People's Daily - October 12, 2025

"Study Reader on Xi Jinping's Important Thought on Strengthening and Improving People's Letters and Visits Work" Published and Distributed

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 11th (北京, Běijīng) - "Study Reader on Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Thought on Strengthening and Improving People's Letters and Visits Work," (《习近平总书记关于加强和改进人民信访工作的重要思想学习读本》) compiled by the State Bureau of Letters and Calls (国家信访局), has recently been published by People's Publishing House (人民出版社) and distributed nationwide.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) at its core has made comprehensive arrangements for letters and visits work from a strategic and overall perspective, promoting the letters and visits work to make positive contributions in reflecting public opinions, resolving conflicts and disputes, and maintaining social harmony and stability. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important thought on strengthening and improving people's letters and visits work has deepened the understanding of the laws of letters and visits work with a new perspective, providing scientific guidance for doing a good job in letters and visits work in the new era. The "Reader" is divided into 9 chapters, from adhering to the Party's comprehensive leadership over letters and visits work, adhering to the fundamental position of putting the people first, and adhering to the political responsibility of solving problems for the people and sharing worries for the Party, etc., it elaborates on the core essence, spiritual essence, rich connotation and practical requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important thought on strengthening and improving people's letters and visits work.

The publication of the "Reader" is conducive to the in-depth study of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important thought on strengthening and improving people's letters and visits work by the vast number of party members and cadres, adhering to and developing the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) in the new era, promoting the rule of law in letters and visits work, further giving play to the role of letters and visits work as a barometer, doing a good job in the mass work delivered to the door, and effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the masses.

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"In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Women, Children, and the Work of the All-China Women's Federation" and "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Emphasizing Family, Family Education, and Family Traditions" Published and Distributed

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 11th. The books "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Women, Children and the Work of the All-China Women's Federation" and "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Giving Importance to Family, Family Education and Family Traditions," compiled by the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联), have recently been published by People's Publishing House (人民出版社) and distributed nationwide.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to women, children, and the work of the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联), and has emphasized the construction of family, family education, and family traditions. Starting from the overall situation of the development of the Party and the country, he has made a series of important discourses, elevating our Party's understanding of the laws governing the work of women, children, and families to a new height. These discourses collectively reflect the Party's fundamental propositions on leading the development of the cause of women and children and strengthening the construction of family, family education, and family traditions. They are an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), providing scientific guidance and fundamental principles for the work of women, children, and families in the new era. The two books, "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Women, Children and the Work of the All-China Women's Federation" and "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on Giving Importance to Family, Family Education and Family Traditions," systematically elaborate on the core essence, spiritual substance, rich connotation, and practical requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important discourses on women, children, and family work. They are authoritative supplementary readings for in-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important discourses on women, children, and family work, and will help promote the high-quality development of women, children, and family work in the new era.

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"Every woman is the protagonist and deserves the opportunity to shine in life."

By: 本报记者 杨 昊

690 million women have simultaneously entered a state of comprehensive well-being, with the average life expectancy of women increasing to 80.9 years, and women accounting for 50.76% of students in higher education in 2024...

In September of this year, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) released the white paper "New Era China's Practice and Achievements in Promoting the Comprehensive Development of Women." A series of data reflects the vivid practice of women's full participation in economic and social development and equal enjoyment of the fruits of reform and development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Every woman is a protagonist and enjoys the opportunity to shine in life." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has comprehensively strengthened leadership over women's work from the strategic height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, attached great importance to the development of women's cause, and promoted historical achievements in women's cause.

As writers of the era and strivers of dreams, the vast number of women have won a brilliant life in participation and contribution, and the path of women's development with Chinese characteristics is becoming wider and wider.

The Party and the State's Attention and Support for Women's Cause is Unprecedented

In the middle of this year, Zhang Guimei (张桂梅), the principal of Huaping Girls' High School (华坪女子高级中学) in Lijiang (丽江), Yunnan (云南), completed her fifteenth college entrance examination escort with a newly bought small loudspeaker.

"Torch-lighting Principal" Zhang Guimei (张桂梅) founded the first completely free girls' high school in the country. She deeply knows that behind her is a group of "lamps." "The education of the mountains cannot be separated from the light of every 'lamp'."

The small loudspeaker has sounded year after year, witnessing more than 2,000 Huaping Girls' High School (华坪女高) students rushing to the distance. The small loudspeaker that accompanied Zhang Guimei (张桂梅) for many years was donated to the National Museum as a precious witness.

The achievements and status of women mark the degree of progress of the times, and the protection of women's rights and interests demonstrates the height of national civilization.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has taken the protection of women's legitimate rights and interests, the promotion of gender equality, and the comprehensive development of women as important contents of Chinese-style modernization construction. A series of major decisions and deployments with pioneering, overall, and long-term significance have been implemented—

"Adhering to the basic national policy of equality between men and women and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women and children" has been continuously written into the reports of the 18th, 19th, and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China, and "paying attention to family, family education, and family style construction, and protecting the rights and interests of women and children" has been written into the Party's third historical resolution;

Compiling the Civil Code, amending the Criminal Law, revising the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests, and formulating the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, etc., to build a legal system for the protection of women's rights and interests based on the Constitution, with the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests as the main body, including more than 100 laws and regulations;

The "13th Five-Year Plan" and "14th Five-Year Plan" both have special chapters on promoting women's development, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the first time established a special section on "strengthening family construction";

The national level and 31 provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) have established a gender equality assessment mechanism for laws and policies to promote the implementation of the basic national policy of gender equality from the source of laws and policies.

Today, China has built a women's work mechanism led by the Party committee, with the government as the main responsibility, coordinated by the Women and Children Working Committee, linked by the All-China Women's Federation (妇联) organization, with multi-department cooperation, and with the participation of the whole society. The institutional advantages are continuously transformed into the effectiveness of the development of women's cause, and efforts are made to ensure that every woman has the opportunity to shine in life and realize her dreams.

"Accurately filter gender discrimination content to create a good environment for female consumers and entrepreneurs," "I hope relevant companies can organize more training to enhance women's professional competitiveness in the Internet era"...

At the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联) "Jinqiao Suggestions Legal Opinion Collection Point" (巾帼建言法律意见征集点) in Beishan Street (北山街道), Xihu District (西湖区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), women representatives from e-commerce, express delivery, live broadcasting, and other industries gathered to discuss the online-related legislation issues of the "Zhejiang Province Women's Rights Protection Regulations." Women's federations at all levels focus on the needs of women, do a good job in collecting and sorting out opinions and suggestions, and solve problems for the vast number of women.

To listen to grassroots voices and solicit professional opinions more directly and efficiently, the "Jinqiao Suggestions Legal Opinion Collection Point" allows women's opinions to "directly reach" legislation, contributing women's wisdom and strength to the protection of women's rights and interests and the construction of democratic rule of law.

As a bridge and link between the Party and the government and the masses of women, the All-China Women's Federation (妇联) organization regards contacting and serving women as the lifeline of its work and has become a "family" that women can trust, rely on, and cannot do without. At present, more than 7 million women's federation executive committee members are active at the grassroots level, more than 431,000 women's councils, more than 24 million registered women volunteers, and more than 900,000 "Women's Homes" (妇女之家) and "Women's Micro-Homes" (妇女微家) are all over urban and rural communities, delivering services to the hearts of women.

The Vast Number of Women's Sense of Gain, Happiness, and Security is Constantly Enhanced

In Uyghur, "Maynur (玛依努尔)" means "bright moonlight."

For more than 40 years as a doctor, Maynur Niyaz (玛依努尔·尼牙孜), a gynecological expert at the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院), has devoted herself to the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. She led her team to travel all over the Tianshan Mountains (天山) and the north and south of Xinjiang (新疆), screening more than 360,000 people, established the Xinjiang Cervical Cancer Database, and for the first time found out the basic situation of cervical cancer incidence in Xinjiang, providing data support for the implementation of relevant national screening projects in Xinjiang.

This year, Maynur Niyaz (玛依努尔·尼牙孜) was honorably selected as the "Most Beautiful Women Striver." As a doctor, she tirelessly protects the health of women in Xinjiang.

