People's Daily - August 24, 2025

Building a Community of the Chinese Nation Together, Writing a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet

By: 本报记者 杜尚泽 胡泽曦 新华社记者 张晓松 朱基钗

On the morning of the 21st, the sky cleared after the rain. Lhasa (拉萨), Tibet, the magnificent and ancient Potala Palace (布达拉宫), has witnessed countless historical events and is now witnessing a new history: people of all ethnic groups dressed in festive costumes, waving red flags, gathered from all directions in Potala Palace Square.

Since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region in September 1965, sixty years have passed in a flash. Seasons change, and the world is transformed. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, Tibet has created a human miracle of "crossing thousands of years in just a few decades."

At a historical juncture and a moment of celebration, the General Secretary led the central delegation!

Xi Jinping (习近平), as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, led the central delegation to Tibet to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which is a first in the history of the Party and the country.

At about 10 a.m., when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) stepped onto the rostrum, applause resounded through the sky.

The Tibet Autonomous Region was presented with a congratulatory plaque inscribed by the General Secretary: "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (共建中华民族共同体 书写美丽西藏新篇章)."

A new chapter, written with the painstaking efforts of so many people over so many years!

A new chapter, a continuation of the earth-shaking historical changes that have taken place in Tibet over the past 60 years, and a new chapter of the times in which Chinese-style modernization continues to create new miracles on the roof of the world!

The celebration is to draw strength from history, to walk the road under our feet well, and to open up the road to the future.

Looking back at the 60 years that Tibet has gone through, there has been a journey from standing up to becoming prosperous and then becoming strong, and an exploration and firm commitment to "taking the correct path of solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics."

Looking forward, the road is as smooth as a砥, and the flowers are as beautiful as錦.

"We are opening up a new 60 years for Tibet. In this process, we will first open up the second centenary." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) placed the development of Tibet in the context of the "two centenary goals" of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Opening up and forging ahead, without fear of high mountains and long roads, and without fear of wind and rain: "Work hard and strive hard," "Comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, and strive to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modernized new Tibet."

60 Years of Tremendous Change:

"Without the Communist Party of China, there would be no New China, and there would be no New Tibet"

After arriving in Lhasa (拉萨), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) repeatedly saw and heard the following sentence: "Looking at the Big Dipper, you will not get lost; following the Communist Party, you will be happy."

In the autumn of 60 years ago, the first session of the First People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region was solemnly held, announcing the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

From "theocracy" to people's democracy, from feudal serfdom to the socialist system, and also from darkness to light, from backwardness to progress, and from poverty to prosperity... The Tibetan people say that this "leap of a thousand years" is a rare miracle in human history that can only be achieved under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

The trip to Tibet is marked everywhere by the deep affection between the century-old Party and the people.

On the 20th, there was singing and dancing at the airport upon arrival and all the way along the road, thunderous applause when meeting with representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life, and earnest instructions at the work report meeting of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee and the government. On this day, after the literary and artistic evening celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Autonomous Region, the General Secretary returned to his residence, and the night sky was filled with brilliant fireworks.

On the 21st, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region was recorded in history. Upon arriving at the airport, the General Secretary, draped in a Hada (哈达), waved goodbye as he boarded the ramp. The cadres and the masses, reluctant to part, sang and danced, sending him off for one stretch after another, painting the most moving scene.

Throughout history, handling ethnic relations and solving ethnic problems have been major issues in governing a country. Looking at history from a distance, one can see the depth, light, composition, and artistic conception more clearly. Just as looking back at the distant past today, 60 years later, one can better perceive the ideological brilliance of Marxist dialectical materialism shining in the system of ethnic regional autonomy.

Tibet is the last ethnic region in mainland China to be liberated. When the basic institutional framework for the Communist Party of China to solve ethnic problems was spread across more than 1.2 million square kilometers of land, people saw profound changes that were imperceptible.

Numbers have power.

"The development achievements of the Autonomous Region over the past 60 years have been released through press conferences, which are very inspiring. From these figures, you can understand what is meant by earth-shaking." At the work report meeting of the Autonomous Region Party Committee and the government, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) spoke eloquently:

Economically, the region's GDP in 2024 is 155 times that of 1965, the per capita disposable income of urban residents is 121 times that of 1965, and the per capita disposable income of farmers and herdsmen is 199 times that of 1965.

In terms of social undertakings, absolute poverty has been historically eliminated, all 74 poverty-stricken counties and districts have been removed from the poverty list, 15-year free education has been implemented for the first time in the country, and the average life expectancy has reached 72.5 years.

"Practice has fully proved that without the Communist Party of China, there would be no New China, and there would be no New Tibet, and the central government's policies on Tibet are completely correct."

The celebration meeting on the morning of the 21st truthfully and vividly told the story of Tibet's past and present to the world through live broadcast.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), accompanied by Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and head of the central delegation, and Cai Qi (蔡奇), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, walked briskly onto the rostrum.

Under the azure sky and among the vast mountains, applause lasted for a long time.

The national anthem was loud and clear, and the five-star red flag fluttered in the wind.

Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, read the congratulatory message from the CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission on the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Wang Huning (王沪宁) presented the Tibet Autonomous Region with a congratulatory plaque inscribed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and delivered a speech.

Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee, and Zhoima Renzeng (卓玛仁增), a representative of the Tibetan people, spoke at the meeting.

"The Communist Party has given me a new life." Zhoima Renzeng (卓玛仁增) choked with emotion when she spoke.

Having personally experienced Tibet's transformation from feudal serfdom to the people being masters of their own affairs, she said with emotion: "The change in my personal destiny is a microcosm of the rebirth of the entire Tibet." "The Party's kindness has taken root deeply in my heart and melted into my blood like the roots of a tree, and I will never forget it in this lifetime."

As soon as she finished speaking, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) took the lead in applauding.

Directly opposite the rostrum, a bright five-star red flag was raised high. Looking further ahead, there are the beautiful and magnificent peaks of Nanshan Park (南山公园). The four characters "Long Live the Motherland (祖国万岁)" are clearly visible on the mountain peaks, which is also a reflection of the aspirations of the children of the plateau.

The grand parade of the masses passed in front of the rostrum in order. The four units of "Flag Leading," "Four Major Events," "Forging Ahead in the New Era," and "Moving Towards the Future" were ingeniously arranged with time as the axis. The slogan "Adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guidance, and comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era" was particularly eye-catching. Ideological leadership leads to a magnificent journey.

The floats and performance teams from the 7 prefectural-level cities showed off their unique skills.

"Happy Lhasa (幸福拉萨)," the ancient city of thousands of years shines in protection and renewal, Gesang flowers bloom, and dances flutter;

"Open Shigatse (开放的日喀则)," shows the new face of development of an open central city facing South Asia, and the Jiaxie dance offers praise;

"Source of Tibet, Shannan (藏源山南)," there is the homeland guardian of "Home is Yumai, the country is China (家是玉麦，国是中国)," and the Qonggyai Zhuo dance is powerful and vigorous;

"Most Beautiful Nyingchi (醉美林芝)," tells the story of the guardians of green waters and green mountains and the pioneers of reform and opening up, and the sound of the Remaqin echoes in the sky;

"Red Qamdo (红色昌都)," where the first five-star red flag of Tibet was raised, and the flowing water sleeves dance;

"Polar Nagqu (极地那曲)," the prefecture-level city with the highest average elevation in the country, and the happy Guozhuang dance is danced;

"Ali in the Sky (天上阿里)," known as the "Roof of the Roof of the World," with fervent blessings and unrestrained pride.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) watched the entire process, waving and applauding from time to time.

"The common people, especially the Tibetan people, can have the life they have today because the Communist Party of China has done what it should do." These simple words express the Communist Party members' day-to-day dedication and hard work on the snowy plateau. "The Party Central Committee is right here." The General Secretary said earnestly, "To do a good job in Tibet, we must always adhere to the Party's leadership and strengthen Party building."

After the celebration meeting, entrusted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), the central delegation visited and comforted cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups in various parts of Tibet. Lhasa (拉萨), Shigatse (日喀则), Ali (阿里), Qamdo (昌都), Nagqu (那曲), Nyingchi (林芝), and Shannan (山南), the central delegation traveled tirelessly day and night, bringing the Party's care and the blessings of the people of the whole country to various places, and presented each place with a congratulatory plaque and banner inscribed with the words "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (共建中华民族共同体 书写美丽西藏新篇章)" by the General Secretary.

Striding Forward in the New Era:

"The Party's policies are correct and in line with the actual situation in Tibet"

The key to governing a country lies in adhering to the essentials.

At the report meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out: "We must further strengthen the sense of community of the Chinese nation and promote the construction of a community of the Chinese nation."

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the situation and tasks facing Tibet's work have undergone profound changes, and a series of major propositions on reform, development, and stability urgently need to be answered. Taking a broad view of the situation and standing at the strategic height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively put forward the major conclusion of "strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation."

This is also a main line that must not be deviated from in doing a good job in Tibet.

Over the long river of years, the history of Tibet is a history of struggle in which all ethnic groups jointly write history, create culture, and cultivate the spirit. "Holding together tightly like pomegranate seeds," the foundation of national unity, the foundation of ethnic unity, and the soul of spiritual strength are all in these words.

The key to planning long-term strategies and taking measures to consolidate the foundation is to unite people's hearts.

At the report meeting, the General Secretary emphasized the need to "strengthen the publicity and education of the 'five histories' (党史、新中国史、改革开放史、社会主义发展史、中华民族发展史)" of Party history, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation, while guiding cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to continuously enhance the "five recognitions (五个认同)": recognition of the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era is the fundamental guideline for doing a good job in Tibet.

In 2015 and 2020, the central government successively held the Sixth and Seventh Tibet Work Symposiums, and the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era has been continuously improved. Tibet has entered the best period of development, the greatest changes, and the most benefits for the masses in history. Practice has repeatedly proved that "the Party's policies are correct and in line with the actual situation in Tibet."

The "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to come to a close, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" is being planned. Combining the regular understanding of governing Tibet, stabilizing Tibet, and revitalizing Tibet, how can we continue to lay the foundation for modernization? The General Secretary pointed out the direction: "Solidly promote high-quality development, and continue to thoroughly grasp the four major events of stability, development, ecology, and strengthening the border."

In the 60-year development process, it took the Tibet Autonomous Region 50 years to reach the first 100 billion yuan in GDP, while it only took 6 years to reach the second 100 billion yuan. Today's Tibet has a booming clean energy, cultural tourism, plateau light industry, and other industries, and a modern industrial system has been initially established.

This time, the General Secretary once again emphasized the crucial role of high-quality development: "The development of Tibet has its own characteristics, and it is necessary to proceed from reality in promoting work. We must focus on the high-quality development of the plateau economy and focus on developing plateau characteristic and advantageous industries."

Roads used to be the pain of Tibet. Before the peaceful liberation, there was not a single road in Tibet that could be used by cars, let alone railways.

In 1998, on his first trip to Tibet, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, took a car for a whole day from Lhasa (拉萨) to Nyingchi (林芝). In 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) took the "Fuxing (复兴)" high-speed train, and the journey only took more than 3 hours. On the train, the General Secretary was still carefully planning: "The blank space in the west is too large, and we will have to add a few strokes in the future."

Today, the total mileage of highways in Tibet has reached 124,900 kilometers, the road accessibility rate of townships and established villages is 100%, 183 air routes have been opened, and natural barriers have been turned into thoroughfares.

"We must vigorously, orderly, and effectively promote the construction of major projects such as the Yaxia Hydropower Project and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway." At the report meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) spoke about several major projects, "These projects are century projects, important projects for Tibet, and major national projects. We must build these iconic projects into high-quality projects, safe projects, green projects, innovative projects, and clean projects."

Just last month, the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) downstream hydropower project, planned and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), officially started construction, shocking the world. "I have been paying attention to this matter. The investment in Yaxia is 1.2 trillion yuan, which was simply unimaginable in the past in Tibet. Tibet is no longer a remote and backward area. Highways and railways are advancing side by side, personnel can enter and exit conveniently, and electricity is transmitted to the whole country."

Ecology is a "matter of national importance" for Tibet.

The magnificent Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛峰), the steep Mount Namjagbarwa (南迦巴瓦峰), and the rapid Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江)... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is an important ecological security barrier and strategic resource reserve base in China. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has a long-term vision: "Protecting the ecological environment of Tibet is beneficial for thousands of years and benefits the world."

Tibet has handed in a high-scoring answer sheet:

More than 50% of the Autonomous Region's territory has been included in the ecological protection red line, the proportion of days with excellent air quality has reached more than 99.7%, and the water quality of major rivers and lakes has reached or exceeded Class III water bodies by 100%.

How to protect this "pure land" and how to protect the "roof of the world" and the "water tower of Asia"?

Coordinating and promoting carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, the methodology is refined and effective. This time, the General Secretary talked to local cadres about the caterpillar fungus industry, a characteristic industry of the plateau: this is a "treasure bestowed by heaven," but we must also consider the issue of sustainability, "**竭泽而渔** (jié zé ér yú - "drain the pond to get the fish," to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs)."

About 64 million, this is the number of domestic and foreign tourists received by the Tibet Autonomous Region last year, which impressed General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). While attaching importance to promoting the integration of cultural tourism industries, he also considers strategies to deal with environmental challenges. "Some things must be grasped now. Once pollution occurs, the golden rice bowl will be lost."

Green mountains are a timeless painting without ink, and green waters are an ancient zither without strings. The General Secretary earnestly instructed: "To protect the 'roof of the world' and the 'water tower of Asia' and build the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau into a national and even international ecological civilization highland, we must have such a goal."

A Concern Spanning Decades:

"The Chinese nation is a big family, and everyone must live a good life"

Water flows have sources, and trees have roots.

To understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) deep concern for Tibet, we must look deeper into time.

As early as June 1998, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, went to Tibet for inspection to pick up and drop off aid-Tibet cadres, which was also his first trip to Tibet;

In July 2011, Xi Jinping (习近平), as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, led a central delegation to attend the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet;

In July 2021, Xi Jinping (习近平), as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, went to Tibet to celebrate the peaceful liberation of Tibet, which was a first in the history of the Party and the country;

The fourth trip to Tibet is this time.

The General Secretary's eyes have never left Tibet. After serving as the General Secretary of the Party, he came to the Tibet delegation for the first time to participate in the National People's Congress in 2013. Over the years, there have been countless instructions, approvals, plans, and deployments made on Tibet's work.

Among them, there are two main lines that run through the entire process.
A thread revolves around the builders, strivers, guardians, and contributors of Tibet.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) deeply understands the challenges of working here. After starting work at the central government, he made three trips to Tibet and made a special effort to set aside time to meet with representatives from relevant aspects of Tibet.

The first activity after arriving in Lhasa (拉萨) on the 20th was to meet with six groups of representatives.

Representatives from all ethnic groups and sectors of Tibet, representatives of cadres aiding Tibet, responsible comrades and representatives of veteran comrades from the autonomous region and relevant departments, prefectures and cities, representatives of political and legal cadres and police, patriotic figures from the religious community and representatives of temple management committees, leading cadres above the rank of colonel from the troops stationed in Lhasa and some grassroots advanced models and civilian personnel... A gray-haired Tibetan Ama (阿妈) gently rested her forehead on the back of the General Secretary's hand; a soldier in military uniform was moved to tears; a representative of veteran comrades tightly grasped the General Secretary's hand, wanting to say a few more words from the bottom of his heart.

They are the builders, strivers, guardians, and contributors of the snowy plateau. Without great fanfare or grand rhetoric, they possess deep patriotic feelings. From history to the present, why can the Communist Party of China unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups to write immortal miracles on the plateau? It cannot be separated from this belief and these spirits.

Walking among the cadres aiding Tibet, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked everyone with concern: "How long have you been here?" "Which provinces are you from?" "How are you adapting?" Aiding Tibet is a magnificent feat with Chinese characteristics. In the world, only socialist China can do such a great thing well and successfully.

I still remember that during his first visit to Tibet in 1998, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) left many touching stories and also made Tibet realize the pattern of this leading cadre: "The affairs of Nyingchi Prefecture (林芝地区) are the affairs of our province." "We must send the most outstanding cadres, selecting the best from the good."

Comparing altitude with the altitude, purity with the snow-capped mountains, tenacity with the wind and sand, and breadth with the grasslands, the "Two Roads" spirit, the old Tibet spirit, and the spirit of aiding Tibet are inherited in one continuous line. One generation after another works hard, and the roof of the world is continuing to write new human miracles.

In addition to caring about "solving their worries," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) also added a bit of strict management and deep love in his instructions this time:

"In the past, some people had a wrong understanding that being able to work in Tibet is already very remarkable, so why ask for so much? It is not acceptable to be sloppy with Party discipline and state laws, and even higher requirements are needed. We must see the strategic significance of working in Tibet and have willpower and adaptability. It is not something that can be done casually, and it is not allowed to be casual here. There is only progress and no completion in work style construction, so we must always sound the alarm and keep this string tight."

Another thread revolves around the happy lives of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.

The villagers of Baji Village (巴吉村) felt particularly close when they saw the General Secretary on the live broadcast of the celebration meeting.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has visited this Tibetan village twice, and his words warmed the hearts of the villagers: "Tibet's resources are very valuable, some are very unique, and there are also strong late-mover advantages. What others don't have, we have; what others have, we have better, and it will be even more valuable in the future." In recent years, building materials markets and modern logistics parks have settled in the village one after another, and the village collective has a treasure pot.

At the celebration meeting, the villagers of Gala Village (嘎拉村) came. In July 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the village. This small village with only a hundred people achieved a tourism income of 3.7 million yuan during the 2025 Peach Blossom Festival. Not long ago, the villagers of Gala Village (嘎拉村) couldn't contain their joy and wrote a letter to the General Secretary to tell him the good news, and unexpectedly received a reply soon.

Poverty alleviation is a heavy burden for Tibet. Looking at the whole country, Tibet was once a deeply impoverished area with the highest poverty incidence, the deepest poverty level, the highest poverty alleviation cost, and the greatest difficulty in poverty alleviation.

The deepest concern, the most steadfast confidence. At the end of 2019, all 74 poverty-stricken counties and districts in Tibet were lifted out of poverty, and more than 620,000 impoverished people were lifted out of poverty. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) was very pleased with this visit: "Looking from the plane, the houses in the Lhasa River Valley (拉萨河谷) are very beautiful. Moving down from the plateau is a leap of a thousand years. Poverty alleviation is not **毕其功于一役** (bì qí gōng yú yī yì - "accomplish everything in one battle," to try to achieve success in one single effort), but to live in peace and work happily, with industries that can lead to prosperity and sustainable development. We must rely on self-reliance and hard work to create results."

"Whether life is happy or not should be evaluated by the people themselves. If we talk eloquently but the people are indifferent, then it won't work, which means we haven't grasped the right place." The General Secretary's simple yet profound narrative reflects the original intention of the Communists.

At the celebration gala, there was a recitation entitled "Deep Love." From the stage screen, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) saw that Dingri County (定日县), which was hit by an earthquake this year, is rebuilding its home. The mountains and rivers sobbed, and the sentence "Don't be afraid, we have the General Secretary; don't be afraid, we have the Party Central Committee..." in the disaster area was touching. This is the people's sincere praise for the care and concern.

At noon on the 21st, from Potala Palace Square (布达拉宫广场) to the Gonggar Airport (贡嘎机场) along the way, the crowds of people sending off were crowded on both sides of the road. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) opened the car window and waved to the crowd with a smile.

At the airport tarmac, drums and music were loud. "Tashi Delek, safe journey!" The people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, dressed in festive costumes, came to see him off with tears in their eyes.

They held Hadas (哈达) and surrounded the General Secretary like a tide. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) boarded the ramp and waved for a long time. The cheers were louder and louder, stirring the sky.

About to take off. Their eyes and footsteps followed the taxiing plane, reluctant to leave for a long time.

The sun penetrates the clouds, and the plane goes straight into the sky. "Thank you, General Secretary, our hearts are with the Party Central Committee." This is the common aspiration of the 3.7 million children of the snowy region.

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Winning glory for the motherland, adding splendor to the military flag

By: 本报记者 金正波 李龙伊 亓玉昆

Victory Day parade training ground formations stand tall, battle flags flutter. Loud slogans, orderly steps, beads of sweat on foreheads... For the grand parade on September 3rd, participating officers and soldiers are training against the clock and sprinting with all their might. Majestic bearing and imposing formations are filled with loyalty and determination.

Under the vast sky, the combined military band's shocking drumbeats and the soldiers' sonorous footsteps converge into a symphony of history and reality, uniting the powerful strength to build a strong country and a strong army.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. It can be said that this dream is a dream of a strong country, and for the military, it is also a dream of a strong army."

Striding into a new era, strengthening the military and revitalizing the army has become the main theme and strongest voice of the People's Army. Recently, reporters visited the front line of parade training, came to the side of the participating officers and soldiers, and recorded their stories of loyalty, responsibility, mission, and dedication to building a strong army.

Ding Hui (丁辉), participating in the parade for the sixth time:

"Running out of the acceleration of striving to strengthen the army"

On the training ground, iron armor rumbles, making bursts of roars. As a high-intensity joint training session neared its end, a chariot drove into the waiting area. Before the smoke and dust had dissipated, Ding Hui (丁辉), a first-class sergeant major of a certain brigade of the 82nd Group Army of the Army, stepped off the chariot and began a "debriefing" with his comrades.

"This will be my sixth time participating in the parade," said Ding Hui (丁辉). "In my 32 years of service, I have experienced the iteration of many types of main battle equipment, witnessed the remarkable achievements of the modernization of national defense and the army, and I am even more proud to have the opportunity to participate in this grand parade!"

In 1999, Ding Hui (丁辉) was selected to participate in the "Century Parade." "As a driver, I had to align the vehicle with my eyes in the very hot cab, and control the throttle with my 'foot feel'." Speaking of his first participation in the parade mission, Ding Hui (丁辉) still remembers it vividly, "At that time, I only had one idea - to overcome all difficulties and ensure the successful completion of the mission."

In the end, on the day of the parade, he drove the chariot through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) with "zero error." Since then, Ding Hui (丁辉) has implemented the highest standards and perfect performance in every parade process.

This year, Ding Hui's (丁辉) formation is composed of a variety of vehicle types. Different vehicle types have different tactical and technical performance, which brings new challenges to orderly marching. With the mentality of starting from scratch, Ding Hui (丁辉) studied the characteristics of the equipment, jointly innovated a speed measurement system with the manufacturer, and summarized a variety of training methods, effectively improving the quality and efficiency of the formation training. After several joint training sessions, the formation's results ranked among the best.

"From driving the first generation of infantry fighting vehicles of our army to accept the review, to driving a certain type of main battle tank known as the 'King of Land Warfare' to appear in the parade, and then to more new domestic equipment appearing, I truly feel that the equipment of our army is being updated faster and faster, and the development of new quality combat capabilities is becoming more and more rapid." From stepping onto the parade training ground for the first time in his 20s to preparing for the parade again at the age of 50, Ding Hui (丁辉) has a deep understanding of the achievements of the modernization of the People's Army.

Since joining the army, Ding Hui (丁辉) has experienced the updating and iteration of equipment from motorization to mechanization, and then to informatization and digitalization. The rapid development of equipment has put forward higher requirements for Ding Hui (丁辉) and his comrades.

Over the years, with his hard work and dedication to research, Ding Hui (丁辉) has become a special-class driver, a special-class shooter, a special-class vehicle commander, and later a special-class network module maintenance officer and a special-class information system operator, and is praised by his comrades as a veritable "five-special elite soldier."

"Only by integrating the dream of a strong country and the dream of a strong army into our posts and positions, completing every task assigned by the Party and the people to a high standard, and running out of the acceleration of striving to strengthen the army, can we realize the value of life on the stage of strengthening the army!" said Ding Hui (丁辉).

Stepping into a new journey of strengthening the army, all officers and soldiers of the army are anchoring the goal of achieving the centenary of the army and launching assaults towards victory.

Kang Kai (康凯), a female pilot in the aerial echelon:

"Aiming at the highest standard of 'meter and second accuracy'"

On the tarmac of the training ground, warplanes are poised to take off. Kang Kai (康凯), a female pilot from a certain aviation brigade of the Air Force, walked towards the warplane, climbed the gangway, and after sitting down, the cockpit cover slowly lowered.

"Time to take off!" A huge roar sounded in her ears, and the warplane spewed out afterburners and heat flow to accelerate into the air, piercing the sky like thunder, and a special training session began. "This training session requires pilots to focus on and refine their ability to fly through clouds in tight formations, maintain formations, and handle special situations in the air in closely connected small formations," said the flight commander.

"I feel extremely honored to have the opportunity to fly a warplane over Tiananmen (天安门) and show the style of female pilots in the new era." Stepping off the warplane, Kang Kai (康凯) said proudly, "I will aim at the highest standard of 'meter and second accuracy' and accept the review of the Party and the people in the best condition!"

"Why did you choose to be a fighter pilot?" "My father is a veteran who went to the front line and won first-class merit. He has always been my role model. In 2008, I successfully passed the flight recruitment selection. Now, as I fly the war eagle and look at the lights of thousands of homes under the wings, I understand even more the soldiers' protection of their homes and country," said Kang Kai (康凯).

Flying is a career for the brave. In order to pioneer the way for female pilots to fly a certain type of advanced warplane, Kang Kai (康凯) faced difficulties and constantly challenged her physical limits. Countless days and nights, she tied sandbags to her legs and gritted her teeth to force herself to run on the playground; she spent time in the gym working hard on weighted squats and sit-ups to strengthen her core muscle groups... Her hard work earned everyone's consensus: "Female pilots can do it too!"

One detail is impressive: on the bulkhead of the rear cockpit of the warplane, clear scratches can be seen. Kang Kai (康凯) said that these are the marks left by the helmet hitting the bulkhead again and again during daily exercises when performing high-load maneuvers and turning her head to observe "enemy aircraft." Comrades commented that female pilots are not only not afraid of hardship in training, but also careful and meticulous in operation, and have strong learning and research abilities.

"I really like a line from 'The Strong Army Has Me' - 'Into the blue sky, I am a white cloud.' I will persist in hard training on the ground and precise flying in the air, constantly update my thinking and concepts, improve my tactical skills, and write my flight path in the blue sky of the motherland." Looking at the direction of the war eagle taking off, Kang Kai's (康凯) eyes were firm.

Fighting in the long sky with heart towards the Party, flying thousands of miles without losing direction. In the new era, the People's Air Force is accelerating the pace of transformation and construction, consciously obeying the Party's command, deeply promoting military training and preparation, accelerating the development of new types of combat forces, using loyalty to protect the security of the motherland's airspace, and safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial airspace security with practical actions.

Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱), the "Iron Armor Divine Doctor" who has guaranteed the parade for the fourth time:

"The parade ground is the training ground"

"Report, vehicle fault alarm." On the training ground, a warning light suddenly flashed when a chariot was following the formation. Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱), a first-class sergeant major of a certain Marine Corps brigade, went to the sound and used a smart detection terminal to eliminate the fault in less than 3 minutes.

"Everyone is at ease with the armored vehicles maintained by Lao Yang (老杨)." In the parade, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) is a maintenance technician who provides on-vehicle support. This parade is the fourth time he has undertaken the task of parade support.

"For me, the parade ground is the training ground. We have an unshirkable responsibility to strengthen our maintenance skills and practice our ability to win!" said Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱).

When he first joined the army, the first "iron lump" Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) came into contact with was a certain type of amphibious tank. Following his master into the chassis full of oil stains, in the dim light, he relied on a wrench and a hammer to knock and repair, "The faults of the old equipment are all on the surface, and they can be located by looking with your eyes and listening with your ears."

In 2009, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) guaranteed the parade of a new type of amphibious infantry fighting vehicle. During training, looking at the fault codes jumping on the screen, the "Iron Armor Divine Doctor" who could disassemble and assemble the gearbox with his eyes closed was sweating profusely in the cockpit. To this end, he "gnawed" through a thick stack of manuals, studied the electronic system in the scorching sun of the training ground, and finally figured out the equipment's performance and maintenance points.

"I still remember the National Day 70th anniversary parade. I was in a certain type of amphibious assault vehicle, staring at the parameters on the data screen. When the chariot drove through Tiananmen (天安门), I was so excited that my eyes were wet with tears. In the 'invisible' place, I accepted the review of the Party and the people." Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) said that the roar of the engine intertwined with the excitement in his heart, and the equipment successfully completed the parade mission, and the hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

In order to ensure the successful completion of the parade, he innovated technical means, using laser positioning instruments, infrared sensors and other precision speed measurement and positioning to ensure safe vehicle spacing. "Squad Leader Yang's (杨班长) requirements for equipment performance, his research on new technologies, and his dedication to maintenance work make the officers and soldiers of the formation feel full of security," said comrade Cao Shuai (曹帅).

