumbered and having backward equipment, the volunteer team was forced to break through the city. In this battle, one Japanese commander was killed, and more than 70 Japanese and puppet soldiers were killed.
In the autumn of 1938, the National Army Volunteer Team (国民军义勇队) was reorganized into the 17th Brigade of the Shandong Provincial Security Force (山东省保安第十七旅), and Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) was appointed as the brigade commander.
Zhang Xiaoyou (张孝友), director of the Linqu County Party History Research Center (临朐县委党史研究中心), said that Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) was highly skilled in martial arts. He advocated "practicing martial arts for the country and serving the country," supported the "Kuomintang-Communist cooperation" and the principle of "guns facing outwards" and "Chinese people not fighting Chinese people." He maintained contact with the troops led by Communist Party member Ma Baosan (马保三) and even personally sheltered Ren Mingjian (任铭剑), an underground Communist Party member.
From 1938 to 1942, Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) led the officers and soldiers of the 17th Brigade in attacking Japanese and puppet military strongholds, destroying enemy railway transportation lines, and intercepting enemy grain transport teams, fighting the Japanese and puppet troops more than 20 times, inflicting heavy blows on the enemy.
On July 18, 1942, the vicious Japanese army mobilized more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops from more than a dozen counties to encircle the 17th Brigade. After learning the news, Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) immediately convened an emergency meeting to study countermeasures. At the meeting, many people advocated avoiding the enemy's main force and temporarily transferring, but he was determined to resist, ordering the troops to hold their ground and fight the Japanese army to the death.
In the early morning of July 19, the 17th Brigade was attacked by multiple routes by the Japanese and puppet troops. Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) led his troops to resist bravely. The battle was extremely fierce, and ultimately suffered setbacks due to the disparity in weapons and equipment. By 4 p.m., the 17th Brigade had less than 100 people left, and Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) was also shot and wounded. However, he vowed not to be captured and committed suicide heroically at the age of 42.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Military Commission of the National Government (国民政府军事委员会) recognized his loyalty and posthumously promoted Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) to Major General of the Army. In 1988, the Shandong Provincial People's Government (山东省人民政府) posthumously recognized Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) as a revolutionary martyr.
Dou Shuoqiang (窦硕强), Dou Laigeng's (窦来庚) grandson, who is 73 years old this year, said: "I often heard my father talk about my grandfather, saying that he led his troops to defend his hometown, so that the people of Linqu (临朐) suffered less from the Japanese army's aggression and harm."
Dou Laigeng's (窦来庚) heroic anti-Japanese deeds have been passed down in Linqu County (临朐县). "The stories of heroes carry the blood and struggle of revolutionary predecessors and are our precious spiritual wealth. Through activities such as bringing the stories of heroes into schools, children can understand that today's happy life does not come easily, and encourage them to study hard and grow into pillars of society," said Zhou Zhan (周展), a teacher at Longgang Elementary School (龙岗小学) in Linqu County (临朐县).
Martial arts and joining the army to serve the country have become the spiritual inheritance of the people of Doujiawa Village (窦家洼村). Dou Fengshuo (窦丰硕), a member of the Doujiawa Village (窦家洼村) Village Committee, said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than 80 people from the village joined the army. Today, the villagers live a prosperous and peaceful life, but everyone always remembers the great achievements of the heroes.
(Xinhua News Agency, Jinan (济南), July 9 (Xinhua) Reporter Wang Zhi (王志))
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Editor's Note: On July 11, 2025, local time, the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France, passed a resolution to include the "Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵)" on the World Heritage List. To date, the total number of Chinese World Heritage sites has reached 60.
The Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) are the mausoleum ruins of the Western Xia Dynasty (西夏王朝), established by the Tangut (党项族) people in the northwestern region of China from the 11th to 13th centuries, located on the eastern foothills of the southern section of the Helan Mountains (贺兰山) range. Its existence provides important evidence for the pluralistic and integrated pattern of Chinese civilization and the formation of a unified multi-ethnic state.
Walking under the vast and expansive Helan Mountains (贺兰山), the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) towers are reflected in the sunlight. Looking out, the corner platforms on all four sides, the gate towers and stele pavilions on both sides, and the moon city and mausoleum city outline the layout of the mausoleum area. The Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) are backed by mountains and face water, bordering high mountains in the northwest and overlooking Yinchuan (银川) and the Yellow River (黄河) in the east. The spatial axes of each imperial mausoleum are associated with a mountain peak of the Helan Mountains (贺兰山), using the mountain's momentum to highlight the mausoleums' grandeur.
Evidence:
Formation of a Pluralistic and Integrated Pattern of Chinese Civilization
The Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) site covers an area of nearly 40 square kilometers, including 9 Western Xia imperial mausoleums, 271 burial tombs, 5.03 hectares of northern architectural ruins, and 32 flood control project ruins, among other types of architectural ruins and various cultural relics unearthed from the mausoleum area.
Deng Chao (邓超), Director of the Department of Cultural Relics and Historic Sites (World Cultural Heritage Department) of the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局), said that the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) are the largest, highest-level, and most completely preserved archaeological remains of the Western Xia Dynasty (西夏王朝) to date. They play an irreplaceable role in witnessing the nearly 200-year history of the Western Xia Dynasty (西夏王朝), founded by the Tangut (党项族) people in Chinese history, and provide solid evidence for the pluralistic and integrated pattern of Chinese civilization and the formation of a unified multi-ethnic state.
From the perspective of the value standards of world cultural heritage, the various characteristics embodied in the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) in terms of site selection, spatial layout, mausoleum system, mausoleum architecture, construction technology, and funeral customs fully demonstrate the cultural integration and innovation characteristics based on the mutual exchange of different ethnic groups, different livelihoods, and different cultures at that time.
The cultural relics unearthed from the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) also witness the exchange and integration of Chinese civilization.
The green-glazed chiwen (绿釉鸱吻) unearthed from the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) area is an important physical material for studying the history of ancient Chinese architecture.
Shi Peiyi (师培轶), curator of the Western Xia Mausoleum Museum (西夏陵博物馆), said that chiwen are often placed on both ends of the main ridge of large buildings. This green-glazed chiwen combines the elements of dragon and fish, reflecting the Western Xia Dynasty's (西夏王朝) absorption and innovation of Central Plains architectural culture.
Shi Jinbo (史金波), a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), said that from the perspective of Western Xia history research, Western Xia has its own characteristics and can fully demonstrate the diversity and inclusiveness of Chinese civilization. The Western Xia and Han bilingual inscriptions discovered through archaeological excavations reflect the deep integration of ethnic groups.
Chen Tongbin (陈同滨), honorary director of the Institute of Architectural History of the China Architecture Design & Research Group (中国建筑设计研究院), said, "Through the excavation of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) and the existing architecture, it can be seen that Western Xia did not simply learn and imitate Central Plains culture, but learned and creatively transformed it. The exchange and integration between different cultures is the reason why the Chinese nation has been able to thrive continuously."
Demonstration:
The Western Xia Dynasty's (西夏王朝) Hub Characteristics on the Silk Road
In the Ningxia Museum (宁夏博物馆), the bronze ox and stone horse unearthed from the burial tombs of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) attract a constant stream of visitors.
Wang Xiaojun (王效军), curator of the Ningxia Museum (宁夏博物馆), said that the two cultural relics were located on both sides of the tomb passage when they were unearthed. The head of the bronze ox faced inward, and the head of the stone horse faced outward, reflecting the Tangut people's (党项人) lifestyle of "riding horses out to fight and leading oxen in to cultivate," and reflecting the historical process of the Western Xia society's transition from a nomadic economy to an economy combining agriculture and animal husbandry. These two cultural relics also embody the superb casting and carving techniques of the Western Xia period and are important physical materials for studying the history and culture of Western Xia.
Du Jianlu (杜建录), Dean of the Research Institute for Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation (School of Ethnology and History) of Ningxia University (宁夏大学), said that the Western Xia Dynasty (西夏王朝) was located in a key position on the Silk Road. According to historical records and research, Western Xia made full use of the key road networks of the Silk Road, such as the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊) and the Juyan Road (居延道), and conducted trade and exchanges with the surrounding Song (宋), Liao (辽), Jin (金), Tubo (吐蕃), and even the distant Da Shi (大食) (Arabs) and other ethnic groups and regimes through forms such as tribute, border trade, and mutual markets.
The coins, silk, glass beads, malachite bead ornaments, and other cultural relics unearthed from the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) demonstrate the commercial exchanges between Western Xia and surrounding areas relying on the Silk Road, revealing the hub characteristics of Western Xia in the trans-regional and long-distance commercial exchanges between the East and West of Eurasia by utilizing transit trade.
Cohesion:
Broad Public Participation in Protection and Inheritance
Starting in 2011, the path to World Heritage status for the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵), from text polishing to site protection, from environmental remediation to museum construction, has condensed the sweat of countless people. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee highly praised the Chinese government's great efforts and outstanding achievements in the protection and management of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) cultural heritage.
Chai Pingping (柴平平), associate researcher at the Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (宁夏文物考古研究所), focused on participating in the protection of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) site itself. "One of the key points of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) protection is the protection of earthen sites," Chai Pingping introduced. The buildings in the mausoleum area are mostly rammed earth structures, which have undergone nearly a thousand years of wind and rain erosion and natural weathering, making the protection task arduous.
In the field of earthen site protection, root erosion is recognized as one of the most destructive diseases. Root erosion is mainly caused by the capillary water rising from the roots of the site and the repeated "crystallization-dissolution" effect of soluble salts in the site soil, which causes the roots to be continuously eroded and recessed, forming a "large top and small bottom" shape, which is prone to tipping and damage under its own weight or external forces.
The cultural relic protection team of the Dunhuang Academy (敦煌研究院) took the treatment of root erosion as the main focus. Yang Shanlong (杨善龙), a researcher at the Dunhuang Academy (敦煌研究院), said that the team used adobe masonry and rammed earth support and reinforcement technology, anchoring and grouting technology to eliminate structural safety hazards and improve the overall safety of the site walls, and cooperated with root drainage treatment measures to prevent rainwater accumulation at the roots from causing damage to the walls.
When South Korean expert Lee Chang-hwan (李昌焕) conducted an on-site inspection, he immediately stated that "the earthen site protection technology of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) can be called an international model." Chai Pingping said that this set of protection technology not only protects the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) but also provides valuable experience for the protection of earthen sites in northern China and even arid regions around the world.
From start to sprint, from protection to inheritance, the entire process of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) World Heritage application condenses the strength of the entire nation.
Surrounding residents actively participate in volunteer services such as volunteer explanation, shrub planting, and environmental remediation; people from all walks of life have donated thousands of Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵)-related calligraphy, fine art, and photography works. Today, lush shrubs, a neat and clean site environment, and a wide variety of literary and artistic works have become a link connecting the public and the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵).
"The successful application of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) for World Heritage status means that our 'own treasures' are now recognized by the world, and I am very excited," said Huang Ning (黄宁), a Chinese teacher at the 24th Primary School in Jinfeng District (金凤区), Yinchuan (银川), Ningxia (宁夏). She will tell the story of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) to more children.
The protection of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) also benefits the surrounding people.