China insists on protecting women's rights and interests and improving women's livelihoods in development. The vast number of women equally share the fruits of modernization construction, the stage for struggle is broader, and the sense of gain, happiness, and security is constantly enhanced.

——Absolute poverty has been completely eliminated. 690 million women have simultaneously entered a state of comprehensive well-being, and sisters in formerly deeply impoverished areas have moved into affordable housing, drink clean water, and use broadband networks. Zhang Guifang (张桂芳), the post-95 Party branch secretary of Sanjia Village (三家村), Shilin Town (石林镇), Hebi City (鹤壁市), Henan Province (河南省), led the villagers to build roads, lay water pipes, and clean up river courses to improve the rural living environment; opened live broadcasts to sell millet, pumpkins, and other specialties to the whole country, promote the development of the village collective economy, and transform the former poor mountain village into a "rainbow village."

——Health conditions have been significantly improved. The average life expectancy of women has reached 80.9 years, the systematic management rate of pregnant women has increased to 94.9%, the maternal mortality rate has decreased by 41.6% compared with 2012, and China has been listed by the World Health Organization as one of the 10 countries with high performance in maternal and child health.

——Social security has been continuously consolidated. Medical and pension insurance systems have achieved full coverage. In 2024, 651 million women participated in basic medical insurance, accounting for 49.1% of the total number of participants.

——The level of education has been significantly improved. The gender gap in basic education has been basically eliminated, and women accounted for 50.76% of students in higher education in 2024. As of the end of 2024, the "Spring Bud Program" (春蕾计划) has cumulatively raised 3.441 billion yuan of social funds, providing educational assistance to 4.36 million girls.

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A series of data shows that women in China enjoy wider and fuller rights in accordance with the law, and their confidence in pursuing a brilliant life is growing stronger.

In the laboratory of Westlake University (西湖大学), Wan Ruixue (万蕊雪), a specially appointed researcher at the School of Life Sciences and a National March 8th Red Banner Holder (全国三八红旗手), is busy in front of the experimental table. In recent years, she has mainly focused on the working mechanism of important macromolecular machines in cells, and is committed to analyzing the secrets of life, and has achieved a number of "world's first" breakthroughs.

"During the growth process, the persistence and courage of many outstanding female scientists have always inspired me." Wan Ruixue (万蕊雪) hopes that more and more female scientific and technological workers will persist in their dreams in scientific research.

At present, the total number of female scientific and technological workers in China is about 40 million, accounting for more than 45% of the total number of scientific and technological workers. Daring to break through innovation has become the struggle background and value pursuit of women.

The Role of "Half the Sky" is Fully Demonstrated in Various Fields

On September 19, at the press conference of the white paper "New Era China's Practice and Achievements in Promoting the Comprehensive Development of Women," Wang Yaping (王亚平), part-time vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联) and astronaut of the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军航天员大队), shared a story of chasing dreams.

Conducting water ball experiments, explaining gyroscope rotation... In 2013, the Shenzhou-10 (神舟十号) crew conducted the first space lecture. As the first woman to enter China's space station, Wang Yaping (王亚平) sowed the seeds of the "space dream" in the hearts of young people.

"There was once a girl named Wang Nan (王楠) who heard my Shenzhou-10 (神舟十号) 'space lecture' in high school. After more than 10 years of unremitting pursuit of the science dream, she has now become an astronaut as she wished and fought side by side with me," said Wang Yaping (王亚平). On the road to chasing dreams in the sky, we have witnessed more and more female figures.

On the new journey, every woman is a writer of the era and a striver of dreams. Thousands of Chinese women, with the pride and efforts of women not yielding to men, strive for progress, take responsibility and contribute, and the role of "half the sky" is fully demonstrated in various fields—

Making contributions in the high-quality economic development. Women account for about 43% of the employed population, and women's outstanding contributions have been shown in cutting-edge fields such as domestically produced large aircraft, biomedicine, deep-sea exploration, and artificial intelligence.

Participating equally in the whole-process people's democracy. The proportion of women in the 14th National People's Congress deputies, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference members, and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China deputies all hit record highs, and women accounted for 54.3% and 26.1% of the members of neighborhood committees and village committees, respectively, an increase of 5.5 and 4 percentage points compared with 2012.

Showing their style in the prosperous development of culture. Women account for 45.2% of the selected personnel of the National Cultural Talents Project, and women account for 25% of the national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors. Yue opera actress Chen Lijun (陈丽君) promoted the "breaking circle" of the century-old Yue opera, and farmer writer Ma Huijuan (马慧娟) used her mobile phone to record the stories of rural changes. Female cultural talents and excellent works are emerging in an endless stream.

Making practical contributions in ecological civilization construction. There are more than 17,000 ecological rangers in Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) who stick to their posts day and night, of which women account for 33.3%. The "Red Vest" women's volunteer service team in Helan County (贺兰县), Ningxia (宁夏) regularly carries out river protection, beach protection, and bird protection activities. The vast number of women actively advocate the value concept of ecological civilization and participate in the construction of more than 12 million "beautiful courtyards."

Standing at the forefront in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Implementing the Rural Revitalization Women's Action, the "High-Quality Farmers Training Program" trained 2.241 million female farmers; from 2022 to 2024, the "Leading Goose" project for cultivating leaders in rural industrial revitalization trained 12,000 women.

Showing their talents in the wave of the digital economy. Women account for more than half of the entrepreneurs in the Internet field; women account for about 1/3 of the employees in new business forms such as digital trade, e-commerce, and live broadcasting.

Zhang Gengxin (张更新), the female owner of a homestay in Pingjiang (平江), Hunan (湖南), used short videos to make her own homestay popular, driving surrounding villagers to sell specialties and increase income. Benefiting from the "Digital Magnolia" homestay housekeeper training program, more than 6,600 rural female homestay service practitioners received vocational skills and digital literacy training.

Family education and family style are the most valuable wealth of a family, and family civilization is the cornerstone of social civilization. Women are both promoters of social progress and inheritors of family virtues.

Professor Huang Lili (黄丽丽) and her husband of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学) have been rooted in the Northwest for 40 years, using scientific and technological strength to protect national food security; Shi Ruijuan (史瑞娟), a homestay operator in Beiji Village (北极村), Mohe City (漠河市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), and her family led the villagers to hold up the "snow rice bowl" and eat "tourism rice," with an average annual income exceeding 30,000 yuan... The story of the "Most Beautiful Family" in 2025 shows the era style of forging ahead on a new journey. The vast number of women give full play to their unique role in promoting the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and establishing a good family style, demonstrating wisdom and responsibility in the deep integration of family and national responsibility, and building a harmonious society with the harmony of small families.

The era calls for women, and struggle achieves dreams.

On the new journey, hundreds of millions of women are moving forward with their heads held high, striving to be builders of great undertakings, advocates of civilized customs, and strivers who dare to pursue dreams, contributing wisdom and strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization, and creating new historical glory.

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Li Qiang Holds Talks with North Korean Premier Pak Tae-song

This dispatch from Pyongyang, October 11 (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Liu Rong (刘融)) reported that on the morning of October 11, local time, Li Qiang (李强), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, held talks with Pak Tae-song (朴泰成), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee and Premier of the Cabinet, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang (平壤万寿台议事堂).

Li Qiang (李强) stated that not long ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and General Secretary Kim Jong-un (金正恩) held a meeting in Beijing (北京) and reached a series of important consensuses on deepening the development of relations between the two parties and two countries. The Chinese side will, as always, firmly support the Workers' Party of Korea (朝鲜劳动党) in leading the Korean people to follow a path of development that suits its own national conditions, and is willing to work with the DPRK to implement the consensus of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, strengthen high-level exchanges, strengthen strategic communication, continuously consolidate political mutual trust, and promote traditional friendly cooperation between China and the DPRK to achieve more new results.

Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that at present, both China and the DPRK are striving to advance the cause of socialist construction. The Chinese side is willing to work with the DPRK to explore the potential for pragmatic cooperation and add more impetus to the development and construction of the two countries. The people of China and the DPRK have a deep and special friendship. The two sides should strengthen exchanges and visits at all levels in various fields such as youth, culture, education, art, and sports, and continuously deepen national friendly feelings. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' (中国人民志愿军) participation in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The Chinese side is willing to work with the DPRK to jointly organize commemorative activities. In the current international situation, which is intertwined with changes and chaos, the two sides should unite and cooperate more closely to defend the legitimate rights and interests of China and the DPRK and safeguard international fairness and justice.

Pak Tae-song (朴泰成) said that the historic meeting between General Secretary Kim Jong-un (金正恩) and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) in Beijing (北京) not long ago provided strategic guidance and injected strong impetus into the development of DPRK-China relations. The Workers' Party of Korea (朝鲜劳动党), the government, and the people of the DPRK have sincere friendly feelings towards China, and consolidating and developing the unbreakable DPRK-China relationship is the unwavering position of the Workers' Party of Korea (朝鲜劳动党) and the government. The DPRK is willing to work with China to implement the important consensus of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, strengthen exchanges on governance, expand friendly exchanges, deepen cooperation in various fields, closely cooperate in achieving the cause of socialism, and continuously create a new situation in DPRK-China friendly cooperation. The DPRK firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests and is willing to jointly commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' (中国人民志愿军) participation in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The two sides should strengthen multilateral cooperation and safeguard common interests.

On the morning of October 10, local time, Li Qiang (李强), accompanied by Pak Tae-song (朴泰成), went to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (锦绣山太阳宫) to pay respects to the remains of the late supreme leaders of the DPRK, Kim Il-sung (金日成) and Kim Jong-il (金正日).

Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.

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From "China's BeiDou" to "The World's BeiDou" (New Development Philosophy Leads High-Quality Development: Stories from the Front Lines)

By: 本报记者 刘诗瑶

"Again, I move a small stool to lean by the window, teaching them to recognize the Big Dipper in the mid-sky."

In ancient times, people looked up at the Big Dipper to identify directions. Today, without looking up, China's BeiDou (北斗), "close at hand," empowers thousands of industries and creates infinite possibilities for a better life.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been concerned about the BeiDou project, emphasizing that "the BeiDou system benefits the Chinese people and also benefits the people of all countries in the world."

From "China's BeiDou" to "the world's BeiDou," the BeiDou system has blazed a unique path of satellite navigation exploration, becoming a vivid footnote to accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

We must develop the atomic clock ourselves.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The primary concept of innovative development is innovation," "We must seize the opportunity, aim at the forefront of world science and technology, comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, and strive to make major innovations in basic science and technology fields and achieve major breakthroughs in key core technology fields."

BeiDou (北斗) is a vivid example, reflecting the vivid practice of the vast number of science and technology workers who bravely act as pioneers in high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

"Focusing on tackling key technologies of the new generation of BeiDou (北斗) system, we are racing against time to carry out experimental verification in order to provide users with better services," said Xie Jun (谢军), chief designer of the BeiDou-3 satellite of the China Academy of Space Technology (中国航天科技集团).

Xie Jun (谢军) has served as the chief designer of the BeiDou-2 satellite since 2004. He led the team to work day and night with the BeiDou (北斗) system, overcoming difficulties.

The spaceborne atomic clock is known as the "heart" of navigation satellites, and its accuracy and stability are related to the service quality of the navigation system. Once, the construction of the BeiDou-2 project was affected because imported atomic clocks could not be supplied on time.

This incident made Xie Jun (谢军) deeply realize that if we want to have an independent time-frequency reference system, we "must develop the atomic clock ourselves."

However, the first spaceborne atomic clock developed was not satisfactory. Not only did the signal often jump suddenly, but the accuracy was also insufficient.

"If it is not done well, the resulting losses would be unimaginable." Xie Jun (谢军) and his team worked together to finally cross this hurdle.

Before the BeiDou-2 mission was completed, the BeiDou-3 mission came again, and Xie Jun (谢军) led the team to take on the heavy responsibility again.

Different from BeiDou-1 and BeiDou-2, the key to BeiDou-3's global coverage lies in overcoming the inter-satellite link technology of "one star communicates, all stars communicate."

"One year on New Year's Eve, everyone was working overtime in the unit, and the New Year's Eve dinner was dumplings in the cafeteria. While eating, there was no one in the cafeteria, because everyone ran back to test after taking a few bites." This scene is unforgettable for Xie Jun (谢军).

After 5 years of hard work, Xie Jun (谢军) led the team to create the architecture system of inter-satellite links and hybrid constellations, solving the problems of overseas stationing and satellite overseas monitoring of the BeiDou (北斗) system.

"Independent innovation, open integration, unity of purpose, and pursuit of excellence." At the completion and opening ceremony of the BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "we must inherit and carry forward" the BeiDou (北斗) spirit of the new era.

Never stopping, the BeiDou (北斗) people, represented by Xie Jun (谢军), are still on the road. "Before 2035, we will design and build a national comprehensive timing, navigation, and positioning system based on the BeiDou (北斗) system."

We have completed what others thought was impossible.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Independent innovation is the only way for us to climb the peak of world science and technology."

The localization rate of BeiDou (北斗) navigation satellite units and key components has reached 100%. The pioneering dedication of countless science and technology workers has created the BeiDou (北斗) value that shines with Chinese wisdom.

In March 2015, the first experimental satellite of BeiDou-3 was about to be launched. When the rocket fairing slowly closed and the satellite was completely wrapped, one person couldn't help but burst into tears. He is Lin Baojun (林宝军), a researcher at the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院微小卫星创新研究院) and chief designer of the BeiDou-3 satellite system.

Prior to this, Lin Baojun (林宝军) led the team to overcome many key technologies after more than 3 years of hard work: a dedicated navigation satellite platform with a higher load-bearing ratio, spaceborne time-frequency seamless switching technology, and inter-satellite link technology based on phased arrays... These results will be verified in orbit on the first experimental satellite of BeiDou-3.

In satellite development, the proportion of new technologies usually does not exceed 30%, but Lin Baojun (林宝军) proposed an almost impossible goal: 70%.

"Key technology breakthroughs often take 10 years, and satellite life is often more than 10 years. When the satellite operation ends, the technology used is 20 years old. We must have a more forward-looking vision and the courage to break through tradition." Lin Baojun (林宝军) insisted on striving to "reach" and then "break through" on the basis of mature technology, and use advanced technology.

"European and American countries have not tried it, can we do it?" Some people questioned. Lin Baojun (林宝军) did not flinch. When determining a certain technical route, he spent a whole week communicating with partners in depth one by one, so that everyone agreed with his plan. Finally, the team achieved the leading position of various core technologies of the satellite.

In September 2024, the last group of BeiDou-3 networking stars was successfully launched, and Lin Baojun (林宝军) received a text message: "We have completed what others thought was impossible."

Lin Baojun's (林宝军) response was as firm as ever: "We will do more things that others think are impossible." He is investing in the development of a new generation of BeiDou (北斗) systems.

Our innovation goal is to bring satellite text messages into thousands of households.

Today, BeiDou (北斗) has entered a new stage of large-scale application, fully integrated into the construction of national important infrastructure, as well as mass consumption, the sharing economy, and other fields, and has also entered the standard systems of 11 international organizations such as civil aviation and maritime affairs.

"Using the communication link and communication content aggregation and distribution of BeiDou-3 short message to realize real-time monitoring of ship location, status, and other basic information," introduced Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬), an engineer at the Network Communication Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group (中国电子科技集团).

Not long ago, the "BeiDou-3-based Ocean-going Ship Monitoring System" he led the team to develop passed acceptance, greatly improving the efficiency of shipping management.

Engaged in the construction of the BeiDou (北斗) navigation ground system for more than 20 years, Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) led the team to independently develop a BeiDou (北斗) civil short message communication platform with Chinese characteristics.

"Our innovation goal is to bring satellite text messages into thousands of households." Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) said that other satellite navigation systems can only let users know "where I am," and he and his team want to let BeiDou (北斗) users not only know "where I am" through innovative research, but also use short messages to tell others "where I am" and "what I am doing," and even put BeiDou (北斗) short messages into smart phones so that everyone can use them.

How to overcome the technical difficulties of short message chips? How to ensure that the mobile phone has a small size while also having the ability to transmit high power and receive high sensitivity?