The steel torrent is surging forward. In his 26 years of service, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) has always struggled on the front line of equipment maintenance, "Wherever the 'legs' of the equipment extend, the battlefield of the support personnel is laid." The Marine Corps performs a variety of tasks and requires diverse capabilities. From the water's edge to the distant sea, from flat landing to three-dimensional application, from amphibious assault to cross-domain synthesis, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) has witnessed the changes and development of the Marine Corps all the way.

In the new era, the People's Navy is constantly accelerating the transformation and upgrading of equipment construction and military training, steadily improving its strategic deterrence and counterattack, maritime mobile operations, maritime joint operations, comprehensive defense operations, and comprehensive support capabilities, and is sailing towards the goal of building a world-class navy.

Xiao Rongji (肖荣基), the thirty-sixth squad leader of the "Yang Gensi Squad" (杨根思班):

"Soldiers are the boundary markers of the motherland"

"Look to the right!" As the command was issued, Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) and his comrades moved cleanly, powerfully, and uniformly. The sonorous footsteps echoed in the training ground for a long time.

Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) comes from the "Yang Gensi Company" (杨根思连) of a certain brigade of the 83rd Group Army of the Army and is the thirty-sixth squad leader of the "Yang Gensi Squad" (杨根思班). "Every time I walk onto the parade training ground, my chest is surging with passion and enthusiasm," said Xiao Rongji (肖荣基). "I feel that I am not only a soldier, but also a drop of water in the steel torrent, surging forward in the tide of strengthening the army."

The "Yang Gensi Company" (杨根思连) where Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) is located is a unit that inherits the heroic bloodline. In those days, facing the arrogant and powerful enemy, the old company commander Yang Gensi (杨根思) shouted the heart-shaking heroic declaration: I don't believe there are tasks that cannot be completed, I don't believe there are difficulties that cannot be overcome, and I don't believe there are enemies that cannot be defeated.

"Different eras, the same feelings, the story of the hero made me truly understand the loyalty and responsibility of the people's soldiers," said Xiao Rongji (肖荣基). "**奋斗在战位** (fèn dòu zài zhàn wèi - "struggle in the battle position," to work hard and contribute at one's post), soldiers are the boundary markers of the motherland, I want to train hard and be a good soldier."

When he first joined the company, Xiao Rongji's (肖荣基) military quality was not outstanding, but he was holding back a force and wanted to prove himself with strength. In the tempering and hard training, his various qualities gradually improved, and he was also named a training pacesetter in the company.

In August last year, Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) represented the company in the Mobei (漠北) grassland to participate in a live-fire confrontation exercise. As the sniper in charge, he overcame difficulties and obstacles, eliminated two firepower points of the Blue Army, and covered the breaching team to successfully complete the task.

Only by respecting heroes can heroes be produced, and only by striving to be heroes can heroes emerge in large numbers. Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) said: "We will continue the red bloodline, strive to develop excellent skills, and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests."

"Listen, the bugle of the new journey is sounding, and the goal of strengthening the army is calling in the front..." On the training ground, the combined military band played a song "The Battle Song of Strengthening the Army." The melody is sonorous, the oath is firm, and the officers and soldiers are moving towards victory.

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Central Delegation Departs Tibet, Returns to Beijing

Beijing, August 23 (Reporter Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Chen Xirui (陈熙芮)) The central delegation headed by Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, returned to Beijing (北京) by plane on the 23rd after attending the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, visiting and expressing regards to cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏), and inspecting the local economic and social development.

Entrusted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), in recent days, the central delegation, carrying the deep concern of the Party Central Committee and the deep blessings of the people of the whole country, went deep into the snowy plateau, bringing the warmth of the Party to the hearts of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, and was warmly welcomed by the local cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups.

That morning, Wang Huning (王沪宁) led the main delegation to visit and express regards to the members of the leadership team of Shigatse (日喀则市) and representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life and took a group photo, and presented Shigatse (日喀则市) with a congratulatory plaque inscribed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平): "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (西藏)". He said that it is necessary to conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech when listening to the work report of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) Party Committee and Government, fully implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet (西藏) in the new era, and make new contributions to promoting long-term peace and stability and high-quality development in Tibet (西藏). The main delegation went to Tashilhunpo Monastery (扎什伦布寺) to visit and express regards to religious figures, and presented a congratulatory banner inscribed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平): "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (西藏)". The main delegation also visited the Xingfu Community (幸福社区) in Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道), Sangzhuzi District (桑珠孜区).

Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, led the Qamdo (昌都) sub-delegation to the Qamdo Experimental Primary School (昌都市实验小学) to learn about the development of education in Qamdo (昌都), and had cordial talks with the students, encouraging them to study hard and strive to be good new-era youngsters who love the Party and the country, are diligent and eager to learn, and develop in an all-round way.

Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, led the Nagqu (那曲) sub-delegation to the Lhasa Nagqu No. 1 Senior High School (拉萨那曲第一高级中学) to learn about the high-altitude off-site school running to promote high-quality education development, and encouraged teachers and students to contribute to further strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of the Chinese national community.

Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, led the Nyingchi (林芝) sub-delegation to the Nyingchi People's Hospital (林芝市人民医院) and the Nyingchi No. 1 Middle School (林芝市第一中学) to conduct on-the-spot investigations on the development of medical and health undertakings and education. Subsequently, the delegation went to the Nyingchi Urban Planning Museum (林芝市城市规划馆) to learn about urban construction.

Zhang Shengmin (张升民), member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, led the Shannan (山南) sub-delegation to Samye Monastery (桑耶寺) to learn about the "three consciousnesses" education, strengthening and innovating temple management, and cultural relic protection, and presented a congratulatory banner to Samye Monastery (桑耶寺).

When the central delegation left Tibet (西藏), the Autonomous Region held a farewell ceremony to express the gratitude of the sons and daughters of the snowy plateau to the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core and the people of the whole country, and their firm confidence in building a new socialist modern Tibet (西藏).

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Further Implement the Requirements of the Party's Self-Reform in the New Era and Further Promote the High-Quality Development of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work

Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, August 23rd. Li Xi (李希), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, conducted research in Shandong (山东) from the 20th to the 22nd. He emphasized that discipline inspection and supervision organs should deeply study and comprehend Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution, earnestly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions on discipline inspection and supervision work, firmly uphold the "Two Establishes" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," do a good job from start to finish in studying and educating on the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation, solidly promote the standardization, legalization, and regularization of discipline inspection and supervision work, and promote the further implementation of the Party's self-revolution requirements in the new era.

Li Xi (李希) visited the Linyi (临沂市) Lanshang Daji Smart Logistics Port (临商大集智慧物流港), the Shaling Family Farm (沙岭家庭农场) in Yinan County (沂南县), and Donggaozhuang Village (东高庄村) in Sunzu Town (孙祖镇), where he exchanged views with cadres and the masses and listened to their opinions and suggestions on rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption. He emphasized the need to continuously promote the building of Party conduct and integrity and the fight against corruption to the grassroots level, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, and give the villagers more sense of gain. At the Confucius Research Institute (孔子研究院), Li Xi (李希) called for in-depth exploration of the ideas of integrity in outstanding traditional Chinese culture to further deepen the construction of a culture of integrity in the new era. At China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Zhangqiu Industrial Park (中国重汽章丘工业园) and Jinan No.2 Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd. (济南二机床集团有限公司), Li Xi (李希) asked discipline inspection and supervision organs to fulfill their supervisory responsibilities, promote state-owned enterprises to become stronger, better, and bigger in their main responsibilities and businesses, and better serve national strategies and promote high-quality development. At the People's Court of Shizhong District (市中区人民法院) in Jinan (济南市), Li Xi (李希) emphasized the need to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era and do a good job in serving the people with judicial efforts.

During the research, Li Xi (李希) presided over a symposium to understand the progress of discipline inspection and supervision work and listen to opinions and suggestions. He pointed out that discipline inspection and supervision organs are an important force in promoting the Party's self-revolution. It is necessary to deeply grasp the important responsibilities entrusted to discipline inspection and supervision organs by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and the Party Central Committee, and fight well the tough battle, protracted war, and overall war against corruption with the sobriety and determination of **永远在路上** (yǒng yuǎn zài lù shàng - "always on the road," never resting on one's laurels; continuous effort required), so as to clear the way for the realization of the Party's mission and tasks in the new era and new journey. It is necessary to deeply grasp General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important requirements for deepening the Party's self-revolution, do a good job in learning and education from beginning to end, increase the efforts to advance the "three no corruptions" in an integrated manner, continue to deepen the rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses, drive the implementation of responsibilities for governing the Party by strengthening supervisory responsibilities, and implement the various work arrangements determined by the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in a concrete and in-depth manner without compromise. It is necessary to deeply grasp General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest exhortation to the discipline inspection and supervision team that "to forge iron, one must be strong oneself," come up with practical measures to continuously solve outstanding problems, do practical work in continuously promoting the establishment of rules and regulations, and seek practical results in continuously promoting capacity building, so as to create an iron army team that dares to self-revolution by carrying out the "three modernizations" construction year action.

Li Xi (李希) also paid tribute to the Huadong Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery (华东革命烈士陵园), studied and remembered the heroic deeds of the revolutionary martyrs, and asked discipline inspection and supervision cadres to inherit and promote the Yimeng Spirit (沂蒙精神), continue the red gene, and forge loyalty to the Party, and continue to forge ahead on the new journey.

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China's Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Nears 16.7 Million

Beijing, August 23rd (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that as of the end of July this year, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (charging guns) in China reached 16,696,000, an increase of 53% year-on-year. Among them, the number of public charging facilities (charging guns) was 4,202,000, an increase of 38% year-on-year; the number of private charging facilities (charging guns) was 12,494,000, an increase of 58.8% year-on-year.

Data shows that as of the end of June, the number of new energy vehicles in the country reached 36.89 million. In the first half of the year, 5,622,000 new energy vehicles were newly registered, an increase of 27.86% year-on-year, a record high for the same period in history. With the continued growth in the number of new energy vehicles, charging demand has increased significantly. In the first half of the year, the total charging volume of new energy vehicles nationwide reached 54.923 billion kilowatt-hours, and the annual charging volume is expected to be equivalent to the annual power generation of the Three Gorges Dam (三峡电站).

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Shanxi Lüliang Empowers Traditional Villages Through Cultural and Tourism Integration

By: 本报记者 刘鑫焱 马睿姗

Qikou Ancient Town (碛口古镇) in Lin County (临县) features well-arranged ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Villager Yang Yanmei (杨艳梅) sings folk songs while leading tourists along the mountain village roads. In Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村), Fangshan County (方山县), distinctive residential buildings are built against the mountain, with underground passages crisscrossing and connecting every courtyard. Stepping into Lüliang City (吕梁市), Shanxi Province (山西省), more than 100 traditional villages are strung together like beads, scattered in the rolling "folds" of the Lüliang Mountains (吕梁山).

These traditional villages tell the vicissitudes of history, carry a rich local culture, and contain enormous development potential. How to further protect and utilize these traditional villages is crucial for developing rural industries and helping people become prosperous.

Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) was founded in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. It is the third batch of historical and cultural villages in Shanxi Province (山西省) and was included in the fourth batch of Chinese traditional village directories in 2016. "In recent years, I have participated in the maintenance of ancient buildings in the village. The environment in the village has become beautiful, and our wallets have also become fuller. I can earn more than 60,000 yuan a year," said villager Zhao Chongqing (赵重庆).

In recent years, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has adhered to the principle of emphasizing both the protection and utilization of ancient villages, formulated an implementation plan for key rural tourism villages, and included 33 traditional villages such as Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) and Bicun Village (碧村) in the construction scope of key rural tourism villages, protecting and repairing a number of ancient villages, ancient buildings, and revolutionary sites. At the same time, it takes into account the development of the rural tourism industry and formats, and promotes the inheritance and protection of Lüliang's (吕梁) red culture and traditional historical culture.

Since 2023, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has taken the construction of 100 key rural tourism villages as a breakthrough in learning and applying the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project (千万工程) experience, and listed the construction of key rural tourism villages as the "No. 1 Project" for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside in the city. Relying on red tourism scenic spots such as the Jin-Sui Border Region Revolutionary Memorial Hall (晋绥边区革命纪念馆), as well as natural and cultural landscapes such as North Wudang Mountain (北武当山) and Qikou Ancient Town (碛口古镇), it deeply explores cultural resources, promotes tourism through culture, highlights culture through tourism, and safeguards the roots of culture.

Recently, Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) has become a filming location for anti-Japanese war-themed movies, and 63-year-old villager Zhang Pingze (张平则) has become busy: getting up at 4 am every day to complete the village's cleaning work, and as soon as the movie starts shooting at 8 am, he immediately changes into his costume, transforms into an "actor," and throws himself into the movie shooting work. "The crew provides three meals a day, and I can earn 80 yuan. Everyone is very happy!" Zhang Pingze (张平则) said with a smile.

With its unique landscape of Loess Plateau villages, Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) has become a popular filming location for movies. This year, the village has also built a Hanfu museum, boutique homestays, study bases, and cultural and creative shops. In 2024, the collective income of Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) reached 1.431 million yuan, of which tourism income reached 230,000 yuan.

To promote the integrated development of rural culture and tourism, it is also necessary to explore characteristic industries in accordance with local conditions. Many traditional villages in Lüliang (吕梁) are based on different resource endowments and landforms, and in accordance with the functional positioning and industrial characteristics of the villages, they have established a differentiated development positioning of “一村一品、一村一韵” (yī cūn yī pǐn, yī cūn yī yùn - "one village one product, one village one charm," each village has unique products and characteristics).

Xiaoyi City (孝义市) implemented the "Hundred Enterprises Bring Hundred Villages" action, activating the operating power of private enterprises and creating new cultural and tourism formats such as homestays, catering, leisure, and entertainment. In Linshui Village (临水村), Xiaoyi City (孝义市), tourists stroll through the streets, taste local snacks, and watch 3D movies, realizing the deep integration of tradition and modernity.

Relying on its unique ancient architectural cultural resources and agricultural foundation, the local area has built a smart agricultural park project, integrating efficient agriculture, picking experience, landscape creativity, education and research. Innovating operation methods, through departmental township demonstration driving, municipal people's congress guiding representative participation, and cultural tourism group targeted promotion of three ways to attract surrounding villages, many villagers returned to the village to open shops and start businesses. At the same time, it promotes business format layout, shop management and other work to achieve multi-business development; seizes the golden nodes of holidays and other tourism, and holds a series of events such as pasta competitions, square dance competitions, and rural walking. Since the beginning of 2025, it has attracted more than 550,000 tourists, and many villagers exclaimed, "The village's reputation is getting bigger and bigger."

Walking into Xiaoyi Old Town (孝义老城), tourists can experience the memory of nostalgia and the modern picture of "hydrogen cars through the sea of flowers"; they can also enjoy a pastoral scenery, visit a historical village, and stay in a comfortable homestay. Xiaoyi Old Town (孝义老城) was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,500 years. Since Xiaoyi City (孝义市) promoted the protection and development project of Xiaoyi Old Town (孝义老城), Pengfei Group (鹏飞集团) has participated in the construction of a total construction area of more than 160,000 square meters, creating more than 1,000 jobs in commerce, catering, accommodation and other fields. The local area strives to create an urban space with "connected lines into pieces, clear water to watch, green banks to swim, prosperous streets to trade, dream cuisine, and the best travel and rest."

In recent years, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has fully explored traditional village resources and vigorously developed high-quality rural industries. "In the next step, we will encourage and guide all counties and districts to combine their local characteristics, improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers, promote the integrated development of agriculture, culture and tourism, cultivate new cultural and tourism formats such as sightseeing tourism, service experience, and leisure and entertainment, tell the story of Yellow River culture, and let ancient villages with characteristics, culture, mountains and rivers, and nostalgia shine," said Sun Dajun (孙大军), Secretary of the Lüliang Municipal Party Committee (吕梁市委书记).

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Think with one mind, and work with one heart.

By: 本报记者

Entrusted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), in recent days, the central delegation, carrying the deep concern of the Party Central Committee and the deep blessings of the people of the whole country, went deep into the snowy plateau, bringing the warmth of the Party to the hearts of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏), and was warmly welcomed by local cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups. Cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏) expressed that they will follow the direction guided by the General Secretary, jointly build a community of the Chinese nation, write a new chapter of beautiful Tibet (西藏), and strive to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern new Tibet (西藏) with practical actions.

Without the Communist Party, there would be no socialist new Tibet (西藏).

In just a few decades, it has spanned thousands of years. Today's Tibet (西藏) enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, religious harmony, sound ecology, solid border defense, and people living and working in peace and contentment, presenting a thriving and vibrant scene. The people of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏) express their gratitude to the Party, listen to the Party, and follow the Party from the bottom of their hearts.

As descendants of emancipated serfs and witnesses of the new Tibet (西藏), the Laba family, residents of the fourth phase of the Jiangchong Xiaokang Demonstration Community in Tama Village, Chengguan District, Lhasa City (拉萨市城关区塔玛村), have a deep understanding of the great changes that have taken place on the snowy plateau over the years. Under the care of the Party's policies, Laba, 81 years old this year, can not only receive living allowances such as subsidies for elderly people and special assistance funds every year, but also enjoy home health check-up services from family doctors at the community health service center every week.

"In the old Tibet (西藏), our family couldn't even afford zanba, but now we have no worries about food and clothing and live a well-off life, all thanks to the Party's kindness." Laba's daughter, Dawa (达娃), said, "Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China, and there would be no socialist new Tibet (西藏). Under the leadership of the Party, our lives will definitely become better and better!"

On January 7 this year, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri County (定日县), Shigatse City (日喀则市), causing heavy casualties and the collapse of a large number of houses. After the earthquake, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to it and made important instructions, pointing out that all efforts should be made to search for and rescue people, treat the injured, minimize casualties, prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle the affected people, and do a good job in the aftermath.

The Chinese nation is one family, and we will work together to build a new home. In Sengga Village, Changsuo Township, Dingri County (定日县长所乡森嘎村), the central delegation visited Awang's (阿旺) family, who were affected by the disaster. The new home rebuilt after the disaster has bright and clean windows, a set of Tibetan furniture in the living room, and complete infrastructure such as water, electricity, and the Internet.

"Thank you for General Secretary's kind care, which allowed the people in our disaster area to move into new houses so quickly. The new house is not only of good quality, but also has a very reasonable layout. I am very satisfied." Awang (阿旺) said happily.

Looking at the Big Dipper, you won't get lost; following the Communist Party will bring happiness.

In Dianjiao Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County, Ali Prefecture (阿里地区噶尔县扎西岗乡典角村), the two-story Tibetan-style building is particularly warm. This is the home of Niji (尼吉), a villager. She now runs a chicken farm and lives a prosperous life.

"Our Dianjiao Village (典角村) has developed thanks to the Party's good policies. When I was a child, my family lived in stone houses. Now, not only do we live in new houses, but we also have a thriving industry, and our lives are getting better and better." Niji (尼吉) said, "I will continue to work hard to lead more villagers to find employment at their doorsteps and contribute to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside."

In Nagqu (那曲), in recent years, with the completion of the "Five Centers" of the Nagqu City People's Hospital (那曲市人民医院) and the full coverage of medical and health institutions at the county, township, and village levels, the people of Nagqu (那曲) have achieved access to medical care and good medical care.

"In recent years, our basic medical and health service levels have been greatly improved, which is inseparable from the strong support of the central government's policies." Liu Yufeng (刘宇峰), president of Nagqu City People's Hospital (那曲市人民医院), said, "We will continue to strengthen medical capacity building to provide higher-quality medical services to farmers and herdsmen."

Embark on a path of high-quality development that suits Tibet's (西藏) actual conditions.

Tibet's (西藏) development has its own characteristics, and high-quality development should be promoted from the actual situation. In recent years, modern industries such as clean energy, cultural tourism, and plateau light industry in Tibet (西藏) have flourished, the ecological security barrier has become increasingly solid, and the potential for high-quality development in Tibet (西藏) has been continuously released and its vitality has been continuously stimulated.

In Sangri County (桑日县), Shannan City (山南市), large-scale grape cultivation has become a beautiful landscape along the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江).

"We are building a characteristic industry in accordance with local conditions. With the help of researchers aiding Tibet (援藏) and the efforts of the government and related enterprises, the grape base radiates and drives 10 surrounding villages, and the masses are employed nearby." Qu Tianwen (屈天文), head of the Sangri Grape Base (桑日葡萄基地), said, "Everyone is working together, and the snowy plateau is nurturing a sweet dream of high-quality development!"

At the confluence of the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) and the Niyang River (尼洋河), the Yani National Wetland Park (雅尼国家湿地公园) has clear water, green banks, and is full of vitality.

"Protecting the ecological environment is building our own beautiful home." Nima Pingcuo (尼玛平措) from Liding Village, Bayi District, Nyingchi City (林芝市巴宜区立定村), is a park ranger here. "In recent years, there have been more tourists, and many villagers have been able to eat ecological food and tourism food, and everyone's awareness of environmental protection has also been strengthened. Green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains. We must cherish the ecological environment around us as we cherish our eyes, so that our lives will become more and more beautiful!"

In Changdu New District (昌都新区), among the crisscrossing gullies, a large-scale wind power project is under construction.

"Tibet (西藏) has unique resource endowments, and there is great potential for developing clean energy." Xiong Yungang (熊云钢), a young technician at the Dongfang Electric High-Altitude Wind Power Industry Base (东方电气高海拔风电产业基地), said that the technicians at the base come from all over the country and come here with enthusiasm for building the snowy plateau. "We will strive to provide better-quality wind power equipment in accordance with the requirements of high-quality development and promote the healthy development of the clean energy industry in Tibet (西藏)."

Hundreds of kilometers away in Qonggyai County (琼结县), Shannan City (山南市), the mountains are majestic and continuous, and the China Huadian Qonggyai Wind Power Project (华电琼结风电项目) is under construction, turning the howling mountain wind into green energy to benefit thousands of households.

Yang Liyong (杨立勇), a national model worker and a science and technology innovation worker of the Qonggyai Wind Power Project (琼结风电项目), said: "As workers in the new era, we will take root in the snowy plateau, base ourselves on the field of clean energy, explore new models and technologies for 'digital and intelligent power plants,' strive to build a benchmark project for clean energy on the plateau, and do our best to ensure the safe and stable supply of energy and electricity."

Jointly write a magnificent snowy chapter of Chinese-style modernization.

Looking back on the past, Tibet (西藏) has created a world-renowned miracle. Standing at a new historical starting point, the sons and daughters of all ethnic groups in Tibet (西藏) are working together and uniting to jointly write a magnificent snowy chapter of Chinese-style modernization.

"In 2019, the county was lifted out of poverty, the villagers of Jintang Community (吉塘社区) moved into brand-new cement houses, and hot spring tourism and health preservation became more and more popular..." Recalling the development and changes in recent years, Tudeng Nima (土登尼玛), secretary of the Party branch of Jintang Community (吉塘社区), Chaya County (察雅县), Changdu City (昌都市), was very excited. "**好日子是奋斗出来的** (hǎo rì zi shì fèn dòu chū lái de - "Good days are the result of hard work," meaning that a good life comes from hard work and struggle)." We will live up to the entrustment of the Party Central Committee, think in one direction, work in one direction, and create a more brilliant future!"

"The roads are getting smoother and wider!" Zhaxi Ciren (扎西次仁) has been engaged in highway maintenance for more than 20 years and has witnessed with his own eyes how the "sky roads" have turned the natural barriers of the snowy plateau into thoroughfares. "I will definitely carry forward the spirit of the 'two roads' (两路精神) and continue to take root in the front line, using perseverance and sweat to ensure the smooth flow of the highway network."

"Lack of oxygen but not lack of spirit, not afraid of hardship, higher altitude and higher realm." Zhu Na (朱娜), executive vice president of Shaanxi Experimental School in Ali, Tibet (西藏阿里陕西实验学校), has completed her term of aid to Tibet (援藏) this year, but still feels that there is a lot of work to be done, and resolutely chose to stay for another 3 years. She said: "Aiding Tibet (援藏) is a glorious cause. I will live up to the entrustment, continue to carry forward the spirit of aiding Tibet (援藏), and cultivate the flowers of the motherland with heart and soul, and light up the dreams of more children!"

(Reporters Yuan Quan (袁泉), Li Changyu (李昌禹), Liu Botong (刘博通), Chen Shangwen (陈尚文), Xian Gan (鲜敢), Xu Yuyao (徐驭尧), Chen Xirui (陈熙芮) of this newspaper)

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Long-term Stability and Security in the Snowy Plateau

By: 本报记者 袁 泉 王锦涛

Governing the country requires stabilizing the border regions, and stabilizing the border regions requires first ensuring stability in Tibet.

In March 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) participated in the deliberation of the Tibet delegation at the First Session of the 12th National People's Congress, emphasizing that "Tibet is an important national security barrier and ecological security barrier for our country, occupying an important position in the overall strategic situation of the Party and the country."

From the implementation of democratic reforms to abolish feudal serfdom, to the establishment and development of the system of ethnic regional autonomy; from the emancipation of millions of serfs to becoming masters of their own destiny, to the sharing of development achievements by 3.7 million people of all ethnic groups... Over the 60 years since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, especially in the new era, it has unswervingly taken maintaining stability as its primary task, with the public's sense of security and satisfaction consistently maintained above 99%, writing a new chapter of long-term peace and stability.

The vivid practice of "grassroots good governance" is evident everywhere.

Permanent presence of political and legal units and petition departments, rotating presence of 19 industry-specific mediation committees such as the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and on-call presence of other county-level departments to quickly respond to various demands of the masses...

Biru County (比如县) in Nagqu City (那曲市) has established and improved a comprehensive management center to carry out special services such as judicial mediation, and established a county-level notary service center to continuously expand the scope of services. "Since the beginning of this year, we have cumulatively accepted 227 cases of disputes, with a resolution rate of 100%," said Qingmei Ciren (青美次仁), member of the Standing Committee of the Biru County Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Over the 60 years since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the grassroots governance system has been increasingly improved, the methods and means of grassroots governance have been continuously innovated, and the effectiveness of grassroots governance has been significantly enhanced.

"The self-driving campsite near Yutuo Park (宇拓公园) has too few clothes drying areas and lacks charging piles for new energy vehicles." Through the "dual registration" mechanism, the Niyang Community (尼洋社区) in Bayi District (巴宜区) of Nyingchi City (林芝市) reported this problem restricting the development of the cultural tourism industry to higher-level departments, and coordinated with the Nyingchi Municipal Administration, Urban Management and other departments to come up with a solution in less than a week. "The bidding work has been completed, and the campsite improvement project is under construction," said Li Ning (李宁), Secretary of the Party Committee of Niyang Community.

In response to the reality of vast land and sparse population, all regions and departments in Tibet adhere to strengthening the grassroots foundation and improving the ability of grassroots people to self-govern as a key link in strengthening and innovating social governance, continuously innovating governance methods, and effectively improving governance capabilities—

In Ngari Prefecture (阿里地区), the "dual household linkage" system effectively activates the "nerve endings" of grassroots governance; in Luguo Community (鲁固社区) in Chengguan District (城关区) of Lhasa City (拉萨市), a "democratic deliberation hall" has been innovatively established to regularly organize residents' representatives, people's congress representatives, and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to jointly discuss community public affairs; in Qonggyai County (琼结县) of Shannan City (山南市), the "civilization practice bank" points exchange mechanism stimulates the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in rural governance, and the efficiency of resolving conflicts and disputes in the county has been increased to 98%; in Seni District (色尼区) of Nagqu City, "horseback mediators" mediated nearly 30 various disputes during horse racing activities... The vivid practice of "grassroots good governance" is evident everywhere.

Let the sunshine of democracy and the rule of law warm every corner.

Naidong District (乃东区), Shannan City, through the window of a Tibetan-style building, sunlight falls on a yellowed representative certificate. The voice of the elderly Ciren Lamu (次仁拉姆) trembled, "This is my representative certificate for attending the First People's Congress of the Autonomous Region."

Ciren Lamu was born in a simple cowshed. From the age of 6, she served as a "Lang Sheng" (a type of Tibetan serf) in the manor lord's house. At the age of 12, she was sold by the manor lord and separated from her parents.