During the World Heritage application process, Yinchuan (银川) carried out comprehensive整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectification," comprehensive improvement) around the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵), promoted the renewal and renovation of key areas such as the Pingjibao Community (平吉堡社区), and carried out refined整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectification," comprehensive improvement) and upgrading of more than 10 back streets and alleys. "The Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) heritage has been protected, our living standards have also improved, and community residents are even more enthusiastic about the publicity and protection of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵)," said Fang Yuan (方媛), head of the Pingjibao Community (平吉堡社区) of Ninghua Road Street (宁华路街道), Xixia District (西夏区), Yinchuan (银川).
By combining heritage protection with improving the living environment through relocation and整治 (zhěng zhì - "rectification," comprehensive improvement), some farmers in the original mausoleum area moved into new communities and engaged in work such as sightseeing car driving and cleaning in the scenic area. Chen Yongxin (陈永新) is one of them. Today, his work and life are closely linked to the protection of the Western Xia Mausoleums (西夏陵) site. "Our lives are getting better and better, and we are more capable of protecting the heritage!"
Zhang Yiming (张艺明), Deputy Director of the Yinchuan Western Xia Mausoleums (银川西夏陵区) Management Office, said: "In the future, we will learn from international heritage management norms, improve the long-term mechanism for cultural relic monitoring, academic research, and community participation, and continue to do a good job in protection and inheritance, so that this World Heritage site will continue to tell the world about the inclusiveness and profoundness of Chinese civilization."
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From the 11th to the 13th centuries, the Western Xia Dynasty (西夏王朝) was located on the vast land of Northwest China, leaving behind a mysterious and unique cultural heritage for future generations—the Western Xia script (西夏文).
The Western Xia script was created and used under the existing model of mature Chinese characters: the glyphs are actually a recombination of basic Chinese character strokes such as horizontal, vertical, left-falling, dot, and turning strokes. The meaning of the characters is mainly expressed by superimposing the meanings of two or more Western Xia characters or their components, similar to associative compounds in Chinese characters.
Interpreting the Western Xia script is by no means easy. The Western Xia script has a complex structure, intricate strokes, and a total of about 6,000 characters, with various writing styles such as regular script and cursive script. The Western Xia language (strictly speaking, the Tangut language) also presents very rich phonetic and grammatical forms, adding many obstacles to the interpretation work.
At the beginning of the last century, the unearthed documents from Khara-Khoto (黑水城) brought a breakthrough in the interpretation of the Western Xia script. Among them, the "Precious Pearl in the Palm" (《番汉合时掌中珠》), a Western Xia-Chinese bilingual glossary of popular terms, was once hailed as the "golden key to opening the door to Western Xia characters" and is a key reference for interpreting Western Xia characters. With the help of this small book of only 37 pages, scholars have interpreted hundreds of documents over the past 100 years, gradually revealing the mysterious veil of Western Xia.
Interpreting the Western Xia script and Western Xia documents is not only about inheriting "niche disciplines," but also about exploring the contemporary value of cultural heritage, promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning, and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.
First, the study of Western Xia language and writing. There are still many unsolved mysteries in the Western Xia script and language, such as the identification of Western Xia cursive script documents and the interpretation of Tibetan Buddhist documents translated into Western Xia. Among them, there are many difficult mysteries, such as the character creation rules of the Western Xia script and the phonetic and grammatical system of the Western Xia language, attracting generations of scholars to devote themselves to research and pass on the torch, thus forming a specialized study of Western Xia language and writing.
Second, restoring the historical appearance of Western Xia. There are a large number of unearthed Western Xia documents with rich content. In the context of few surviving Chinese classics, these Western Xia documents have become the primary historical sources and valuable resources for in-depth exploration of the political system, economic form, and cultural connotation of Western Xia.
Third, confirming the integration of the Chinese nation. Among the Western Xia documents, there are translations of Central Plains cultural classics such as "The Analects" (《论语》), "Mencius" (《孟子》), and "Classic of Filial Piety" (《孝经》), which fully demonstrate the unity and inclusiveness of Chinese civilization and have become a common spiritual and cultural resource for all ethnic groups.
Fourth, exploring outstanding traditional culture. Western Xia documents are all-encompassing, and many are the cultural crystallization created, shared, and passed down by all ethnic groups. For example, the Western Xia encyclopedia "Sea of Meanings Established by Sages" (《圣立义海》), the Western Xia proverb collection "Newly Compiled Brocade Collection of Words" (《新集锦合辞》), and the legal document "Heavenly Prosperity Revised New Laws and Regulations" (《天盛改旧新定律令》) are all summaries of the experiences and wisdom of all ethnic groups in the Northwest during that period in their common production and life.
Fifth, promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning. Western Xia occupied an important section of the Silk Road—the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊)—and was an important bridge for cultural exchange and mutual learning between East and West. The mural "The Fiery Light Buddha Surrounded by Constellations" (《众星曜簇拥的炽盛光佛》) in the Western Xia Khara-Khoto (黑水城) ruins depicts a lively scene of a gathering of star gods. Some of these artistically personified star gods originated from China, and some originated from ancient India, witnessing the integration and symbiosis of different civilizations. Today, although Western Xia is in China, Western Xia studies are still one of the hot topics in international Sinology exchanges.
In the present era of deep empowerment of Chinese civilization research by artificial intelligence, Western Xia script research is ushering in unprecedented development opportunities. Its foreseeable prospects include but are not limited to the following areas: first, by building an international Western Xia document database, solving the academic research pain point of Western Xia documents being scattered in many countries and inconvenient to use; second, by developing an intelligent recognition system for Western Xia script and Western Xia documents, greatly improving the recognition level and interpretation efficiency of Western Xia script, and then assisting in the understanding and analysis of Western Xia documents; third, through virtual simulation and artificial intelligence restoration technology, allowing the excellent cultural heritage carried by Western Xia documents to radiate new vitality.
(The author is the Deputy Dean of the Research Institute for Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation (School of Ethnology and History), Ningxia University (宁夏大学). This article was compiled and edited by Jiao Siyu (焦思雨), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopAmong the announced cultural heritage sites under protection at all levels, there are over 40 Western Xia (西夏) relics, with a rich and diverse range of relic types, providing special testimony to the Western Xia (西夏) culture.
The table above shows some of the Western Xia (西夏) relics among the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.
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Cuju, or kicking a ball with the feet, is a sport originating in ancient China that combines entertainment, fitness, and military training.
During the Han Dynasty, cuju were mostly solid balls made by sewing leather shells and filling them with other materials. In 1979, a simple cuju was unearthed at the Han Dynasty beacon tower site in Maquanwan (马圈湾), Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肃). It had a diameter of 5.5 centimeters, with silk floss as the core and hemp thread and silk rope wrapped around it to form a ball, without a leather shell. In 1992, a Han Dynasty cuju was also unearthed at the Xuanquanzhi (悬泉置) site in Dunhuang. It was made by rolling plant stalks into a ball and binding it with thin hemp rope to form a solid ball. Although simply made, it was tightly wrapped.
The two cuju used different materials, with the latter likely made from locally sourced materials. Today, there is still a traditional craft of weaving hollow soccer balls with bamboo strips. The cuju unearthed at the Xuanquanzhi site and the bamboo-woven soccer balls are both made of inexpensive materials and can serve as entertainment tools to replace some of the functions of professional soccer balls.
As a way to improve physical fitness, cuju was also widely popular in the military, both to boost morale and to train soldiers, combining competitive play with military training. The Maquanwan (马圈湾) site and the Xuanquanzhi (悬泉置) site in Dunhuang are both Han Dynasty border fortress sites. In particular, the cuju unearthed at Maquanwan, a Han Dynasty beacon tower site, was very likely equipment for training soldiers. Han Dynasty portrait bricks unearthed in Henan (河南), Jiangsu (江苏), Shandong (山东), Shaanxi (陕西), and other places also depict scenes of cuju, freezing the moment when cuju players demonstrate their skills.
Cuju continued to develop significantly during the Tang and Song dynasties, and the sport was also frequently recorded in documents during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The development of cuju is reflected in the following aspects: First, improvements in the manufacturing process of cuju. The Tang Dynasty cuju was improved from the solid ball of the Han Dynasty to an animal bladder filled with air as the inner core, to increase the elasticity and toughness of the cuju. In the Song Dynasty, not only were the eight pointed leather pieces of the Tang Dynasty improved to twelve pieces, but also the manufacturing process was refined. Second, cuju activities became fully popularized and gradually became a popular sport throughout society. Third, the rules of the game became increasingly perfect, and professional works such as "Cuju Pu" ("蹴鞠谱") also appeared.
(The author is the director of the Science and Technology Protection Department of the Gansu Jian牍 Museum (甘肃简牍博物馆). This article was compiled and edited by Song Chaojun (宋朝军), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his visit to the Memorial Hall of the Hundred Regiments Offensive on July 7 that the vast number of young people are born in a great era and should carry on the red bloodline, establish lofty aspirations to make the country strong, be upright and proud Chinese people, and bravely shoulder the great task of national rejuvenation.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese nation produced a group of young heroes. The Cowherd Wang Erxiao (王二小), the Little Hero Yulai (雨来), Haiwa (海娃), the head of the Children's Corps, and Little Soldier Zhang Ga (张嘎)... Their heroic deeds have been passed down from generation to generation. Some schools, Young Pioneers teams, and classes are named after the young heroes of the War of Resistance to promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance and carry out patriotic education. Reporters went into campuses in many places to feel the spirit of striving for self-improvement and bringing glory to China among the vast number of young people.
-- Editor
Shangzhuang Township Central Elementary School, Laiyuan County (涞源县), Hebei (河北)
"Wang Erxiao (王二小) was about the same age as us when he sacrificed himself"
By Zhang Tengyang (张腾扬), reporter of this newspaper
Shangzhuang Village (上庄村), Shangzhuang Township (上庄乡), Laiyuan County (涞源县), Hebei (河北), is located at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains (太行山), embracing a mountain village school with black tiles and yellow walls - Wang Erxiao Hope Elementary School (王二小希望小学). Early in the morning, a dozen students from Shangzhuang Township Central Elementary School lined up and came to visit under the guidance of their teacher.
Facing them, the large characters "Wang Erxiao Hope Elementary School (王二小希望小学)" are embedded in an arched doorway made of red bricks. Looking through the arch, the statue of Wang Erxiao (王二小) stands quietly. The young man stands tall and straight, wearing a red scarf, looking straight ahead, as if still guarding this land. Behind the statue, the national flag flies high, with the blue sky as the backdrop and the green mountains as the lining, telling the story of the young hero.
"The statue in front of you is Wang Erxiao (王二小), an anti-Japanese hero, who was only 13 years old when he sacrificed himself," said Bai Jin (白金), the principal of Shangzhuang Township Central Elementary School, in a low voice. Quietly, the teachers and students stepped into the exhibition room in the school. Wang Erxiao Hope Elementary School (王二小希望小学) was built in 1997 and used to be a village school. When the last group of children went to the central school, the kindergarten was retained here and transformed into a red education practice base, with a memorial exhibition room, etc.
"Wang Erxiao (王二小) grew up in this Taihang Mountain (太行山). During the 'Great Sweep' by the Japanese invaders, Wang Erxiao (王二小), who was herding cattle on the mountain, was caught, and the Japanese forced him to lead the way. In order to protect the rear organs and people of the Eighth Route Army, he led the enemy into the ambush circle..." Bai Jin (白金) narrated Wang Erxiao's (王二小) deeds in detail. When they heard that "after being discovered by the Japanese devils, Wang Erxiao (王二小) was cruelly killed with bayonets," tears welled up in the students' eyes.