Starting from scratch, there are many difficulties. Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) recalled that when the short message system entered the joint test, the station location was located in a remote area. Everyone ate boxed lunches and slept on cots, working from 7 am to the early morning of the next day for seven or eight months, and finally ensured that the large system was opened on time.

China's BeiDou (北斗), the world's BeiDou (北斗), and the first-class BeiDou (北斗).

"Promote the construction of the BeiDou (北斗) satellite navigation system, promote the development of the BeiDou (北斗) industry, share the achievements of the BeiDou (北斗) satellite navigation system, promote the progress of the global satellite navigation cause, and make the BeiDou (北斗) system better serve the world and benefit mankind," President Xi Jinping (习近平) earnestly hoped.

Time waits for no one, take advantage of the situation and move forward. The vast number of BeiDou (北斗) people inherit and carry forward the BeiDou (北斗) spirit of the new era, and continue to advance towards building a new generation of BeiDou (北斗) systems with more advanced technology, more powerful functions, and better services.

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Photo Report

On October 11th, at the construction site of the Xi'an-Ankang High-Speed Railway (西康高铁) (Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) to Ankang (安康)), construction workers laid the first pair of 500-meter-long seamless steel rails on the ballastless track slab. This marks the official start of the track laying for the entire Xi'an-Ankang High-Speed Railway (西康高铁). The Xi'an-Ankang High-Speed Railway (西康高铁), which traverses the Qinling Mountains (秦岭山脉), has a newly built main line of 171 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

The picture shows the construction vehicles laying seamless steel rails in the section from Xi'an East Station (西安东站) to Niubeiliang Station (牛背梁站) of the Xi'an-Ankang High-Speed Railway (西康高铁) on that day.

Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Li Yibo (李一博) photographed it.

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During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 240,000 old urban communities were renovated cumulatively.

This is Beijing (北京), October 11th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 240,000 old urban communities were renovated nationwide, benefiting more than 40 million households and 110 million people; 129,000 elevators were installed, more than 3.4 million parking spaces were added, and 64,000 community service facilities such as elderly care and childcare were added; 840,000 kilometers of underground pipe networks for water supply, gas, and heating were updated and renovated; and more than 18,000 "pocket parks" and 25,000 kilometers of urban greenways were built.

At the same time, 56,000 communities have undergone aging-friendly and barrier-free renovations, and more than 28 million square meters of new cultural and leisure and sports fitness venues have been added.

(Related reports are on page 3)

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Green Development Embodied in a Torch (Today's Talk)

By: 常 晋

A torch embodies the steps of green transformation and witnesses the change in development concepts.

Recently, the 15th National Games used solar energy to ignite combustible ice in the depths of the South China Sea, with the "source fire" producing nearly zero emissions. Looking ahead, in 2023, the Hangzhou Asian Games used waste carbon recycled methanol as the main torch fuel; in 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics replaced "ignition" with "no ignition," creating the first "micro-fire" main torch... Through the changes in the torches of sports events, we can better understand the code of green development.

In China today, the world's largest renewable energy system has been built, and a green and low-carbon lifestyle has become a trend. Under the guidance of the "Two Mountains" theory, the foundation for green development and the cultural heritage of ecology are even more solid. In smart factories, big data algorithms optimize energy efficiency; on streets and alleys, new energy vehicles lead environmentally friendly travel... New quality productive forces continue to develop, and high-level protection and high-quality development promote each other.

"By 2035, China's greenhouse gas net emissions across the economy will decrease by 7%-10% compared to the peak, and we will strive to do better." At the United Nations Climate Change Summit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced China's new round of nationally determined contributions. Firmly following the path of ecological priority and green development will surely write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.

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Setting a New Milestone for the Development of Women's Affairs Worldwide

By: 本报记者

The Global Women’s Summit will be held in Beijing (北京) from October 13th to 14th. President Xi Jinping (习近平) will attend the opening ceremony of the summit and deliver a keynote speech. The summit aims to revisit the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, promote all parties to accelerate the implementation of the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action*, inject new impetus into promoting global gender equality and women's comprehensive development, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. International figures interviewed by our reporter said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) attendance at the Global Women's Summit and his important speech will help to build consensus on international cooperation and set a new milestone in the development of women's cause in the world.

"Pointing the Way for the Development of the Global Women's Cause"

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women, namely the Beijing World Conference on Women. Under the personal advocacy of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China's hosting of this Global Women's Summit has attracted high attention from the international community. For a long time, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has put forward a series of important initiatives and propositions on promoting gender equality and women's comprehensive development, demonstrating the responsibility of a major country in promoting the progress of the global women's cause.

"President Xi Jinping (习近平) has put forward a series of initiatives and propositions on promoting gender equality and women's comprehensive development on important occasions such as the United Nations. These propositions conform to the trend of the times and meet the development needs of all parties, pointing the way for the development of the global women's cause." Evelyn Hernández, former director of the Oversight Department of the Mexico City Human Rights Commission in Mexico (墨西哥墨西哥城人权委员会监察部), said that China's initiative to convene the Global Women's Summit to create an important multilateral platform for promoting women's development will create a good international environment for countries around the world to build consensus on gender equality and strengthen exchanges and mutual learning in the field of women.

"President Xi Jinping (习近平) is standing at the height of human civilization and social progress, putting forward new propositions and measures to solve the common challenges faced by women in various countries, and promoting further development of global gender equality and women's cause." Larisa Malyutina, associate professor at the Siberian Federal University (俄罗斯西伯利亚联邦大学), said that in recent years, China has efficiently implemented the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action*, and implemented the national action plan for women's comprehensive development. China's women's cause has achieved remarkable achievements. "I believe that China will take the Global Women's Summit as an opportunity to provide more valuable experience for the development of women's cause in the world."

Teresa Amarelle, Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women (古巴妇女联合会), who will attend the Global Women's Summit, said that the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women was unprecedented in scale and an important milestone in promoting the global gender equality cause. In the context of increasingly complex international situation and the approaching of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda goals, China's hosting of the Global Women's Summit has more prominent practical significance.

"The convening of the Global Women's Summit is timely and provides an important opportunity to jointly explore the development of the global women's cause." Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General of the Fourth World Conference on Women and a famous Tanzanian women's activist, said that the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action* adopted by the Beijing World Conference on Women are transformative and point the way for guaranteeing women's rights and promoting gender equality. I look forward to President Xi Jinping (习近平) expounding China's propositions on promoting gender equality and guaranteeing women's development, and contributing Chinese wisdom to building and sharing a better world for all women and for everyone.

"Jointly Promoting Women's Comprehensive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development"

Over the past 30 years, China has actively practiced the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, acted as an important participant, promoter and leader of the global women's cause, and worked with all parties to jointly seek practical cooperation in the field of women and promote the continuous development of the global women's cause.

"China actively promotes global women's development cooperation, especially in education, poverty reduction, health, digitalization and other fields, and carries out a series of bilateral and multilateral cooperation projects to enhance women's well-being, strengthen women's economic empowerment, and promote women's realization of self-worth and sustainable development. This provides an important reference for the Global South countries to promote the progress of women's cause." Dilan Salih, head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Iraqi National Assembly (伊拉克国民议会外交关系委员会), said that he believes that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) attendance at the Global Women's Summit and his new initiatives and propositions will bring new opportunities for deepening practical cooperation in the field of women.

China attaches importance to international cooperation in women's capacity building, and has trained more than 200,000 female talents for more than 180 countries and regions, implemented women's empowerment projects with a total amount of more than 40 million US dollars in more than 20 countries, and carried out more than 100 special training courses for women and children in the Global South countries, helping South-South cooperation in women's poverty reduction and development. Hanan Osman is one of the first female employees to join the Egyptian branch of China Construction Corporation (中国建筑股份有限公司埃及分公司). She said that China actively promotes high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", helps women in many co-construction countries improve their professional skills, and creates employment opportunities and provides development opportunities for them.