In old Tibet, the "three major lords" (officials, nobles, and upper-level monks of monasteries), who accounted for less than 5% of the total population, possessed almost all the wealth of Tibet, while the serfs and slaves, who accounted for more than 95% of the total population, struggled on the brink of life and death. In 1959, Tibet began democratic reforms. By the end of 1960, the democratic reforms in Tibet were basically completed, and millions of serfs and slaves were liberated.

On September 1, 1965, the First Session of the First People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region opened. There were 301 delegates to the congress, of whom 242 were Tibetan and other ethnic minorities, accounting for more than 80% of the total number of delegates, the vast majority of whom were emancipated serfs.

After the democratic reforms, Ciren Lamu joined the Communist Party of China and developed production with her hardworking hands, becoming a "model of millions of emancipated serfs."

Currently, among the more than 42,000 representatives to the people's congresses at the four levels in Tibet, Tibetans and other ethnic minorities account for about 89%. The sons and daughters of all ethnic groups on the snowy plateau exercise their democratic rights in accordance with the law and truly become masters of their own destiny.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the People's Congress of the Autonomous Region has received more than 3,400 suggestions from representatives, all of which have been handled and replied to within the prescribed time limit, with a communication rate, reply rate, and satisfaction rate of 100%.

Without the Communist Party of China, there would be no new socialist Tibet. Over the past 60 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people's congress system, this fundamental political system, has transformed the expectations and demands of the people of all ethnic groups into practical actions for reform and development, allowing the sunshine of democracy and the rule of law to warm every corner of the plateau.

Holding together tightly like pomegranate seeds.

Barkhor Street (八廓街) in Lhasa is a historical witness to the unity and friendship of all ethnic groups. Around Barkhor Street, there are more than 100 ethnic unity courtyards where people of various ethnic groups live together.

Makang Courtyard (玛康大院) is located at No. 11, Jiri First Lane, Barkhor Street, where more than 60 households and more than 100 people of various ethnic groups live. Zaba (扎巴)'s family from Mozhugongka County (墨竹工卡县) has lived in the courtyard for more than 30 years. "The neighbors get along like brothers and sisters," Zaba said.

Walking through Barkhor Street, the shops around Jokhang Temple (大昭寺) are lined up and tourists are weaving, and there are more than 100 shops jointly operated by people of different ethnic groups.

The millennium-old Barkhor Street was built by all ethnic groups. The beautiful life of Tibet today was created by all ethnic groups working together with their own hands.

180-jin space pumpkins, single plants producing 300-jin tomatoes per year... In the intelligent greenhouses in Mozhugongka County, various vegetables are growing vigorously. "The plateau has abundant sunshine and large temperature differences between day and night, and the quality of vegetables is good." Meng Deli (孟德利) from Shouguang, Shandong (山东寿光), has been growing vegetables in Mozhugongka County for 9 years, leading more than 4,000 local people to grow vegetables and become rich.

Every September is designated as the Autonomous Region's "Ethnic Unity and Progress Publicity Month," and ethnic unity education enters the classroom... Today, all ethnic groups in Tibet are holding together tightly like **石榴籽** (shí liu zǐ - "pomegranate seeds," closely united), continuously strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation, and gathering an inexhaustible driving force for common unity and struggle, and common prosperity and development.

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Building a Community of the Chinese Nation Together, Writing a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet

By: 本报记者 杜尚泽 胡泽曦 新华社记者 张晓松 朱基钗

On the morning of the 21st, the sky cleared after the rain. Lhasa (拉萨), Tibet, the magnificent and ancient Potala Palace (布达拉宫), has witnessed countless major historical events and is now witnessing a new chapter: people of all ethnic groups dressed in festive attire, waving red flags, gathered from all directions in Potala Palace Square.

Since the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) in September 1965, sixty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Seasons change, and the world is transformed. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), Tibet has created a human miracle of "leaping over a thousand years in just a few decades."

At historical junctures and moments of celebration, the General Secretary leads the central delegation!

Xi Jinping (习近平), as the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, led the central delegation to Tibet to attend the celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which is a first in the history of the Party and the country.

At about 10 a.m., when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) stepped onto the rostrum, applause resounded through the sky.

The Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) was presented with a congratulatory plaque inscribed by the General Secretary: "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (共建中华民族共同体 书写美丽西藏新篇章)."

A new chapter, written with the painstaking efforts of countless people over countless years!

A new chapter, a continuation of the earth-shaking historical changes in Tibet over the past 60 years, and a new chapter of the times in which Chinese-style modernization continues to create new miracles on the roof of the world!

Celebrations are meant to draw strength from history, to walk the path under our feet well, and to open up the path to the future.

Looking back at the 60 years that Tibet has traversed, there has been a journey from standing up to becoming prosperous and then strong, and an exploration and firm commitment to "taking the correct path of solving ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics."

Looking forward, the road is as smooth as a砥, and the flowers are as beautiful as brocade.

"We are opening up a new 60 years for Tibet. In this process, we will first open up the second centenary." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) placed the development of Tibet in the context of the "two centenary goals" of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Opening up and forging ahead, without fear of high mountains and long roads, and without fear of wind and rain: "Work hard, strive hard," "Comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era, and strive to build a united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modernized new Tibet."

60 Years of Tremendous Change:

"Without the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), there would be no New China, and there would be no New Tibet"

After arriving in Lhasa (拉萨), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) repeatedly saw and heard this sentence: "Looking at the Big Dipper, you won't get lost; following the Communist Party (共产党), you will be happy."

Sixty years ago, in the autumn, the first session of the First People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区第一届人民代表大会第一次会议) was solemnly held, announcing the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

From "theocracy" to people's democracy, from feudal serfdom to the socialist system, also from darkness to light, from backwardness to progress, from poverty to prosperity... The Tibetan people say that this "leap of a thousand years" is a rare miracle in human history that can only be achieved under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党).

The trip to Tibet is marked everywhere by the deep bond between the century-old Party and the people.

On the 20th, there was singing and dancing at the airport upon arrival and along the way, thunderous applause when meeting with representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life, and earnest exhortations at the work report meeting of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) Party Committee and Government. On this day, after the literary and artistic evening celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Autonomous Region, the General Secretary returned to his residence, and the night sky was filled with brilliant fireworks.

On the 21st, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区成立60周年庆祝大会) was recorded in history. Upon arriving at the airport, the General Secretary, draped in a Hada, boarded the ramp and waved goodbye. The cadres and masses who were reluctant to part sang and danced, sending him off for one stretch after another, painting the most touching scene.

Throughout history, handling ethnic relations and solving ethnic issues have been major topics in governing a country. Looking at history from a distance allows one to see the depth, light, composition, and artistic conception more clearly. Just as looking back at the distant past 60 years later allows one to better perceive the ideological brilliance of Marxist materialist dialectics shining in the system of ethnic regional autonomy.

Tibet is the last ethnic region in mainland China to be liberated. When the basic institutional framework for the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) to solve ethnic issues was rolled out on this land of more than 1.2 million square kilometers, people saw profound changes that were imperceptible.

Numbers have power.

"The development achievements of the Autonomous Region over the past 60 years have already been released through press conferences, which are very inspiring. From these figures, one can understand what is meant by earth-shaking." At the work report meeting of the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) spoke eloquently:

Economically, the region's GDP in 2024 is 155 times that of 1965, the per capita disposable income of urban residents is 121 times that of 1965, and the per capita disposable income of farmers and herdsmen is 199 times that of 1965.

In terms of social undertakings, absolute poverty has been historically eliminated, all 74 impoverished counties and districts have been lifted out of poverty, 15-year public education has been implemented for the first time in the country, and the average life expectancy has reached 72.5 years.

"Practice has fully proven that without the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), there would be no New China, and there would be no New Tibet, and the Party Central Committee's policies on Tibet work are completely correct."

The celebration meeting on the morning of the 21st truthfully and vividly told the world about the past and present of Tibet through live broadcast.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), accompanied by Wang Huning (王沪宁), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and head of the central delegation, and Cai Qi (蔡奇), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, strode onto the rostrum.

Under the azure sky and among the vast mountains, applause lasted for a long time.

The national anthem was loud and clear, and the five-star red flag fluttered in the wind.

Zhang Guoqing (张国清), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Deputy Head of the Central Delegation, read the congratulatory message from the CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission on celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区).

Wang Huning (王沪宁) presented the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) with a congratulatory plaque inscribed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and delivered a speech.

Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) Party Committee, and Zhoima Renzeng (卓玛仁增), a representative of the Tibetan people, spoke at the meeting.

"The Communist Party (共产党) has given me a new life." Zhoima Renzeng (卓玛仁增) choked with emotion when she spoke.

Having personally experienced Tibet's liberation from feudal serfdom and its march towards the people being masters of their own affairs, she exclaimed: "The change in my personal destiny is a microcosm of the rebirth of the entire Tibet." "The Party's kindness has taken root deeply in my heart and melted into my blood like the roots of a tree, and I will never forget it in this lifetime."

As soon as she finished speaking, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) took the lead in applauding.

Directly opposite the rostrum, a bright five-star red flag was raised high. Looking further ahead, there are the beautiful and magnificent peaks of Nanshan Park (南山公园). The four characters "Long Live the Motherland (祖国万岁)" are clearly visible on the peaks, which is also a reflection of the aspirations of the sons and daughters of the plateau.

The grand parade of the masses passed in front of the rostrum in order. The four units of "Flag Leading," "Four Major Events," "Striving in the New Era," and "Moving Towards the Future" were ingeniously designed with time as the axis. The slogan "Adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, and fully implement the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era" was particularly eye-catching. Thought leads the way, and the journey is magnificent.

The floats and performance teams from the seven prefectures and cities showed off their skills.

"Happy Lhasa (拉萨)," the ancient city shines in protection and renewal, Gesang flowers bloom, and dances flutter;

"Open Shigatse (日喀则)," showing the new face of development as an open center city facing South Asia, with the Gyalshey dance offering praise;

"Source of Tibetan Culture Shannan (山南)," where there is the homeland guard of "The home is Yumai, the country is China," and the Qonggyai Zhuo dance is powerful and vigorous;

"Most Beautiful Nyingchi (林芝)," telling the story of the guardians of green waters and green mountains and the pioneers of reform and opening up, with the sound of the Remajinqin echoing in the long sky;

"Red Qamdo (昌都)," where the first five-star red flag of Tibet was raised, and the flowing water sleeves dance;

"Pole Nagqu (那曲)," the prefecture-level city with the highest average elevation in the country, and the joyful Guozhuang dance is danced;

"Heavenly Ngari (阿里)," known as the "Roof of the Roof of the World," with fervent blessings, expressing all the heroic feelings.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) watched the entire process, sometimes waving and applauding.

"The common people, especially the Tibetan people, can have the life they have today because the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has done what it should do." These simple words express the day-to-day dedication and progress of the Communists on the snowy plateau. "The Party Central Committee is right here." The General Secretary said earnestly, "To do a good job in Tibet, we must always adhere to the Party's leadership and strengthen Party building."

After the celebration meeting, entrusted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), the central delegation visited and comforted cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups in various parts of Tibet. Lhasa (拉萨), Shigatse (日喀则), Ngari (阿里), Qamdo (昌都), Nagqu (那曲), Nyingchi (林芝), and Shannan (山南), the central delegation traveled tirelessly day and night, bringing the Party's care and the blessings of the people of the whole country to various places, and presenting congratulatory plaques and Hada inscribed with the General Secretary's inscription "Jointly Build a Community of the Chinese Nation and Write a New Chapter of Beautiful Tibet (共建中华民族共同体 书写美丽西藏新篇章)" to various places.

Stepping into a New Era:

"The Party's policies are correct and in line with the actual situation in Tibet"

The key to governing a country lies in grasping the essentials and adhering to the fundamentals.

At the report meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out: "We must further strengthen the sense of community of the Chinese nation and promote the construction of a community of the Chinese nation."

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), the situation and tasks facing Tibet work have undergone profound changes, and a series of major propositions on reform, development, and stability urgently need to be answered. Taking a broad view of the situation and standing at the strategic height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively put forward the major conclusion of "strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation."

This is also a main line that must not be deviated from in doing a good job in Tibet.

Over the long river of time, the history of Tibet is a history of struggle in which all ethnic groups jointly write history, create culture, and cultivate the spirit. "Holding together tightly like pomegranate seeds," the foundation of national unity, the foundation of ethnic unity, and the soul of spiritual strength are all in the words.

The key to planning long-term strategies and taking measures to consolidate the foundation is to unite people's hearts.

At the report meeting, the General Secretary emphasized the need to "strengthen the publicity and education of the 'five histories' of Party history, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation," while guiding cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to continuously enhance the "five recognitions": recognition of the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era is the fundamental guideline for doing a good job in Tibet.

In 2015 and 2020, the central government successively held the Sixth and Seventh Tibet Work Symposiums, and the Party's strategy for governing Tibet in the new era has been continuously improved. Tibet has entered the best period of development, the greatest changes, and the most benefits for the masses in history. Practice has repeatedly proven that "the Party's policies are correct and in line with the actual situation in Tibet."

The "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to conclude, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" is being planned. Combining the regular understanding of governing Tibet, stabilizing Tibet, and revitalizing Tibet, how can we continue to lay the foundation for modernization? The General Secretary pointed out the direction: "Solidly promote high-quality development, and continue to deeply grasp the four major events of stability, development, ecology, and strengthening the border."

In the 60-year development process, it took the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) 50 years to reach the first 100 billion yuan in GDP, while it only took 6 years to reach the second 100 billion yuan. Today's Tibet has seen the vigorous development of clean energy, cultural tourism, plateau light industry, and other industries, and a modern industrial system has been initially established.

This time, the General Secretary once again emphasized the crucial role of high-quality development: "The development of Tibet has its own characteristics, and we must proceed from reality in promoting work. We must focus on the high-quality development of the plateau economy and focus on developing plateau characteristic and advantageous industries."

Roads used to be the pain of Tibet. Before the peaceful liberation, Tibet did not have a single road that could be driven on by cars, let alone railways.

In 1998, when he first entered Tibet, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, took a car for a whole day from Lhasa (拉萨) to Nyingchi (林芝). In 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) took the "Fuxing" high-speed train, and the journey only took more than 3 hours. On the train, the General Secretary was still meticulously planning: "The blank space in the west is too large, and we will have to add a few strokes in the future."

Today, the total mileage of roads in Tibet has reached 124,900 kilometers, the road accessibility rate of townships and established villages is 100%, 183 air routes have been opened, and natural barriers have been turned into thoroughfares.

"We must vigorously, orderly, and effectively promote the construction of major projects such as the Yarlung Zangbo River Hydropower Project and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway." At the report meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) spoke about several major projects, "These projects are century-old projects, important projects for Tibet, and major national projects. We must build these iconic projects into high-quality projects, safe projects, green projects, innovative projects, and clean projects."

Just last month, the Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江) downstream hydropower project, planned and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), officially started construction, shocking the world. "I have been paying attention to this matter. The investment in Yaxia is 1.2 trillion yuan, which was simply unimaginable in the past in Tibet. Tibet is no longer a remote and backward area. Highways and railways are advancing side by side, personnel can enter and exit conveniently, and electricity is transmitted to the whole country."

Ecology is a "matter of national importance" for Tibet.

The magnificent Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛峰), the steep Mount Namjagbarwa (南迦巴瓦峰), and the turbulent Yarlung Zangbo River (雅鲁藏布江)... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) is an important ecological security barrier and strategic resource reserve base in China. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has a long-term vision: "Protecting the ecological environment of Tibet is beneficial for thousands of years and benefits the world."

Tibet has handed in a high-scoring answer sheet:

More than 50% of the Autonomous Region's territory has been included in the ecological protection red line, the proportion of days with excellent air quality has reached more than 99.7%, and the water quality of major rivers and lakes has reached or is better than Class III water.

How to protect this "pure land" and how to protect the "roof of the world" and the "water tower of Asia"?

Synergistically promoting carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, the methodology is refined and effective. This time, the General Secretary talked to local cadres about the caterpillar fungus industry, a characteristic industry of the plateau: this is a "treasure given by heaven," but we must also consider the issue of sustainability, "**竭泽而渔** (jié zé ér yú - "drain the pond to get the fish," to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs)."

About 64 million, this is the number of domestic and foreign tourists received by the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) last year, which impressed General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). While attaching importance to promoting the integration of cultural tourism, he also considered strategies to deal with environmental challenges. "Some things must be grasped now. Once pollution occurs, the golden rice bowl will be lost."

Green mountains do not need ink to paint a thousand autumns, and green waters do not need strings to play a ten thousand ancient qin. The General Secretary earnestly exhorted: "To protect the 'roof of the world' and the 'water tower of Asia' and build the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) into a national and even international ecological civilization highland, we must have such a goal."

Decades of Concern:

"The Chinese nation is a big family, and all family members must live a good life"

Water flows have sources, and trees have roots.

To understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) deep concern for Tibet, we must look deeper into time.

As early as June 1998, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, inspected Tibet to pick up and drop off aid-Tibet cadres, which was also his first visit to Tibet;

In July 2011, Xi Jinping (习近平), as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, led the central delegation to attend the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet;

In July 2021, Xi Jinping (习近平), as the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, went to Tibet to celebrate the peaceful liberation of Tibet, which was a first in the history of the Party and the country;

The fourth visit to Tibet is this time.

The General Secretary's attention has never left Tibet. After serving as the General Secretary of the Party, he came to the Tibet delegation for the first time to participate in the National People's Congress in 2013. Over the years, there have been countless instructions, approvals, plans, and deployments made on Tibet work.

Among them, there are two main lines that run through the entire process.
A thread revolves around the builders, strivers, guardians, and contributors of Tibet.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) deeply understands the challenges of working here. After starting his work at the central government, he made three trips to Tibet and made a special effort to set aside time to meet with representatives from various sectors of Tibet.

The first activity after arriving in Lhasa (拉萨) on the 20th was to meet with six groups of representatives.

Representatives from all ethnic groups and sectors in Tibet, representatives of cadres aiding Tibet, responsible comrades and veteran representatives from the autonomous region and relevant departments, prefectures and cities, representatives of political and legal cadres and police, patriotic figures from the religious community and representatives of temple management committees, leading cadres above the rank of colonel from the troops stationed in Lhasa, and some advanced model workers and civilian personnel... A gray-haired Tibetan Ama (阿妈) gently rested her forehead on the back of the General Secretary's hand; a soldier in military uniform was moved to tears; a veteran representative tightly grasped the General Secretary's hand, wanting to say more from the bottom of his heart.

They are the builders, strivers, guardians, and contributors of the snowy plateau. Without great fanfare or grand rhetoric, they possess deep patriotic feelings. From history to the present, why can the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups to write immortal miracles on the plateau? It cannot be separated from this belief and these spirits.

Walking among the cadres aiding Tibet, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked with concern, "How long have you been here?" "Which provinces are you from?" "How well are you adapting?" Aiding Tibet is a great undertaking with Chinese characteristics. In the world, only socialist China can manage and accomplish such a major task.

I still remember that during his first trip to Tibet in 1998, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) left many touching stories and made Tibet realize the vision of this leading cadre: "The affairs of Nyingchi Prefecture (林芝地区) are the affairs of our province," "We must send the most outstanding cadres, selecting the best from the good."

Comparing altitude with the height, purity with the snow mountains, tenacity with the wind and sand, and vastness with the grasslands, the "Two Roads" spirit, the spirit of old Tibet, and the spirit of aiding Tibet are all inherited in the same vein. One generation after another continues to work hard, and the roof of the world is continuing to write new human miracles.

In addition to caring about "solving their worries at home," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), on this trip, also added a touch of strict management under deep love in his instructions:

"In the past, some people had a wrong understanding that being able to work in Tibet is already very remarkable, so why demand so much? It is not acceptable to be careless about Party discipline and national laws, and even higher requirements should be made. We must see the strategic significance of working in Tibet and have willpower and adaptability. It is not something that can be done casually, and it is not allowed to be casual here. There is only a continuous process of work style construction, and there is no completion. We must always sound the alarm and keep this string tight."

Another thread revolves around the happy lives of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.

The villagers of Baji Village (巴吉村) felt particularly close to the General Secretary when they saw him on the live broadcast of the celebration meeting.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has visited this Tibetan village twice, and his words warmed the hearts of the villagers: "Tibet's resources are very valuable, some are very unique, and there are also strong late-mover advantages. What others don't have, we have; what others have, we have better, and it will be even more valuable in the future." In recent years, building materials markets and modern logistics parks have successively settled in the village, and the village collective has a treasure bowl.

At the celebration meeting, the villagers of Gala Village (嘎拉村) came. In July 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the village. This small village with only a hundred people achieved a tourism income of 3.7 million yuan during the 2025 Peach Blossom Festival. Not long ago, the villagers of Gala Village could not contain their joy and wrote a letter to the General Secretary to tell him the good news, and they unexpectedly received a reply soon.

Poverty alleviation is a heavy burden for Tibet. Looking at the whole country, Tibet was once a deeply impoverished area with the highest poverty incidence rate, the deepest poverty level, the highest poverty alleviation cost, and the greatest difficulty in poverty alleviation.

The deepest concern and the most steadfast confidence. At the end of 2019, all 74 impoverished counties and districts in Tibet were lifted out of poverty, and more than 620,000 impoverished people were all lifted out of poverty. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) felt very gratified on this trip: "Looking from the plane, the houses in the Lhasa River Valley (拉萨河谷) are very beautiful. Moving down from the plateau is a leap of a thousand years. Poverty alleviation is not 毕其功于一役 (bì qí gōng yú yī yì - "accomplish everything in one battle," to try to finish the whole task at one stroke), but to live in peace and work happily, with industries that can lead to prosperity and sustainable development. We must rely on self-reliance and hard work to create results."

"Whether life is happy or not should be evaluated by the people themselves. It is not acceptable for us to talk eloquently while the people are indifferent, which means we have not grasped the right place." The General Secretary's simple yet profound narrative reflects the original aspiration of the Communists.

At the celebration gala, there was a recitation entitled "Deep Love." From the stage screen, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) saw that Dingri County (定日县), which was hit by an earthquake this year, is rebuilding its home. The mountains and rivers sobbed, and the words "Don't be afraid, we have General Secretary; don't be afraid, we have the Party Central Committee..." in the disaster area were touching. This is the people's sincere praise for the Party's care for the people.

At noon on the 21st, from the Potala Palace Square (布达拉宫广场) to the Gonggar Airport (贡嘎机场) along the way, the crowds of people seeing him off filled both sides of the road. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) opened the car window and waved to the crowd with a smile.

At the airport apron, drums and music were loud. "Tashi Delek, safe journey!" The people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, dressed in festive costumes, came to see him off with tears in their eyes.

They held Hada (哈达) and surrounded the General Secretary like a tide. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) boarded the ramp and waved for a long time. The cheers were louder and louder, stirring the sky.

About to take off. Their eyes and footsteps followed the plane as it taxied, reluctant to leave for a long time.

The sun pierced through the clouds, and the plane went straight into the sky. "Thank you, General Secretary, our hearts are with the Party Central Committee," this is the common aspiration of the 3.7 million sons and daughters of the snowy plateau.

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Photo Report

On August 20, in the 5G smart factory weaving workshop of a company in Fujian, a computer issued weaving instructions with one click, and the machines automatically drew yarn into cloth. One worker could manage more than 10 machines simultaneously, as the traditional manufacturing industry moved towards the "new."

Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan (林善传) photo

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Cultural Products Going Global, Making "China Chic" More "International" (Private Enterprises "Going Global")

By: 本报记者 王 洲 王云娜 刘晓宇

From online games to movies and television, from traditional cultural programs to trendy toy IPs... In recent years, Chinese private enterprises have been active at the forefront of promoting cultural products overseas, launching various cultural products with high-quality content, innovative IPs, trendy technologies, and diverse forms, making the "Chinese style" more "international."

Beijing Joyway Culture Media Co., Ltd. (北京九维文化传媒有限公司) –

"The core of Chinese culture and modern aesthetic style are the two major reasons for our emergence overseas."

When the reporter met Zhang Ligang (张力刚), chairman of Beijing Joyway Culture Media Co., Ltd. (北京九维文化传媒有限公司), he had just finished a transnational telephone conference: "Today, I discussed with partners in London, England, to continue promoting our dance drama *Wing Chun* (咏春) to European countries such as Germany, Italy, and Belgium."

From the end of August to the beginning of October last year, the dance drama *Wing Chun* (咏春), operated overseas by Joyway Culture, was performed for 12 consecutive shows at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, England, and 4 shows at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France—16 shows in 12 days, breaking the record for the time and number of commercial performances of local Chinese dance dramas overseas. At the Sadler's Wells Theatre, a total of more than 10,000 people watched the performance, with foreign audiences accounting for more than 70%.

The performance attracted many British audiences to spontaneously learn about the work. Farooq Chaudhry, producer of the Akram Khan Company (阿库·汉姆舞蹈团), said: "The performance not only allowed us to see the humanistic significance contained in martial arts, but also gave us a deeper understanding of Chinese culture."

"If we want to take root in the local market, we must rely on quality to build a brand and create added value, and truly gain the recognition of the local people. To this end, the team has high requirements for the standards of the landing theater and partners. These professional institutions will also examine our works with a 'magnifying glass'," Zhang Ligang (张力刚) admitted. "After several cooperations, when our plays land in European theaters again, most of them are 'inspection-free products'."

Since its establishment in 2008, Joyway Culture has been deeply involved in performance operation, production, and cultural creation, actively exploring the overseas expansion of cultural products, and has successively sent many high-quality domestic plays such as the phenomenal dance drama *Thousand-Hand Guanyin* (千手观音) and the acrobatic ballet *Swan Lake* (天鹅湖) abroad, and established long-term cooperative relationships with performance groups in 15 countries. "More and more private enterprises with aspirations for cultural dissemination are going abroad, and government departments often come to enterprises to conduct research and exchanges, offer advice, and solve pain points and difficulties." Zhang Ligang (张力刚), who has been engaged in the promotion of cultural products overseas for many years, has profound feelings.

"The core of Chinese culture and modern aesthetic style are the two major reasons for our emergence overseas." Zhang Ligang (张力刚) took the dance drama *Wing Chun* (咏春) as an example, saying that the play organically combines traditional Chinese martial arts with modern dance, which not only fits the foreign audience's understanding of Chinese culture, but also gives it a modern aesthetic experience. Art forms such as dance and music can cross language barriers and enhance cultural identity through empathy.

MINISO Group (名创优品集团) –

"Consumers' voices are the focus of our development of creative IPs."

In the MINISO Group (名创优品集团) store in Bandung, Indonesia, a pair of penguin PENPEN plush toys wearing Indonesian-style wedding dresses are very distinctive. "I didn't expect my paintings to become dolls, I'm really touched!" Indonesian youth Gaby said happily.

Penguin PENPEN is MINISO's original IP. Since its launch in 2019, it has entered 104 countries and regions, with overseas sales reaching 1 billion yuan. Why is this plush toy image so popular? The story of Gaby, a loyal fan of Penguin PENPEN, is a good example.

In 2024, Gaby wrote a letter inviting the MINISO (名创优品) team to attend her wedding, and drew a pair of penguin PENPEN wearing Indonesian-style wedding dresses in the letter. The MINISO (名创优品) team made a pair of dolls according to the picture as a gift in return. Later, the penguin PENPEN wearing Indonesian-style wedding dresses became a star product in MINISO (名创优品) Indonesian stores.

"This little story represents the emotional connection between products and consumers. Consumers' voices are the focus of our development of creative IPs." Chen Chang (陈畅), public relations director of MINISO Group (名创优品集团), told reporters that for many consumers, Penguin PENPEN is not just a doll, but also comfort and companionship. The company focuses on designing details around the IP's personality characteristics, transforming industrial products into emotional carriers.

Chen Chang (陈畅) introduced that the company has independently incubated multiple original IPs such as Penguin PENPEN, Dun Dun Chicken (墩墩鸡), and the Gifford Family (吉福特家族), deeply exploring emotional value, interpreting "happy philosophy," and driving "interest consumption." From its establishment in 2013 to its expansion into overseas markets in 2015, MINISO (名创优品) has more than 7,700 stores in 112 countries and regions around the world.

How to make original IPs have vitality? Telling good stories is an important way. Chen Chang (陈畅) cited an example, saying that in the image setting, the Penguin PENPEN family loves to travel and adventure, and is full of vitality and energy. The company cooperated with a non-governmental organization in Peru. For every Penguin PENPEN purchased by a customer, a tree is planted in the Andes Mountains, thereby calling on consumers to pay attention to environmental issues, and ultimately completing the goal of planting 110,000 trees. The company also launched the city-limited CITY PEN series, which is popular among fans in many countries. "Through original IP dolls, we have allowed Chinese cultural brands to cross borders and gain fans with strength." Chen Chang (陈畅) said.