The walls are covered with yellowed photos and text materials, and the display cabinets contain the daily necessities of the military and civilians during the War of Resistance: coarse cloth clothes with patches on patches, wooden plows with smoothed teeth... The children "travel" through more than 80 years of time and come into close contact with Wang Erxiao (王二小).
In the weapons exhibition area, there are old-fashioned rifles and earthen cannons. "You can use gunpowder and iron sand to fight the Japanese devils. The Eighth Route Army used such simple weapons to repel the enemy," Bai Jin (白金) stroked the glass lightly.
The hero's story is no longer just a few lyrics, but a touching story hidden in old objects. Zhang Yuyan (张语嫣), a student, said: "Wang Erxiao (王二小) was about the same age as us when he sacrificed himself, but he was very brave."
"We must not let the hero's blood be shed in vain! We must study hard and build our hometown in the future," said Zhao Zixuan (赵梓轩), a student.
At the end of the visit, the children came to the statue in the school. In front of "Wang Erxiao (王二小)", there were a few more bouquets of flowers.
[Link] Wang Erxiao (王二小) was born into a peasant family in the Taihang Mountains (太行山). Because of poverty at home, he made a living by herding cattle for others. Under the influence of the Eighth Route Army soldiers and guerrillas, Wang Erxiao (王二小) gradually understood the truth of resisting Japan and saving the country, joined the Children's Corps, and heroically sacrificed himself in the anti-"mopping up" campaign. Later, moved by the deeds of those children who gave their lives for the War of Resistance, the creators wrote "The Cowherd Erxiao Sings." On New Year's Day in 1942, the song was published in the "Jin-Cha-Ji Daily (晋察冀日报)" and spread throughout the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region (晋察冀边区), and then flew over the enemy's blockade line to other liberated areas.
(Reporters Wu Dan (吴丹), Li Na (李娜), Li Jian (李鉴), Li Gen (李根), and Yan Chuanjiyu (严川吉雨) of this newspaper coordinated the new media, please pay attention to the Douyin (抖音), Kuaishou (快手), and video accounts of People's Daily Online (人民网) for related short videos)
Meicun Experimental Elementary School, Wuxi (无锡) City, Jiangsu (江苏)
"Everyone is becoming more and more familiar with their 'teammate' Yulai (雨来)"
By Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔), reporter of this newspaper
Smiling and saluting, several members of the Yulai (雨来) Squadron of Class 5, Grade 5 of the First Campus of Meicun Experimental Elementary School (梅村实验小学), Wuxi (无锡) City, Jiangsu (江苏), straightened the red scarves on their chests and walked onto the podium in turn. The students had been looking forward to this special squadron activity for a long time - introducing the Yulai (雨来) "portraits" they made to the teachers and students.
In the spring semester of this year, a call for "Painting a 'Portrait' for Yulai (雨来)" appeared on the class bulletin board: "Please express your respect for Yulai (雨来) through painting, calligraphy, writing, etc." The team members were eager to try and began to prepare carefully.
Zhu Maocheng (朱茂诚), a student, was the first to stand on the podium. "This painting is a scene of Yulai (雨来) evading the enemy's pursuit. Yulai's (雨来) wit is admirable, and it is countless heroes like him who have made our beautiful life." He held up the painting in his hand and talked about Yulai (雨来) in his heart.
Since its establishment in 2021, the Yulai (雨来) Squadron has been led by counselor Wang Yuanyuan (王源源) to carry out activities such as team emblem design, textbook drama performances, and red story drifting, and to publicize Yulai's (雨来) heroic deeds on campus.
"Student Xiao Lin (小蔺) used to be a naughty bag. In order to draw Yulai's (雨来) firm eyes, he consulted a large number of Yulai (雨来) posters and images to draw inspiration, and revised it more than a dozen times." Wang Yuanyuan (王源源) was very pleased that the students were becoming more and more proactive in telling the story of Yulai (雨来).
In Wang Yuanyuan's (王源源) view, one squadron activity after another has made "everyone more and more familiar with their 'teammate' Yulai (雨来)." Seeds of learning from heroes have taken root in the hearts of the students.
At the squadron activity site, Liu Qinyi (刘沁怡), a student, held the composition paper in both hands and read aloud: "Yulai (雨来) is a swimming expert and has many good friends, but he is also naughty, just like one of us, and is our special friend."
Walking through Meicun Experimental Elementary School (梅村实小), the monument to the establishment of the Wuxi (无锡) All-Circles Anti-Japanese United Association and the Jiang Kang Dongjin (江抗东进) Memorial Monument stand solemnly. As a revolutionary primary school, how can we deeply explore red resources and pass on the red gene from generation to generation?
"From the well-known heroes Huang Jiguang (黄继光) and Qiu Shaoyun (邱少云) to the anti-Japanese heroes in Wuxi (无锡), the old principal Chen Zhenbai (陈枕白) and alumnus Cai Fengyi (蔡凤仪), establishing squadrons 'in the name of heroes' is a tradition that our century-old school has continued for many years," said Vice Principal Chen Xian (陈娴). Young Pioneers deepen their understanding of red culture by reading red classics, visiting martyrs' venues, and interviewing outstanding party members.
This summer vacation, several team members once again served as volunteers to explain red cultural relics in the Wuxi New Fourth Army Jiang Kang Dongjin (无锡新四军江抗东进) Memorial Hall. "It's a holiday, don't you go out to play?" Faced with the audience's doubts, Zhu Chunxin (朱淳欣), a student, replied: "As a member of the hero squadron of the Red Primary School, it is my honor and responsibility to tell the red story well."
[Link] On April 4, 1949, the People's Daily (人民日报) published the literary work "Yulai (雨来) Did Not Die" on the fourth page, which was well received by readers. The work tells the story of a teenager Yulai (雨来) who was caught by the Japanese army for sheltering the Eighth Route Army liaison officer hiding in the village. Faced with coercion and inducement, he fought wits with the enemy, successfully escaped by using the familiar water town environment and superb swimming skills, and protected the lives of the whole village. After the founding of New China, excerpts from the work were selected into language textbooks, influencing generations of young people.
Hongjunyan (红军岩) Red Army Elementary School, Xingwen County (兴文县), Sichuan (四川)
"I have received Haiwa's (海娃) feather letter"
By Huang Chao (黄超), reporter of this newspaper
Before the summer vacation, an end-of-term growth card was placed in front of Luo Yuting (罗雨婷), a student. What to write? "I used to think that Haiwa (海娃) was far away from me, but now I understand that his courage is to run one more step with gritted teeth, his wisdom is to try another way, and his responsibility is to turn 'I don't want to do it' into 'I'll do it'. I have received Haiwa's (海娃) feather letter!"
Luo Yuting (罗雨婷) comes from Hongjunyan (红军岩) Red Army Elementary School in Xingwen County (兴文县), Sichuan (四川), a nine-year consistent school. Her class, Class 2, Grade 7, has a special name - Haiwa (海娃) Class. Recalling the gains of a semester, a class meeting impressed her deeply.
"This is your feather letter: the tool room for cleaning is dirty and messy, and it is often ignored when on duty. Can you complete it well within a day?" When she received the task card from the head teacher Xue Qiu (薛楸), Luo Yuting's (罗雨婷) first reaction was that her face was a little hot. However, with the encouragement of the teacher, she rushed to the contracted area as soon as school was over...
"Some children in the class are used to hiding behind when encountering difficulties in collective tasks," said Xue Qiu (薛楸). "In recent years, we have used Haiwa's (海娃) story to encourage students and turn abstract spirit into task cards to guide them to take on more responsibility."
"We used to be called Hongyu (红鱼) School. In order to strengthen patriotic education, we were named by the China Care for the Next Generation Working Committee (中国关工委) and the National Red Army Elementary School Construction Project Council (全国红军小学建设工程理事会) and became Hongjunyan (红军岩) Red Army Elementary School," said Principal Luo Mei (罗梅). During the Long March, the Red Army passed through Xingwen County (兴文县). A young soldier jumped off a cliff to save a local Miao (苗族) woman while being chased by the enemy. The people called the site Hongjunyan (红军岩).
Why did the young heroes in the red classics become class names? "Brave, witty, responsible, and patriotic, Haiwa's (海娃) spiritual qualities are accessible and can be integrated into the class culture to nourish students' hearts," Luo Mei (罗梅) said, leading reporters to the teaching building.
Wang Erxiao (王二小), Haiwa (海娃), Zhang Ga (张嘎)... These familiar names came into view. Many classrooms have class signs posted at the door, not only young heroes of the War of Resistance, but also revolutionary predecessors from different periods such as the Long March. "The school will award class signs to encourage each class to design class emblems and class flags. One naming is one red education," said Luo Mei (罗梅).
Walking into the Haiwa (海娃) Class, heroic elements can be seen everywhere in the classroom. In the Haiwa (海娃) story corner, there are Haiwa (海娃) images drawn by students, posters interpreting the spirit, and student feelings. "Everyone has formulated class slogans - wisdom, courage, responsibility, patriotism, and corresponding class rules to abide by together," said Wang Hongleng (王洪棱), a student.
"From the first grade, it has always been called Haiwa (海娃) Class," said Xue Qiu (薛楸). For the past 7 years, whether the head teacher has changed or students have joined or left, "Haiwa (海娃)" has always deeply influenced the children.
Establish a "One-Day Children's Corps Leader" to be responsible for learning assistance, hygiene supervision, and road team safety; explore the class log system to record good people and good deeds of learning the Haiwa (海娃) spirit... Entering the junior high school stage, the students more actively use the standards of heroes to demand themselves, forming daily and unconscious words and deeds.
"Participate in the arrangement of the short play "Haiwa (海娃) Cleverly Sends Feather Letters"" "Sign up for the Red Army Rock Little Red Star Explainer", Luo Yuting (罗雨婷) is full of expectations for the next semester. When asked why, she said: "Because I am from the Haiwa (海娃) Class!"
[Link] On the occasion of the "June 1st" International Children's Day in 1954, "Chicken Feather Letter (鸡毛信)", the first children's film in New China reflecting the struggle against the enemy by children during the War of Resistance, was released. The film tells the story of Haiwa (海娃), the head of the Children's Corps, sending a chicken feather letter to the Eighth Route Army in the North China Anti-Japanese Base Area. In order to avoid the enemy's search, Haiwa (海娃) cleverly tied the chicken feather letter to the tail of the sheep and passed through the checkpoint. Later, he used his intelligence and overcame difficulties to deliver the letter. According to the instructions in the letter, the Eighth Route Army and the militia blew up the Japanese blockhouse, recovered the looted grain and materials, and captured the enemy's leader.
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Commemoration is not just about looking back, but also about resonating with the future. Naming school collectives after young heroes of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression allows the seeds of history, the backbone of the nation, and role models for growth to quietly integrate into the daily lives of children.
The years of war are relatively distant for today's children. Heroic deeds and red stories sometimes resemble cultural relics in glass display cases – precious, but not easily approachable. However, when the two characters "Haiwa" (海娃) are written on the class sign, the young hero is "invited" into the classroom and becomes a member of the collective, the distant figure becomes a friend nearby. Every time they see the class sign and call out the class name, history becomes more tangible and approachable, making it easier to enter the hearts of children.