"China adheres to an open and inclusive attitude and deeply participates in global women's field cooperation, jointly promoting women's comprehensive, inclusive and sustainable development." Rahman, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh (孟加拉国临时政府农业部), said that women have played an irreplaceable role in China's poverty alleviation process. He looks forward to further deepening cooperation between Bangladesh and China in women's capacity building in diversified business formats such as agricultural product processing, leisure agriculture, rural tourism, and e-commerce.

Shakil Ramay, advisor to the Global Development Initiative Group of the Sustainable Development Goals Secretariat of the Parliament of Pakistan (巴基斯坦议会可持续发展目标秘书处), said that China organically integrates the deepening of international women's development cooperation into the framework of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and South-South cooperation, and fairly benefits the vast number of Southern countries with the sustainable development achievements in the field of women. The e-commerce, live streaming, artificial intelligence and other digital training courses jointly launched by Pakistan and China help Pakistani women improve their digital literacy and skills, and also help promote bridging the gender digital divide and sharing the dividends of digital development.

"The Prospect of Leading Global Governance in the Field of Women is Promising"

Women's cause is a common cause of all mankind. China takes this Global Women's Summit as an opportunity to accelerate the implementation of the *Beijing Declaration*, the *Platform for Action* and the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, practice multilateralism, and work with all parties to contribute to promoting global governance in the field of women.

Camila Ortega, coordinator of the Creative Economy Committee of the Presidential Palace of Nicaragua (尼加拉瓜总统府创意经济委员会), said: "President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that without women's liberation and progress, there would be no liberation and progress of mankind. This profoundly explains the important significance of women's cause to the world today. We look forward to countries practicing and deepening the spirit of the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action*, jointly empowering women to play a greater role in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, and promoting the joint construction of a fair and just global governance framework in the field of women."

Farhana Paruk, President of the Cape Peninsula Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (南非开普半岛商会), has participated in many exchange activities between China and South Africa on the topic of gender equality and women's empowerment. She said that China actively leads and promotes multilateral and regional women's development agendas, carries out digital education projects for girls in Africa, opens capacity building workshops for female officials from Africa and China, and holds the Africa-China Women's Forum... Since 2012, China has held nearly 30 women's conferences under the cooperation framework of the G20 and BRICS countries. She said that it is worth mentioning that "China has long supported women in playing a role in peace and security, climate change, public health and humanitarian assistance, and has effectively promoted the implementation of the principle of gender equality."

"The Beijing World Conference on Women 30 years ago and the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action* adopted are still action guidelines for the development of the global women's cause and continue to play an important guiding role." Ana Falu, former Regional Director of the Andean Region of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, told our reporter that she believes that the upcoming Global Women's Summit will once again gather global female power, "gathering joint efforts to cope with challenges for the development of women's cause."

Francisco Pichón, United Nations Coordinator in Cuba (联合国驻古巴协调员), said that China has cooperated with UNESCO to establish the Girls' and Women's Education Award, and the China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund has launched a high-level female talent training program to promote the improvement of women's representation in the United Nations system. "The United Nations highly recognizes China's active cooperation with various countries to jointly promote the global women's cause forward."

"The upcoming Global Women's Summit fully demonstrates China's responsibility as a major country in promoting the development of the global women's cause." Malyutina said that the summit will gather cooperation consensus and positive forces from all parties, and inject more confidence and positive energy into further promoting global gender equality and women's comprehensive development, "the prospect of leading global governance in the field of women is promising."

(Reported by Chen Xirui (陈熙芮), Zhang Mengxu (张梦旭), Xie Jianing (谢佳宁), Shen Xiaoxiao (沈小晓), Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Guan Kejiang (管克江), Sun Guangyong (孙广勇), Zou Song (邹松), Dai Kairan (戴楷然), Cheng Shijie (程是颉), Song Yiran (宋亦然), Xu Fang (许放) from Beijing (北京), Mexico City (墨西哥城), Cairo (开罗), Moscow (莫斯科), Dubai (迪拜), Bangkok (曼谷), Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡), Islamabad (伊斯兰堡), Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), and Buenos Aires (布宜诺斯艾利斯))

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Upholding the Principle of Extensive Consultation, Joint Contribution and Shared Benefits: Reforming and Improving Global Governance (Harmony Voice)

China is willing to work with all countries to better consult with each other with an attitude of equality and respect, better build together with united and cooperative actions, and better share with a mind of mutual achievement, so as to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.

On October 12, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly proposed "promoting the concept of global governance of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits" while presiding over the 27th collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee, pointing out the direction for the reform of the global governance system. Ten years later, the world's once-in-a-century changes are accelerating, and global governance has reached a new crossroads. Under the international situation of intertwined changes and chaos, the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits highlights its contemporary value and practical significance, and is increasingly deeply rooted in the practice of international relations, gathering broad consensus for countries to jointly cope with challenges and build a better world.

Over the past 10 years, China has adhered to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, promoted a series of major diplomatic concepts and practical innovations, and contributed wisdom and strength to the reform and improvement of global governance. From the clear declaration in the reports of the 19th and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that China will actively participate in global governance, to the establishment of "promoting global governance of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits" as the path to building a community with a shared future for mankind at the Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference in 2023, and then to the proposal of the Global Governance Initiative at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization+" meeting, China has actively contributed new concepts, new plans and new measures to the reform and improvement of global governance, demonstrating the strategic vision and historical responsibility that a major country should have.

Extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits mean that the destiny of the world is jointly grasped by all countries, international rules are jointly written by all countries, global affairs are jointly governed by all countries, and development achievements are jointly shared by all countries, promoting equality of rights, equality of opportunity and equality of rules among countries. This is not only an inevitable requirement to conform to the trend of the times, but also the due meaning of practicing multilateralism. In today's world, the interconnectedness and interdependence of countries are deepening, and no country can be immune to the increasingly complex and diverse problems and challenges. With the collective rise of the Global South, the problems of the current global governance system being unsuitable and mismatched are becoming more and more prominent, and it is urgent to improve global governance so that it conforms to the general trend of world multipolarization, economic globalization and democratization of international relations. Practicing the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits can better get out of the historical rut of "one country dominating" or "a few parties co-governing," gather consensus among all parties and form concerted action in the reform of the global governance system, and promote global governance to develop in a more just and reasonable direction.

Reforming and improving global governance is not about overturning the existing international order and starting all over again, nor is it about setting up a new stove outside the existing international system, but about enhancing the executive power and effectiveness of the existing international system and international mechanisms, so that they are more in line with the changing situation and respond to various global challenges more timely and effectively. As a responsible major country, China has always been an active participant, contributor and builder of global governance. Proposing the "Belt and Road" Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, China's concept of leading the reform of the global governance system is constantly enriched and developed. Promoting the historic expansion of BRICS countries, leading the high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation," supporting the African Union (非盟) to join the G20, and building the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) into the regional international organization with the widest coverage and the largest population, China has actively enhanced the representation and voice of the Global South and promoted a more balanced and effective global governance architecture. From working with 32 countries to establish the International Mediation Institute to promote innovation in the field of international rule of law, to advocating the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to promote the improvement of global artificial intelligence governance, and then to announcing China's new round of national independent contribution goals at the United Nations Climate Change Summit... In all key areas of global governance, China's initiatives and actions continue to promote cooperation and harvest results. The international community has positively commented that a series of major initiatives proposed by China are playing an increasingly active and important role in international affairs.

If there are more concepts of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits in global governance, and fewer logics of zero-sum game and winner-take-all, the stability, certainty and peace of the international order will be stronger. China is willing to work with all countries to better consult with each other with an attitude of equality and respect, better build together with united and cooperative actions, and better share with a mind of mutual achievement, so as to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.

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China and Switzerland Hold Fourth Round of Foreign Minister-Level Strategic Dialogue

Xinhua News Agency, Bellinzona, Switzerland, October 10th (新华社瑞士贝林佐纳10月10日电) - Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held the fourth round of China-Switzerland Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (卡西斯) in Bellinzona (贝林佐纳), Switzerland (瑞士) on October 10th.