Winning the global offline exclusive sales channel for official derivatives of *Black Myth: Wukong* (黑神话：悟空), creating Chinese intangible cultural heritage series products, developing national trendy archaeological blind box series... Chen Chang (陈畅) introduced that transforming China's profound cultural heritage into commercial momentum has become an important focus for MINISO (名创优品).

"China's complete production and supply chain gives us full confidence, the product production cycle is greatly shortened, and we can quickly put it on the shelves for sale." Chen Chang (陈畅) said that among MINISO's (名创优品) more than 1,400 high-quality suppliers worldwide, 50% are from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). The company plans to lead 100 Chinese IPs to the world in the next 10 years, allowing more overseas consumers to feel the unique charm of Chinese culture.

BabyBus Co., Ltd. (宝宝巴士股份有限公司) –

"Gain a deeper understanding of local social culture and find a fit that meets needs."

Brazilian boy Noang has two special partners—the panda characters "Kiki" (奇奇) and "Miumiu" (妙妙). Every day, he opens the video website to watch the dances performed by "Kiki" (奇奇) and "Miumiu" (妙妙), and sings and sways along with them. Not long ago, Noang's mother wrote a letter to BabyBus Co., Ltd. (宝宝巴士股份有限公司) to express her gratitude—BabyBus (宝宝巴士) brought joy to little Noang and became an indispensable playmate in his childhood.

Born in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) Province, BabyBus (宝宝巴士) focuses on creating children's enlightenment products, serving a total of 700 million families worldwide. "Kiki" (奇奇) and "Miumiu" (妙妙) are the company's original IPs. Issuing 12 language versions to more than 160 countries and regions around the world, BabyBus (宝宝巴士) interactive APP has about 100 million monthly active users worldwide, of which about 60% are overseas users... In the eyes of company founder Tang Guangyu (唐光宇), deeply cultivating product localization is the key to BabyBus's (宝宝巴士) successful promotion of original content to the world.

Clicking on a BabyBus (宝宝巴士) Arabic song, listeners will find that the first two lines of the lyrics are always repeated 2 to 3 times. "This song was not like this when it first entered the Arab market. This is a version that we deeply cooperated with local partners to create together." Yan Naiyong (闫乃永), head of the company's animation business department, introduced.

A music creation company located in Algeria is BabyBus's (宝宝巴士) partner in the Arab region. Abdellazak, the head of the company, found that directly launching Chinese music locally had limited popularity. He suggested that the rhythm of the music be made more brisk and the first few sentences be repeated several times, which could better reflect the characteristics of local music. BabyBus (宝宝巴士) adopted this suggestion, and the number of plays on related channels increased by more than 20%.

"In different markets, we must adapt to local customs and language, and gain a deeper understanding of local social culture to find a fit that meets needs." Yan Naiyong (闫乃永) said that since 2020, BabyBus (宝宝巴士) has been practicing localization strategies in an all-round and multi-dimensional way from product research and development, design to operation and service, and then to brand building and IP creation, and has achieved significant results.

"We adhere to originality, pay attention to content quality, and always design products from the perspective of children." Tang Guangyu (唐光宇) told reporters that the core of stories such as helping others and loving peace in various cultures is the same. "**守株待兔** (shǒu zhū dài tù - "guard stump wait rabbit," to rely on luck or wait idly for opportunities)" What we have to do is to make the source of high-quality content wider and more adaptable to local needs."

"BabyBus's (宝宝巴士) content fits the characteristics of local communication. We are optimistic about its market prospects and will continue to deepen cooperation." Abdellazak said. At present, he and BabyBus (宝宝巴士) are preparing to jointly explore and produce local Arab story products, and start cooperation 2.0 version. Both sides are full of expectations and confidence.

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China-Malaysia Cooperation Vividly Demonstrates the "Shanghai Spirit" (Ambassador's Notes: Promoting the "Shanghai Spirit": The SCO in Action)

By: 孔宪华

The Maldives is a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织). The country is picturesque, with simple folk customs, and is known as "a string of pearls scattered by God on earth." China and the Maldives are sincere and mutually trusting friends, and partners in joint development and common prosperity. The relations between the two countries have continuously reached new levels of development in the new era, vividly interpreting the "Shanghai Spirit."

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations more than half a century ago, China and the Maldives have always respected and supported each other, setting a model of equal treatment, mutual assistance, and mutually beneficial cooperation between large and small countries. In September 2014, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a historic state visit to the Maldives. The Maldives was one of the first countries to respond to the "Belt and Road" initiative and one of the first to benefit from it. The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (中马友谊大桥) built with Chinese assistance has rewritten the history of the Maldives without bridges, the Hulhumalé social housing project has fulfilled the dream of local people to live in peace, and the expansion and reconstruction project of Velana International Airport has given "wings" to the development of the Maldives' tourism industry. These landmark projects of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" have laid a solid foundation for the economic take-off and improvement of people's livelihood in the Maldives.

Respecting diverse civilizations is a long-standing tradition of exchanges between China and the Maldives. As early as the Ming Dynasty, navigator Zheng He (郑和) led his fleet to visit the Maldives twice, and King Yusuf of the Maldives also sent envoys to China three times. The National Museum of Malé displays ancient Chinese porcelain and coins unearthed locally. The friendly ties established between the peoples of the two countries through the ancient Maritime Silk Road are constantly deepening in the new era. In January 2024, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu (穆伊兹) paid a state visit to China, with his first stop being Fujian Province, witnessing the great achievements of China's development and personally feeling President Xi Jinping's (习近平) outstanding leadership. During the talks between the two heads of state, President Muizzu (穆伊兹) clearly stated that the Maldives supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平).

Seeking common development is the core goal of China-Maldives cooperation. In recent years, the relations between the two countries have continued to operate at a high level, and China-Maldives pragmatic cooperation has steadily advanced. In 2024, the two heads of state announced the elevation of China-Maldives relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, jointly committed to building a China-Maldives community with a shared future, realizing a new leap in the relations between the two countries, and charting a new vision for China-Maldives cooperation. China continues to rank first among the sources of foreign tourists to the Maldives, and more and more Chinese tourists are traveling to the Maldives to enjoy the island scenery; the China-Maldives Friendship Hospital in Vilimalé, Maldives, and the reconstruction projects of municipal roads in Malé and Vilimalé are steadily advancing; on January 1, 2025, the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement officially came into effect, providing a solid institutional guarantee for enhancing the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation between the two countries; China and the Maldives have fruitful cooperation and exchanges in nursery construction, fishery, medical and health, and cultural and sports fields, and have broad prospects for cooperation in green economy, blue economy, digital economy, and modern agriculture.

One of the important sources of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (上海合作组织) strong attraction is that it has built a platform for equal dialogue between large and small countries. Members of the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) family" treat each other equally, regardless of size or strength, discuss cooperation, seek common development, and strive to solve common problems. China and the Maldives are both developing countries and have similar views and positions on international and regional affairs. The two sides maintain close coordination and cooperation on multilateral affairs, work together to safeguard true multilateralism and the common interests of developing countries, and strive to make the world more peaceful, safer, and more prosperous. Within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), China and the Maldives will continue to strengthen unity and cooperation and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.

The friendship between China and the Maldives is in full sail, sailing far and wide, and is a vivid practice of building a community with a shared future in the periphery. China will, as always, support the Maldives in safeguarding its national independence and sovereignty, actively explore a development path that suits its own national conditions, share the development opportunities brought about by Chinese-style modernization, and let the "pearl of the Indian Ocean" shine even more brilliantly.

(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives)

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Winning glory for the motherland, adding splendor to the military flag

By: 本报记者 金正波 李龙伊 亓玉昆

Victory Day parade training ground formations stand tall, battle flags flutter. Loud slogans, neat steps, beads of sweat on foreheads... For the grand parade on September 3rd, participating officers and soldiers are training against the clock and sprinting with all their might. Majestic heroic postures and magnificent formations are filled with loyalty and perseverance.

Under the vast sky, the joint military band's shocking drumbeats and the soldiers' sonorous footsteps converge into a symphony of history and reality, condensing the magnificent power of a strong country and a strong army.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. It can be said that this dream is a dream of a strong country, and for the military, it is also a dream of a strong army."

Striding into a new era, strengthening the military and revitalizing the army has become the main theme and strongest voice of the People's Army. Recently, reporters visited the front line of parade training, came to the officers and soldiers participating in the parade, and recorded their stories of loyalty in fulfilling their mission and striving to strengthen the army.

Ding Hui (丁辉), participating in the parade for the sixth time:

"Running out of the acceleration of striving to strengthen the army"

On the training ground, iron armor rumbles, making bursts of roars. As a high-intensity joint training session came to an end, a chariot drove into the waiting area. Before the smoke and dust had dissipated, Ding Hui (丁辉), a first-level sergeant major of a certain brigade of the 82nd Group Army of the Army, stepped off the chariot and began a "review" with his comrades.

"This will be my sixth time participating in the parade," said Ding Hui (丁辉). "In my 32 years of service, I have experienced the iteration of multiple types of main battle equipment, witnessed the remarkable achievements in the modernization of national defense and the army, and I am even more proud to have the opportunity to participate in this grand parade!"

In 1999, Ding Hui (丁辉) was selected to participate in the "Century Parade". "As a driver, I had to align the vehicle with my eyes in the very hot cab and control the accelerator with my 'foot feel'." Speaking of his first participation in the parade mission, Ding Hui (丁辉) still remembers it vividly. "At that time, I only had one thought - to overcome all difficulties and ensure the successful completion of the mission."

Finally, on the day of the parade, he drove the chariot through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) with "zero error". Since then, Ding Hui (丁辉) has implemented the highest standards and perfect performance in every parade process.

This year, Ding Hui's (丁辉) formation is composed of various types of vehicles. Different types of vehicles have different technical and tactical performance, which brings new challenges to orderly marching. With the mentality of starting from scratch, Ding Hui (丁辉) studied the characteristics of the equipment, jointly innovated a speed measurement system with the manufacturer, and summarized various training methods, effectively improving the quality and efficiency of the formation training. After several joint training sessions, the formation's results ranked among the best.

"From driving the first generation of infantry fighting vehicles of our army to accept the review, to driving a certain type of main battle tank known as the 'King of Land Warfare' to appear in the parade, and then to more new domestically produced equipment appearing, I truly feel that the equipment of our army is being updated faster and faster, and the development of new quality combat capabilities is becoming more and more rapid." From stepping onto the parade training ground for the first time in his 20s to preparing for the parade again at the age of 50, Ding Hui (丁辉) has a deep understanding of the achievements of the modernization of the People's Army.

Since joining the army, Ding Hui (丁辉) has experienced the updating and iteration of equipment from motorization to mechanization, and then to informatization and digitalization. The rapid development of equipment has put higher demands on Ding Hui (丁辉) and his comrades.

Over the years, with his hard work and dedication to research, Ding Hui (丁辉) has become a special-class driver, a special-class shooter, a special-class vehicle commander, and later a special-class network module maintainer and a special-class information system operator, praised by his comrades as a veritable "five-special elite soldier".

"Only by integrating the dream of a strong country and the dream of a strong army into our posts and positions, completing every task assigned by the Party and the people to a high standard, and running out of the acceleration of striving to strengthen the army, can we realize the value of life on the stage of strengthening the army!" said Ding Hui (丁辉).

Stepping into a new journey of strengthening the army, all officers and soldiers of the army are anchoring the goal of achieving the centenary of the army's founding and launching continuous assaults towards victory.

Kang Kai (康凯), a female pilot in the aerial echelon:

"Aiming at the highest standard of 'meter-second accuracy'"

On the tarmac of the training ground, warplanes are ready to go. Kang Kai (康凯), a female pilot from a certain aviation brigade of the Air Force, walked towards the warplane, climbed the gangway, and after sitting down, the cockpit cover slowly descended.

"Timed takeoff!" A huge roar sounded in her ears, and the warplane spewed out afterburners and heat flow to accelerate into the air, piercing the sky like thunder, and a special training session began. "This training requires pilots to focus on and refine their ability to fly through clouds in close-knit small formations, maintain formations, and handle special situations in the air," said the flight commander.

"I feel extremely honored to have the opportunity to fly a warplane over Tiananmen (天安门) and show the demeanor of female pilots in the new era." Stepping off the warplane, Kang Kai (康凯) said proudly, "I will aim at the highest standard of 'meter-second accuracy' and accept the review of the Party and the people in the best condition!"

"Why did you choose to become a fighter pilot?" "My father is a veteran who went to the front line and won first-class merit. He has always been my role model. In 2008, I successfully passed the pilot recruitment selection. Now, as I fly the war eagle and look at the lights of thousands of homes under the wings, I understand even more the soldiers' protection of their homes and country," said Kang Kai (康凯).

Flying is a career for the brave. In order to pioneer female pilots flying a certain type of advanced warplane, Kang Kai (康凯) faced difficulties and constantly challenged her physical limits. Countless days and nights, she tied sandbags to her legs and forced herself to run on the playground, gritting her teeth; she spent time in the gym, working hard on weighted squats and sit-ups to strengthen her core muscle groups... Her hard work earned everyone's consensus: "Female pilots can do it too!"

One detail is impressive: on the bulkhead of the rear cockpit of the warplane, clear scratches can be seen. Kang Kai (康凯) said that these are the marks left by the helmet repeatedly hitting the bulkhead during daily training exercises with high-load maneuvers and turning her head to observe "enemy aircraft". Comrades commented that female pilots are not only not afraid of hardship in training, but also careful and meticulous in their operations, and have strong learning and research abilities.

"I really like a line in 'The Strong Army Has Me' - 'Into the blue sky, I am a white cloud'. I will persist in hard training on the ground and precise flying in the air, constantly update my thinking concepts, improve my tactical skills, and write my flight path in the blue sky of the motherland." Looking at the direction of the war eagle taking off, Kang Kai's (康凯) eyes are firm.

Fighting in the long sky with the heart towards the Party, flying thousands of miles without getting lost. In the new era, the People's Air Force is accelerating the pace of transformation and construction, firmly and consciously listening to the Party's command, deeply promoting military training and preparation for war, accelerating the development of new types of combat forces, using loyalty to safeguard the security of the motherland's airspace, and taking practical actions to defend national sovereignty and territorial airspace security.

Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱), the "Iron Armor Divine Doctor" who has guaranteed the parade for the fourth time:

"The parade ground is the training ground"

"Report, vehicle fault alarm." On the training ground, when a chariot was driving with the formation, the alarm light suddenly flashed. Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱), a first-level sergeant major of a certain Marine Corps brigade, went to the sound and eliminated the fault in less than 3 minutes with the help of an intelligent detection terminal.

"Everyone is relieved with the armored vehicles maintained by Lao Yang (老杨)," In the parade, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) is a maintenance technician who provides on-vehicle support. This parade is the fourth time he has undertaken the task of parade support.

"For me, the parade ground is the training ground. Strengthening maintenance skills and practicing winning skills are our unshirkable responsibilities!" said Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱).

When he first joined the army, the first "iron lump" Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) came into contact with was a certain type of amphibious tank. Following his master into the chassis full of oil stains, in the dim light, he relied on a wrench and a hammer to knock and repair, "The faults of the old equipment are all on the surface, and they can be located by looking with your eyes and listening with your ears."

In 2009, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) guaranteed the parade of a new type of amphibious infantry fighting vehicle. During training, looking at the fault codes jumping on the screen, the "Iron Armor Divine Doctor" who could disassemble and assemble the gearbox with his eyes closed was sweating profusely in the cockpit. To this end, he "gnawed" through a thick stack of manuals and studied the electronic system in the scorching sun of the training ground, and finally figured out the equipment's performance and maintenance points.

"I will never forget the National Day 70th anniversary parade. I was in a certain type of amphibious assault vehicle, staring at the parameters on the data screen. When the chariot drove through Tiananmen (天安门), I was so excited that my eyes were wet with tears. In the 'invisible' place, I accepted the review of the Party and the people." Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) said that the roar of the engine was intertwined with the excitement in his heart, and the heart that had been hanging finally fell to the ground when the equipment successfully completed the parade mission.

In order to ensure the successful completion of the parade, he innovated technical means, using laser rangefinders, infrared sensors and other precision speed measurement and positioning to ensure safe vehicle spacing. "Squad Leader Yang's (杨班长) requirements for equipment performance, his research on new technologies, and his dedication to maintenance work fill the officers and soldiers of the formation with a sense of security," said comrade Cao Shuai (曹帅).

The steel torrent is surging forward. In his 26 years of service, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) has always struggled on the front line of equipment maintenance, "Wherever the 'legs' of the equipment extend, the battlefield of the support personnel will be laid." The Marine Corps performs a variety of tasks and requires diverse capabilities. From the water's edge to the far sea, from flat landing to three-dimensional application, from amphibious assault to cross-domain synthesis, Yang Yuzhu (杨玉柱) has witnessed the changes and development of the Marine Corps all the way.

In the new era, the People's Navy is constantly accelerating the transformation and upgrading of equipment construction and military training, steadily improving its strategic deterrence and counterattack, maritime mobile operations, maritime joint operations, comprehensive defense operations, and comprehensive support capabilities, and is sailing towards the goal of building a world-class navy.

Xiao Rongji (肖荣基), the 36th squad leader of the "Yang Gensi Squad" (杨根思班):

"Soldiers are the boundary markers of the motherland"

"Look to the right!" As the command was issued, Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) and his comrades' movements were clean, powerful, and uniform. The sonorous footsteps echoed in the training ground for a long time.

Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) comes from the "Yang Gensi Company" (杨根思连) of a certain brigade of the 83rd Group Army of the Army and is the 36th squad leader of the "Yang Gensi Squad" (杨根思班). "Every time I step onto the parade training ground, my heart is filled with passion and enthusiasm." Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) said, "I feel that I am not only a soldier, but also a drop of water in the steel torrent, surging forward in the tide of strengthening the army."

The "Yang Gensi Company" (杨根思连) where Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) is located is a unit that inherits the heroic bloodline. In those days, facing the arrogant and powerful enemy, the old company commander Yang Gensi (杨根思) shouted the heart-shaking heroic declaration: I don't believe there are tasks that cannot be completed, I don't believe there are difficulties that cannot be overcome, and I don't believe there are enemies that cannot be defeated.

"Different eras, the same feelings, the story of the hero made me truly understand the loyalty and responsibility of the people's soldiers." Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) said, "Struggling in the battle position, soldiers are the boundary markers of the motherland, I want to train hard and be a good soldier."

When he first joined the company, Xiao Rongji's (肖荣基) military quality was not outstanding, but he was holding back a force and wanted to prove himself with strength. In tempering and hard training, his various qualities gradually improved, and he was also named a training pacesetter in the company.

In August last year, Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) represented the company in the Mobei (漠北) grassland to participate in a live-fire confrontation exercise. As the sniper in charge, he overcame difficulties and obstacles, eliminated two firepower points of the Blue Army, and covered the breaching team to successfully complete the mission.

Admiration for heroes will produce heroes, and striving to be heroes will produce heroes in large numbers. Xiao Rongji (肖荣基) said: "We will continue the red bloodline, strive to develop excellent skills, and resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests."

"Listen, the bugle of the new journey is sounding, and the goal of strengthening the army is calling in front..." On the training ground, the joint military band played a song "The Strong Army Battle Song". The melody is sonorous, the oath is firm, and the officers and soldiers are moving towards victory.

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Shen Yueyue Meets with Atabayeva, Vice Chairperson of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Children of Turkmenistan

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 23rd. On August 23rd, Shen Yueyue (沈跃跃), Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairperson of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, met in Beijing with Atabayeva (阿塔巴耶娃), Vice Chairperson of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov (库尔班古力·别尔德穆哈梅多夫) Charitable Foundation for Children of Turkmenistan, who was visiting China. The meeting focused on implementing the important consensus reached by the two countries' top leaders, promoting China-Turkmenistan friendship, cooperation in the fields of women and children, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation's people-to-people exchanges and cooperation with Turkmenistan.

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Chinese Society for Human Rights Studies Delegation Visits Uzbekistan, Ethiopia

This newspaper's Addis Ababa dispatch, August 23 (Reporter Huang Peizhao (黄培昭)) From August 18th to 23rd, Jiang Jianguo (蒋建国), member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), deputy director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee (民族和宗教委员会), and executive vice president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies (中国人权研究会), led an exchange delegation to Uzbekistan and Ethiopia to carry out human rights exchange activities.

In Uzbekistan, the exchange delegation attended the launching ceremony of the Uzbek version of "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's (习近平) Discourse on Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" and met with Akmal Saidov (阿克马尔·赛义多夫), Director of the National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan, Deputy Minister of Justice Sherzod Rabiyev (舍尔佐德·拉比耶夫), and Vice President of the Supreme Court Ikram Muslimov (伊克拉姆·穆斯里莫夫), respectively. In Ethiopia, the exchange delegation attended the sharing session for African readers of "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's (习近平) Discourse on Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" and the first China-Africa Human Rights Seminar, and met with Berhanu Tsegaye (伯哈努·特斯盖耶), State Minister of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dima Negewo (迪玛·内格沃), Director of the Foreign Affairs and Peace Committee of the House of People's Representatives of the Federal Parliament, respectively.

During the visit, taking General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on respecting and protecting human rights as a starting point, the exchange delegation deeply promoted Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to Uzbekistan and Ethiopia. Under the framework of the "China-Central Asia Spirit" and the six major propositions and "Ten Partnership Programs" for China and Africa to jointly promote modernization, the delegation clarified the realistic foundation and bright prospects for actively promoting the implementation of human rights exchanges and cooperation. At the same time, the exchange delegation exchanged views with Uzbekistan and Ethiopia on the challenges facing global human rights governance and fully affirmed and actively promoted the solidarity and cooperation between Uzbekistan and Ethiopia and China in the international human rights field.

People from all walks of life in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia highly praised China's adherence to the people-centered approach in the new era and the historic achievements made in promoting the development of human rights. They believe that the three major global initiatives and the "Belt and Road" initiative have led the supply of international public goods and injected new impetus into the continuous and positive development of the world's human rights cause. China's human rights concept of development orientation, guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods in development, and promoting and protecting human rights is worth learning from. People from both countries expressed their expectation to continue strengthening human rights cooperation with China and jointly promote global human rights governance towards a more equitable, just, reasonable, and inclusive direction.

Akmal Saidov (阿克马尔·赛义多夫) believes that the publication and distribution of the Uzbek version of "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's (习近平) Discourse on Respecting and Protecting Human Rights" is an important event in human rights exchange and cooperation between China and Uzbekistan. All countries have the right to independently choose a path of human rights development that suits their national conditions, which is an important enlightenment provided by China's practical experience to the international community.

Berhanu Tsegaye (伯哈努·特斯盖耶) said that China and Africa are a community with a shared future. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The establishment of the China-Africa human rights exchange platform effectively promotes exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and African civilizations and contributes wisdom and strength to both sides to work together to promote the development of the world's human rights cause.

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Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath arrive in China

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 23rd. King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni (诺罗敦·西哈莫尼) and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (诺罗敦·莫尼列·西哈努克) arrived in Beijing (北京) by special plane on the 23rd.

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The First China-Africa Human Rights Forum Held in Ethiopia

This newspaper reported from Addis Ababa on August 23rd (Reporter Huang Peizhao (黄培昭)) The first China-Africa Human Rights Seminar was held on the 22nd in Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴), the capital of Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚). More than 200 officials, experts, scholars, relevant social organizations, enterprises, think tanks, and media representatives from China and over 40 African countries in the field of human rights, held discussions around the theme of "Building a China-Africa Community of Common Destiny and Working Together to Realize the Right to Development."

Jiang Jianguo (蒋建国), Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Deputy Director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, and Executive Vice President of the China Society for Human Rights Studies (中国人权研究会), said in his speech that the historic achievements of China's human rights cause show that guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods in development, and promoting and protecting human rights, are the foundation for advancing the modernization process and the right path to a happy life for mankind. The Chinese and African people also cherish peace and development and have always stood together through thick and thin to realize human dignity and value, and seek common development with a sincere and honest heart. He suggested that as China-Africa relations enter a new stage of building a community of common destiny in the new era, the two sides should work together to safeguard human rights through sustainable development, common security, cultural exchanges, and practical actions.

Chen Hai (陈海), Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚), believes that the China-Africa human rights exchange and dialogue has opened a new chapter in Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴), deeply rooted in African soil from the very beginning, and closely touching the development pulse of the African human rights cause. China is the largest developing country in the world, and Africa is the continent with the largest concentration of developing countries. The two sides share common ideas and similar demands, understand each other deeply, and have great potential to deepen human rights cooperation.

Fekadu Tsegaye, Director of the Ethiopian Policy Research Institute (埃塞俄比亚政策研究所), pointed out that this seminar will help promote the construction of a China-Africa community of common destiny and promote the realization of the right to development. This is not only a policy dialogue, but also a milestone platform aimed at shaping the future of human rights governance and strengthening cooperation between China and Africa.

Jeddy Mowbray Armah, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia (利比里亚), said that Liberia (利比里亚) is committed to South-South cooperation, promoting the strengthening of Africa's strategic voice in shaping its own future, and striving to promote the construction of a China-Africa community of common destiny that is not only characterized by trade and investment, but also by inclusion, empowerment, and peace.

This seminar was co-sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (中国人权研究会), Zhejiang Normal University (浙江师范大学), and the Ethiopian Policy Research Institute (埃塞俄比亚政策研究所). This is a mechanism dialogue platform established to implement the "China-Africa Cooperation Forum—Beijing Action Plan (2025-2027)" (《中非合作论坛—北京行动计划（2025—2027）》) and strengthen exchanges and cooperation between China and African countries in the field of human rights. On the same day, the participants jointly released the "Addis Ababa Consensus on the Right to Development in China and Africa" (《中非发展权亚的斯亚贝巴共识》) at the seminar.

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President of the Swiss Council of States to Visit China

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 23rd. At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Swiss Federal Council President Carlo Lombardi will lead a delegation to visit China from August 25th to 28th.

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Pakistan hosts seminar focusing on SCO "Year of China"

According to Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, August 23rd (Reporters Yang Kai (杨恺) and Jiang Chao (蒋超)) The Islamabad Strategic Studies Institute of Pakistan held a seminar on the theme of "The 'Year of China' in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Promoting the 'Shanghai Spirit'" on the 22nd. Pakistani officials attending the meeting praised China's positive role as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and looked forward to Pakistan making more contributions to the long-term development of the SCO.

Pakistan's National Coordinator for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Ferhat Aisha, said: "2025 will be remembered in the history of the SCO, because China's active role this year has been fruitful, consolidating the SCO's position as an important mechanism for promoting multilateralism."

Pakistan's Ambassador to China, Hashmi, said that as an international cooperation platform for equal dialogue and achieving common development, the importance of the SCO is increasing, playing a key role in maintaining regional peace and security and promoting sustainable development.

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International Symposium on "China's Legal and Historical Basis for Recovering the Nansha Islands: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War" Held in Beijing

This newspaper reported from Beijing on August 23rd (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) The international seminar "The Legal and Historical Basis of China's Recovery of the Nansha Islands: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War" was held in Beijing (北京) on the 23rd. More than 40 experts and scholars from research institutions and universities in China (中国), Malaysia (马来西亚), the Philippines (菲律宾), Portugal (葡萄牙), Russia (俄罗斯), Singapore (新加坡), and the United Kingdom (英国) attended.

At the meeting, some scholars analyzed and demonstrated that China's sovereignty over the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛) and Nansha Islands (南沙群岛) has sufficient historical and legal basis by displaying relevant historical documents, archives, and maps. Some scholars pointed out, through research and review of relevant foreign archives, that the world's major countries at that time recognized China's sovereignty over the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛) and Nansha Islands (南沙群岛). Other scholars emphasized that China's recovery of the South China Sea Islands (南海诸岛) after World War II is an important part of the post-war international order constructed by international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) and the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》). The experts also put forward views and suggestions on how to manage disputes, promote regional cooperation, and build the South China Sea (南海) into a sea of peace, a sea of friendship, and a sea of cooperation.

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China's early rice output to increase in 2025

This newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on August 23rd (reported by reporter Wang Yunshan (王云杉)) On the 22nd, the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) released data: In 2025, the national early rice planting area was stable with a slight decrease, the yield per unit area increased, and the early rice output was 57.03 billion jin, an increase of 680 million jin compared with 2024, an increase of 1.2%.