Patriotism, courage, wit, and dedication are all very important qualities, but it is inevitable that they will be somewhat abstract if you speak directly to children about them. The young heroes, such as Haiwa (海娃) who delivered the feather letter, and Wang Erxiao (王二小) who led the enemy into the encirclement, are children themselves, which easily resonates with their peers: "He was so calm in such a dangerous situation, what am I afraid of when I encounter difficulties?" These young heroes are like clear mirrors, allowing children to see the potential in themselves, and also making those noble qualities concrete, vivid, learnable, and doable.
When a collective is given the name of a hero, it is an honor, but also an invisible spur. The children will say: "We are members of the Yulai (雨来) squadron, we can't disgrace this name!" These names are symbols of collective honor and self-requirement, encouraging them to unite and work hard in learning mutual assistance and facing challenges, and strive to polish the glory carried by these names.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
In midsummer, with the sun shining brightly, a practical labor teaching activity was in full swing in the potato greenhouses of Huangwan Village, Kanzhuang Town, Zoucheng City, Jining, Shandong (山东济宁邹城市看庄镇黄湾村). Feng Xiaowen (冯孝文), a student from the College of Horticulture Science and Engineering of Shandong Agricultural University (山东农业大学园艺科学与工程学院), and his classmates were harvesting potatoes, decisively wielding hoes, shaking off clumps of soil, and golden potatoes emerged from the earth one by one.
"Don't underestimate these young people, they are not ambiguous at all when they work, their movements are quick and meticulous." Looking at the students' working figures, the villagers gave thumbs up.
"Fields and rural farmhouses are the broad stage for agricultural students to practice." Feng Xiaowen (冯孝文) said, "In the process of holding popular science lectures, promoting agricultural technology, and solving practical problems, we gradually touch the real pulse of 'agriculture, rural areas, and farmers'."
"Giving play to the characteristics of agricultural colleges and universities' disciplines and specialties, taking the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside as the main battlefield for cultivating people, and guiding students to learn and feel in production practice is the direction for us to explore the reform of talent training models." Xu Jianbo (徐剑波), Secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Agricultural University (山东农业大学党委书记), introduced that since 2023, the university has launched the construction of rural revitalization stations, encouraging teachers and students to take root in the countryside during winter and summer vacations and small long holidays to carry out resident service, and has now built about 10,000 stations in Shandong (山东).
From inside the classroom to outside the classroom, entering the front line of industry, students' love for agriculture and their ability to revitalize agriculture have been greatly improved. Before graduating last year, Zhao Yibo (赵弈博), a student from the School of Economics and Management, gave a graduation special report at the Taishan Tea Creek Valley (泰山茶溪谷), a demonstrative internship and training base for ordinary higher education institutions in Shandong Province (山东省普通高等学校示范性实习实训基地).
"Using the winter and summer vacation time, I investigated the tea industry development and export trade in my hometown Wangcang County, Guangyuan, Sichuan (四川广元旺苍县), and proposed a chain upgrade plan based on market demand and consumption trends." Zhao Yibo (赵弈博) said.
In addition to Zhao Yibo (赵弈博), there were 11 graduates from 8 majors in 6 colleges at the graduation report site. Combining their graduation theses, they jointly proposed solutions for the high-quality development of the tea industry, focusing on tea tree planting management, research and development of new tea garden fertilizers, and prevention and control of tea pests and diseases.
"Since last year, the school has innovated the graduation thesis design and assessment model of 'production area topic selection - production area implementation - production area report', encouraging students to conduct investigations and research on the front line of the production area." President Leng Changjian (冷畅俭) said that he will continue to deepen the integrated talent training of industry, academia, research and application, so that the innovation chain, talent chain and industry chain are accurately connected and deeply integrated, helping students turn the hard truths learned in the classroom into real skills to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers.
According to reports, in recent years, the school has actively cooperated with local governments, enterprises, new agricultural business entities, etc., to build a number of industry-academia-research cooperation bases such as the Wheat Industry Research Institute (小麦产业研究院), the Corn Industry Research Institute (玉米产业研究院), the Soybean Industry Research Institute (大豆产业研究院), and the Modern Facility Agriculture Industry Research Institute (现代设施农业产业研究院), which not only facilitates students to carry out internships and practice, but also adds new vitality to rural development.
Strengthening practical education, the school also puts efforts into the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. The school has established a special fund to encourage teachers and students to carry out agricultural science and technology innovation research, and has achieved a number of innovations in key areas such as the breeding of new crop varieties, the prevention and control of agricultural pests and diseases, and the utilization of agricultural waste, and a number of scientific research achievements have come out of the laboratory.
"We are studying slow-release fertilizers. Under the guidance of our tutor and the help of our senior brothers and sisters, after more than 3 years of continuous research, more than 1,100 laboratory, workshop and field trials, we have developed a new generation of bio-based material coated fertilizer, which has achieved cost reduction and efficiency." Dong Jingjing (董晶晶), a graduate student from the School of Resources and Environment, proudly introduced the scientific research project she participated in, "We also combine scientific research with helping farmers, and use professional knowledge to devote ourselves to environmental protection and public welfare."
"We must go into the countryside, get close to the farmers, and conduct field research and experience, so that we can better master the application and demonstration skills of agricultural technology, and truly write our papers on the land of the motherland." Dong Jingjing (董晶晶) is full of confidence in her research direction.
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What kind of ideological and political theory courses and teachers are popular among students? With 15 years of teaching experience, my feeling is that ideological and political theory courses should not only explain the principles clearly but also warm people's hearts, not only transmit the power of truth but also be full of emotional warmth, and meet the actual needs and expectations of students' growth and development. In practice, we explore companion-style teaching, striving to be students' confidants, guides, and companions.
Being a student's confidant with heart and soul, turning one-way indoctrination into a two-way commitment. Only by knowing what they are thinking, what they are talking about, and what they hope to understand can we carry out targeted teaching. This requires teachers to integrate into the student group, understand students' ideological confusions and needs, and accurately capture the entry points for ideological and political theory teaching. I once took the initiative to apply to move into the student dormitory building and live with them—eating in the cafeteria with the students at noon and chatting about life in the corridor at night. Gradually, the teacher-student relationship, which was both teacher and friend, became closer, and the students loved their teachers and believed in their teachings, and the ideological and political theory teaching also had a stronger appeal.
Being a student's guide by upholding integrity and innovating, turning hardcore theory into nourishment for youth growth. It is easier to speak to students' hearts by delving into topics that students are interested in and identifying problems that students are confused about. In the classroom, it is advisable to combine the theories in the textbook with students' concerns about academics, employment, social hotspots, and so on. In addition, actively innovating practical teaching, building a three-dimensional practical scene through school-local cooperation, school-enterprise linkage, etc., and creating a walking ideological and political theory course, also helps to transform abstract theories into tangible and perceptible real-world scenarios, and promote students to better understand the national conditions and public sentiment, and strengthen their ideals and beliefs.
Being a student's companion through teaching by example, turning 45 minutes into a long-term companionship. What is taught in class and the words and deeds of teachers can affect a student's life. Ideological and political theory teachers should not only be "45-minute teachers" in the classroom, and should not let students only harvest the scores at the end of the term, but should promote students' lifelong growth as much as possible, and let the classroom extend into a road of teacher-student companionship. On the one hand, a full-cycle education chain covering before, during, and after class can be created, establishing contact with students in advance before class, collecting questions, and strengthening communication and interaction after class; on the other hand, actively embedding in students' growth scenarios, such as serving as a class advisor, social practice instructor, student organization instructor, etc., to subtly nurture people.
Real-time interaction with students on social platforms; volunteering with students in community activities... In my eyes, the ideological and political theory course "has no dismissal bell." Even after students graduate, I provide support to the best of my ability when needed, discussing the development of the motherland with students studying abroad, using the method of contradiction analysis to help graduates solve workplace confusions, and striving to run the ideological and political theory course through the entire process of students' growth and success, upgrading ideological and political education from a stage-based course to a lifelong companion.
Education is a dialogue between hearts and minds. Educators who dedicate themselves can illuminate more youthful ideals. As an ideological and political theory teacher, we must strive to infect students with noble character, inspire students with the power of truth, win students with profound theoretical knowledge, and teach the key courses of establishing morality and cultivating people, so that students truly love and benefit from them for life.
(The author is a teacher at the School of Marxism, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (北京邮电大学), and this article was compiled by Wu Yue (吴月), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 富子梅
More than 10 million! As of May 7, the number of passengers entering and exiting through the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) this year has exceeded 10 million, a year-on-year increase of 32%, 46 days earlier than last year, setting a record for the fastest since the port opened.
This year, driven by Macao-related policies such as "one trip per week," "multiple entries with one visa," and "Macao vehicles traveling north," Macao's inbound and outbound passenger flow has continued to operate at a high level, and the volume of customs clearance has repeatedly reached new highs. Among them, the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) has the largest year-on-year increase, reflecting the increasingly close connection between Qin and Macao. "Macao + Hengqin" is accelerating and becoming a new highland for promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Macao Special Administrative Region Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak (黄少泽) said that Macao and Qin are based on the concepts of "one family," "one sentence" communication, and "integrated" cooperation, actively participating in and fully supporting the cooperative innovation and development of customs clearance ports and the facilitation of customs clearance, promoting open innovation to a deeper level and wider fields, and contributing to the continuous deepening of Guangdong-Macao cooperation and the improvement of Qin-Macao integration.
Hard Connectivity
"Smooth" Customs Clearance Measured in Seconds
"Customs clearance is 'smooth,' saving time and effort, and almost 'unnoticeable.'" Recently, Ms. Yan, a Macao resident, has been going to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Hengqin Hospital (广州医科大学附属第一医院横琴医院) every week to see a dentist. Driving from her home on the Macao Peninsula to lying on the treatment chair in Hengqin Hospital takes only half an hour.
With the continuous increase in tourism products and services in Qin and Macao, the continuous development of the exhibition, cultural and sports industries, and the opening of the Macao Light Rail Hengqin Line (澳门轻轨横琴线), the demand for customs clearance at the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) continues to increase. "We are closely watching the expansion and speed increase, and the goal is to improve customs clearance efficiency and convenience," said Ng Sou Peng (伍素萍), Deputy Director of the Public Security Police Force of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
From 15:00 on March 18, 2024, 30 joint "one-stop" lanes for passenger and cargo vehicles at the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) were fully opened. The lanes adopt the Guangdong-Macao joint "one-stop" system, implementing the "cooperative inspection, one-time release" customs clearance model for vehicles. Five joint inspection units in Guangdong and Macao, including Hengqin Customs (横琴海关), complete customs clearance in the same channel and on the same platform through "one-time collection, separate disposal, and joint inspection and release," truly realizing that vehicles can complete customs clearance in both places with one inspection, effectively simplifying customs clearance procedures. "The average customs clearance time for passenger and cargo vehicles has been greatly shortened to 100 seconds, which has improved the experience and sense of gain for passengers," said Ng Sou Peng (伍素萍).
"Even with accompanying personnel, customs clearance is very fast, and there is no need to detour to the passenger inspection hall," said Ms. Yan. On April 9, 2024, the passenger inspection hall for accompanying personnel in the passenger and cargo vehicle channel of the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) was officially opened. There are 8 cooperative express inspection channels and 3 manual channels in each of the inbound and outbound directions, implementing 24-hour customs clearance. Passengers using the cooperative express inspection channel have an average customs clearance time of 20 seconds.