Wang Yi (王毅) said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland, a "big year" for the development of bilateral relations. The two countries have maintained high-level exchanges, mutually beneficial cooperation has continued to deepen, negotiations on upgrading the free trade agreement are progressing in an orderly manner, the two sides have renewed the currency swap agreement, and cultural and tourism year activities have been wonderful. The two sides have taken practical actions to practice the spirit of "equality, innovation, and win-win" in China-Switzerland cooperation, and have achieved fruitful results, while also setting an example in the international community of mutual respect, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and win-win cooperation. China cherishes the extraordinary journey of China-Switzerland relations over the past 75 years and is willing to work with Switzerland to promote beneficial experiences, adhere to dialogue, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and establish a model of peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries with different national conditions and social systems. It is believed that Switzerland will continue to adhere to the one-China principle and safeguard the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Wang Yi (王毅) stated that this year is also a "big year" for the United Nations. Eighty years ago, countries around the world established the United Nations with the ideal of never going to war again. Today, mankind is once again standing at a crossroads, facing the choices of peace and war, dialogue and confrontation, and win-win and zero-sum. Switzerland (瑞士) is an important location for UN agencies, and China and Switzerland are partners in practicing multilateralism. From Premier Zhou Enlai (周恩来) leading a delegation to attend the Geneva Conference (日内瓦会议) in 1954, to President Xi Jinping's (习近平) successful state visit to Switzerland (瑞士) in 2017, especially the systematic elaboration of the important concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind at the United Nations Office at Geneva (联合国日内瓦总部), the two sides have jointly experienced a series of high-profile moments, reflecting the historical value and practical significance of China-Switzerland relations. In the face of the turbulent international situation, China is willing to maintain close strategic communication with Switzerland, firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core, promote the establishment of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and jointly commit to world peace and development.

Cassis (卡西斯) said that Switzerland (瑞士) was one of the first Western countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国). Over the past 75 years, the two sides have always adhered to a pioneering spirit and rational attitude, strengthened exchanges at all levels, promoted pragmatic cooperation, and achieved important results, especially the free trade agreement and innovation cooperation, which are the two major pillars of Swiss-Chinese cooperation, have made positive progress. Next year, Switzerland and China will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of an innovative strategic partnership. Switzerland is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields and write more stories of Swiss-Chinese friendship and mutual benefit. Switzerland highly appreciates China's green development strategy and opening-up policy and will continue to pursue a one-China policy without any wavering. The current international balance of power is undergoing profound changes. Switzerland appreciates the important and positive role played by China, sincerely welcomes the global governance initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), will continue to support the work of the International Mediation Institute initiated by China, strengthen multilateral cooperation with China, and jointly address global challenges.

The two sides had in-depth communication on strategic mutual trust, pragmatic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and multilateral cooperation, and reached broad consensus.

The two sides stated that they will continue to respect each other's core interests and jointly maintain the high-level development momentum of political mutual trust and bilateral relations between the two countries.

The two sides will accelerate the negotiation process for upgrading the free trade agreement and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, green development, the digital economy, finance, and trade in services. China welcomes Swiss companies and products to explore the Chinese market. The combination of Switzerland's innovation capabilities and China's ultra-large-scale market will surely produce a positive chemical reaction and provide a stronger impetus for the development of the two countries.

The two sides highly praised the achievements of the "China-Switzerland Cultural and Tourism Year" series of activities and are willing to continuously promote people-to-people exchanges and educational cooperation. China will continue to extend the visa-free policy for Switzerland to consolidate the public opinion foundation for China-Switzerland relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern, such as the Ukraine crisis, the Middle East situation, and climate change, and agreed to continue to maintain communication on multilateral affairs, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core and the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as its core, and make new contributions to world peace, stability, prosperity, and development.

After the meeting, the two sides issued the "Joint Document of the Fourth Round of Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue between the People's Republic of China and the Swiss Confederation" (中华人民共和国与瑞士联邦第四轮外长级战略对话共同文件).

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Empowering with Digital Intelligence, Helping Women Worldwide Shine with New Radiance

By: 本报记者 黄发红

"Can this AI-powered intelligent creation platform tool really help me generate localized sales videos? It's amazing!" This September, more than 50 foreign female business owners and female university students in Zhejiang (浙江) attended a "Digital Refresher Course" to learn how to manage online stores well in the digital age. Soba, a foreign merchant from Yemen, carefully asked the teacher how to use the new technology.

This "Digital Refresher Course" was an e-commerce training course for women from developing countries, organized by the Global Digital Empowerment for Women's Development Exchange and Cooperation Center, to help improve the digital skills of foreign female business owners and female university students, and empower women's development. Like Soba, students from various countries were full of thirst for knowledge and learned courses such as "Cross-border E-commerce Practical Strategies" and "New Ways to Play AI-Empowered Trade." A European female university student excitedly said: "If I study e-commerce and AI well, I will start a business in Yiwu (义乌) after graduation!" A Middle Eastern female business owner said: "I want to learn how to use 'digital humans' to develop the South American market and sell my products further!"

Currently, digital intelligence technology has become an important engine driving global economic growth, and women are an indispensable force in promoting the development of the digital economy. According to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, it is estimated that between 2025 and 2030, in the e-commerce markets of Africa and Southeast Asia alone, if women can participate more fully in the digital economy, it will increase revenue by more than $300 billion.

Based on the trend of digital intelligence technology and digital economic development, China has promulgated the "Action Outline for Improving National Digital Literacy and Skills," the Digital Village Development Action Plan, and carried out women's digital literacy education and skills training, and developed women's e-commerce brands and other measures to help Chinese women master new skills and enhance their competitiveness in the digital economy. According to statistics, more than 50% of entrepreneurs in China's Internet field are women. From 2022 to 2023, the number of women employed in China's e-commerce, platform service market and online platform market exceeded 71.8522 million. They have achieved economic independence and personal dreams through opening online stores, live streaming sales, and making videos.

China continues to deepen international cooperation, share its experience and achievements in empowering women's comprehensive development with digital intelligence technology, and provide developing countries with digital economy capacity training, market links, and financial support to help women from various countries integrate into the digital economy and achieve employment and entrepreneurship. In November 2024, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (中国国家国际发展合作署) will jointly host the "E-commerce and Digital Economy Capacity Building Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs from Developing Countries" in Beijing (北京) and Shanghai (上海) with the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, providing training for female entrepreneurs from 12 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Through course teaching, seminars and field visits, they will be helped to master more knowledge and skills needed in the digital economy.

In the women's theme of the "Capacity Building Workshop for Women in Asian Countries" and the Sino-German joint training project "'Belt and Road' National Women Officials New Media Capacity Building Seminar," Florencia, a teacher from Montevideo 22 in Uruguay, said with emotion: "The learning here has given me valuable experience, especially in how to use technology to optimize educational resources, integrate cultural elements into teaching, and build digital platforms." The project is co-hosted by the China International Development Cooperation Agency (中国国家国际发展合作署) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and female officials, scholars, teachers and entrepreneurs from 12 developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands came to China to participate in the training. They visited the "City Brain" smart platform, integrated media center, live broadcast base and other projects in many parts of China to learn about China's experience in digital governance, green development, media integration and other aspects, and gained a lot.

China has put forward a series of initiatives and practical paths on empowering women's development with digital intelligence, eliminating the gender digital divide, and international co-governance of digital technology. At the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum, China proposed the "Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative," emphasizing avoiding gender discrimination in the development of artificial intelligence; at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, China promoted the adoption of the resolution "Strengthening International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence Capacity Building," emphasizing ensuring that everyone fully enjoys the benefits of artificial intelligence, improving digital inclusiveness, achieving gender equality and enhancing the empowerment of women and girls; in July 2025, China established the Global Digital Empowerment for Women's Development Exchange and Cooperation Center to promote the cultivation, exchange and cooperation of female talents in the global digital field... From initiatives to actions, China is promoting the better inclusive and sustainable development of the global women's cause through institutional design, platform co-construction, and talent cultivation.

When African female farmers can use their mobile phones to track weather conditions, when more Southeast Asian female business owners go overseas through e-commerce, when the "Digital Silk Road" "weaves" women's wisdom into the global value chain... In the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, digital intelligence empowerment will continue to stimulate women's potential, promote the self-reliance and self-improvement of women around the world, and help them better play their role and shine in the digital wave.