In 2025, the national early rice planting area was 71.143 million mu, a decrease of 179,000 mu from the previous year, a decrease of 0.3%, maintaining overall stability. This year, the country further increased its support for grain production, continued to increase the minimum purchase price of early indica rice, stabilized farmers' expectations for growing grain, and mobilized farmers' enthusiasm for planting. Local governments at all levels have **层层压实** (céng céng yā shí - "layer upon layer compacting," to ensure responsibilities are implemented at each level) the responsibility for grain production, and introduced relevant policies and measures to coordinate project funds such as rewards for major grain-producing counties to support and guarantee early rice production. During the spring sowing period, some local areas experienced severe drought, which affected the timely transplanting of early rice. Farmers switched to planting other crops, and the planting area of early rice decreased slightly. However, with the support of a series of policies, the national early rice planting area has remained stable at around 71 million mu for six consecutive years.

In 2025, the national early rice yield per mu was 400.8 kg/mu, an increase of 5.8 kg/mu from the previous year, an increase of 1.5%, and the yield per mu exceeded 400 kg for the first time. By region, among the 10 early rice producing provinces (regions), except for Hainan (海南), where the yield per unit area decreased due to the impact of strong typhoons, the yield per unit area in the other 9 provinces (regions) increased to varying degrees. Since the start of early rice planting this year, the light, temperature and water conditions in the main producing areas of Jiangnan (江南) and South China (华南) have been well matched. There have been basically no large-scale natural disasters such as "cold spring," floods, and "rain washing rice flowers," and the occurrence of diseases and insect pests has also been relatively light, which is generally conducive to the growth and development of early rice and the formation of yield. After entering the mature harvest period, the weather in the main early rice producing areas was mainly sunny, which is not only conducive to the grain filling and ripening of early rice, but also conducive to improving quality. Various localities have actively promoted actions to increase the yield per unit area of rice on a large scale, increased the proportion of centralized seedling raising, and implemented key technical measures such as mechanized transplanting and throwing, increasing density and panicles, and "one spray for multiple promotions" to help increase the yield per unit area of early rice.

Wei Fenghua (魏锋华), Director of the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), said that in 2025, China's summer grain production was stable and abundant, and early rice achieved increased production, laying a good foundation for stabilizing annual grain production and providing solid support for coping with the complex and severe international situation and consolidating and expanding the momentum of economic recovery.

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Draft Rules on Price Behavior of Internet Platforms (for public comment) Released

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 23rd (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and promote the healthy development of the platform economy, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), and the State Internet Information Office (国家网信办) jointly drafted the "Rules on Price Behavior of Internet Platforms (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)," and openly solicited opinions from the public.

In recent years, China's (中国) platform economy has developed rapidly, playing a positive role in empowering the real economy, developing new quality productive forces, and meeting the needs of people's lives. The platform economy involves a large number of operators, and its pricing behavior is related to the vital interests of consumers. In particular, price marking and big data pricing have received widespread attention. In order to create an orderly and fair competitive market environment and protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers, current laws and regulations make general provisions for the pricing behavior of operators. However, how to better implement these in the platform economy field requires further refinement and implementation of regulatory requirements to guide operators to operate in accordance with laws and regulations.

It is understood that the public comment period is from August 23 to September 22, 2025. People from all walks of life can submit their opinions through the Internet and other means. The public can log in to the "Interactive Communication" section on the homepage of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) website and enter the "Solicitation of Opinions" column, or log in to the "Interaction" section on the homepage of the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) website and enter the "Solicitation and Investigation" column to submit opinions and suggestions.

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Providing Clear Guidance for Platform Pricing Practices

By: 本报记者 刘志强

In order to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and to promote the healthy development of the platform economy, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), and the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) jointly drafted the "Rules on Price Behavior of Internet Platforms (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" (《互联网平台价格行为规则（征求意见稿）》, hereinafter referred to as the "Behavior Rules"), and recently publicly solicited opinions from the public. Relevant officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) answered questions from reporters on this matter.

Reporter: What is the background for the introduction of the "Behavior Rules"?

Answer: In recent years, China's platform economy has developed rapidly, playing a positive role in empowering the real economy, developing new quality productive forces, and meeting the needs of people's lives. The platform economy involves a large number of operators, and its pricing behavior is closely related to the vital interests of consumers and has received widespread attention. Laws and regulations such as the Price Law, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, the E-commerce Law, and the Consumer Rights Protection Law make general provisions on the pricing behavior of operators from different perspectives, but how to better implement them in the platform economy field still requires further refinement and implementation of regulatory requirements, the construction of a transparent and predictable normalized price supervision mechanism, and guidance for operators to operate in accordance with laws and regulations. To this end, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), and the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) have studied and drafted the "Behavior Rules" on the basis of soliciting opinions from relevant departments, local governments, platform operators and in-platform operators, experts in the economic and legal fields, consumers, and social organizations.

Reporter: What is the overall idea for formulating the "Behavior Rules"?

Answer: The "Behavior Rules" adhere to the equal emphasis on promoting development and regulating norms, combining ex-ante guidance with in-process and ex-post supervision, based on the provisions of current laws and regulations, maintaining the stability of the regulatory system, focusing on regulating pricing behavior, promoting openness and transparency, enhancing coordination among all parties, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers, and promoting the healthy development of the platform economy.

First, regulate pricing behavior. Focusing on big data pricing, price subsidies, and price integrity, the pricing behavior of platform operators and in-platform operators will be regulated in accordance with the law, and clear behavioral norms will be proposed for operators' independent pricing and price competition, creating an orderly and fair competitive market environment.

Second, promote openness and transparency. Platform operators and in-platform operators are required to strictly abide by the provisions on clearly marked prices, improve the transparency of pricing rules, and promptly publicize changes in charges, so as to better accept social supervision.

Third, enhance coordination among all parties. Combining the characteristics of pricing behavior in the platform economy field, comprehensively utilize the provisions of relevant laws and regulations on pricing behavior, give full play to the role of government departments, industry associations, and platform operators, and form a good situation of collaborative governance.

Reporter: How do the "Behavior Rules" guide operators to independently set prices in accordance with the law?

Answer: Chapter 2 of the "Behavior Rules" focuses on the theme of "operators' independent pricing," clarifying that platform operators and in-platform operators legally enjoy the right to independently set prices, regulating the charging behavior of platform operators towards in-platform operators, and protecting the right of in-platform operators to independently set prices.

First, clarify that operators independently set prices in accordance with the law. Platform operators and in-platform operators shall exercise their right to independently set prices in accordance with the law and reasonably formulate price levels. Platform operators and in-platform operators, as well as operators and consumers, shall agree on and change prices through standardized methods such as contracts and orders. Operators are encouraged to innovate technologies and business models, improve the quality of products and services, and benefit the vast number of consumers.

Second, regulate the charging behavior of platform operators towards in-platform operators. Platform operators are required to reasonably formulate charging standards and publicize them, and to publicly solicit the opinions of in-platform operators in a prominent position on the homepage when adding or changing charging items, rules, standards, etc.

Third, protect the right of in-platform operators to independently set prices. Platform operators are required not to violate the provisions of Article 35 of the E-commerce Law and take measures such as restricting traffic, blocking stores, and removing goods or services from the shelves to unreasonably restrict or attach unreasonable conditions to the pricing behavior of in-platform operators.

Reporter: What requirements does the "Behavior Rules" put forward for regulating operators' price marking behavior?

Answer: Chapter 3 of the "Behavior Rules" focuses on the theme of "clearly marked prices," clarifying the price marking norms that platform operators and in-platform operators need to comply with when selling goods and providing services, and putting forward specific requirements for the public disclosure of rules on price promotions, subsidies, differential pricing, dynamic pricing, and bidding rankings.

First, price marking should be clear and understandable. Platform operators and in-platform operators are required to clearly mark prices or charging standards on their websites, application software (APP), and mini-programs; when selling goods, they shall mark the name, price, and unit of measurement of the goods, and when providing services, they shall mark the service items, service content, and prices or measurement methods; and they shall not increase prices outside of the marked price or charge any fees that have not been marked.

Second, promotion rules should be clear and transparent. Platform operators and in-platform operators are required to truthfully mark the base for discounts and price reductions, and when offsetting the price through points, coupons, redemption coupons, vouchers, prepayments, etc., they shall mark the specific calculation method in a prominent manner.

Third, platform subsidies should be clear and understandable. Platform operators are required to carry out subsidy promotions fairly and impartially, and shall not falsely or exaggeratedly promote the amount and intensity of subsidies; they shall mark the subsidies and related activity rules in a prominent position on the website or APP, and clarify information such as the subsidy target, subsidy method, participation conditions, and start and end times.

Fourth, differential pricing and dynamic pricing rules should be transparent. It is stipulated that if platform operators and in-platform operators implement different prices for consumers with different transaction conditions, they shall disclose relevant rules. If platform operators and in-platform operators implement dynamic pricing such as time-sharing pricing, they shall disclose dynamic pricing rules and clearly explain the factors affecting prices.

Reporter: How does the "Behavior Rules" regulate operators' price competition behavior?

Answer: Chapter 4 of the "Behavior Rules" focuses on the theme of "regulating price competition behavior," and makes detailed provisions on the identification standards for unfair pricing behaviors such as predatory pricing, price discrimination, price fraud, price collusion, and price gouging in the platform economy field, so as to prevent disorderly competition from distorting resource allocation and price signals.

First, maintain the order of price competition. It is stipulated that platform operators shall not force or disguisedly force in-platform operators to sell goods at prices below cost in accordance with their pricing rules, disrupting market competition order. It should be emphasized here that if the business model of platform operators is free to users for a long time and is conducive to promoting innovation and progress and improving the long-term welfare of operators and consumers, it may not be identified as predatory pricing; platform operators and in-platform operators who reduce prices to deal with fresh goods, seasonal goods, backlog goods, near-expiration goods, etc., or have legitimate reasons to reduce prices to provide services, do not belong to predatory pricing.

Second, regulate big data pricing. It is stipulated that platform operators and in-platform operators shall not, without legitimate reasons, set different prices or charging standards for the same goods or services under the same transaction conditions based on information such as consumers' willingness to pay, ability to pay, consumption preferences, and consumption habits without the consumer's knowledge.

Third, clarify price integrity requirements. It is stipulated that platform operators and in-platform operators shall not use deceptive or misleading language and pictures to mark prices, shall not sell goods or provide services through false discounts, price reductions, price comparisons, etc., and shall not lure consumers or other operators with low prices and settle at high prices.

In addition, the "Behavior Rules" stipulate that platform operators and in-platform operators shall not collude with each other to manipulate market prices; and shall not fabricate or spread information about price increases or **哄抬价格** (hōng tái jià gé - "drive up prices," to artificially inflate prices, often through spreading rumors or hoarding).

Reporter's Notes

Promote the Healthy Development of the Platform Economy by Regulating Pricing Behavior

Encountering "big data price discrimination" when shopping online; difficulty finding the entrance when canceling membership renewal; being attracted by "full reduction" and "red envelopes," but actually being "false full reduction" and "raising prices before reducing prices"... In response to these "annoying things" encountered by netizens, the "Behavior Rules" put forward many targeted measures around "clearly marked prices," which will solve information asymmetry through multi-dimensional public disclosure and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.

The introduction of the "Behavior Rules" will make platform charges more transparent and consumers more assured when spending money, and will also bring many benefits to the vast number of merchants operating on the platform.

Platform operators shall not force or disguisedly force in-platform operators to sell goods at prices below cost in accordance with their pricing rules; shall not unreasonably restrict or attach unreasonable conditions to the pricing behavior of in-platform operators... On the basis of clarifying that operators legally enjoy the right to independently set prices, the "Behavior Rules" make a series of provisions around "regulating price competition behavior." This will effectively regulate the behavior of platform operators and create a better environment for merchants on the platform, and will also promote market competition to be more benign and orderly.

Price is an important tool for market competition. The introduction of the "Behavior Rules" is to grasp the "bull nose" of price supervision, and through improving mechanisms and clarifying rules, make platform pricing behavior more rational and standardized. After implementation, the rapidly developing platform economy will go more steadily and further, and make greater contributions to expanding domestic demand, promoting transformation, stabilizing employment, and benefiting people's livelihoods.

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"New Era Keywords: A Comprehensive Discussion on Original and Iconic Concepts" Widely Acclaimed

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 23rd: Recently, the Publicity Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共海南省委宣传部) issued a notice, launching the second batch of recommended reading list for the theoretical study central group of the Party Committee (Party Group) in 2025. The book "New Era Keywords: A Discussion on Original and Iconic Concepts" published by People's Daily Press (人民日报出版社) was selected. The book includes 18 articles from the "Original and Iconic Concepts" column of the People's Daily (人民日报) theoretical edition, focusing on in-depth interpretations of a series of major original and iconic concepts.

Original and iconic concepts are indispensable basic support for a scientific theoretical system. Starting with concepts and proceeding from the specific to the general helps the broad masses of party members, cadres, and people from all walks of life to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since its publication and distribution in June 2025, the book "New Era Keywords: A Discussion on Original and Iconic Concepts" has been widely praised and has been successively selected for the Chang'an Avenue Reading Club (长安街读书会) cadre learning new book list, China Publishing & Media Business Daily (中国出版传媒商报) July good book list, etc.

As of now, the "Original and Iconic Concepts" column of the People's Daily (人民日报) theoretical edition has published 29 articles. "New Era Keywords: A Discussion on Original and Iconic Concepts" will publish its second series, which is expected to be published within the year.

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Busy Farming During the End of Heat

August 23rd is the Beginning of Autumn. Various regions are seizing the farming season and actively carrying out agricultural production.

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Further improvements to the VAT credit refund policy

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on August 23rd (Reporter Wang Guan (王观)) Recently, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the State Taxation Administration (税务总局) issued an announcement on improving the value-added tax (VAT) credit refund policy at the end of the period, further improving the credit refund policy, enhancing the accuracy of the policy, highlighting support for key industries, and adjusting the refund ratio and conditions for some industries.

Li Xuhong (李旭红), Vice President of the Beijing National Accounting Institute (北京国家会计学院), introduced that there are many reasons for the generation of input tax credits, mainly due to the inconsistency between the time of corporate cost input and the realization of sales revenue. For example, the raw materials and goods purchased by the company in a centralized manner have not yet been fully sold, or the company is in the investment period, and the construction of factories and equipment has not yet realized sales revenue.

According to the announcement, starting from September 2025, the policy of full monthly refund of the final input tax credits will be implemented for four industries: manufacturing, scientific research and technical services, software and information technology services, and ecological protection and environmental governance. For other industries, input tax credits will be refunded according to certain conditions and proportions.

Shi Wenpo (施文泼), Associate Researcher at the Public Revenue Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences (中国财政科学研究院), believes that further improving the credit refund policy will help maintain the continuity of the policy, improve the pertinence and accuracy of the policy, and further strengthen the support of tax policies for key areas and key links such as manufacturing, technological innovation, and the ecological environment.

According to the announcement, most industries require taxpayers to have a final input tax credit greater than zero for six consecutive months before applying for a tax refund, and the final input tax credit for the sixth month is not less than 500,000 yuan compared with December 31 of the previous year of the tax period to which the tax refund is applied. In addition, taxpayers who meet the conditions are allowed to fully return the input tax credit they have obtained or the tax refunded immediately after collection, or the tax refunded first and then refunded, and then re-select the applicable policy in the future, but once selected, it cannot be changed within 36 months.

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The State Council's Safety Committee decides to supervise the investigation and handling of the "8.22" major collapse accident at the Jianzha Yellow River Grand Bridge construction project of the Xi'an-Chengdu Railway.

Beijing, August 23rd (Reported by Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) According to the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) on the 23rd, the Safety Committee of the State Council has decided to supervise the investigation of the "8·22" major collapse accident of the Xining-Chengdu (西宁—成都) Railway (Xicheng Railway (西成铁路)) Jianzha Yellow River Grand Bridge (尖扎黄河特大桥) construction project. The Office of the Safety Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部), together with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委) and the National Railway Administration (国家铁路局), have established an on-site supervision team to supervise the accident investigation in Qinghai Province (青海省).

On August 22, a collapse accident occurred at the Jianzha Yellow River Grand Bridge (尖扎黄河特大桥) construction project on the Qinghai (青海) section of the Xicheng Railway (西成铁路), resulting in 12 deaths and 4 missing persons.

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There are no borders between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

By: 汪毅夫

I will tell two stories.

The first story concerns the crime of smuggling goods illegally in and out of the country. *A General Survey of Major Events in Taiwan (1979-1993)* (台湾大事纵览（1979—1993）), compiled by Zhu Qishan (朱其善) and Dong Yuhong (董玉洪) (Haifeng Publishing House, December 1993 edition), records that on March 4, 1981, the Taipei District Court acquitted several fishermen suspected of "smuggling with the mainland" on the grounds that there were no national boundaries between the mainland and Taiwan, and therefore no smuggling crime could be constituted. The judges of the Taipei District Court (台北地方法院) who made this verdict that year were well-informed. Aside from other considerations, "there are no national boundaries between the mainland and Taiwan" is a self-evident fact, an undeniable reason that needs no proof.

The second story involves the crime of illegally crossing borders by personnel. From June 14 to 15, 2008, the Second Kinmen Studies Academic Seminar was held at National Chung Hsing University (中兴大学) in Taichung City (台中市). Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), in her capacity as "former Mainland Affairs Council (陆委会) Chairperson and incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) Chairperson," was invited to attend the opening ceremony and deliver a speech. The transcript of Tsai Ing-wen's speech is included in the *Proceedings of the 2008 Kinmen Studies Academic Seminar* (2008年金门学学术研讨会论文集) published by the Kinmen County Cultural Bureau (金门县文化局) in December 2008. One of the focal points of Tsai Ing-wen's speech was to introduce the "work achievements" of promoting the legalization of the "Mini Three Links" (小三通) during her tenure as Chairperson of the Mainland Affairs Council (陆委会). Tsai Ing-wen said: "I remember when I first started implementing this policy in 2000, I went to Kinmen (金门) to take a look. When I came back, I discovered a problem, which is that most people in Kinmen 'may have criminal records,' or that most people in Kinmen have the potential to commit a crime every minute and every second. Why? Because at that time, as long as you violated the regulations and entered the mainland area, it was illegal. But this law actually violated the ecology at the time, because although there was no formal direct shipping at that time, these small boats traveled between Kinmen (金门) and Xiamen (厦门) every day, so many Kinmen people actually went to Xiamen (厦门) frequently. So, from a legal point of view, most people in Kinmen (金门) were violating the law, and if the prosecutor wanted to prosecute, most people would be prosecuted." Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) also said: "Between these two sides of the strait, between Kinmen (金门) and Xiamen (厦门), where is the concept of borders in the traditional sense? This is another question," "How do you establish the concept of borders? When you start to interact, you have the concept of borders. When you don't interact, you don't have that concept of borders," "That is to say, you have to create a border mechanism that we normally imagine in a very short period of time, you have to create it." From these words, people can hear very clearly that Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) reason for promoting the legalization of the "Mini Three Links" (小三通) is that there are no national boundaries "between these two sides of the strait, between Kinmen (金门) and Xiamen (厦门)."

Back then, after Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) participated in the drafting of Lee Teng-hui's (李登辉) "Two-State Theory," she still acknowledged the fact that there were no national boundaries between the two sides of the strait. However, she hoped to "create a border" in the "imagination" and in the "concept."

Perhaps some people will ask: Does Lai Ching-te (赖清德), the current "pragmatic worker for Taiwan independence," have the intention of solidifying the "borders" in Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) "imagination" and "concept" between the two sides of the strait? He should be 有贼心，有贼胆，没有贼身板 (yǒu zéi xīn, yǒu zéi dǎn, méi yǒu zéi shēn bǎn - "have the heart of a thief, have the guts of a thief, but not the body of a thief," to want to do something bad but lack the ability or strength). He completely lacks the conditions and cannot bear the painful price of daring to be a thief.

(The author is the President and Professor of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Studies (全国台湾研究会).)

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Shanxi Lüliang Empowers Traditional Villages Through Cultural and Tourism Integration

By: 本报记者 刘鑫焱 马睿姗

Qikou Ancient Town (碛口古镇) in Lin County (临县) features well-arranged ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Villager Yang Yanmei (杨艳梅) sings folk songs while leading tourists along the mountain village roads. In Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村), Fangshan County (方山县), distinctive residential buildings are built against the mountain, with underground passages crisscrossing and connecting courtyards... Stepping into Lüliang City (吕梁市), Shanxi Province (山西省), more than 100 traditional villages are strung together like beads, scattered in the undulating "folds" of the Lüliang Mountains (吕梁山).

These traditional villages tell the vicissitudes of history, carry a rich local culture, and contain enormous development potential. How to further protect and utilize these traditional villages is crucial for developing rural industries and helping people become prosperous.

Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) was founded in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. It is the third batch of historical and cultural villages in Shanxi Province (山西省) and was included in the fourth batch of Chinese traditional village directories in 2016. "In recent years, I have participated in the maintenance of ancient buildings in the village. The environment in the village has become more beautiful, and our wallets have also become fuller. I can earn more than 60,000 yuan a year," said villager Zhao Chongqing (赵重庆).

In recent years, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has adhered to the principle of emphasizing both the protection and utilization of ancient villages, formulated an implementation plan for key rural tourism villages, and included 33 traditional villages such as Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) and Bicun Village (碧村) in the construction scope of key rural tourism villages, protecting and repairing a number of ancient villages, ancient buildings, and red relics. At the same time, it takes into account the development of the rural tourism industry and formats, and promotes the inheritance and protection of Lüliang's (吕梁) red culture and traditional historical culture.

Since 2023, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has taken the construction of 100 key rural tourism villages as a breakthrough in learning and applying the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project (千万工程) experience, and listed the construction of key rural tourism villages as the "No. 1 Project" for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside in the city. Relying on red tourism attractions such as the Jin-Sui Border Region Revolutionary Memorial Hall (晋绥边区革命纪念馆), as well as natural and cultural landscapes such as North Wudang Mountain (北武当山) and Qikou Ancient Town (碛口古镇), it deeply explores cultural resources, promotes tourism through culture, highlights culture through tourism, and safeguards the roots of culture.

Recently, Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) has become a filming location for anti-Japanese war-themed movies, and 63-year-old villager Zhang Pingze (张平则) has become busy: getting up at 4 am every day to complete the village's cleaning work, and as soon as the movie starts filming at 8 am, he immediately changes into his costume, transforms into an "actor," and throws himself into the movie shooting. "The crew provides three meals a day, and I can earn 80 yuan. Everyone is very happy!" Zhang Pingze (张平则) said with a smile.

With its unique landscape of Loess Plateau villages, Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) has become a popular filming location for movies. This year, the village has also built a Hanfu (汉服) museum, boutique homestays, research and study bases, and cultural and creative shops. In 2024, the collective income of Zhangjiata Village (张家塔村) reached 1.431 million yuan, of which tourism income reached 230,000 yuan.

To promote the integrated development of rural culture and tourism, it is also necessary to explore characteristic industries in accordance with local conditions. Many traditional villages in Lüliang (吕梁) are based on different resource endowments and landforms, and in accordance with the village's functional positioning and industrial characteristics, they have established a differentiated development positioning of "**一村一品、一村一韵**" (yī cūn yī pǐn, yī cūn yī yùn - "one village one product, one village one charm," each village has its own unique product and charm).

Xiaoyi City (孝义市) has implemented the "Hundred Enterprises Leading Hundred Villages" action, activating the operating power of private enterprises and creating new cultural and tourism formats such as homestays, catering, leisure, and entertainment. In Linshui Village (临水村), Xiaoyi City (孝义市), tourists can stroll through the streets, taste local snacks, and watch 3D movies, realizing a deep integration of tradition and modernity.

Relying on its unique ancient architectural cultural resources and agricultural foundation, the local area has built a smart agricultural park project, integrating efficient agriculture, picking experience, landscape creativity, and educational research. Innovating operating methods, it attracts many villagers from surrounding villages to return to the village to open shops and start businesses through three methods: departmental township demonstration, municipal people's congress guiding representative participation, and cultural and tourism group targeted promotion. At the same time, it promotes multiple tasks such as business format layout and shop management to achieve diversified business formats; it seizes tourism golden nodes such as holidays to hold a series of events such as noodle food competitions, square dance competitions, and rural walking competitions. Since the beginning of 2025, it has attracted more than 550,000 tourists, and many villagers have exclaimed, "The village's reputation is getting bigger and bigger."

Walking into the old city of Xiaoyi (孝义老城), tourists can experience the nostalgic memories and the modern scene of "hydrogen cars passing through a sea of flowers"; they can also enjoy a pastoral scenery, visit a historical village, and stay in a comfortable homestay. The old city of Xiaoyi (孝义老城) was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,500 years. Since Xiaoyi City (孝义市) promoted the protection and development project of the old city of Xiaoyi (孝义老城区), Pengfei Group (鹏飞集团) has participated in the construction of a total construction area of more than 160,000 square meters, creating more than 1,000 jobs in commerce, catering, accommodation, and other fields. The local area strives to create an urban space that is "connected into lines and pieces, with clear and visible water, green and swimmable banks, prosperous and tradable streets, dreamlike food, and the best place to travel and rest."

In recent years, Lüliang City (吕梁市) has fully explored traditional village resources and vigorously developed high-quality rural industries. "In the next step, we will encourage and guide all counties and districts to combine their local characteristics, improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers, promote the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism, cultivate new cultural and tourism formats such as sightseeing tourism, service experience, and leisure and entertainment, tell the story of Yellow River culture well, and let ancient villages with characteristics, culture, mountains and rivers, and nostalgia shine with brilliance," said Sun Dajun (孙大军), Secretary of the Lüliang Municipal Party Committee (吕梁市委书记).

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First Edition Editors: Yang Xu, Zhang Shuaizhen, Luan Xinyi; Second Edition Editors: Jiang Xuejie, Qi Jiarun, Guo Xueyan; Third Edition Editors: Wu Gang, Jiang Bo, Li Anqi; Fourth Edition Editors: Hu Anqi, Yang Shuobi, Chen Zhen

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Revisiting Wartime Campus History, Deepening Patriotic Sentiment (In-depth Focus)

Editor's Note: After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Japanese invaders carried out a frenzied destruction of China's cultural and educational undertakings. Many universities were forced to relocate to the southwest, northwest, and other places to resume their operations, with teachers and students overcoming difficulties together. At the same time, the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) established schools in the anti-Japanese revolutionary base areas to cultivate firm revolutionary fighters. These schools trained a large number of outstanding talents for the cause of resisting Japan and saving the country, and also played a positive role in promoting local economic and cultural construction.

The reporter visited the former sites of some schools, traced the history of the war of resistance, relived the glorious years, and felt the spiritual outlook and mission of the teachers and students in inheriting the patriotic tradition, promoting the great spirit of the war of resistance, and serving local development.

Tracing the Footsteps of the Predecessors

Aspiring to Serve the Country with Science and Technology

Changsha (长沙), Changde (常德), Yuanling (沅陵), Hunan Province... Seeing that senior alumni had passed through his hometown on the map displayed in the Southwest Associated University Museum, Wen Zekai, a student at Tsinghua University (清华大学), felt a surge of emotion.

"Temporarily staying in Hengshan (衡山), Xiangshui (湘水), and then parting again." After the full-scale War of Resistance broke out in 1937, Peking University (北京大学), Tsinghua University (清华大学), and Nankai University (南开大学) were forced to move south, jointly forming the Changsha Temporary University. In 1938, it moved to Kunming (昆明) and was renamed the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学). In that year, some teachers and students formed the Xiang-Qian-Dian Travel Group, which took 68 days to travel from Changsha (长沙) to Kunming (昆明).

This summer, crossing a long distance, Wen Zekai and his peers from Peking University (北京大学), Tsinghua University (清华大学), Nankai University (南开大学), and Yunnan Normal University (云南师大) gathered at the former site of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学) in Kunming (昆明) to participate in the "Dreaming of Southwest Associated University" Physics Camp.

Two lessons, spanning time and space.

One lesson, revisiting history—

Earthen walls, tin roof, stepping into the original classroom of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学), the sound of wind and rain is still in the ears.

"When it rained, the clanging sound never stopped. The ground was made of compacted mud. After a few years, it was full of mud pits." Yang Zhenning (杨振宁), an alumnus of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学) and a famous physicist, recalled that the teachers, students, and staff were in high spirits, studying with a rigorous attitude to make up for the lack of material conditions.