It is not only the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) that is convenient and fast. Macao has a total of 8 regular entry and exit ports. "Taking the Qingmao Port (青茂口岸) as an example, about 2,000 cross-border students living in Zhuhai and studying in Macao travel to and from Macao and Zhuhai through this port. The Public Security Police Force has opened 'student-only channels' at specific times for going to and from school," said Ng Sou Peng (伍素萍). The Qingmao Port (青茂口岸) adopts a cooperative inspection model and is open 24 hours a day, serving the surrounding residential areas, allowing commuters to "smoothly" pass through customs in an average of only 20 seconds.
The forward-looking "hard connectivity" keeps pace with the times, providing a high degree of convenience for personnel exchanges.
"If I don't drive, I use 'eye-scanning' to pass through customs, which is not only fast, but also more hygienic because it is 'non-contact'," said Ms. Yan. It is understood that since the launch of iris recognition customs clearance services in Macao's traditional self-service channels in October 2023, 300,000 Macao residents have registered to use it. As of the end of June this year, the cumulative number of users has exceeded 17.21 million, accounting for 42% of the number of Macao residents passing through traditional self-service channels. In addition, since June 11, the iris recognition customs clearance service has been extended to permanent residents of Hong Kong, and nearly 100,000 people have registered to use it in just one month. More iris recognition self-service channels will be added this year and the applicable objects will be expanded.
At the end of June, the first meeting of the Special Group for Cooperative Innovation and Development of Qin-Macao Ports and Customs Clearance Facilitation was held to study and negotiate a series of new facilitation measures such as customs clearance without showing documents in the passenger inspection channel of the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸), further responding to the demand for customs clearance facilitation.
"The new intelligent port of the University of Macau (澳门大学) and the Hengqin Port Airport Terminal (横琴口岸候机楼) are important projects in the second phase of construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (hereinafter referred to as the 'Cooperation Zone'), which will effectively promote the interconnection of infrastructure between Macao and Qin and the integrated development of Qin and Macao, and the future is promising," said Tam Vai Man (谭伟文), Secretary for Transport and Public Works of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
Soft Connectivity
Adding Vitality to the Integrated Development of Qin and Macao
In late June, the "Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin Industrial Development Plan (2025-2029)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Industrial Plan") was issued, which has attracted the attention of many Macao residents.
"Taking industry as a link can further implement the new positioning of 'Macao + Hengqin' and effectively promote the moderate diversification of Macao's economy." Mr. Wu, who has registered a technology company in Hengqin, believes that the industrial plan takes multiple measures to help solve difficult problems such as insufficient development of the real economy.
"The new policies that are constantly being introduced are the 'adhesive' of 'Macao + Hengqin'. The industrial plan clearly constructs a new industrial linkage development model of 'Macao platform + international resources + Hengqin space + shared results', which hits the nail on the head." Ms. Zhang, who is concerned about the development of the traditional Chinese medicine and health industry, said that Macao plays an important platform role in promoting economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, which is conducive to integrating international resources. Hengqin is based in the Greater Bay Area and radiates the national market. Industrial linkage development can help mainland enterprises better go global and serve the expansion of high-level opening up to the outside world.
Value-added tax invoice data from the Cooperation Zone shows that from January to May this year, the cumulative invoice amount of enterprises in the Cooperation Zone increased by 15.91% year-on-year, and the number of invoice users increased by 5.94% year-on-year. The cumulative invoice amount of manufacturing, information software service industry, financial industry, and health and social work industry increased by 33.37%, 37.88%, 9.95%, and 25.52% year-on-year, respectively, showing that the vitality of the "four new" industries in the Cooperation Zone continues to burst out, and the activity of innovation subjects is high.
"Soft connectivity" not only promotes the industrial linkage development of Qin and Macao, but also facilitates the lives of residents. "The scope of use of Macao medical vouchers has been expanded to the Cooperation Zone," said Mr. Luo, a Macao Chinese medicine practitioner. The extension of medical benefits for Macao residents to Hengqin is particularly friendly and convenient for children studying and the elderly living in Hengqin, and can also guide more Macao doctors to open clinics in the Cooperation Zone.
"In the upcoming new semester, we will open classes from kindergarten to the third grade of primary school, and the number of students enrolled will be expanded to more than 600," said You Duanyang (尤端阳), principal of the Affiliated School of Hou Kong Middle School in Hengqin, Macao (澳门濠江中学附属横琴学校). The school opened in September last year and enrolled more than 200 Macao students in the first phase.
"We will cooperate closely with the Executive Committee of the Cooperation Zone to orderly promote Macao universities to run schools in the Cooperation Zone, inject new vitality into the integrated development of Qin and Macao," said Ao Ieong U (柯岚), Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
Heart Connectivity
From Yearning to Taking Action
"To develop in Hengqin, to develop in the mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area, more and more Macao youths are going from yearning to trying, and then taking action." Wong Chi Choi (黄滋才), Deputy Director-General of the Macao Youth Development Service Center, said that this kind of heartfelt integration is gradually extending from entrepreneurial youths to college students and even middle school students. In just two years since its establishment, the center has carried out more than 700 projects, including skills training and employment guidance, covering more than 120,000 young people.
"This year, Macao Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Chui Sai On (岑浩辉) introduced new policies in his first policy address during his term, which further ignited the enthusiasm of Macao youths to develop in a vast world," said Wong Chi Choi (黄滋才).
It is reported that the Macao Special Administrative Region Government has launched a plan to support young people to work in the Greater Bay Area, providing a monthly subsidy of 5,000 Macao patacas for up to 18 months to college graduates aged 35 or below who go to work in designated enterprises in the 9 cities in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area and the Cooperation Zone. At the same time, the quota for the "Macao College Students Mainland Internship Program" has been increased to 520, and each person will be given a subsidy of 5,000 Macao patacas after completing the internship, to promote the integration of young people into national development.
"At present, the main patriotic and Macao-loving social organizations such as the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (澳门工联总会), the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macao (街坊总会), and the Women's General Association of Macau (妇联总会) have established branches in Hengqin to help Macao residents solve problems encountered in daily life and economic exchanges, and create a familiar living environment for Macao residents, so as to better integrate into Hengqin," said Lee Chong Cheng (李从正), Director of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions. This is precisely where the advantages of Macao social organizations lie.
"'Heart connectivity' is the foothold of all work. We will explain and publicize the relevant policies and laws and regulations of the two places to Macao residents who live, study, work and do business in the Cooperation Zone, as well as Macao residents who intend to develop and live in the Cooperation Zone." Not long ago, the "Macao-Qin Legal Popularization Volunteer Group" was established, and the first batch of 68 members from 13 social organizations in Macao and Qin were full of enthusiasm.
Cheong Heong Chek (邱显哲), Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, hopes that the "Macao-Qin Legal Popularization Volunteer Group" will be deeply rooted in the Macao-Qin community, serve as a bridge between the two places, and promote various legal popularization work with a forward-looking vision and pragmatic and innovative thinking. At the same time, tell the story of "Macao + Hengqin" and jointly contribute to building a better new home for Macao-Qin residents. "With the comprehensive acceleration of the second phase of construction of the Cooperation Zone, the integrated development of Qin and Macao is entering a new stage around the new positioning of 'Macao + Hengqin'."
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This year marks the 88th anniversary of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. On July 7, 1937, the sound of gunfire at the Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥) pierced the night sky of Beiping (北平), marking the beginning of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Looking back at this great struggle for national salvation, all Chinese sons and daughters "vowed not to be slaves of a conquered nation," united in hatred against the enemy and bravely resisted foreign aggression. Overseas Chinese shared the same breath and destiny with the motherland, composing a magnificent patriotic epic.
Reviewing history is to enlighten today and illuminate tomorrow. Looking through the pictures and letters, the yellowed historical materials record the patriotic feelings of "national prosperity and ruin, everyone is responsible," surging with a power that makes people's blood boil:
Donations of money and goods. "China is my mother, and no one does not love their mother... As long as China does not perish, I am willing to donate my last dollar to save the motherland." As Mrs. Jian (简夫人), an overseas Chinese in the United States, said, overseas Chinese donated money and goods through charity donations, charity performances, charity sales, remittances, and purchases of national bonds. Among them were wealthy businessmen, as well as small vendors selling melon seeds and laundry workers. There were elderly people who donated all their retirement money and children who raised money by selling ice cream, simply because "being able to offer a small amount of money to the motherland is an unparalleled honor."
The continuous flow of remittances from overseas Chinese is like a stream, converging from all over the world to the land of China. From July 1937 to December 1941 alone, the total amount of remittances reached 5.3 billion 法币 (fǎbì - legal tender), accounting for 43% of China's total military expenditure.
Returning to the country and joining the army. More than 3,000 Nanyang (Southeast Asian) mechanics resolutely returned to China. On the Yunnan-Burma Road (滇缅公路), they overcame various difficulties and obstacles such as dangerous roads, slippery rain, malaria, and even enemy bombing, transporting 450,000 tons of war materials to the front line day and night. More than 1,000 of them died for their country. Concerned about the weakness of the air force, the vast number of overseas Chinese not only donated aircraft but also actively organized various aviation schools, sending outstanding pilots back to China to participate in the war. Many returned overseas Chinese pilots made outstanding military achievements, some grew into aerial "tiger generals," and some bravely sacrificed themselves to defend the motherland.
Overseas Chinese Volunteer Engineering Teams, Rescue Teams, Wartime Service Groups, War Correspondents Groups... Overseas Chinese in various places set off a wave of returning to the country to serve, join the army, and participate in the war. According to statistics from Guangdong Province (广东省), more than 40,000 Cantonese overseas Chinese returned to China to participate in the war alone.
No matter how long the shadow of a tree is, its roots are always in the soil; no matter where overseas Chinese are, they always keep the motherland in their hearts. As long as the blood of the Chinese nation flows in their veins, they will step forward and share the national crisis! It is under the banner of patriotism that "organizing millions of overseas Chinese, uniting to revitalize the nation," the vast number of overseas Chinese, regardless of region, party, or gang, produced a large number of famous patriotic overseas Chinese leaders such as Chen Jiageng (陈嘉庚), Situ Meitang (司徒美堂), and Kuang Bingshun (邝炳舜).
History is the best textbook and the best sobering agent. The reason why Japanese militarism dared to launch a war of aggression against China, in addition to our backwardness, was that China at that time was divided and like **一盘散沙** (yī pán sàn shā - "a plate of loose sand," a disorganized group, lacking unity). "**四万万人齐蹈厉，同心同德一戎衣**" (sì wàn wàn rén qí dǎo lì, tóng xīn tóng dé yī róng yī - "400 million people rise up together, with one heart and one mind in military uniform," describes the unity and determination of the Chinese people during wartime). In the face of national crisis, it awakened the unprecedented awakening and unity of the Chinese nation. All Chinese sons and daughters fought for the nation, for the motherland, and for dignity. The great national spirit with patriotism as its core was the decisive factor in the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
The smoke of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has long since dissipated, but the great spirit of patriotism transcends time and space and remains fresh. To realize the Chinese dream, we must gather Chinese strength. Eighty years ago, our predecessors relied on the power of unity to drive the Japanese invaders out of China and win the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Today, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. It is even more necessary for Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to work together with one heart and go hand in hand. Let us remember history, create the future, and jointly realize the great dream of national rejuvenation!
Return to TopCurrently, the construction site of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum Permanent Site Project in Nansha District (南沙区), Guangzhou (广州) City, Guangdong (广东省) Province is bustling with activity. Construction of the Academic Center and Science and Technology Museum is proceeding at full speed, and the metal roofing has entered the final stage of construction. The Greater Bay Area Science Forum Permanent Site Project is undergoing lighting tests in succession.