(Qian Xusheng (钱旭升) also contributed to this article)

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Photo Report

The National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays have ended, and enterprises across the country are operating at full capacity, with a vibrant and bustling scene on the production front lines. The picture shows workers rushing to complete export orders on the production line in the intelligent production workshop of Jiangsu Sanyuan Tire Co., Ltd. in Suyu District, Suqian City (宿迁市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省) on October 9.

Photo by Xu Jianghai (徐江海) (Image China (影像中国)).

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The Third Symposium on People-to-People Diplomacy Contributes Ideas for Promoting High-Quality Development of People-to-People Diplomacy

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), October 11th, October 11th, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) held the Third Seminar on People-to-People Diplomacy in Beijing (北京), with the theme of "Building 'Four Bridges' to Promote the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind." Approximately 150 representatives from central government departments, state ministries and commissions, mass organizations, universities, think tanks, media outlets, and enterprises attended the meeting.

On October 11th of last year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech when meeting with foreign guests attending the China International Friendship Conference and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会), putting forward important expositions such as building "Four Bridges." The purpose of this seminar is to invite relevant experts and scholars to summarize and exchange the achievements and experiences in implementing the spirit of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech over the past year, and to conduct in-depth discussions on the priorities and difficulties of people-to-people diplomacy in the current and future periods, so as to provide suggestions for better implementing the spirit of the important speech and promoting the high-quality development of people-to-people diplomacy.

All parties attending the meeting unanimously agreed that under the new situation, it is necessary to take Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought as guidance, actively take responsibility, take the initiative, and continuously create a new situation in people-to-people diplomacy, so as to better serve the overall national development and the overall diplomatic situation.

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Sino-German Business Leaders Seek New Opportunities for Economic and Trade Cooperation in Hanover

According to Xinhua News Agency, Hanover, Germany, October 11 (Reporters Li Hanlin (李函林) and Gu Ziyi (顾梓峄)) The China-Germany (Anhui) Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference was held in Hanover, Germany on the 10th. Representatives from local governments, business circles, and financial institutions of China and Germany gathered together to conduct in-depth exchanges on cooperation in new energy, automobile manufacturing, intelligent technology, and green innovation.

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Li Qiang Returns to Beijing After Concluding Foreign Trip

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 11th (Reporter Chen Shangwen (陈尚文)): On the afternoon of October 11th, Li Qiang (李强), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, returned to Beijing (北京) by special plane after concluding his attendance at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea and paying an official friendly visit to North Korea. Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆), State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, and other accompanying personnel arrived on the same plane.

When leaving Pyongyang (平壤), Pak Thae-song (朴泰成), member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Premier of the Cabinet, and Wang Yajun (王亚军), Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, saw him off at the airport.

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Miyun Reservoir Water Source Protection Regulations Released

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) October 11th - Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, announcing the "Regulations on the Protection of the Miyun Reservoir Water Source" (密云水库水源保护条例) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on December 1, 2025.

The "Regulations" aim to strengthen the protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source, promote the green development of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin, and coordinate multiple water sources to ensure the water security of the capital. The "Regulations" consist of 29 articles, mainly stipulating the following contents.

First, clarify the overall requirements. The protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source should implement the Party and the state's guidelines, policies, and decisions, adhere to the priority of protection, coordinate protection and development, adhere to source control and systematic governance, strengthen regional coordination and linkage, achieve the unity of water source protection, green development, and improvement of people's livelihoods, and combine it with comprehensively improving the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin's flood control and other disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities.

Second, improve the system and mechanism. The Beijing Municipal People's Government (北京市人民政府) and the Hebei Provincial People's Government (河北省人民政府) should cooperate closely to jointly formulate an overall plan for the protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source. The local people's governments in the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin are responsible for the protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source within their respective administrative regions. Relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) should increase support and strengthen guidance and supervision.

Third, improve protection measures. Strengthen pollution prevention and control, legally delineate livestock and poultry restricted areas in the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin, and organize comprehensive prevention and control of agricultural non-point source pollution, and treatment of domestic waste and rural domestic sewage in villages. Strengthen ecological protection and restoration, and take measures to restore and enhance the self-purification capacity of water bodies. Strictly manage rivers and shorelines, and clearly stipulate the prohibited behaviors within the management scope of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) and within 100 meters and 1,000 meters outside the management scope of the main streams of the Chao River (潮河) and Bai River (白河).

Fourth, strengthen supervision and law enforcement. Strengthen daily supervision, establish and improve a joint law enforcement and information sharing mechanism between departments, promptly investigate and deal with violations of relevant regulations on the protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source, promote regional joint law enforcement, and promote the unification of law enforcement standards.

Fifth, strengthen policy guarantees. Relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) should strengthen guidance on the green development of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin and provide support in public resource allocation, green industry layout, and other aspects. Encourage and support financial institutions to provide financial services adapted to the green development of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) basin. The Beijing Municipal People's Government (北京市人民政府) and the Hebei Provincial People's Government (河北省人民政府) should negotiate to establish a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism between regions, and the central government finance will provide support in accordance with relevant regulations on the ecological protection compensation system.

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Consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas consistently.

Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, October 11th. Liu Guozhong (刘国中), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Sichuan Province from the 8th to the 11th. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, and, in accordance with the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to continuously shoulder political responsibilities, refine work measures, 一以贯之 (yī yǐ guàn zhī - "run through with one thread," to be consistent from start to finish), consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, resolutely guard the bottom line against large-scale relapse into poverty, and promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.

Liu Guozhong (刘国中) visited Xichang City (西昌市), Zhaojue County (昭觉县), Butuo County (布拖县), and Puge County (普格县) in Liangshan Prefecture (凉山州), Sichuan Province (四川省). He went deep into poverty-alleviated villages, industrial parks, resettlement communities, schools, and hospitals to learn in detail about consolidating and improving the "three guarantees" (三保障) and drinking water safety levels, industrial employment assistance, East-West collaboration, and targeted assistance from central units. He emphasized that as the transition period is about to come to a close, it is necessary to grasp all effective connection work without any relaxation. It is necessary to further enhance the effectiveness of monitoring and assistance to prevent relapse into poverty, identify and provide precise assistance in a timely manner, and ensure the stable elimination of risks. It is necessary to develop industries that benefit the people in accordance with local conditions, improve the long-term management mechanism of assistance projects, give full play to the role of connecting farmers and benefiting farmers, and promote the continuous and stable income increase of people who have been lifted out of poverty. It is necessary to strengthen skills training and employment services to promote stable employment for those lifted out of poverty. It is necessary to strengthen follow-up support for relocation, and implement detailed assistance measures in terms of industrial development, infrastructure, and public services. It is necessary to deepen East-West collaboration and targeted assistance, increase consumption assistance, and widely mobilize social forces to help poverty-stricken areas accelerate development.

Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, establishing before abolishing, maintaining the overall stability of assistance policies after the transition period, improving the normalized assistance mechanism, adhering to the principle of the five-level Party secretaries grasping together, and continuously building a solid line of defense against relapse into poverty. It is necessary to improve the assistance policy system, enhance the endogenous development momentum with development-oriented assistance, and ensure the bottom line of people's livelihood with the social security system. It is necessary to support less developed areas to accelerate development, improve infrastructure and public service levels in accordance with local conditions, and develop and strengthen the county economy.

Liu Guozhong (刘国中) also investigated the prevention and control of major infectious diseases such as AIDS. He emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the principle of prevention first, combining prevention and treatment, and comprehensive management. It is necessary to carefully summarize and promote prevention and control experience, actively mobilize social forces to participate, strengthen support and guarantees, improve the comprehensive prevention and control capabilities at the grassroots level, improve the prevention and control system, continuously consolidate the prevention and control results, and better protect the people's health.

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Vigorously Promote the Development and Growth of Specialized, Refined, Differentiated, and Innovative Enterprises; Continuously Improve the Intrinsic Safety Level of Chemical Enterprises

Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, October 11th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Zhejiang (浙江) from the 9th to the 11th on the development of specialized, refined, and new (专精特新) enterprises and work safety. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, vigorously promote the development and growth of specialized, refined, and new enterprises, and continuously improve the intrinsic safety level of chemical enterprises.