The stories told by the teachers are more concrete in the exhibition: Professor Ye Qisun's (叶企孙) carefully corrected electromagnetics exam paper for student Li Zhengdao (李政道), the achievements born from simple experimental instruments...

"Struggling in a difficult environment is backed by a firm and resolute will." Wen Zekai realized that serving the country and the nation is the driving force and motivation for learning.

Another lesson, focusing on the forefront—

Mingda Building of Yunnan Normal University (云南师大), academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and other experts brought 6 academic reports. Most of the students in the physics camp are from the "Top Student Program." The history of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学) inspired the lecturers to cultivate talents with a sense of history, responsibility, and lofty aspirations.

"In the reports, from quantum computers to optoelectronic technology, many experts' research fields are related to 'chokehold' technologies, which inspires us to contribute to the country's scientific and technological development." Said camp member Xu Zijun (徐子峻). The classroom is changing, the content is changing, but what remains unchanged is the commitment to serve the country with science and technology.

There is also practice outside the classroom—

This summer, many students came to the former site of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学). After visiting the historical site, students from Tsinghua University's (清华大学) Rixin College went to Nanjian (南涧), Yunnan (云南) to carry out grassroots internship, and students from Xiuzhong College sampled water in Dianchi Lake (滇池) to help protect the ecological environment of the plateau lake, just like the teachers and students of the Associated University who used their professional knowledge to serve the society.

"National humiliation, must be avenged. The cause of rejuvenation, requires outstanding talents..." On the last night of the physics camp, on the lawn of Yunnan Normal University (云南师大), the students learned the school song of the Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学).

As the new semester approaches, Xu Zijun (徐子峻) will begin his scientific research practice, exploring in the field of condensed matter physics, "In the future, it is inevitable that I will encounter difficulties. I will definitely carry forward the spirit of the teachers and students of the Associated University who never stopped studying under difficult conditions, and never give up."

Oral History

Witnessing Collective Memory

Visiting Beijing (北京), Shaanxi (陕西), Zhejiang (浙江), and other places, interviewing more than 30 eyewitnesses and descendants of relevant relatives, and consulting more than 70 journals, books, and personal biographies...

Recently, the book "Oral History of Northwest Associated University Eyewitnesses" written by experts and scholars organized by Northwest University (西北大学) is about to be published.

"We selected 47 stories of campus life during and after the war, and the sources of historical materials include presidents, professors, and students." Wu Xiaodong (伍小东), associate professor of the School of Marxism at Northwest University (西北大学) and author of the book, said that by telling the story of the anti-Japanese and national salvation activities of the teachers and students of Northwest Associated University, he hopes to help more people feel the persistence and faith of the teachers and students in this difficult period with a visible and tangible sense of intimacy.

Looking through the draft of the oral history, from "The joys and sorrows on the migration road" to "The student life of eating boiled cabbage with a mouthful of sand," to "The patriotic feelings of scientists" and "The anti-Japanese and national salvation activities of teachers and students," the story of another Associated University in the flames of the War of Resistance comes to life.

After the Lugou Bridge Incident (卢沟桥事变) broke out in 1937, Peiping (北平) and Tianjin (天津) fell one after another. Peking University (北平大学), Peiping Normal University (北平师范大学), Beiyang Institute of Technology (北洋工学院) and other universities moved to Xi'an (西安) to form Xi'an Temporary University.

However, as the war situation became increasingly tense, Tongguan (潼关) was in danger, and Xi'an (西安) was frequently bombed. In 1938, teachers, students, and staff took a train to Baoji (宝鸡), and walked more than 500 li to Hanzhong (汉中). The entire school was divided into six locations in Chenggu (城固), Nanzheng (南郑), and Mianxian (勉县) to persist in running the school, and later renamed Northwest Associated University (西北联合大学).

From Baoji (宝鸡) to Hanzhong (汉中), it is necessary to cross the steep Qinling Mountains (秦岭). The teachers and students ate pot helmets and chewed pickles, marching on the rugged and muddy mountain roads during the day, and staying overnight in the wilderness at night. Although the days were hard, everyone sang along the way.

"Many departments of Northwest Associated University (西北联合大学) took root after the victory of the War of Resistance, leaving a large number of practical talents in the Northwest, and also shaping the prototype of Shaanxi (陕西), a major educational province with many universities today." Said Yao Yuan (姚远), Secretary-General of the Northwest Associated University Alliance and Dean of the Northwest Associated University and University Culture Research Institute of Northwest University (西北大学).

In 1939, Northwest Associated University (西北联合大学) was "divided into five," and later developed into today's Medical Department of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学医学部), Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学), Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学), Northwest University (西北大学), Northwest Normal University (西北师范大学), etc., leaving a complete system of higher education such as literature, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and normal education for the Northwest region.

"The determination and will of Chinese intellectuals to explore ways to save the country and the people let us understand that this is a war of resistance of the entire nation. Not only is there bloody fighting on the front line, but also a cultural front opened up in the rear." Said Yao Yuan (姚远).

Youth Dialogue

Continuing the Red Bloodline

"The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) founded Shaanbei Public School in Yan'an (延安) in the face of enemy aircraft bombing. It was the education of the War of Resistance, and also the War of Resistance on education..."

On the podium of Yan'an Middle School (延安中学), Chen Yonghao (陈永豪), deputy head of the Yanhe Lecturer Group of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and a master's student at the School of Law, spoke with great enthusiasm.

The majestic Pagoda Mountain (宝塔山), the rolling Yanhe River (延河).

During the summer vacation, Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) united with Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology (西安电子科技大学) and other 5 universities to carry out a social practice with the theme of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance in Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西), and launched a youth dialogue with local teenagers around ideals and beliefs, and the responsibilities of the times.

Chorus, land boat race, Yangko dance... In the courseware, several black and white photos attracted attention. A middle school student asked: "Brother, are the activities of Shaanbei Public School so rich?" "Although the material conditions at that time were difficult, the teachers and students were full of vigor and high morale." Chen Yonghao (陈永豪) started from the school motto "Loyalty, Unity, Tension, and Vivacity" formulated by Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东同志) for Shaanbei Public School, and let everyone experience the revolutionary heroism and youthful vitality of the predecessors of Shaanbei Public School through stories.

"Sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, generously sing tragic songs and go to the battlefield, we will not return home until the Japanese invaders are eliminated. You go first, and we will catch up!" At the scene, Zhang Ruoning (张若柠), a student of Yan'an Middle School (延安中学), and her classmates recited loudly, their voices firm and their eyes shining with light.

Sharing a class, learning a piece of history, and understanding a spirit together, as the first new-type regular university and the first middle school founded by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and Yan'an Middle School (延安中学) insisted on carrying out joint study and co-construction activities.

Wu Qiuxiang (吴秋翔), deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), introduced that from online joint study of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to Yan'an Middle School (延安中学) students coming to Beijing (北京) for research and study, the two schools joined hands to continue the red bloodline.

"'To create a large number of people, these people are the vanguard of the revolution,' this is the ardent hope that the Party has given to Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) since the Yan'an (延安) period. It is not only engraved on the old site of Shaanbei Public School and the Mingde Hall of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), but also imprinted in the hearts of all teachers and students. We must promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, and no matter what era we are in, we must become that 'large number of people'." Said Wu Qiuxiang (吴秋翔).

At the end of the lecture, Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) students presented Yan'an Middle School (延安中学) students with the book "Universities in the Flames of War: A Review from Shaanbei Public School to Renmin University of China." The relay of books, the journey of faith spanning thousands of miles is continuing...

Supporting Education and Helping

Lighting Up Students' Dreams

"Teacher, will you come back?" "We will meet again!"

In July, the support for education came to an end. On the playground of Lizhuang Middle School (李庄中学) in Yibin (宜宾), Sichuan (四川), by the side of the long river, Wang Zhenduo (王振铎), a member of the graduate student support group of Tongji University (同济大学), made an agreement with the students.

More than 80 years ago, it was also such a river. "Saying goodbye to Wusong (吴淞), crossing Zhejiang (浙江) and Jiangxi (江西), crossing Guizhou (贵州) and Yunnan (云南), returning to Lizhuang (李庄)..." The Tongji Memorial Stele in Lizhuang (李庄) by the river records a past event.

In 1940, Tongji University (同济大学) teachers and students, who had relocated for the sixth time during the War of Resistance, settled in the small town of southern Sichuan (四川), and settled down in Lizhuang (李庄) for six years.

In the midst of war, Lizhuang (李庄) provided a haven. Tongji University (同济大学) teachers and students reciprocated, the Medical School cured the "numb feet plague" for the people, and the generator of the School of Engineering gave the ancient town its first electric light...

Those who left, returned again.

"I want to do something for Lizhuang (李庄) - in those years, it sheltered the displaced teachers and students. Today, we choose to return in the form of supporting education." Wang Zhenduo (王振铎) said that since 2006, more than 100 students have come to Lizhuang (李庄) to support education.

Most of the students in Lizhuang Middle School (李庄中学) come from rural areas. How to broaden their horizons?

Li Meiyi (李美仪), who studies German, shares European culture, Wu Yixun (吴奕汛), who studies civil engineering, introduces the mysteries of minerals, and Wang Meiqi (王媚祺), who studies radio and television directing, teaches photography knowledge... The support group gives full play to their professional strengths and opens "Tongli Lecture Hall".

In order to enrich campus life, the support group also brought the top ten singer competitions and host competitions in the university to Lizhuang (李庄), and the "Tongji Culture Month" series of activities were carefully carried out. Standing on the stage, the students are full of confidence.

"What is university like?" "What should I do if I am under a lot of academic pressure?" The support group launched the "Changjiang Xinfan" activity. Hundreds of letters started from Lizhuang (李庄) in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) and came to Shanghai (上海) on the banks of the Huangpu River (黄浦江), and then returned with the encouragement of "I am waiting for you at Tongji", lighting up the dreams of students in the small town.

Hu Haiqi (胡海琪), a 2025 undergraduate graduate of Tongji University (同济大学), met students from Lizhuang (李庄) in the letters and accompanied them in the exchange of words. Now, Hu Haiqi (胡海琪) has come to Lizhuang (李庄) as a member of the 20th support group.

There are more two-way efforts: the docent of the Tongji University (同济大学) History Museum came to Lizhuang (李庄) to explain the history to tourists; Lizhuang Middle School (李庄中学) students came to Tongji University (同济大学) to participate in science popularization activities...

In the small town, the longan tree planted by Tongji University (同济大学) students many years ago is as tall as a canopy. **同舟共济** (tóng zhōu gòng jì - "crossing a river in the same boat," to share weal and woe; to be in the same boat), the sound of reading aloud echoes for a long time by the river.

A Tea Garden

Connecting the Relationship between the School and the Local Area

Meitan County (湄潭县), Zunyi (遵义), Guizhou (贵州), before the morning mist dissipated, Chen Ping (陈萍), associate professor of the Tea Science Department of Zhejiang University (浙江大学), walked into Yongxing Tea Farm.

She bent down and gently twisted a leaf, and said to the person in charge of the tea factory next to her: "These fresh tea leaves, which were originally suitable for making oolong tea, must be careful when making good black tea, and should not be withered too dry."

Since last year, Chen Ping (陈萍) has traveled back and forth between Hangzhou (杭州) and Meitan (湄潭) more than 20 times to investigate tea garden production and the local market, and completed the physical standard sample work of a geographical indication certification trademark. The local tea association carried out processing based on this, and the products made a wonderful appearance at this year's Guizhou Tea Expo.

A tea garden, why is it related to the two places? "In 1940, Zhejiang University (浙江大学) moved westward, and after four changes of address, it came to Meitan (湄潭), where it ran the school for as long as 7 years." Said Wang Dong (王东), a historian of Zhejiang University (浙江大学). The teachers and students forged a deep friendship with the people of Meitan (湄潭).

Zhu Kezhen (竺可桢), Su Buqing (苏步青), Wang Ganchang (王淦昌), Cai Banghua (蔡邦华), Wu Gengmin (吴耕民)... Walking into the Meitan Zhejiang University (湄潭浙大) Westward Relocation History Exhibition Hall, the exhibits tell the stories behind these shining names.

At that time, living conditions were difficult and materials were scarce, but these difficulties did not overwhelm the teachers and students. Some went to the temporary laboratory and library every day, and herded sheep along the way to subsidize their livelihoods; some insisted on taking "sliding poles" from Meitan (湄潭) to other places every week to discuss cutting-edge issues... In a simple environment of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, Zhejiang University (浙江大学) cultivated a large number of specialized talents who were able to endure hardship and were proficient in their professions.

During this period, the College of Agriculture introduced high-quality tea varieties and the "Longjing Tea" production technology from Hangzhou (杭州), laying the foundation for the modern tea industry in Meitan (湄潭); it jointly established a vocational school with the local area and opened tea tree cultivation courses to train technical talents...

"This historical origin has become the basis and emotional bond for cooperation between the two parties." Chen Ping (陈萍) said that the college's experts have provided research and development guidance for the tea industry in Meitan (湄潭) for many years. In 2022, the Zhejiang University (浙江大学) Meitan Tea Industry Research Institute was established to help standardize the development of the tea industry and enhance its market competitiveness.

"We organically combined oolong tea varieties with black tea technology, and built a traceability system and a tea flavor substance database." A person in charge of a tea factory said that with the help of Zhejiang University (浙江大学), from relying on people to look at tea to using equipment to look at data, the quality of the tea produced is stable and sold to many places.

"More than 200 acres of land were opened up as a farm" "Distributed with experimental sites for agronomy, horticulture, sericulture and other departments"... Visiting the exhibition hall all the way, it seems that you can still smell the tea fragrance from many years ago.

Co-building Hospitals

Protecting People's Livelihood and Well-being

Fengshan Park (凤山公园) in Chengjiang City (澄江市), Yuxi (玉溪), Yunnan (云南), a memorial garden often attracts local citizens to visit and stop. The theme stone wall of the memorial garden is spliced ​​together with representative stones from Yunnan (云南) and Guangdong (广东), and the hollow part in the middle outlines the outline of Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖).

"During the War of Resistance, Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) moved to the rear, and after several twists and turns, it settled in Chengjiang (澄江). Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖) is the mother lake of Chengjiang (澄江), and the stone wall symbolizes our gratitude to Chengjiang (澄江)." Said Tan Jinfu (谭进富), deputy director of the Department of General Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学附属第一医院) (hereinafter referred to as Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital).

Turning to the back, the major events of running the school that year came into view: cooperating with the highway department in technology and funding to fully open up the main highway from Chengjiang (澄江) to Kunming (昆明); the party organization in the school was restored and reorganized to become the first CPC (中共) branch in Chengjiang (澄江); student associations carried out anti-Japanese and national salvation activities, launching patriotic dramas such as "The Last Drop of Blood" to awaken the people to support the front line of the War of Resistance...

"The last item is 'Continuing the Relationship and Writing a New Chapter'." Tan Jinfu (谭进富) introduced that after Zhongshan University (中山大学) returned to Guangdong (广东), it carried out various forms of school-local cooperation with Chengjiang (澄江), including participating in medical services and sending outstanding graduate students to support education for many years.

In Chengjiang (澄江), Tan Jinfu (谭进富) also has another identity: expert stationed at Yuxi Zhongshan Hospital (玉溪市中山医院) and director of the Digestive Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center.

Yuxi Zhongshan Hospital (玉溪市中山医院) opened in October last year. Qiu Jiang (邱江), deputy director of the Department of Kidney Transplantation of Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital and president of Yuxi Zhongshan Hospital (玉溪市中山医院), introduced that the hospital was jointly built by Yunnan Province (云南省) and Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) and was built in accordance with the standards of a tertiary Grade A general hospital. It introduced 12 discipline leaders and 10 "Silver Age Doctors" from Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital.

"More than 80 years ago, when Zhongshan University (中山大学) came to Chengjiang (澄江), it was committed to the local public health cause." Qiu Jiang (邱江) said that the school established an affiliated hospital and opened an outpatient department. "An old man had a goiter and a tumor, and the teachers and students of the medical school successfully performed a resection operation for him. A woman had dystocia and underwent a cesarean section... One surgical operation after another became a 'groundbreaking' event in local history."

Remembering the glorious years and working together to create brilliance. Not long ago, in the laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery live broadcast led by Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital, 5 high-difficulty minimally invasive surgeries were completed, and more than 4,300 surgeons watched online.
"We not only want to bring medical technology to Chengjiang (澄江), but also guide young doctors to complete key steps. Only when the team's level improves can we serve more patients," said Tan Jinfu (谭进富).

This report was written by Huang Chao (黄超), Ding Yasong (丁雅诵), Wu Yue (吴月), Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔), and Gao Bing (高炳). The place names in the route map of this edition are all current place names.

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A Spiritual Relay Race Across Time and Space (Reporter's Notes)

By: 吴 丹

At a time when the nation was in peril, Chinese universities persisted in teaching and nurturing students amidst the flames of war, which in itself was a spiritual strength.

With mud bricks for walls and iron sheets for roofs, Southwest Associated University (西南联合大学)'s simple school buildings produced 2 Nobel Prize laureates and 8 "Two Bombs, One Satellite" (两弹一星) heroes.

After several major relocations, the *Siku Quanshu* (四库全书) (Complete Library in Four Sections) that Zhejiang University (浙江大学) helped to escort escaped bombing, safeguarding the Chinese cultural heritage amidst the shattered mountains and rivers.

"Farewell, farewell, students, we will meet again on the front lines," batches of graduates from Shanbei Public School (陕北公学) sang songs in unison, embarking on the journey of resistance against Japan...

Universities in the flames of the Anti-Japanese War were not only not destroyed, but also developed and grew stronger, while nurturing many difficult but beautiful stories that continue to this day.

This migration in the flames of war was not only a transfer of school buildings, but also a transmission of the spark of hope. For the country, it left behind the roots of education, providing important talent and academic reserves for national construction and academic revitalization after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War; for the local areas, it ignited the spark of progress, bringing advanced agricultural technology and cultural knowledge to the mountains and rural areas; for education itself, it engraved the value pursuit of universities—not empty talk hiding in an ivory tower, but practice closely linked to national rejuvenation and national destiny.

Most precious is the spiritual relay that penetrates the smoke of gunpowder and reaches the future. Today, the "Yangtze River Letter Sail" (长江信帆), spanning two thousand kilometers, carries the dreams of students from Shanghai (沪) and Sichuan (川) universities, the tea gardens of Meitan (湄潭), Guizhou (贵州) are filled with the fragrance of tea brewed during Zhejiang University (浙大)'s westward relocation, and Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) is carrying out in-depth cooperation with Chengjiang (澄江), Yunnan (云南) in many fields... The uninterrupted singing and music in the years of war have sown the seeds of modern civilization along the way, transforming into a deep bond between universities and local areas, which is becoming more and more profound over time.

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Editor in charge of this page: Huang Chao

Layout Design: Shen Yiling (沈亦伶)

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Remember History, Create the Future

From the heroic battles of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade (港九大队) to the wholehearted support of Macao compatriots… More than 80 years ago, when the iron heels of Japanese invaders wantonly trampled on the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, facing an unprecedented crisis of national survival, the patriotic enthusiasm of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots burst out like a volcano. They selflessly threw themselves into the torrent of resisting Japanese invaders, sharing the same breath and destiny with the motherland, with blood thicker than water, jointly resisting foreign enemies.

Learning from the past, we know the future. Looking back at the fiery years of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong and Macao, let us jointly feel the patriotic enthusiasm of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots who shared a common hatred and jointly rushed to the national crisis, and cherish the immortal feats of the martyrs who resisted aggression and sought national salvation.

——Editor

Hong Kong gathers a wave of remembrance of martyrs and love for the country and Hong Kong——

"Profound historical education and spiritual baptism"

By our reporter Feng Xuezhi (冯学知)

Not long ago, the Zhanjiang ship, a subordinate ship of the Shandong aircraft carrier formation of the Navy, which visited Hong Kong, welcomed two old heroes—Luo Jinghui (罗兢辉) and Lin Zhen (林珍), veterans of the Dongjiang Column Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade (东江纵队港九独立大队) (hereinafter referred to as the "Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade").

"I used to sit on a wooden boat, shaking. Now it's so good, there are big warships, I am happy for the motherland!" 95-year-old Luo Jinghui held the hand of the young soldier, first expressing his hard work, and then said, "It is glorious and great to work hard for the motherland!"

Crossing the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and seeing the prosperity and strength of the motherland, the two old heroes were filled with emotion. On the deck of the warship, they once again sang the sonorous "Song of the Dongjiang Column": "Our team gallops on the Dongjiang battlefield, works hard, bravely kills the enemy, and achieves brilliant victories..." They choked up at the emotional point.

From the Shandong ship officers and soldiers lined up on the deck to form the four characters "Guo An Jia Hao" (国安家好), to the Hong Kong citizens spontaneously climbing to the top of the mountain before parting and erecting a sign with the four characters "Jun Qiang Min Le" (军强民乐), the contrast between today and the past, the thinking of the country and the home, and the love of the country are surging in people's hearts.

Since the beginning of this year, from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government to all sectors of society, symposiums, lectures, special exhibitions, and creation competitions with the theme of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War have been held intensively in Hong Kong. One event after another, one story after another, made the history of the War of Resistance come alive, gathering a wave of remembrance of martyrs and love for the country and Hong Kong.

"Let more citizens understand the history of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong"

In the northeast corner of Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, which also covers the history of the War of Resistance, stands quietly. On September 3, 2024, the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the renovated Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, which also covers the history of the War of Resistance, was unveiled. As of the end of July this year, the museum has received more than 160,000 visitors, including more than 400 student groups.

At the entrance of the exhibition hall, four permanent exhibition halls with the theme of the War of Resistance are strikingly displayed, with the large characters "War of Resistance" in white on a red background, solemn and solemn. "We are preparing for a special exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance, co-organized with the Guangdong Revolutionary History Museum. The special exhibition will display more precious cultural relics, pictures and historical materials, showing the historical facts of the heroic resistance of the military and civilians of Hong Kong and Guangdong against the Japanese invaders under the leadership of the Communist Party of China," said Zhang Yayin (张雅茵), curator of the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, which also covers the history of the War of Resistance. "Let more citizens understand the history of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong, especially the younger generation in Hong Kong."

On July 25, many groups in Hong Kong held a report meeting to commemorate the compatriots who died in the "Silver Mine Bay Massacre." After Japan announced its unconditional surrender, from August 19 to 26, 1945, the Japanese troops stationed on Lantau Island carried out a frenzied retaliation in Silver Mine Bay, arresting about 300 villagers, brutally killing 11 villagers, and setting fire to many houses.

"In the past, due to various reasons, many Hong Kong citizens did not understand the tragedy that happened here. Citizens need to know more about the important history of the country and Hong Kong and cherish the peace that the ancestors exchanged with blood," said Chen Xuefeng (陈学锋), a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who participated in the report meeting.

"After listening to the report, I have a better understanding of the crimes committed by the Japanese invaders in Hong Kong, and I deeply feel that today's peaceful life is hard-won. We must transform our patriotic feelings into the skills to strengthen the country," said a middle school student.

Shi Yuming (施育明), director of the Chinese History Department of Hong Kong Han Hua Secondary School, talked about his experience in combination with his personal experience. "Because the War of Resistance in Hong Kong happened around him, the students responded very well when they learned this chapter. Understanding the history of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong helps to enhance the national identity of the next generation and also enhances the understanding of the close ties between Hong Kong and the mainland."

"Pass on the spirit of loving the country and the nation from generation to generation"

Under the fluttering five-star red flag and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flag, a group of lifelike sculptures of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade stand in front of the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong—the soldier holding the telescope has piercing eyes, the soldier wearing glasses is on guard with a gun, the female soldier is holding a document, and a young soldier is pointing to the distance.

"This group of sculptures shows the combat style of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade, and also reflects the distinct characteristics of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade at that time: many intellectuals, many female soldiers, and many young soldiers," said Huang Jun Kang (黄俊康), curator of the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong. "This is a 'guerrilla team in suits'."

On December 8, 1941, the Japanese army attacked Hong Kong; on December 25, the British army announced its surrender. "During the occupation of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade under the leadership of the Communist Party of China was the only organized armed force in Hong Kong that persisted in resisting Japan from beginning to end, and was the mainstay of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong," said Liu Shuyong (刘蜀永), deputy editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong Local Records Center. The Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade was mainly composed of indigenous children from the New Territories of Hong Kong, which embodies the patriotic tradition of Hong Kong people and is a valuable spiritual wealth of Hong Kong society.

The predecessor of the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong, Luo's Grand House, was once an important stronghold of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade.

"This is my grandfather Luo Yihui (罗奕辉), who is a Chinese businessman living in Panama. This house was built by him in 1930, and the living conditions were very good at that time." In front of the exhibition area "A Family of Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong" in the memorial hall, Huang Jun Kang introduced the members of the Luo family to reporters one by one. "After the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, the Luo family did not choose to take refuge. My mother Luo Xuyue (罗许月), my eldest uncle Luo Yuzhong (罗雨中), my second uncle Luo Rucheng (罗汝澄), my third uncle Luo Oufeng (罗欧锋) and other relatives, a total of 11 people, participated in the anti-Japanese guerrilla activities of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade, and many people grew into the backbone of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade."

According to incomplete statistics, at least 115 martyrs of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade gave their lives to defend Hong Kong. In 1998, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government placed the list of 115 martyrs of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade in the Hong Kong City Hall for citizens to pay their respects.

In order to support national education in Hong Kong, the descendants of the Luo family donated Luo's Grand House, which has been listed as a Grade III historical building in Hong Kong. "Come and see it with your own eyes, and you will have a deeper experience and feeling. I hope that future generations will cherish the memory of the anti-Japanese heroes and pass on the spirit of loving the country and the nation from generation to generation," said Huang Jun Kang. It is reported that in the nearly 3 years since the opening of the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong, the number of visitors has exceeded 96,000.

Cultural relics are vivid teaching materials, and the scene is a profound classroom. Since the beginning of this year, museums and memorial halls in Hong Kong with the theme of the War of Resistance have been visited in an endless stream, and flowers have been constantly placed in front of the anti-Japanese martyrs' monuments in Wu Kau Tang (乌蛟腾) and Tszuk Wan (斩竹湾). In the anti-Japanese war memorial venues in the mainland, Hong Kong citizens can often be seen... The spirit of patriotism is lasting and passed on from generation to generation in remembering history.

"The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government leads Hong Kong society to cherish the memory of the anti-Japanese martyrs, which is a profound historical education and spiritual baptism for the younger generation. We must keep in mind that today's national harmony, stability, prosperity and strength are hard-won," said Chen Yong (陈勇), a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. When facing external suppression, Hong Kong must stand up straight, dare to fight, and turn its love for the motherland into practical actions to contribute Hong Kong's strength to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

"We must draw strength from history"

On July 7, on the playground of the Hong Kong Education Workers Federation Wong Cho Bau Secondary School, 60 primary and secondary school students in uniforms were in high spirits and marched in an orderly manner, holding a flag-raising and review ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

As the flag raiser, Lin Zihao (林子皓), who is about to enter the third grade of junior high school, was particularly excited. He had been preparing for this day for a long time. "Faced with foreign aggression, the martyrs were not afraid of violence and fought to the end in the face of disparity in strength. This spirit deeply inspires me," said Lin Zihao. He has been a member of the school's flag-raising team since the third grade of primary school and has insisted on practicing Chinese-style marching for many years, hoping to let everyone see his growth under the national flag.

Watching the students stepping on Chinese-style marching, shouting "Be proud of the country and strive for glory for the country," and passing the viewing stand in an orderly queue, Huang Keqing (黄可晴), the instructor of the flag-raising team of the Hong Kong Education Workers Federation Wong Cho Bau Secondary School, felt very gratified. "Although the weather is hot, the children are high-spirited and have sonorous steps. I see faith, perseverance and responsibility in them. This is the best interpretation of the great spirit of the War of Resistance by the younger generation."

Remembering history is to better create the future.

"We must draw strength from history." Zhang Yayin often shares a touching story. Lin Zhen (林珍), a soldier of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade, joined the guerrilla team at the age of 8 and once took care of a comrade-in-arms who was blinded by a landmine explosion. "When the war is over, you will return to Hong Kong to be an angel in white and help me cure these eyes." The comrade-in-arms endured the pain and comforted Lin Zhen instead.

"I often ask students, what were you doing when you were 8 years old? If you were blind, could you be so brave?" Zhang Yayin said that in order to make the story of the War of Resistance closer to young people, the museum has launched multimedia interaction, training classes for junior curators of middle school students, etc., so that young people can feel the noble spirit of the predecessors who defended their homes and the country and the indomitable strong will in their participation.