The picture shows the construction site of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum Permanent Site Project.
Photo by Liu Wei (刘伟) (People's Vision)
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Recently, the precious archives "Taiwan Volunteer Corps Archives," bearing the shared memories of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, were selected for the sixth batch of the "China Archives and Documentary Heritage List," sparking widespread attention on both sides of the Strait.
The Taiwan Volunteer Corps was a team composed of Taiwan compatriots during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, directly participating in the motherland's war of resistance. The "Taiwan Volunteer Corps Archives" selected this time includes 625 precious original documents, spanning from 1937 to 1946. The content involves training instructions, submitted and approved letters and telegrams, statistical charts, historical old photos, and newspaper and magazine materials, etc., truthfully recording the entire process of the Taiwan Volunteer Corps, with the purpose of "defending the motherland and recovering Taiwan," from its preparation and establishment, carrying out war of resistance activities, to returning to Taiwan.
Although archives are silent, history leaves lasting traces. When we brush away the dust of the years and read Li Youbang's (李友邦) (later the captain of the Taiwan Volunteer Corps) handwritten letters discussing joint resistance against Japan, the urgency and firmness between the lines leap onto the paper; flipping through the name roster recording information such as names and ages of those who went to Zhejiang (浙江) to participate in the Taiwan Youth Corps, it seems as if we can see tender but determined faces... These rich and diverse historical materials jointly weave a picture of compatriots on both sides of the Strait sharing a common hatred against the enemy and jointly resisting foreign aggression, which not only demonstrates the glorious patriotic tradition and selfless and fearless heroic spirit of Taiwan compatriots, but also proves with irrefutable facts that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory, and compatriots on both sides of the Strait are one family connected by blood, a community with a shared future.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and also the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's recovery. The inclusion of the "Taiwan Volunteer Corps Archives" in the sixth batch of the "China Archives and Documentary Heritage List" has positive significance. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait have common bloodlines, common culture, and common history, and should work together to tell the story of the "Taiwan Volunteer Corps Archives" documentary heritage, promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, jointly safeguard the common home of the Chinese nation, and work together to create a better future for national reunification and national rejuvenation.
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"In recent years, the scale of the Cross-Strait Fair has continued to expand, and Taiwanese investment has repeatedly reached new highs." At the 27th Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Fair held recently, Li Zhenghong (李政宏), President of the National Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises, expressed the sentiments of the majority of Taiwanese businesspeople, "We have firm confidence in the continued healthy development in the mainland."
This year's Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Fair is themed "Deepening Cross-Strait Integration and Building the First Home." More than 1,000 Taiwanese businesspeople from over 60 Taiwanese business groups, the National Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises, and more than 30 Taiwanese business associations from various parts of the mainland participated. Ten Taiwanese-funded projects were signed at the opening ceremony, with a total amount of 8.27 billion yuan.
Taiwanese businesspeople have the most say in whether cross-strait economic cooperation is good or not. Facing a complex external environment, the mainland's advantages of a large development stage, broad market prospects, stable policy expectations, and a good security situation have become even more prominent. More and more Taiwanese businesspeople are proving with practical actions that the motherland mainland is always the best choice for Taiwanese businesspeople to invest and develop their businesses. In the first quarter of this year, the cross-strait trade volume reached 70.56 billion US dollars, an increase of 15.2% year-on-year; the actual use of Taiwanese capital in the mainland was 1.26 billion US dollars, an increase of 127.1% year-on-year; and 1,592 new Taiwanese-invested enterprises were established.
"Cross-strait cooperation in the industrial sector can achieve a win-win situation." Liu Zhaoxuan (刘兆玄), Chairman of the Taiwan side of the Cross-Strait CEO Summit, made a statement at the recent 2025 Cross-Strait Integrated Development Sichuan Exchange Conference that resonated with many. Liu Zhaoxuan (刘兆玄) said, "Taiwan has advantages in semiconductors, precision manufacturing, modern agriculture, and other fields, while the mainland has a solid industrial base, abundant scientific research talent, and a huge domestic demand market. The two sides can fully achieve a strong alliance in new energy vehicles, energy conservation and environmental protection, intelligent equipment, and other fields."
Liu Jiwei (刘吉伟), Customs Manager of Wistron (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (纬创资通（成都）有限公司), said that the company has developed rapidly in the 10 years since it settled in Chengdu (成都), and every step of its growth is inseparable from the strong support and help of local government departments, such as building a bridge for communication between the government and enterprises, regularly holding policy briefings and Taiwanese business symposiums, and organizing cross-strait economic and trade exchange activities. "These meticulous services give us full confidence in developing here." In recent years, Sichuan (四川) has continued to promote Sichuan-Taiwan economic and trade cooperation, and nearly 3,000 Taiwanese-funded enterprises have gathered in Sichuan (四川), forming advantageous industrial clusters in electronic information, food and beverage, department store retail, construction materials, and other fields.
The economies of both sides of the strait have their own characteristics and complementary advantages, and there are broad prospects for deepening industrial cooperation and development.
At the 2025 Xiamen Industrial Expo and the 29th Cross-Strait Machinery and Electronics Commodity Fair, "AI + Industry" products such as robot dogs and humanoid adaptive robots attracted the attention of practitioners on both sides of the strait. Taiwanese businessman Wu Zhiyuan (吴智渊) shuttled between booths, observing the advanced products of various companies and seeking cooperation opportunities. "We have noticed that the mainland is developing rapidly in fields such as artificial intelligence, and we look forward to cooperating with mainland manufacturers in these fields in the future."
"The mainland has always been an important production and operation base for Taiwanese businesspeople, and it is also an important market for future layouts of high-tech and emerging industries." Yang Rukun (杨儒堃), Director of the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (台湾区电机电子工业同业公会), believes that in the new round of industrial transformation, fields such as artificial intelligence and new energy vehicles have unlimited potential. For Taiwanese companies, this is not only a good opportunity to expand their business territory, but also a key moment to move towards high value-added transformation and upgrading.
A series of cross-strait economic and trade exchange activities have witnessed a series of hand-in-hand journeys across the strait, continuously promoting the deepening and solidifying of cross-strait integrated development. In response to issues of general concern to Taiwanese businesspeople, various places have also held activities such as symposiums for Taiwanese business representatives and Taiwanese business forums to help Taiwanese businesspeople understand the mainland's development and policies.
The "Taiwanese Business Forum" (台企联大讲堂) organized by the National Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises focuses on economic hotspots and the latest policies and measures on the mainland that are of concern to Taiwanese businesspeople, and provides a learning and exchange platform for Taiwanese businesspeople; at the Shaoxing (绍兴) Taiwanese Business Forum in Zhejiang (浙江), experts and scholars focused on the topic of new quality productivity and provided detailed explanations for representatives of Taiwanese businesspeople; in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), the 80th Suzhou Taiwanese Business Forum, with the theme of "Focusing on AI + New Industrialization to Help Taiwanese Enterprises Achieve High-Quality Development," opened up ideas and answered questions for representatives of Taiwanese businesspeople...
"The mainland has always been a fertile ground full of opportunities." Lai Zhengyi (赖正镒), Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan General Chamber of Commerce (台湾商业总会), said after participating in the first "Taiwanese Business Forum" (台企联大讲堂) that in recent years, the mainland has had very good development momentum in many fields such as the digital economy, high-end manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. Taiwanese businesspeople are determined to develop their confidence, seize opportunities, transform and upgrade, and will surely continue to **大显身手** (dà xiǎn shēn shǒu - "display great skill," to fully demonstrate one's abilities).
"We always respect, care for, and benefit Taiwanese compatriots, and will continue to improve the systems and policies for promoting cross-strait economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, expand cross-strait exchanges and interactions, deepen cross-strait integrated development, and support Taiwanese businesspeople in taking root in the mainland for better development." Song Tao (宋涛), Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (中共中央台办、国务院台办主任), said that he hopes that the majority of Taiwanese businesspeople will strengthen their confidence, focus on the long term, actively participate in cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, work together to resist external risks and challenges, jointly strengthen the Chinese national economy, and jointly promote the great cause of national reunification and national rejuvenation.
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As night falls and the lights come on, half an hour before the class starts, the doorway of the classroom on the second floor of the Qingbo Sub-district Party and Mass Service Center (清波街道党群服务中心) in Shangcheng District (上城区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) is already bustling with people. Pan Hong (潘虹), a post-95s who just finished her software development work, jokingly calls herself "seamlessly connected from 'work station' to 'degree'." This is a teaching point of the China Academy of Art "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”), and a vivid microcosm of the vigorous development of "art night schools" in various places.
From the inclusion of the Shanghai "Citizens Art Night School" (上海“市民艺术夜校”) into the municipal government's practical projects for the people, to Beijing (北京) Shijingshan (石景山) creating a "National Aesthetic Art Life Circle," and then to Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) carrying out "full-age, full-area" teaching exploration, as an innovative measure to implement cultural benefits for the people, art night schools are promoting the quality and upgrading of public cultural services with unprecedented enthusiasm. Calligraphy, handicrafts, lifestyle aesthetics... many courses are "sold out in seconds" as soon as the quota is released. Why do art night schools touch thousands of hearts?
The vigorous rise of art night schools is by no means a simple cultural consumption boom, but a concentrated release of the long-term accumulation of social aesthetic education needs, reflecting the new era's people's deep pursuit of the connotation of a better life, and also reflecting the urgent need of contemporary people, especially young people, to enrich their lives with art and reconstruct the aesthetics of life. In art night schools, people put down the tension of the workplace, seek "freedom of objects" in pottery clay, and create exclusive imprints on leather goods... fingertips are moving, spirits are untied, and selves are stretched in the spiritual settlement. Artistic practice is like a deep stream of still water, eliminating浮躁与焦虑 浮躁与焦虑 (fú zào yǔ jiāo lǜ - "frivolity and anxiety," restless and worried) and making people gain a rare calmness. Art here is comfort, but also a path to self-awareness - creating in awareness, and being aware in creation. In this subtle process, the self can be seen more deeply, and potential is stimulated little by little. The richer meaning and value space of being human is therefore revealed.
More than a hundred years ago, when Cai Yuanpei (蔡元培) was the president of Peking University (北京大学), he founded the "School Servant Night Class." When he planned the National Academy of Art (国立艺术院) (the predecessor of the China Academy of Art (中国美术学院)), he擘画宏图 擘画宏图 (bò huà hóng tú - "draw a grand plan," to make a grand plan) in the "Organizational Outline of the National Academy of Art." In addition to "cultivating specialized art talents" and "advocating art movements," what was prominently listed was "promoting social aesthetic education." This initiative broke the tradition of art being confined to the elite circle and expanded aesthetic education to national education. Now, art night schools are blooming everywhere, which is a vivid echo and deepening practice of this foresight in the new era.
Different from the night school boom in the 1980s, which focused on cultural courses, today's art night schools are oriented to daily life and directly address spiritual needs, allowing ordinary people to become creators from observers of art, restart their confidence in autonomous creation, and feel self-sufficiency in the present. From the profound traditional cultural cultivation to practical skills that closely follow the trend, such as mobile phone photography and iPad illustration, art night schools meet the cultural needs of different groups and different age groups with rich and colorful courses, and also help ignite people's enthusiasm for life through innovative course scenarios and flexible forms.
The diversified exploration of the China Academy of Art "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”) provides an innovative sample for this upsurge. Since the end of 2023, the School of Social Aesthetic Education of the China Academy of Art (中国美术学院社会美育学院) has launched the "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”) project, relying on the school's high-quality courses and teachers, with the goal of cultivating artists of life, continuously promoting integrated innovation, and constantly breaking through traditional boundaries. The "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”) breaks down spatial barriers, extending from the campus to the heart of prosperous business districts such as Hangzhou Tianmuli (杭州天目里), while activating public cultural spaces such as the Qingbo Sub-district (清波街道) and Qianjiang New City (钱江新城) Party and Mass Service Centers, allowing art education to deeply integrate into the urban fabric. The "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”) not only offers more than 60 courses to the general public, but also sets up public welfare classes to serve school staff and surrounding communities. In terms of model, it crosses boundaries, integrates online and offline teaching, allowing high-quality aesthetic education resources to directly reach thousands of households, greatly expanding the breadth of aesthetic education. The "CAA Night School" (中国美术学院“国美夜校”) further solves problems with functions, penetrates into government agencies and enterprises through the "Aesthetic Education Public Welfare Trip," conveys the warmth of art to distant places, and regularly holds community activities to build a new art social platform for young people.
Under the immersion of regional culture, the upsurge of art night schools has spawned local practical forms with their own characteristics. The Shanghai Mass Art Center (上海市群众艺术馆) constructs a "national, full-age, full-area, full-time" aesthetic education pattern through the "Citizens Art Night School" (市民艺术夜校) headquarters and branch school model; the Shijingshan District Cultural Center (石景山区文化馆) in Beijing (北京市) continues to build the "Time Lane" aesthetic art space, forming a comprehensive complex of Jingxi (京西) cultural and artistic positions; the Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center (浙江省文化馆) launched a free "Art Self-Study Room" and moved the "National Art School" to the outdoors, opening a "Night School without Walls"; the Chengdu Art Museum (成都市美术馆) creates a characteristic youth night school through the "Night Art Education + Social Experience" model... Cultural centers provide a solid venue and organizational foundation for night schools with their grassroots reach and rich public cultural resources; while art museums, art colleges, and other professional institutions contribute profound academic accumulation, high-quality teachers, and cutting-edge aesthetic education concepts. They jointly support the professional height and innovation ability of art night schools.
While art night schools are flourishing, they also face many challenges, such as insufficient innovation in traditional teaching methods, content homogenization, uneven distribution of teaching resources, some courses being difficult to match with the personalized needs of young people, insufficient stability of the teaching staff, limited venues, and lagging equipment updates. How to keep this light of aesthetic education burning brightly?
The key lies in building a long-term mechanism. To this end, art colleges and cultural institutions are exploring transformation paths. By expanding service targets and extending the service chain, connect the whole life cycle education system of "general education + life education"; rely on the lifelong education "credit bank platform" to incorporate the learning results of night schools into it, accumulate and transform them into credits, and finally form a complete personal digital learning file; break through the boundaries of traditional classrooms, link enterprises and communities, etc., and transform characteristic cultural landmarks, industrial parks, intangible cultural heritage workshops, etc. into teaching practice bases through a model that integrates classrooms and scenarios, and support young people to "order technology," "select mentors," "set classrooms," and "change scenarios" according to their interests and needs; build a diversified teaching staff, integrate university resources and social forces, and at the same time absorb outstanding talents such as industry experts and skilled masters, and select high-quality teachers in a socialized, project-based, and market-oriented manner.
When the lights of the night school and the neon lights of the city reflect each other, an aesthetic education ecosystem guided by the government, supported by colleges and universities, participated by society, and supplemented by the market is taking shape. The artistic light under the night illuminates not only the small place for acquiring skills, but also the vast wilderness and artistic ocean that cultivates personality and enriches life, accompanying countless hearts to embark on a spiritual night voyage.
(The author is the Dean of the School of Social Aesthetic Education of the China Academy of Art (中国美术学院社会美育学院))
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Today, as people stand before a series of exhibitions commemorating the 110th anniversary of Hua Junwu's (华君武) birth, gazing at those lines that remain sharp across time and space, they are not only remembering a cartoonist, but also a spirit of art.
Yan'an (延安) was the beginning of Hua Junwu's (华君武) journey towards revolution and a new starting point for his cartoon career. At the "From Cartooning Yan'an (延安) to Cartooning New China" memorial exhibition held in Yan'an (延安), the works in the "Red Star Illuminates the Journey to Yan'an (延安)" section left the deepest impression on me. When Hua Junwu (华君武) first arrived in Yan'an (延安), the Western-style cartoons he had honed in Shanghai (上海) were ignored, and the villagers only stopped in front of brightly colored New Year pictures. A bucket of cold water woke him up. The questions of "For whom do I draw? What do I draw?" pricked at his conscience. After attending the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art, he turned and walked towards the northern Shaanxi (陕北) land, carrying a small notebook to record folk slang, basing himself on the reality of life in Yan'an (延安), and fusing traditional symbols such as Peking Opera masks, allegorical sayings, and Journey to the West into cartoon language. At the corner of the exhibition hall, a Peking Opera fiddle that accompanied Hua Junwu (华君武) for decades tells this story - in 1940, the Lu Yi (鲁艺) established a Peking Opera troupe and discovered that Hua Junwu (华君武) could play the Peking Opera fiddle, so the cartoonist became the troupe's accompanist. From then on, the sound of the strings resonated with the paintbrush, and the artistic life took root in the fertile soil of the folk.
Hua Junwu (华君武) was not only a representative figure of Chinese cartoons in the 20th century, but also an important promoter of the cartoon industry in New China. After the founding of New China, cartoons faced a transformation problem - where should the cartoons that previously satirized and targeted the enemy now point? And how should it play its combat role? This was a big problem that left cartoonists at a loss. At this time, Hua Junwu (华君武) was ordered to go to Beijing (北京), where he served as the leader of the art group and director of the literature and art department of the People's Daily (人民日报), the person in charge of the Art Bureau of the former Ministry of Culture (文化部), and the secretary-general and vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association (中国美术家协会). He continued to write diligently and promoted the development of cartoons in different positions.
He was so perceptive. On June 20, 1951, the Liberation Daily (解放日报) published a cartoon entitled "One of the Old Phenomena in the New Society," satirizing cadres for being late for meetings, which caused a great sensation and controversy. In 1957, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) delivered a speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." According to the spirit of the speech, Hua Junwu (华君武) named this type of satirical cartoon "Satirical Cartoons of Internal Contradictions Among the People." This naming affirmed the transformation of cartoons at that time - from targeting the enemy to targeting internal contradictions among the people, changed the inherent perception in people's minds that "cartoons are aimed at the enemy," and laid the foundation for cartoons to become a form of criticism and self-criticism in the new era. Represented by Hua Junwu (华君武), cartoonists have used their keen observation and high political literacy to criticize social ills and played an important role in promoting national policies and promoting social development. After the reform and opening up, with the support of cartoonists such as Hua Junwu (华君武) and Ying Tao (英韬), the People's Daily (人民日报) founded the first satirical cartoon newspaper in New China, "Satire and Humor" (讽刺与幽默), on January 20, 1979, and drove the publication of cartoons in large and small newspapers and periodicals across the country, opening a prosperous period in the history of Chinese cartoons.
He was so good at understanding the lives of the people. "If cartoons are to be welcomed by the masses, they should draw things that the masses care about." He can often capture things that ordinary people are accustomed to and overlook in their lives, and after artistic processing, they become cartoons with ideological depth and life interest. At the "Picking Up Fun in Life - Exhibition Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of Hua Junwu's (华君武) Birth" recently held at the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆), 110 cartoons are the crystallization of his inspiration from life. From the mundane world to trivial daily life, his life cartoons are full of well-intentioned satire and witty humor, making viewers smile knowingly and have endless aftertastes.
His works are so rich. Hua Junwu (华君武)'s life was devoted to creating for the progress of the times, and the social life and political ecology of different periods of New China are presented in his cartoons. It can be said that his cartoons can string together a social history of New China. On July 1, at the "Hua Junwu (华君武) Cartoon Art Exhibition" and symposium hosted by the Chinese Artists Association (中国美术家协会) and other units, feeling the historical atmosphere exuded by representative cartoons from different periods, representatives from all parties focused on Hua Junwu's (华君武) artistic career and creative concepts, focusing on his promotion of the cartoon industry from theory to practice, from talent training to platform construction, and deeply felt his spiritual consciousness of practicing "art for the people" throughout his life, as well as the fine traditions passed down from generation to generation in Chinese cartoons.
Cartoons change with the development of the times. In the current era of developed networks, massive information, and rapid iteration of artificial intelligence, the concept and creative techniques of cartoons are constantly being updated. Traditional cartoons are being replaced by new forms of cartoons, the carriers and tools of cartoons are also different, and electronic painting and multimedia communication have become a new way of cartoon creation, but this new way of creation is only a technical level, and it cannot replace the cartoonist's thoughts and feelings about life. Therefore, today's cartoonists should not only make good use of the convenience brought by technological development, but also adhere to the social responsibility of cartoonists - to create for social progress. As Hua Junwu (华君武) said: "Our literary and artistic creation must serve the masses, reflect the voice of the people, and be in line with the pulse of the times."
(The author is the director of the Cartoon Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association (中国美术家协会))
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"The lotus leaves stretch to the sky, an endless green; the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are exceptionally red." Recently, the magnificent lotus scenery in Yang Wanli's poems has unfolded in many places, setting off a wave of lotus appreciation. Reflecting the poetic and artistic paintings, the charm of lotus in the clear pond once again stirs the hearts of tourists.
The lotus flower, also known as furong, handan, water hibiscus, and lotus, belongs to a different plant genus from water lilies. From ancient times to the present, the lotus flower has been widely loved by the public for its beautiful and charming posture, as well as its high edible and medicinal value. It has become the object of praise by literati and poets, forming a profound "lotus culture."
As an aesthetic image, the lotus flower is endowed with personified characteristics. Zhou Dunyi (周敦颐) of the Song Dynasty made the lotus flower's "gentleman" image famous all over the world with his "Ode to the Lotus." "Emerging Lotus" (《出水芙蓉图》), attributed to Wu Bing (吴炳) of the Southern Song Dynasty, expresses this meaning. This picture sublimates the beauty and character of the lotus flower with its close-up, exquisite skills, and beautiful artistic conception. In the picture, a pink lotus flower blooms proudly. The light and plump petals are soft and dazzling against the backdrop of the green lotus leaves. The layout and coloring of the picture are dignified and atmospheric, vividly showing the gentleman's temperament of the lotus flower, which is "emerging from the mud without being stained, and washing in the clear water without being enchanting," becoming a classic work in the lotus flower paintings of past dynasties.
People love the lotus, loving its noble character and gentlemanly demeanor. Since the Song Dynasty, the trend of appreciating lotus flowers has continued to flourish, becoming an important way for people to cultivate their morality and cultivate their sentiments. This has also promoted a number of garden paintings with the theme of enjoying lotus flowers in summer, such as "Lotus Pavilion Cooling" (《荷亭纳凉图》), "Lotus Pavilion Listening to the Rain" (《荷亭听雨图》), and "Lotus Pavilion Summering" (《荷亭销夏图》) of the Song Dynasty, and "Zhou Maoshu Loving Lotus" (《周茂叔爱莲图》) and "Bamboo Deep Lotus Quiet" (《竹深荷静图》) of the Ming Dynasty, vividly showing the elegant life of the ancients. There are also some garden buildings and landscapes named after lotus, such as "Curved Courtyard and Lotus Breeze" (曲院风荷) in West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州), "Lianxi Happy Place" (濂溪乐处) in Yuanmingyuan (圆明园), Beijing (北京), and "Curved Water Lotus Fragrance" (曲水荷香) in the Chengde Mountain Resort (承德避暑山庄), all of which demonstrate the cultural meaning of lotus.