"The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a great victory of the national spirit with patriotism as its core." Li Jiachao (李家超), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the SAR government is promoting all sectors of society and patriotic and Hong Kong-loving groups to actively organize different commemorative activities, enrich the patriotic education system, and strengthen the youth's sense of belonging to the country.

Macao's commemorative activities stimulate patriotism and national pride——

Sharing weal and woe, blood is thicker than water

By our reporter Fu Zimei (富子梅)

Recently, in the exhibition hall of the Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the "Loyal Souls of Beacon Fire: Portrait Exhibition of Macao Anti-Japanese War Figures" attracted many visitors as soon as it opened.

Stepping into the exhibition hall, the words "Not Neutral, Not Absent" in the preface of the exhibition came into view.

"The exhibition displays the stories of dozens of Macao anti-Japanese heroes, fully revealing that Macao compatriots have never been neutral or absent in the national war of resistance," said Lin Faqin (林发钦), president of the Macao Historical Education Society and the Macao Oral History Association, the organizers of the exhibition.

The exhibition is divided into four parts—"Japanese Invaders Rampage, Affecting Haojiang", "Rushing to the Front Line, Sharing National Difficulties", "Saving and Relieving Disasters, Sharing Weal and Woe", and "National Mountains and Rivers, Stars Shining", vividly reproducing the anti-Japanese war period through rich graphic content and oral history video materials. Macao compatriots devoted themselves to the anti-Japanese national salvation movement with great patriotic enthusiasm, and wrote a moving story with their lives and blood.

"This exhibition is so meaningful! We have deepened our understanding of this period of history, understood the relationship between Macao and the motherland sharing weal and woe and blood is thicker than water in the War of Resistance, and also educated our children to remember history and cherish the memory of the martyrs," said Mr. Zhang and his wife, while visiting and explaining to their 8-year-old son.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Portuguese Macao government declared "neutrality." "With the sorting and research of a large number of historical materials in recent years, the historical truth revealed is that from the outbreak of the September 18th Incident in 1931 to the victory of the War of Resistance in 1945, Macao compatriots did not stay out of it," said Lin Faqin. When the nation was in danger, the vast number of Macao compatriots stepped forward without hesitation and actively participated in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement in various aspects, such as publicizing anti-Japanese ideas, relieving refugee refugees, participating in anti-Japanese armed forces, and raising anti-Japanese materials, and resisted the aggression of Japanese militarism together with the people of the motherland.

Pointing to the refugee photos in the exhibition, Lin Faqin introduced that with the spread of the war, the number of refugees who stayed in Macao because they had nowhere to go continued to increase. "Although prices once soared, Macao compatriots still did their best to participate in various relief donation activities." In order to "save our compatriots in distress from the abyss of misery," the Macao support for the War of Resistance and the national salvation movement was carried out vigorously, and social organizations such as the Macao Chamber of Commerce, the Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association, the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society, the Chinese Education Association, and the Macao Four Circles Relief Association played an important role.

"During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, batches of Macao youths rushed to the front line with strong patriotic enthusiasm, including air force pilots, battlefield nurses, and intelligence personnel," said Lin Faqin. "People are not divided into rich and poor, and strength is not divided into size," which has formed a historical picture of the Macao compatriots' anti-Japanese national salvation movement.

At present, Macao is organizing a series of commemorative activities around the theme of "Remembering History, Cherishing the Memory of Martyrs, Cherishing Peace, and Creating the Future" to promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance and stimulate patriotism and national pride.

The "Beacon Fire Years · Light and Shadow Long Song" commemorative film exhibition selects films and enters theaters, campuses, and communities for screening; the Macao Historical Education Society and the Macao Oral History Association hold a series of activities such as cultural lectures, campus tours, story sharing sessions, and book donation ceremonies; the theme exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, sponsored by the Macao Special Administrative Region government and supported by the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, is held... In school education, teaching content with the theme of the War of Resistance will also be specially arranged, research-based learning will be carried out, the background, process, major battles and heroic deeds of the War of Resistance will be told, and essay competitions, painting competitions, etc. will be held.

"Commemorating the victory of the War of Resistance is an activity that runs through the whole year, aiming to strengthen historical awareness and cultivate patriotic feelings." Ke Lan (柯岚), Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region government, said that the series of activities will enable the vast number of Macao residents, especially young people, to comprehensively and accurately understand the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, understand the great sacrifices made by their predecessors for national independence and national liberation, so as to stimulate national identity, sense of belonging and national pride.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, my grandfather resolutely refused to provide the Japanese army with the guerrilla base and died heroically. I feel very heartbroken, and his spirit is admirable.

——Li Miaoling (李妙玲), granddaughter of Li Shifan (李世藩), the then village chief of Wu Kau Tang Village, Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong

The tragic movement written by the martyrs with their lives echoes in my ears and is deeply imprinted in my heart. To protect this precious peace, everyone should take the initiative to assume social responsibility.

——Lin Yanru (林妍如), a student of Hong Kong Wu Han Hui Secondary School, commented on visiting the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong

Some anti-Japanese war actions that were considered "moths to the flame" eventually converged into a prairie fire, illuminating the road for future generations. As a new generation, we should cherish the present, inherit the spirit of our predecessors, be fearless of difficulties, and move forward bravely!

——Lai Guanhao (赖冠豪), a student of Shunde Association Ho Chiu Chi Secondary School, commented on visiting the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong

Remember history, pay tribute to our predecessors, and cherish peace! I want to tell the heroic predecessors: The baton of loving the country and Macao has been handed over to our generation of young people. We will definitely complete this baton with today's hard work and tomorrow's entrepreneurship, and comfort our predecessors!

——Lin Yingxin (林滢欣), a student of Macao Labor School, commented on visiting the "Loyal Souls of Beacon Fire: Portrait Exhibition of Macao Anti-Japanese War Figures"

The exhibition has already deeply touched the audience, and the narration of the witnesses has shocked me even more. Peace is hard-won. Only by inheriting and promoting the great spirit of the War of Resistance and continuing to struggle can we protect today and create a better tomorrow.

——Guo Guihao (郭桂豪), a teacher of Macao Labor School, led a team to visit the "Loyal Souls of Beacon Fire: Portrait Exhibition of Macao Anti-Japanese War Figures"

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Opening More Journeys to "See" the Mainland (Viewing the Canghai Sea)

By: 程 龙

The Cross-Strait Youth Summit, the Cross-Strait Youth Development Forum, and the All-China Taiwan Compatriots Association (全国台联) Taiwan Youth Summer Camp have been held in succession, with batches of Taiwanese youth coming to the mainland for visits, study tours, and internships. This summer, cross-strait youth exchanges have been enthusiastic, and the figures of mutual learning, mutual appreciation, and mutual understanding have become a beautiful landscape in the Taiwan Strait.

"I saw a real and three-dimensional mainland!" This sentence is almost the common sentiment of all Taiwanese youths who set foot on the mainland for the first time.

Behind the simple emotion is a phenomenon: on the island, an "information cocoon" constructed by political manipulation and green media screening envelops the younger generation. For a long time, the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities, out of their "Taiwan independence" nature, have been manipulating "anti-China resistance to China" (**反中抗中**) and deliberately obstructing and undermining cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, deliberately instilling in Taiwanese youth a backward, chaotic, and even terrible image of the mainland. However, when Taiwanese youth really set foot on this land and start a "seeing" journey, the power of seeing is believing instantly shatters the rumors and lies fabricated by the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities.

The "seeing" journey of Taiwanese youth is seeing a rapidly changing and unimaginable mainland. Many Taiwanese youths admitted that before coming to the mainland, their minds were still stuck in the stereotypes of the mainland in film and television dramas or textbooks. However, when they walked out of the airport, what greeted them was the skyline of towering buildings in Lujiazui (陆家嘴), Shanghai (上海), the surging wave of innovation in the Shenzhen (深圳) Science and Technology Park, and the urban pulse of Hangzhou (杭州) on the banks of West Lake (西子湖畔), where ancient charm and modernity are intertwined. They took the Fuxing high-speed train (复兴号) at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and what flashed past the window was no longer a geographical term, but the vastness and magnificence of the land of China; they experienced the ubiquitous mobile payment and marveled at the convenience and efficiency of digital life.

The "seeing" journey is also a cultural journey of tracing roots and inspiring resonance. If the impact of modernization brings shock, then the deep resonance with Chinese culture brings a warm sense of belonging. In Beijing (北京), strolling among the red walls and yellow tiles of the Forbidden City (故宫), the images read in poetry immediately become vivid and intimate; in Xi'an (西安), touching the ancient city wall that has stood for thousands of years and silently facing the terracotta warriors, the sense of history transcends time and space and reaches the heart. What surprised Taiwanese youth even more was that they had endless topics to talk about with mainland youth without barriers and at the same frequency. From popular movies to online "divine songs" to synchronously popular "hot topics" on social media, they are so in tune with each other. At that moment, "of the same root and origin, of the same culture and race" (**同根同源，同文同种**) is no longer a distant and vague concept, but a tacit understanding of "instant understanding" and knowing smiles, becoming a deep-seated conviction.

One "seeing" journey can change a person's perception; and the "seeing" of a group of people can change the narrative of a generation. Every "seeing with one's own eyes" is a correction and calibration of the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities' "de-Sinicization" and slanderous smears. This torrent of "seeing is believing" (**眼见为实**) gathered by one "first-time visitor" after another constantly washes away artificially created prejudices and barriers, promoting cross-strait youth to enhance mutual understanding and move towards spiritual harmony.

Come on a trip to the mainland, the luggage of Taiwanese youth returning home is full of not only magnificent mountains and rivers and a long cultural heritage, but also a new understanding of the mainland, as well as the constantly deepening goodwill and friendship between cross-strait youth in exchanges and interactions. At this time, facing the curiosity and exploration of relatives and friends around them, perhaps thousands of words will converge into the most sincere and powerful invitation: "You must see the mainland with your own eyes!"

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Accelerating Bay Area Integration (Brevity)

By: 江 琳

Over 100 million! As of 8:00 AM on August 4th, the Qingmao Port (青茂口岸), an important cross-border channel connecting Guangdong and Macao, has seen a cumulative passenger flow exceeding 100 million. Since its opening in September 2021, this series of numbers is not only a statistic of passenger flow at Qingmao Port (青茂口岸), but also a vivid picture of the deep integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

With nearly 100,000 people traveling back and forth every day, and an average of 20 seconds to complete immigration procedures between Zhuhai and Macao, 24 hours a day – the "Zhuhai-Macao Twin City Life" is an easily accessible daily reality. As Ms. Li (李女士), a resident of Macao, said, "Our family often takes advantage of the weekends to come to Zhuhai (珠海) to taste the local delicacies. Qingmao Port (青茂口岸) is open all day, so we can just go whenever we want." A simple statement fully expresses the ease and convenience of twin-city life.

Where does the high efficiency come from? Technology provides acceleration. As an electronic and intelligent port, Qingmao Port's (青茂口岸) "cooperative inspection, one-time release" customs clearance model – queuing once, swiping the card once, and collecting biometric data once – can efficiently complete border inspection procedures in both places. Eliminating duplication, smooth passage, accelerating the integration of the Greater Bay Area.

This is not an isolated case. In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Port (港珠澳大桥珠海公路口岸) and Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) also enjoy the convenience of "cooperative inspection, one-time release." The "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms requires both top-level design and institutional innovation, as well as the dual-wheel drive of technology and management: data sharing, process reengineering, and consideration of both safety and convenience.

From "one-code traceability" allowing Macao butter cookies and other specialty foods to spread their fragrance to the mainland, to "Hong Kong vehicles heading north" (港车北上) and "Macao vehicles heading north" (澳车北上) electronic license plates accelerating with "one step on the gas"; from cross-border government services allowing "data to run" instead of "people running," to the "Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect" (跨境理财通) helping to improve the level of market integration in the Greater Bay Area... Technological applications continue to help unblock the "capillaries" of factor flow in the Greater Bay Area. People flow like weaving, traffic flows like shuttles, data flows at high speed, and capital flows vigorously, making the driving force of Greater Bay Area integration more surging and powerful.

When the "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms is deeply integrated with the "hard power" of technology and management, the "one-hour living circle" of the Greater Bay Area becomes more tangible, factors surge, vitality is stimulated, and a more dynamic, innovative, and competitive world-class bay area is growing vigorously and standing tall.

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This section editor: Jiang Lin

Layout Design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)

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"Aquatic Commandos": The Wild Goose Guerrilla Force (A Journey into Anti-Japanese War Memorial Museums as part of the "Cultural China Tour")

By: 本报记者 邵玉姿

In the summer, Baiyangdian (白洋淀) is filled with swaying reeds and blooming lotus flowers.

Setting off from the Baiyangdian Tourist Wharf (白洋淀旅游码头), we boarded a cruise ship and headed into the heart of the lake. Waves rippled, and the reed marshes stretched endlessly. This beautiful water town was once a strong fortress: more than 80 years ago, during the years of war, a heroic team—the Yanling Team (雁翎队)—fought bravely here, outwitting the enemy and defending their homeland.

Baiyangdian (白洋淀), with a water area of 366 square kilometers, is formed by 143 interconnected lakes. During the Anti-Japanese War, this heroic team, composed of local fishermen and farmers, engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese army on the Baiyangdian (白洋淀), crisscrossed by reed-filled trenches, through water ambushes, the capture of enemy outposts, and ice guerrilla warfare.

The Baiyangdian Yanling Team Memorial Hall (白洋淀雁翎队纪念馆), located in the Cultural Garden of the Baiyangdian Scenic Area (白洋淀景区), is the largest red culture memorial hall in the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). More than 300 historical pictures and 200 physical exhibits vividly recreate the moving story of the Yanling Team's bravery, tenacity, and resourcefulness in fighting the Japanese invaders.

After a cruise of more than 10 minutes, the view gradually widened, and the Baiyangdian Yanling Team Memorial Hall (白洋淀雁翎队纪念馆) came into view, leading people into that period of the War of Resistance—

Guarding the homeland like wild geese

"The Yanling Team (雁翎队) is a divine force, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Thousands of acres of reed marshes are their battlefield, raising their guns to specifically target the Japanese soldiers."

Stepping into the memorial hall, a thematic relief sculpture is awe-inspiring: several team members are either piloting small boats or holding weapons, shuttling through the reed marshes. With firm eyes, fearless backs, and a state of readiness, the team members move forward bravely, as if ready to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at any moment.

Yanling Team (雁翎队), a poetic name filled with the flames of war.

In February 1939, the Japanese invaders occupied Xin'an City (新安城) (then Anxin County (安新县)) and used it as a base, constantly carrying out "sweeps" and "purges" against the main villages and towns on the Baiyangdian (白洋淀), inhumanely massacring the people.

Distressing photos of the ruins and shocking statistical tables of the massacres cause many visitors to stop and linger in front of the display boards, unable to shake off the emotions.

"In order to replenish the copper and iron urgently needed for the war and to prevent the people from resisting Japan, the Japanese invaders forcibly ordered hunters in the water area to hand over copper, iron, and homemade guns and cannons." In front of two traditional Chinese paintings, He Dan (何丹), a guide at the Baiyangdian Yanling Team Memorial Hall (白洋淀雁翎队纪念馆), paused. "In the autumn of that year, Xu Jian (徐健), secretary of the Third District Committee of the Communist Party of China in Anxin County (中共安新县三区区委书记), and others rushed to Dazhangzhuang (大张庄) to convene a meeting of hunters, exposing the Japanese army's conspiracy to confiscate copper, iron, and hunting guns from the local people, and calling for the organization of armed resistance against Japan. Twenty-two hunters signed up on the spot to participate."

These hunters became the later members of the Yanling Team (雁翎队).

Why is it called the "Yanling Team (雁翎队)"? First, hunters often used shotguns and homemade weapons called "Datai Gan (大抬杆)" to hunt. To prevent the ignition point from getting wet, they used goose feathers (雁翎) to block the touchhole. Second, when hunting, the formation of the small boats was like the formation of wild geese, always arranged in a "人" shape.

"Wild geese love their homeland, just like you defend your country." For this reason, Hou Zhuofu (侯卓夫), the then county party secretary, named this anti-Japanese armed force the "Yanling Team (雁翎队)." The "Yanling Team (雁翎队)" was thus engraved in the annals of revolutionary war.

"The Yanling Team (雁翎队) is a divine force, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Thousands of acres of reed marshes are their battlefield, raising their guns to specifically target the Japanese soldiers..." In the "Creation of the Yanling Team (雁翎队)" exhibition hall, several students softly recited this folk song that has been sung to this day.

In a corner of the exhibition hall, a small boat is placed. This is a "Qiang Pai (枪排)" that the Yanling Team (雁翎队) used in combat. The two "Datai Gan (大抬杆)" erected on the "Qiang Pai (枪排)" require two people to lift together. "About 2.5 to 3 meters long, the 'Datai Gan (大抬杆)' is loaded with iron sand in the front half and gunpowder in the back half. After ignition, the iron sand and gunpowder are emitted in a fan shape, with a killing range of 100-150 meters, and can penetrate the human body or boat boards at a distance of 50 meters," said He Dan (何丹).

"They are very strong, just like the fortress built by the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members with their own bodies and weapons," said Cao Linkai (曹林凯), a middle school student from Hengshui (衡水), as he examined these "Datai Gan (大抬杆)". "I admire the bravery of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) very much. The team members drove small boats and hid in the reed marshes, using 'Datai Gan (大抬杆)' to annihilate the enemy. Their heroic and fearless figures seem to appear before my eyes."

On the display board, a roster is filled with the names of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members. Over the years, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) bravely killed the enemy, attracting more and more people to join, reaching more than 150 people at its peak. The audience exclaimed: "A righteous army is bound to win," "A single spark can start a prairie fire" (星星之火，可以燎原 (xīng xīng zhī huǒ, kě yǐ liáo yuán - "a single spark can start a prairie fire," a small beginning can lead to great results))...

Winning with wisdom, defeating the many with the few

Victory depends on combat wisdom, but also on the spirit of not fearing hardship and sacrifice

Behind the poetic name is a history filled with the flames of war. For as long as 6 years, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) fought more than 70 battles with the Japanese army, killing and capturing about 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops, seizing a large number of weapons and equipment, and achieving remarkable results.

The battle that impressed Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元), the former curator of the Baiyangdian Yanling Team Memorial Hall (白洋淀雁翎队纪念馆), the most was the "severe beating of the transport ships."

In the autumn of 1943, the Japanese invaders leased more than 100 cargo ships to form a transport team, loaded with a large amount of military supplies such as ammunition and clothing in Tianjin (天津), preparing to transport them to Baoding (保定) via the Daqing River (大清河) to support their "sweeping" operations in the Taihang Mountains (太行山区).

After learning of the intelligence, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) decided to ambush the transport ships.

"That time, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members ambushed in advance in the reed marshes between Wangjiazhai (王家寨) and Zhaozhuangzi (赵庄子). When the transport ships came, Captain Zheng Shaochen (郑少臣) fired a shot, and the battle began!" Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元) recounted the thrilling moment, "The unprepared enemy hurriedly fought back, and the team members jumped onto the enemy ships, seized the enemy's machine guns, and swept fiercely, overwhelming the enemy."

In this battle, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) sacrificed 3 people, but the enemy suffered more than half of their casualties. The team members also captured one light and heavy machine gun each, more than 100 rifles, and dozens of ships of military supplies.

Defeating the many with the few depends on combat wisdom, but also on the spirit of the team members not fearing hardship and sacrifice.

Old photos depict the difficulties and hardships of the time—

Nearly 10 team members hid in the water, holding reeds in their mouths and lotus leaves on their heads, remaining motionless for several hours, making it impossible for the enemy to defend against.

In the cold winter, the lake water froze, and the reeds were harvested. The team members climbed on the ice and lay in the snow, making their own "ice beds" as tools for ice warfare, and persisted in fighting the enemy on the white ice lake.

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"The most difficult time was in 1942. In order to avoid the enemy's 'large-scale sweep,' the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members hid in the reed marshes for more than 80 days," Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元) stopped in front of a folk song along the exhibition line.

"The sky is the quilt, the ground is the bed, and the reeds are the barrier. Drinking the water from the lake, eating the food of the people! We are soldiers of the people, defeating the Japanese devils to protect our homeland." This folk song describes the scene at that time.

Cao Zhihong (曹志红), a visitor from Hengshui (衡水), teared up. "In such a difficult environment, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members achieved victory after victory, writing the legend of the 'waterborne commandos'."

This summer vacation, Cao Zhihong (曹志红) made a special trip to Baiyangdian (白洋淀) with several children to explore the red footprints. "After visiting and experiencing it in person, I think the children can have a deeper understanding of history, remember history, and inherit our revolutionary spirit," said Cao Zhihong (曹志红).

"Mom, look, the Yanling Team (雁翎队) is so smart, they drove the enemy away!" In the "Capturing the Blockhouse and Removing the Stronghold" exhibition hall, 7-year-old Liu Qianyi (刘芊伊) leaned over the model display case, carefully listening to the story of how the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members used internal contradictions within the enemy to cleverly capture the blockhouse and eliminate the traitors. "Wisdom and courage can overcome many difficulties," Guan Ying (关颖), Liu Qianyi's (刘芊伊) mother, said to her.

In the memorial hall, red stories nourish one soul after another. "Although the story of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) has faded with the years, the spiritual fire left by the team members is passed down here from generation to generation," said Li Mengxuan (李梦轩), a visitor from Shanxi (山西). "Today's peace and tranquility are hard-won and need to be cherished. The heroic spirit of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) to dare to fight and be good at fighting, and the high-spirited fighting spirit of not fearing wind and waves and not being afraid of various challenges, need to be inherited by us."

Baiyangdian (白洋淀) has many heroes, everyone is Brother Gazi (嘎子哥)

Tell the story of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) well, tell the immortal legend of Baiyangdian (白洋淀)

Walking through the memorial hall, the audience stopped in front of literary and artistic works reflecting the heroic fighting deeds of the people of Baiyangdian (白洋淀). "Many literary works are deeply remembered, and many characters are very familiar," said Cao Zhihong (曹志红), such as the writer Sun Li (孙犁) who created "Lotus Lake (荷花淀)", "Reed Marsh (芦花荡)", "Travels in Xin'an (新安游记)", etc.; the journalist Mu Qing (穆青), who visited Baiyangdian (白洋淀) three times and wrote a report of more than 3,000 words, "The Yanling Team (雁翎队)"...

Among the many works, another well-known work is the literary classic "Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎)". In the film of the same name adapted from the novel, "Brother Gazi (嘎子哥)", wearing a straw hat, wearing a white coat, and fighting wits and courage with the enemy on Baiyangdian (白洋淀), is an unforgettable little hero in countless people's childhoods.

"Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎) is not a specific person, he is an image created based on all the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members," He Dan (何丹) introduced, adding that many people come every year to explore the footprints of "Brother Gazi (嘎子哥)".

Liu Qianyi (刘芊伊) came here after reading "Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎)". "The clever, lively, and brave Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎) left a deep impression on the child." Taking advantage of the child's strong interest, Guan Ying (关颖) quickly brought her to Baiyangdian (白洋淀).

"Baiyangdian (白洋淀) has many heroes, everyone is Brother Gazi (嘎子哥)," said Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元). Not only the Yanling Team (雁翎队) members, but also the men, women, old, and young of Baiyangdian (白洋淀) are all heroic "Brother Gazi (嘎子哥)", they have a deep bond with the Eighth Route Army (八路军) and fought together.

Women organized themselves to sew military uniforms, children stood guard to deliver information, and the masses delivered water and food to the wounded... "During the Anti-Japanese War, the people of Baiyangdian (白洋淀) fully supported the Yanling Team's (雁翎队) anti-Japanese struggle. They broke the ice to fish, escorted the wounded, and protected the Yanling Team (雁翎队) regardless of their personal safety, making great contributions," Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元) said emotionally, "With the military and the people united as one, what is there to fear from foreign enemies?"

Retired for many years, 71-year-old Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元) has a particularly deep affection for the memorial hall. Many of the stories in the exhibition hall were dug out by him, taking people all over Baiyangdian (白洋淀) and interviewing old team members bit by bit. "The Yanling Team (雁翎队) exchanged a small amount of sacrifice for the greatest victory, which is an immortal legend on Baiyangdian (白洋淀). Telling the story of the Yanling Team (雁翎队) well is my mission. As long as my body allows, I will continue to tell it," said Zhang Qiyuan (张奇元).

At noon, the sun is high, and the sky over Baiyangdian (白洋淀) is brighter. In this beautiful water town, this red blood flows to this day, endlessly...

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What's the point of vying for the title of celebrity's birthplace? (Humanities Salon)

By: 张 贺

A place gains its reputation from its people. If a place is blessed with outstanding talents and produces numerous famous figures, not only will the local people deeply cherish it, but it will also become a cultural calling card for the region. However, the problem is that the exact locations of many famous people's birthplaces are unclear, leading to various conflicting claims due to a lack of definitive records. In recent years, disputes over the birthplaces of famous people have emerged endlessly, from Laozi (老子) and Zhuangzi (庄子) to Li Bai (李白), Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮), and Zhao Yun (赵云), and even the birthplaces of figures in myths and legends and literary works, such as Nezha (哪吒) and Xi Shi (西施), are being contested.

Undeniably, the competition for the birthplaces of famous people reflects the importance that various regions place on developing cultural resources and promoting the cultural tourism industry. In the current wave of cultural tourism, relying on the resources of famous people, creating well-known IPs, and highlighting local characteristics are shortcuts to standing out in the increasingly fierce competition. But it is equally undeniable that the competition for the birthplaces of famous people is an attempt to use the "clever force" of 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn - "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds," to use minimal effort to achieve a great result) to avoid the long and arduous process of cultural construction. We must be wary of the impatient and opportunistic mentality reflected behind the competition for the birthplaces of famous people. This kind of impetuous mentality is contrary to the laws of cultural construction and is not conducive to the high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry.

A prominent feature of cultural work is the need for long-term accumulation and a gradual build-up of strength, rather than achieving success overnight. Whether it is developing cultural tourism resources or creating cultural IPs, it requires persistent and meticulous cultivation, and it is impossible to see results in a short period of time. Recent cultural tourism hotspots have already provided the answer: what truly attracts people is often a place with a deep historical and cultural accumulation and a solid cultural protection and inheritance – the "Harbin Fever" originates from Heilongjiang (黑龙江)'s Harbin (哈尔滨)'s long-term cultivation of its unique ice and snow culture; Pingjiang Road (平江路) in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏) has a continuous stream of thousand-year-old cultural heritage, and the Jiangnan (江南) style complements the Su embroidery (苏绣), Pingtan (评弹), and other Su-style charms; Meizhou (眉州), Sichuan (四川), as the birthplace of the "Three Sus" (三苏), has an orderly inheritance of "Three Sus Culture" (三苏文化) and a profound cultural charm...

In contrast to these successful cases, some places, regardless of their local cultural resource endowments, make decisions impulsively, blindly launch cultural tourism projects, and engage in so-called ancient cities, ancient towns, and ancient streets. As a result, these imitation ancient landscapes are mostly deserted and suffer heavy losses. Practice has proven that cultural tourism projects that are simply copied and pasted are rootless duckweed and have little vitality. Competing for "birthplaces of famous people" is a typical short-term behavior. Even if it is won, it is difficult to bear fruit in a soil lacking cultural accumulation, at best gaining temporary gimmick. How many people still remember the once-famous "Sun Wukong (孙悟空) Birthplace" today?

The value of culture lies in nourishing the mind and cultivating sentiments. The development of the cultural tourism industry should be based on culture and should not only focus on economic benefits. Otherwise, once it deviates from the correct value orientation, it is easy to go astray in practice. For example, a certain place once created a "Ximen Qing (西门庆) Birthplace," which caused an uproar in public opinion and became a laughing stock.

Instead of competing for the birthplaces of famous people, it is better to calm down and carefully investigate and sort out the cultural resources of the local area, including historical figures, cultural relics and monuments, historical blocks, folk customs, intangible cultural heritage projects, folk legends, etc., which can be deeply explored, systematically protected, and transformed into resources for developing the cultural tourism industry. One side of the water and soil nourishes one side of the culture. As long as we truly uphold the attitude of respecting history and awe of culture, and deeply explore with patience, determination, and resilience, which cultural resources cannot be transformed into wealth to promote development? 临渊羡鱼不如退而结网 (lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng - "wishing for fish by the pond is not as good as going home and making a net," it's better to take practical action than to just stand by and admire). Protecting and utilizing the cultural resources of our own local area is enough to achieve our own characteristics, so why bother competing for the so-called birthplaces of famous people that are purely fictitious?