Since "lotus" is a homophone for "harmony" (和) and "union" (合), and "lotus" (莲) is a homophone for "association" (联) and "connection" (连), the lotus flower is also endowed with many beautiful meanings. "Auspicious Lotus and Feather Picture" (《瑞莲翎毛图》) by an anonymous artist of the Ming Dynasty combines images such as lotus leaves, lotus flowers, sparrows, ducks, and geese to form an auspicious scene. Chen Gua's (陈栝) "Peaceful Auspicious Lotus Picture" (《平安瑞莲图》) of the Ming Dynasty conveys auspiciousness with lotus flowers blooming in a vase.
After thousands of years of development, the connotations of lotus flowers being noble, harmonious, and honest have deeply rooted in people's hearts, giving it a strong vitality and making it a perennial theme in art creation. Many painters, on the basis of inheriting tradition, innovate brush and ink and expression methods, constantly enrich the artistic expression of lotus flowers, and open up new aesthetic realms. For example, Pan Tianshou (潘天寿) uses bold and unrestrained freehand brushwork to show the strong and upright character of lotus flowers. Zhang Daqian (张大千) painted countless lotus flowers in his life, constantly innovating and forming the famous "Daqian Lotus." Zhou Sicong (周思聪) used the misty charm produced by the collision of ink and wash to express the artistic conception of lotus, creating a dreamlike and extremely elegant painting style. Even today, there are still many painters who expand the artistic expression space of lotus culture through sketching from life and spiritual perception, using realistic or freehand brushstrokes. These explorations are all innovations in the brush and ink of traditional flower and bird paintings.
The artistic interest of painting and calligraphy carries thousands of years of elegance. The fragrance of lotus accompanies the fragrance of ink, not only illuminating the beauty of artistic conception, but also reflecting the spiritual pursuit deeply rooted in the blood of Chinese people.
(The author is the director of the Garden Image History Research Center of Nanjing Forestry University (南京林业大学).)
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Stepping into the China Art Palace, the more than 500 exhibits in the "First China Rural Painting (Peasant Painting) Exhibition" are a feast for the eyes. The paintings on the exhibition walls, with their strong colors and bold compositions, seem to grow out of the land at first glance, carrying the fragrance of the soil and moving the audience with their fresh, simple, and contemporary style. These rural paintings are no longer simply depicting the old appearance of the countryside, nor are they simply created by farmers. They have roots deeply planted in the traditional soil, but their petals stretch towards the sky of the times, constructing a unique artistic system in the balance between preservation and innovation.
Ye Lang (叶朗), a professor at Peking University (北京大学), once said that artworks have a three-layer structure: material, form, and meaning. Rural paintings achieve a dialogue between history and the present in these three dimensions. *Colorful Magic City, My Home*, created by Zhu Xi (朱希) and Qiu Jianguo (邱建国), continues the traditional peasant painting's bright colors and flat shapes. The colorful blocks seem to break free from the usual boundaries, using a pink background to set off colorful buildings and incorporating folk symbols, juxtaposing the landmarks of Shanghai (申城) with pastoral interests. Such paintings, with their unique style, lead people to think about the spiritual pursuit of jointly creating a better life on the road of urban renewal and comprehensive rural revitalization.
The depth of the meaning of rural paintings lies in transcending the narrative of "lost nostalgia." Zou Qingchen's (邹青宸) *Ode to the Fertile Fields Celebrating a Bountiful Year* weaves a pastoral scene with rich colors, integrating natural poetry, the smoke and fire of life, and symbols of the water town, using collective memory to evoke a love for the roots of the countryside. Chen Huifang's (陈惠方) *Shanghai-Style Jiangnan - New Yuan Weitian Farming Map* gathers scenes such as farming and dragon dancing in a full-frame composition, interspersed with depictions of cars to echo the times. In these rural paintings, traditional farming and modern life are integrated, highlighting both the urban fireworks and conveying the rural nostalgia. Of course, we must be wary of the erosion of consumerism: if "nostalgia" is alienated into souvenir-style symbolic collages, rural art will be reduced to an empty shell without a soul.
Formal innovation is reshaping the aesthetic temperament of rural paintings. Pan Yu's (潘宇) *Lyrical Season* uses the unique simplicity and brightness of rural paintings, and presents the scene of water town labor poetically through flattened composition and patterned arrangement. *Red Fishermen's Song*, created by Zhu Songxiang (朱松祥) and others, uses black and red as the main colors, creating a strong visual impact through large-scale, abandoning realism, retaining the simplicity and uninhibitedness of folk art, and telling the story of fishermen in a distinct sense of form. Formal innovation also needs to grasp the scale. If traditional patterns are simply grafted onto modern life, it is inevitable to fall into the dilemma of "formal idling."
Material experiments bring rural paintings closely to real life. In addition to the commonly used gouache and acrylic, creators are now beginning to try new tricks. Xian Hua's (冼华践) *Sunny and Warm Breeze* uses woodcut boards, and the rough texture carved out by the knife turns the lively harvest of the fishing port into a particularly modern visual symbol. Liu Wenying's (刘文英) *Memory of Hometown* uses lacquer and inlay techniques to create the mottled appearance of the Tulou, which is very historical visually. Qian Zhengcai's (钱正财) *Fortune Arrives* combines the three-dimensional sense of clay sculpture with the bright color glaze, turning rural art from a flat painting into a three-dimensional scene. Wang Manjun's (王满君) *Miao Mountain Song Welcoming the Phoenix* breaks through the limitations of monochrome paper-cutting, using black background paper-cutting as the bone, integrating color painting and gold foil embellishment, so that rural art obtains new material expression in the contemporary context.
If rural painting is to go steady and far, it needs to find a balance between preservation and innovation. On the one hand, in order to cater to the market, the unique rural cultural symbols cannot be reduced to superficial cultural commodity labels. On the other hand, we must embrace new concepts and new technologies, so that rural cultural genes can be activated in the contemporary context. The essence of this balance is to "activate" the rural spirit of the Chinese nation, and to make this artistic flower blooming from the soil have deep roots and bloom truly.
Tradition is not an "antique" to be shelved, but a "living spirit" that can dialogue with the times. This artistic flower blooming from the soil is full of the fragrance of a mellow and strong national spirit. In the rapid process of urbanization, rural paintings guard the roots of farming and reading, and welcome the wind of the times. With its fresh vitality and the people's surging originality, it blooms with more brilliant brilliance in the rural fields of the new era.
(The author is a professor at the School of Arts, Peking University (北京大学))
Return to TopStrolling through the Beijing Art Center (北京艺术中心), the outer curtain wall, pieced together from 4,134 aluminum panels, creates a dynamic interplay of light and shadow under the sunlight, evoking the imagery of "the curtain rising." As one of the three major cultural buildings in the Beijing (北京) Municipal Administrative Center, the Beijing Art Center (北京艺术中心), located on the south bank of the Grand Canal in Tongzhou District (通州区), resembles a cluster of sails on the canal when viewed from afar. Its design inspiration comes from the ancient granaries of Tongzhou (通州) and the ships transporting goods. The architect connects the three buildings through a shared platform layer, combining acoustic design, carefully arranging spatial curves and building materials to ensure that the audience sits in a "large sound system," enjoying an acoustic feast.
Photo by Wang Xiangdong (王祥东).
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The summer breeze sweeps across the land of Shaanxi (陕西), and the fragrance of ink wafts from study camps, cultural centers, and other places. Energetic and enthusiastic calligraphy and painting lovers, young and old, are vying to experience the art of the brush and witness the miracle between the bristles. In recent years, with the rise of online live broadcasts and short videos, as well as the popularity of offline study camps and cultural and creative industries, the writing brush, as the leader of the "Four Treasures of the Study" (文房四宝), is gaining more attention.
The writing brush, also known as Mao Ying (毛颖), Yu Guan (玉管), Cun Han (寸翰), etc. Legend has it that during the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian (蒙恬) summarized the practical experience of his predecessors and developed a writing and painting tool using animal hair and bamboo tubes. After several generations of skilled craftsmen's transformation and improvement, it gradually evolved into today's writing brush.
There are many types of writing brushes. The unique artistic expression of Chinese calligraphy and painting cannot be separated from the elasticity and illusion of the brush tip. The writing brush brings surprises to the imagery modeling and provides space for innovative techniques. Calligraphy and painting share the same origin, both emphasizing the word "write." In essence, both calligraphy and painting are spiritual imprints generated by the movement of the brush. Regarding this point, one can get a glimpse from the fact that both always pursue the interest and meaning of the points and lines themselves. Therefore, the writing brush is the primary tool for achieving the beauty of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting – writing out the strength of the points and lines, and painting out the charm of the outlines and textures.
Successful calligraphy and painting works cannot be separated from the ultimate performance of the writing brush's properties. Whether the written lines have "brush power" depends on the "upright tip touching the paper" (立锋顶纸) brushstroke. Only through repeated exploration can one become familiar with the secrets of brush movement. According to conventional experience, the use of the writing brush also involves the phased connotations of new, flourishing, and residual, that is, the sharpness of a new brush, equivalent to the courage of youth; the luxuriance of a flourishing brush, equivalent to the strength of middle age; and the clumsiness of a residual brush, equivalent to the maturity of old age. The generation of these three states enriches the different realms of calligraphy and painting works.
The brush carries human intention, and the ink records the brush's intention. The brush retains its style because of the ink, and the ink radiates its spirit because of the brush. The two meet in the water, work together, and the artistic realm flourishes. Thick ink makes the brush tip sticky and stagnant, and the written lines appear thick and deep; light ink makes the brush tip comfortable and smooth, and the written lines appear light and elegant. Spreading the brush and splashing ink, the ink transforms into clouds surging forward; trembling the brush and breaking the ink, the ink resembles raindrops falling. The brushwork soars like clouds, and the ink intention stirs up the wind. When the brush and ink complement each other, the artistic language charm of thick and rich calligraphy and painting is fully displayed.
Xuan paper (宣纸) is an excellent stage for the writing brush. On the surface of raw paper with strong water absorption, the brush moves like a cartwheel wading through mud, and the traces are dull and stagnant; on the surface of smooth cooked paper, the brush moves like a jade bead rolling on glass, and the traces are smooth and stretched. The twisting and rubbing that maximizes the beauty of dry brush and thirsty ink can fully highlight the activity of the paper's texture and generate a vast ink rhyme. The characteristics of the writing brush and Xuan paper are fully released due to the blending of ink and water, expanding a wonderful artistic space.
As Liu Xizai (刘熙载) of the Qing Dynasty said in *Yigai·Shugai* (《艺概·书概》): "The nature of the brush and the emotion of the ink are all based on the nature and emotion of the person." The writing brush is a tool for people to express and convey emotions. The same brush, used by different people, has different traces; different brushes, used by the same person, have different effects.
Today, the writing brush has basically withdrawn from the universal field of practical use, but it contains the softness and tenacity of Chinese culture and will surely open up a new world in the collision between tradition and modernity with artistic writing.
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