In short, cultural construction must adhere to long-termism, and must not be short-sighted, eager for quick success and instant benefits, let alone take a risky approach, or engage in speculation and opportunism.

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A Century of Heritage: The Suona's Sound Travels Far (Inheritance)

By: 本报记者 韩俊杰

Recently, at the National Folk Art Performance Group Exchange and Exhibition Activity held in Fuyang, Anhui (安徽阜阳), Zhou Benming (周本鸣) led the performance of a folk instrumental piece "The East Wind Rises," which drew thunderous applause. In the center of the stage, Zhou Benming (周本鸣) held a suona, while other members either blew the suona or the sheng, the tones sometimes soaring into the clouds and sometimes sinking into the valleys, depicting the scene of the Chinese land under the blowing of the east wind, where all things recover and are full of vitality.

The suona is a folk musical instrument, and it also has the reputation of "king of instruments." In the area where the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui (苏鲁豫皖) meet, it is popular among the local people. In important occasions such as weddings, funerals, and ancestor worship, the shadow of the suona is indispensable. Among them, the folk band "Zhou Family Band" (周家班) in Bolin Village (菠林村), Lingbi County (灵璧县), has been passed down for a century and is well-known.

Zhou Benming (周本鸣) is the fifth-generation leader of the "Zhou Family Band" (周家班) and also the representative inheritor of the provincial intangible cultural heritage "Bolin Trumpet" (菠林喇叭).

Zhou Benming's (周本鸣) father, Zhou Zhengyu (周正玉), was a well-known "Suona King" in the local area. Zhou Benming (周本鸣), who grew up in the sound of the suona, was deeply attracted by this skill. At the age of 7, he and his brother followed his father to learn the suona playing skills. Years of hard practice have made Zhou Benming (周本鸣) not only proficient in playing the suona, but also very skilled in playing instruments such as the sheng and the haidi. After growing up, he once engaged in other industries, but the love in his heart eventually led him back to the "Zhou Family Band" (周家班), determined to carry forward the art of suona.

In recent years, Zhou Benming (周本鸣) has not only enriched the repertoire by reorganizing the "Zhou Family Band" (周家班), but also increased the efforts of inheritance and cultivation, and compiled "The Essentials of Inheritance of the Zhou Family Band of Bolin Trumpet" (菠林喇叭周家班传承要义). Today, after seven generations of inheritance, there are hundreds of Zhou family members in Lingbi (灵璧) who can play musical instruments, and the number of disciples with other surnames has reached thousands. In addition, the "Zhou Family Band" (周家班) has also promoted "intangible cultural heritage into the campus," successively entering Tsinghua University (清华大学), Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院), and other institutions, cultivating a large number of wind and percussion music enthusiasts.

Whenever there is a performance, a table is placed in the center of the stage, on which various percussion instruments are placed. Under the leadership of Zhou Benming (周本鸣), seven or eight performers ensemble some classic pieces one by one, and switch between instruments such as xiao, flute, sheng, suona, and drums to achieve the performance effect.

Zhou Benming (周本鸣) told reporters: "The repertoire is extracted from hundreds of traditional pieces, including 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' (百鸟朝凤), 'Geese Falling on the Beach' (雁落沙滩), 'Brahma Tune' (梵字调) and other major pieces, and also launched a series of works that combine traditional culture and modern elements such as 'Zhou Family Band' (周家班), 'Jianghu' (江湖), and 'High Mountain and Flowing Water' (高山流水)."

Zhou Benming (周本鸣) also formed a small international tour team to spread and promote national instrumental music. Since going to Europe for performances in 2017, he has performed more than 200 shows abroad. During the Spring Festival of 2025, they performed more than 20 shows in the United States. "We divide the repertoire into three forms: past, present and future. The past is the traditional repertoire, allowing the audience to feel awe and beauty, while the present focuses on the current popular music ecology, such as using wind and percussion music to play the song 'An Ordinary Hero' (孤勇者), which resonates with young people. The future is focused on originality. For example, 'The East Wind Rises' creates a model called 'progressive multi-instrument main play', giving the audience a new experience," said Zhou Benming (周本鸣).

In 2014, Suona Art (Lingbi Bolin Trumpet) (唢呐艺术（灵璧菠林喇叭）) was included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects list, which also greatly encouraged Zhou Benming (周本鸣). "Suona art is our nation's own music, retaining the original ecological form of performance. And every time the performance ends, the applause of audiences at home and abroad also conveys their recognition and welcome of suona art," Zhou Benming (周本鸣) said frankly.

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Editor in charge of this edition: He Siqi

Layout Design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)

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An Epic Audiovisual Poem of Unyielding Spirit

By: 黄宗贤

During the Anti-Japanese War, the young Li Hua (李桦) vigorously "shouted" with his engraving knife in "Roar, China!" (《怒吼吧！中国》), and the spirited Tang Yihe (唐一禾) "sounded" with his brush in "The Bugle of July 7th" (《七七的号角》). The unyielding will of the Chinese nation in the face of difficulties and hardships became the spiritual core of the anti-Japanese war-themed art creation and the profound keynote of the national visual epic. Over the past 90 years, anti-Japanese war-themed art creations have continued to emerge, continuously enriching the artistic expression of the history of the Anti-Japanese War. Recently, People's Daily launched the "Landscape Like a Painting" (江山如画) art media project. The first short video, "Unyielding" (《不屈》), as a special plan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, aims to pay tribute to the people's heroes through the classics of anti-Japanese war-themed art, and to promote the great spirit of the Anti-Japanese War with the visual power of the digital age.

The 14-year Anti-Japanese War was a life-and-death struggle concerning the survival of the nation, and it also had a profound impact on the development of modern Chinese art. The outbreak of the full-scale Anti-Japanese War inspired the patriotic feelings and creative passion of the vast number of literary and art workers. Whether they were artists in the rear or art workers in Yan'an (延安), they used engraving knives and brushes to expose the atrocities of the invaders and unite the spiritual strength of the entire nation to **同仇敌忾** (tóng chóu dí kài - "united in hatred against the enemy," to share a bitter hatred for the enemy). Many of these works were widely disseminated in the front and rear of the Anti-Japanese War and internationally, allowing the world to see a China that was resisting, a China that was unyielding, and a China that had hope.

If the art creation during the national salvation war was like a sharp "spear" and "dagger," then the continuous anti-Japanese war-themed art creation after the founding of New China is a visual ode to the unyielding spirit of the Chinese nation. In the decades of creative history, many fine works such as Luo Gongliu's (罗工柳) oil painting "Tunnel Warfare" (《地道战》) and Zhan Jianjun's (詹建俊) oil painting "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain" (《狼牙山五壮士》) have emerged, constituting a visual symphony of ups and downs and **荡气回肠** (dàng qì huí cháng - "soul-stirring," deeply moving). The short video "Unyielding" selects 17 classic anti-Japanese war-themed art works from them, re-creating them in the form of digital ink painting. Through the integration of animated images, original songs, and contemporary narratives, it strengthens the emotional tension of the theme expression and opens up a new path for art communication.

Although the anti-Japanese war-themed art creations in different periods have diverse perspectives, media, and styles, they all vividly present a grand picture of the Anti-Japanese War with shocking visual power, reflecting a unique artistic style and the epic character of a grand narrative. This style and character are presented in the classics of anti-Japanese war-themed art, and are also demonstrated in the ink-style digital animation of the short video "Unyielding."

The organic integration of real reproduction and artistic reconstruction. The anti-Japanese war-themed art creation focuses on the artistic refinement of major historical events and scenes, strengthening the emotional identification of readers. For example, the oil painting "Yellow River Cantata - Exile, Rise, Resistance" (《黄河大合唱——流亡·奋起·抗争》) created by Zhan Jianjun (詹建俊) and Ye Nan (叶南) is based on the "Yellow River Cantata" composed by Xian Xinghai (冼星海) based on the long poem "Yellow River Ode" by the poet Guang Weiran (光未然). The painter transforms the surging musical melody into a powerful visual image, and visualizes the national spirit contained in the music, allowing the sound of history to echo in the blending of shapes and colors. Similarly, the oil painting "Flesh and Blood Great Wall - March of the Volunteers" (《血肉长城——义勇军进行曲》) created by Quan Shanshi (全山石) and Weng Danxian (翁诞宪) also solidifies the magnificent and passionate music into an immortal visual epic. The author uses symbolic artistic language to make the patriotic feelings of **众志成城** (zhòng zhì chéng chéng - "unity is strength," when people are united, they can move mountains) contained in the "Flesh and Blood Great Wall" more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The short video "Unyielding" takes Chinese style music as the main creative style, incorporating folk instruments and sound elements such as nursery rhymes, suona horns, and bugles, and realizes the emotional expression of "Why is the landscape like a painting? Because someone once wrote the answer with their life" with sound poetry and sound painting. From poetry to music, and then to visual art and digital art, in the transformation of media and time, anti-Japanese war-themed art works of different periods and forms jointly compose a passionate visual chapter.

The intertwining of sublime aesthetics and epic expression. Whether it is Wang Yingchun's (王迎春) and Yang Lizhou's (杨力舟) Chinese painting "Taihang Iron Wall" (《太行铁壁》), Sun Lixin's (孙立新) oil painting "Hundred Regiments Offensive" (《百团大战》), or Xu Jiang's (许江) and others' oil painting "Remnant Sun - December 1937, Nanjing" (《残日——一九三七年十二月·南京》), Chen Yuming's (陈钰铭) Chinese painting "My Home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China" (《我的家在东北松花江上》), all of them demonstrate the aesthetic spirit of suppression and resistance, tragedy and sublimity in the grand space and the tension of shapes and colors. Sublimity is not only the rendering of a large number of people and a huge space, but also a spiritual atmosphere of irrepressible and courageous progress. For example, in Chen Yifei's (陈逸飞) oil painting "Ode to the Yellow River" (《黄河颂》), the rising sun shines, the Yellow River surges, wild geese fly, and soldiers stand on the top of the mountain, holding steel guns and looking to the east with confidence. The artist expresses the dawn of victory rising in the Loess Plateau with romantic and poetic language, creating a classic work that resonates with people.

The deep resonance of language innovation and artistic expression. Realism is an important feature of Chinese contemporary art creation, and it is also the basic vocabulary of anti-Japanese war-themed art creation. Classic anti-Japanese war-themed art works all integrate superb skills and excellent production into realistic language, exploring the depth of emotional expression of the works - highlighting deep and ardent patriotic feelings. Yuan Wu's (袁武) Chinese painting "Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army" (《东北抗联》) breaks through tradition in terms of composition, modeling, and ink painting language, showing the scene of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army soldiers marching and fighting in the forest and snowfields, showing the warriors' **坚如磐石** (jiān rú pán shí - "as solid as a rock," firm and unshakeable) will; Xu Qingfeng's (徐青峰) oil painting "Battle of Taierzhuang" (《血战台儿庄》) conveys the spirit of fearlessness in tragedy. These artistic expressions are further strengthened in the short video "Unyielding." The use of new media technology transforms static images into dynamic videos, interprets the solidified moments into the process of bloody battles, embeds tragic musical melodies into the smoke of gunpowder, and activates one fiery battlefield after another into a panoramic torrent of national resistance. The transformation and integration of media powerfully activates the indelible historical memory of the Chinese nation, inspires people's reverence for the heroes who defended the motherland's mountains and rivers, allows the great spirit of the Anti-Japanese War to be presented more vividly, and greatly enhances the effectiveness of art communication.

The smoke of the Anti-Japanese War has long gone, but the endless anti-Japanese war-themed art creations engrave indelible memories and shape the Chinese nation's **百折不挠** (bǎi zhé bù náo - "never give up despite setbacks," indomitable) spirit. This spiritual character not only injects a continuous stream of spiritual power into art creation, but also encourages the Chinese people to continue to forge ahead.

(The author is the Academic Dean of the School of Humanities and Arts, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (四川美术学院).)

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Lush Waters and Green Mountains Compose an Epic Song for the Land

By: 兰友利

Twenty years ago, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, came to Yucun Village (余村) in Anji (安吉) for inspection and research, and first proposed the "Two Mountains" theory that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." As an important birthplace and pioneering practice ground for the "Two Mountains" theory, Zhejiang (浙江) has continued to exert efforts and persevere for 20 years, successfully creating a magnificent era scroll of green development. This scroll is clearly seen with the holding of the "Ode to the Land - Zhejiang's 20-Year Art Exhibition on Practicing the Concept of 'Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains are Invaluable Assets'"; the insights of art workers into the Chinese cultural view contained in the "Two Mountains" concept are also revealed in the exhibition.

In the lives of Chinese people, "mountains and rivers" are not only an important carrier of Chinese culture but also a source of Chinese artistic creation. "Living near mountains and rivers" is the basic concept for Chinese people to build their lives, "traveling across mountains and rivers" is the life journey of Chinese people to "read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles," "thousands of mountains and rivers" is a retrospective of life after experiencing countless hardships, "high mountains and flowing water" is a sigh of life for the difficulty of finding a soulmate, and "beautiful mountains and rivers" is a praise for the land under our feet. Mountains and rivers contain the Chinese people's life philosophy of "cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world."

In this sense, the "view of mountains and rivers" is an image manifestation of the Chinese cultural view, and "lucid waters and lush mountains" endow the "view of mountains and rivers" with specific connotations and practical purposes. As presented in the exhibition, the four chapters of "Ode to Green," "Window of Beauty," "Praise of Mountains and Rivers," and "Road to Green Prosperity" comprehensively demonstrate the action practice, value significance, and artistic interpretation of "lucid waters and lush mountains" from multiple dimensions. "Ode to Green" uses forms such as prints, comic strips, illustrations, and cartoons to connect the 20 years of Zhejiang (浙江) practice and important events into a thoroughfare, composing a long song; "Window of Beauty" shows the development and transformation of Huzhou (湖州) from a "pioneer" to a "model student" in artistic sketching; "Praise of Mountains and Rivers" uses grand masterpieces to display the landscape soul of the "Two Mountains" concept; "Road to Green Prosperity" focuses on the coordinated development of ecology and economy, vividly portraying Zhejiang's (浙江) various innovative practices of promoting "common prosperity" with "ecological beauty." The four chapters sing together, continuing the in-depth practice of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, and showcasing the grand and glorious transformation picture brought by the "Two Mountains" concept to the land of Zhejiang (之江).

Different from the West's view of nature as an objectified object, the Chinese cultural view emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature. Throughout the exhibition, the creators' understanding of the "Two Mountains" concept has become more profound. They not only stop at the depiction of ecological landscapes but also emphasize the excavation of their cultural connotations. For example, the large-scale video installation "Mountains High, People as Peaks: A Landscape Action" constructs a microscopic narrative of "narrating events with people and reflecting people with events" by excavating 20 typical figures, 20 moving stories, and 20 commemorative objects within the scope of Huzhou (湖州) through interviews over 20 years. The magnificent landscape masterpiece is a vivid interpretation of the ancient wisdom of "the benevolent find joy in mountains, and the wise find joy in water": as a mirror, "mountains and rivers" reflect the viewer's own character and the foundation of the Chinese cultural view. Chinese Zen emphasizes three realms: "Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water; seeing mountains not as mountains, seeing water not as water; seeing mountains still as mountains, seeing water still as water." The proposal of "lucid waters and lush mountains" directly enters the third realm of the "view of mountains and rivers."

Traditional Chinese landscape painting emphasizes "learning from nature externally and obtaining the source from the heart," and understanding the "creation opportunity" of "mountains and rivers" reveals the "source of creation" in the "heart." "Lucid waters and lush mountains" elevates the traditional cultural view of "following the laws of nature" to the practical height of methodology. "**山不让尘乃成其高**" (shān bù ràng chén nǎi chéng qí gāo - "mountains do not reject dust, hence their height," mountains achieve their height by accommodating everything) and "**水善利万物而不争**" (shuǐ shàn lì wàn wù ér bù zhēng - "water benefits all things without contention," water benefits everything without competing), containment and germination are all implied in the nurturing of mountains and rivers. "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" reveals not only the natural wealth and economic wealth we possess but also the cultural wealth possessed by literary and artistic workers. The organization and practice of "Ode to the Land" is not only a grand record of landscape sketching and green development but also a spiritual practice of the profound essence of the "Two Mountains" concept. It contains a deeply inherited landscape perception, develops the home experience of the interconnection between heart and things, and gives viewers an abundant spiritual inspiration.

"I see the green hills are so charming, I suppose the green hills see me as such." Throughout history, Chinese people have been constructing a cultural field of integration between things and self. Today, as the era picture of "lucid waters and lush mountains" becomes increasingly moving, the beautiful picture of harmonious development between humans and nature is also constantly extending in the artistic conception of painting.

(The author is an associate professor at the Institute of Art Philosophy and Cultural Innovation, China Academy of Art (中国美术学院).)

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Follow the trend, but stay true to yourself.

By: 戴 孟

"I come with the tide, I go with the tide... Follow nature, be calm and peaceful." Mr. Dai Ze (戴泽) once used this to summarize his philosophy of art for more than eighty years. The "I Come with the Tide - Dai Ze's Cross-Century Vision" exhibition currently held at the Shenzhen Art Museum (深圳美术馆) opens a door to the art world of Dai Ze (戴泽) with the main theme of "dialogue between the collective and the individual."

In 1942, Dai Ze (戴泽) was admitted to the Art Department of National Central University (国立中央大学). This academic highland where Chinese and Western art converged made him hold an open attitude towards artistic creation throughout his life.

"Coming with the tide, going with the tide" contains Dai Ze's (戴泽) profound understanding of the pulse of the times. He always remembered the teachings of his mentor Xu Beihong (徐悲鸿) - a painter must first love his country. Especially after the founding of New China, thematic art creation became an important mission for teachers and students of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院). Dai Ze (戴泽), who taught at the school, also actively devoted himself to it, creating works such as "Peace Signature" (和平签名) and "Farmers' Group Meeting" (农民小组会) that expressed the theme of the times with realistic techniques. In his creation, he not only integrated into the mainstream of collective narrative but also did not blindly follow, constantly thinking about how to understand, shape and express the image of the people. These works show his deep historical consciousness, sincere concern for reality and unique artistic transformation ability.

"Coming with the tide, going with the tide" also reflects the sincere expression of Dai Ze's (戴泽) inner vitality. Under the framework of collective narrative, he also constructed "individual narrative." He never stopped listening to the voice of his heart, never forgot to portray secret personal emotions, and never forgot to express his self-spirit. The watercolor painting "Little Bear and His Mother" (小熊同他的妈妈) is a subtle expression of his longing for his wife and children while in a foreign country. This warmth, which originates from individual life experience, is pure and simple, and resonates with people.

Art is warm. Dai Ze (戴泽) likes to paint flowers. What he depicts are often flowers that can be seen everywhere in street corner courtyards and in front of ordinary windows - ordinary but full of vitality. Dai Ze (戴泽) mentioned in his diary: "I love to paint flowers, because no matter what the difficulties and hardships, the unbearable humanity, the ups and downs, the flowers are always blooming." The keen perception of ordinary beauty makes his works transcend the simple depiction of objects and convey a kind of warm and tenacious vitality. This power moisturizes things silently, not only comforting himself, but also encouraging viewers to face life with a calm smile.

Dai Ze's (戴泽) observation of the times and art never stopped. Even in his later years, he was still creating. The work "Blue Leopard" (蓝豹) (see picture) is the crystallization of his profound self-analysis and exploration of artistic form during this period. In the picture, a leopard shrouded in blue and purple is curled up and lying prostrate, with its eyes turned upwards, revealing a sense of arrogance and vigilance. This blue leopard seems to be the artist's spiritual self-portrait in his later years, revealing a tenacious will after experiencing vicissitudes. Different from the realistic style of his early years, Dai Ze (戴泽) turned to embrace more symbolic and expressive artistic language in his later years. This change was not a deliberate pursuit of the trend, but stemmed from his inner freedom and was also a response to the trend of the art field at that time that focused on individual spirit and subjective expression.

Mr. Dai Ze's (戴泽) artistic trajectory vividly presents the symphony of collective narrative and individual exploration. This is what makes his art moving, and it is also the reason why the "I Come with the Tide" exhibition is so popular among young people.

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The Literary Meaning of the End of Heat

By: 教富斌

As the Beginning of Autumn arrives, the sweltering heat in Beijing (北京) gradually recedes, ushering in a comfortable season. The change in climate often triggers changes in people's moods. During this time, many men of letters throughout history have left behind numerous famous poems and exquisite paintings and calligraphy works praising autumn.

Among the handed-down letters and model calligraphic works, many calligraphers recorded the interest of autumn days and the feelings of the Beginning of Autumn, such as Su Shi's (苏轼) *Former Ode on the Red Cliff*, Mi Fu's (米芾) *Autumn Heat Rest at Duojing Tower Post*, Wang Xizhi's (王羲之) *End of Summer Heat Post*, and Wang Yansou's (王岩叟) *Autumn Heat Post*. Su Shi (苏轼) and his friends boated under the cliffs, reminiscing about the past and expressing their feelings; Mi Fu (米芾) climbed to a high place and looked into the distance, praising the magnificent scenery of Duojing Tower (多景楼) in Zhenjiang (镇江), and was moved by the scenery; Wang Xizhi (王羲之) and Wang Yansou (王岩叟) cordially greeted their friends, urging them to take care of their health, all expressing their inner emotions.

Yang Ningshi (杨凝式) of the Five Dynasties, because he tasted a delicacy, was very content and comfortable: "When the first leaf heralds the beginning of autumn, it is the beginning of the chive flower showing its flavor, helping its fat lamb, it is indeed a precious delicacy." Based on this, he achieved a timeless masterpiece in the history of calligraphy - *Chive Flower Post* (partial view shown in the picture).

Around the Beginning of Autumn solar term, chive flowers bloom. Chive flower sauce, made mainly from chive flowers and salt, can be supplemented with white wine, ginger, apples, etc. to enhance the flavor. Imagine, more than 1,000 years ago, Yang Ningshi (杨凝式) woke up from an afternoon nap in a bamboo chair in his Luoyang (洛阳) mansion, his stomach empty, "very hungry," and just happened to receive a letter from a friend, who also brought a jar of chive flower sauce, which was very delicious with fresh lamb. After the meal, he took advantage of the autumn coolness to write a reply expressing his thanks, 7 lines with a total of 63 characters, expressing the relaxed and leisurely mood after the meal and the cool and comfortable autumn to the tip of his pen, and the free and ethereal beauty jumped onto the paper.

Dong Qichang (董其昌) of the Ming Dynasty commented on this post as "slightly in running script style, free and elegant." Looking at this post in this way, we will find that not only the font and brushwork have a sense of freedom and elegance, but more importantly, the character spacing and line spacing of the *Chive Flower Post* are very wide, while the line energy still runs through and echoes, and the composition layout is clear and spacious, and the dots and strokes are condensed but not heavy, sparse but not scattered, giving people a sense of ethereal and simple beauty. The first three lines are slightly denser in character spacing and line spacing than the last four lines, especially the character spacing in the first line is the most dense, while the last three lines are relatively loose, forming a change from dense in the front to sparse in the back, just like the Beginning of Autumn solar term marks the transition from hot to cool, with a kind of transition from movement to stillness, from enthusiasm to peace, as if it is a reflection of the change of solar terms in calligraphy art. This rhythm is not prominent in *Autumn Heat Rest at Duojing Tower Post*, *Autumn Heat Post*, and *End of Summer Heat Post*, making it difficult for readers to appreciate.

The changing seasons bring subtle changes in the calligrapher's mood and writing. The *Chive Flower Post* has no impetuosity in life, nor the anxiety of unfulfilled desires, only the tranquility and simplicity of the years, taking the reader away from thousands of disturbances and fully enjoying the human fragrance of the Beginning of Autumn season.

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Chen Xiangbo's (陈湘波) Chinese painting, "Fragrant Lotus in the Breeze and Morning Dew."

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Contemporary Interpretations of Hall Paintings

By: 顾亚奇

In the Chinese art scroll, the murals and decorative paintings in large buildings—"Hall Paintings"—shine brightly. Not long ago, under the guidance of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (北京市委宣传部), the large-scale Chinese painting *The Myriad Aspects of the Capital* (京华气象万千), organized and created by the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles (北京市文联) and the Beijing Artists Association (北京美协), fused Beijing's (北京) ancient capital culture, red gene, and contemporary atmosphere into one, becoming a new landscape at the Party School of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共北京市委党校), and a vivid practice in exploring hall paintings.

As a key thematic creation project in Beijing (北京市), *The Myriad Aspects of the Capital* takes Tiananmen Square (天安门) as the visual center, spreading left to the Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Hall (香山革命纪念馆), the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争纪念馆), Shuangqing Villa (双清别墅), and the Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥), and spreading right to the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党历史展览馆) and Peking University Red Building (北大红楼). The seven red landmarks are embedded in the green landscape like "gilded seals." At the same time, the picture cleverly integrates Beijing's (北京) "three cultural belts." Ma Xinming (马新明), Secretary of the Party Group and Executive Vice Chairman of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles (北京市文联), said with emotion after watching the work that it embodies "the unity of spatial importance and thematic sublimity." Audiences standing in front of the painting can not only touch Beijing's (北京) profound cultural context but also feel its development vitality.

In terms of artistic expression, the creative team constructed a multi-dimensional space-time with the "Three Distances" method: horizontally, the urban axis is unfolded with the "level distance" method, collecting 15 cultural symbols; vertically, the depth of field is created with the "deep distance" method; vertically, the spiritual altitude is highlighted with the "high distance" method, and the Great Wall (长城) and the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党历史展览馆) build a high line of faith, sublimating the rich meaning of natural, historical, and humanistic landscapes.

Traditional ruled-line painting techniques have been innovatively used in the work. The creative team followed the rigorous and exquisite characteristics of ruled-line painting and accurately portrayed architectural details: the Dougong of Tiananmen Square (天安门) is outlined with gold paint, and the glass curtain wall of the sub-center building complex presents a transparent texture through the overlapping of mineral pigments... This artistic pursuit of "taking its momentum from a distance and taking its quality from a close view" not only shows the construction wisdom of the building but also gives it an aesthetic character.

The deep charm of *The Myriad Aspects of the Capital* lies in the sublimation of the traditional aesthetics of "Clarifying the Mind and Observing the Tao" into the contemporary expression of "People First." The picture is based on green landscape, and the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山脉) use "Lotus Leaf Cun" to express the geological texture, and the Kunming Lake (昆明湖) uses "Net Scarf Water" to outline the sparkling waves. These classic vocabularies derived from traditional landscape paintings are injected with new visual meanings. The pine and cypress trees at the bottom of the picture give the picture a magnificent and far-reaching aesthetic conception, metaphorizing that the red gene is lasting and passed down from generation to generation.

The color application of the work is quite symbolic. Tiananmen (天安门) uses a mixture of cinnabar and realgar, which not only conforms to the ancient architectural color painting regulations but also conveys the meaning of long-term national stability; the warm-colored bricks of the Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Hall (香山革命纪念馆) and the blue glass curtain wall of the Beijing Grand Canal Museum (北京大运河博物馆) form a contrast between cold and warm colors, symbolizing the coexistence and common prosperity of tradition and modernity. The concept of "**随类赋彩**" (suí lèi fù cǎi - "assign colors according to category," to use colors that are appropriate to the subject matter) strengthens the artistic expression.

As Fan Di'an (范迪安), Chairman of the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会), said: "Great themes require great works, and great works must have great patterns." Hall paintings created for important national venues must have distinct contemporaneity, strong thematicity, and superb artistry, and must be in harmony with the space. This puts forward new requirements for the creation method. Therefore, the members of this creative team have all participated in the experience of major thematic art creation, and cooperated with each other to form a model of "freehand landscape painting as the base and meticulous heavy color as the finishing touch."

*The Myriad Aspects of the Capital* integrates the spirit of Chinese aesthetics and the spirit of the times with the spirit of "**万里写入胸怀间**" (wàn lǐ xiě rù xiōng huái jiān - "ten thousand miles written in the heart," to have a broad vision and grand aspirations), elaborates the creative essence of hall painting, and becomes a vivid interpretation of "**千载寂寥，披图可鉴**" (qiān zǎi jì liáo, pī tú kě jiàn - "a thousand years of silence, can be seen by opening the picture," a painting can reveal the history and emotions of a long period of time).

(The author is the Vice Dean of the School of Arts of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学))

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This section edited by Xu Hongmei and Wu Yanli.

This edition's email: msfk@peopledaily.cn

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