In Ningbo (宁波), Zhang Guoqing (张国清) visited specialized, refined, and new enterprises involved in all-solid-state batteries for new energy vehicles, optical instruments and components, and industry-specific vertical models to learn about their R&D innovation, production and operation, and transformation and upgrading. He emphasized that specialized, refined, and new enterprises are the vanguard of small and medium-sized enterprises and a vital force in building a manufacturing powerhouse and developing new quality productive forces. It is necessary to support specialized, refined, and new enterprises in always adhering to technological innovation, continuously increasing R&D investment, cultivating and developing "unique skills" in industry segments, building expertise through focus, strengthening industries through supporting facilities, and winning markets through innovation. It is necessary to promote strengthening, supplementing, and consolidating the industrial chain, encourage leading enterprises and chain-owner enterprises to open up innovation resources and application scenarios, deepen docking and cooperation with specialized, refined, and new enterprises, promote the integrated and innovative development of large, medium, and small enterprises, and collaboratively enhance the resilience and international competitiveness of the industrial chain and supply chain. It is necessary to accelerate digital and intelligent transformation, cultivate industry-specific vertical models, promote the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence in R&D design, production and manufacturing, process optimization, and other links, and improve the level of lean production and flexible manufacturing. It is necessary to improve the gradient cultivation system, strengthen support in financing, intellectual property protection, market access, iterative applications, and other aspects, give play to the role of advanced manufacturing industry investment funds, manufacturing transformation and upgrading funds, and small and medium-sized enterprise development funds, and stimulate the emergence of more specialized, refined, and new enterprises.

During his time in Zhejiang (浙江), Zhang Guoqing (张国清) also went to the Zhoushan (舟山) National Petroleum Reserve Base and the Green Petrochemical Base to learn about the safety rectification and upgrading of chemical industrial parks and the renovation and upgrading of old chemical installations. He emphasized the need to thoroughly promote the fundamental solution to work safety in the chemical industry, strengthen the inspection of major hazard sources, key installations, and key parts, address problems early and while they are small, and promote the dynamic clearing of major accident hazards. It is necessary to continuously do a good job in safety risk assessment and control, strengthen risk identification for new processes and new products, especially high-risk processes such as nitration and chlorination, and take more targeted safety prevention and control measures. It is necessary to make good use of policies such as technological transformation and large-scale equipment renewal, anchor the direction of high-end, intelligent, and green development, accelerate the elimination, withdrawal, renovation, and upgrading of old chemical installations, and improve the intrinsic safety level of chemical enterprises with technology empowerment and management optimization.

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New houses are built into good houses, and old houses are renovated into good houses. (Authoritative Release: High-Quality Completion of the "14th Five-Year Plan")

By: 本报记者 丁怡婷

On October 11th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference to introduce the high-quality development achievements of housing and urban-rural construction during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong (倪虹) stated that over the past five years, the housing conditions of the people have been further improved, the quality of the urban living environment has been further enhanced, the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry has been further accelerated, and the reform in the field of housing and urban-rural construction has been further deepened.

More than 7.5 million sets of sold but undelivered housing have been delivered.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the housing and urban-rural construction system firmly grasped the "housing" issue as the foundation of the people's happy life, adhered to the combination of market and security, took multiple measures and exerted efforts in multiple directions to improve the people's living standards.

Efforts were made to ensure the basic housing needs of people in difficulty. Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Dong Jianguo (董建国) introduced that, in terms of the system, the actual differences in the circumstances of the security objects were fully considered, and a multi-level housing security system including public rental housing, guaranteed rental housing, and shared ownership housing was established, and corresponding arrangements were made in the housing security system for new citizens, young people, and other different groups. In terms of methods, the combination of monetary subsidies and physical security was adhered to, construction and purchase were determined according to needs, sources of guaranteed housing were raised, and renting or selling was done according to the needs of the people. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 11 million sets (rooms) of various types of guaranteed housing and resettlement housing for urban villages and urban dilapidated housing renovation were constructed and raised, benefiting more than 30 million people.

Efforts were made to meet the diversified demand for improved housing. The policy support for residents' home purchases was continuously increased, the down payment ratio and interest rate of housing provident funds and commercial bank loans were lowered, tax rebates were given to residents for "selling old and buying new" housing swaps, the deed tax rate was lowered, and the standards for ordinary and non-ordinary housing were abolished. Various preferential policies such as housing purchase subsidies were introduced in various places according to local conditions to reduce the cost of residents' home purchases. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the cumulative sales area of ​​new commercial housing nationwide was approximately 5 billion square meters. At the same time, the scale of the existing housing market has continued to expand, and currently 15 provinces have seen second-hand housing transaction volumes exceeding those of new homes.

Efforts were made to protect the legitimate rights and interests of home buyers. Solid progress has been made in ensuring the delivery of buildings, resolutely fighting the tough battle to ensure housing delivery, and preventing companies that violate laws and regulations and harm the interests of the people from 金蝉脱壳 (jīn chán tuō qiào - "golden cicada shedding its shell," to escape by a trick; to abscond). As of now, more than 7.5 million sets of sold but undelivered housing nationwide have been delivered.

Renovation of old residential areas is an important measure to improve the quality of residents' living. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 240,000 old urban residential areas were renovated nationwide, benefiting more than 40 million households and 110 million residents. Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Qin Haixiang (秦海翔) introduced that 56,000 communities have been renovated for age-friendliness and accessibility, more than 28 million square meters of cultural, leisure, sports and fitness venues have been added, and 64,000 community service facilities such as elderly care and childcare have been added.

Safe, comfortable, green, and smart good houses carry the aspirations of thousands of households for a better life. Ni Hong (倪虹) said: "Now the new specification requires new houses to be built into good houses. At the same time, we are also studying ways to make old houses move closer to good houses through renovation."

More than 70 cities have launched pilot projects for the protection and utilization of historical buildings.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, by adhering to the principle of protection first, promoting the protection of all that should be protected, and promoting protection through utilization, a large number of historical and cultural relics were rescued and protected, allowing the people to share the achievements of historical and cultural protection and inherit and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

On the one hand, the focus has shifted from rescue protection to preventive protection. Through regular surveys and assessments, the historical and cultural resources are identified in a timely manner, lists of information are published, digital archives are established, and protection signs are hung. On the other hand, historical and cultural heritage is integrated with modern life. While maintaining the original flavor of the ancient city and preserving the charm of the old streets, shortcomings in infrastructure such as water, heating, electricity, and gas are addressed, and structural and fire safety hazards are eliminated, making it more convenient and comfortable for residents in the old city to live.

More than 70 cities have launched pilot projects for the protection and utilization of historical buildings, revitalizing historical buildings and industrial heritage, and renovating a large number of old factory areas, old commercial areas, and other old blocks; 58 historical and cultural blocks and 10 old streets have become national-level tourist and leisure blocks, and many old landmarks have become new calling cards, creating better living spaces, newer consumption scenarios, and more entrepreneurial spaces for the people.

The construction industry is an important pillar industry of the national economy. Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Li Xiaolong (李晓龙) introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, by aiming to improve the quality of construction and taking industrialization, digitalization, and greening of the construction industry as the path, the industrial structure of the construction industry has continued to deepen, construction technology has been significantly improved, and overall strength has been significantly enhanced.

In 2024, the output value of the construction industry reached 32.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.3 trillion yuan compared with 2020, an increase of 24%. From 2021 to 2024, the construction industry has completed a cumulative 15.4 billion square meters of buildings, 79,000 kilometers of municipal roads, 3,429 kilometers of urban rail transit, approximately 16,000 kilometers of railways, approximately 290,000 kilometers of highways, and various water conservancy, airport, and other infrastructure construction projects. At the same time, the construction industry has also supported a number of people's livelihood projects such as urban village renovation, dilapidated housing renovation, and old residential area renovation, changing the appearance of urban and rural areas and improving the living conditions of the people. In addition, the "China Construction" brand enjoys a high reputation overseas. From 2021 to 2024, the cumulative contract value of foreign contracted projects exceeded US$1 trillion, with a turnover of US$640 billion.

Accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China deepened the reform of the housing and real estate sector, accelerated the construction of a new model for real estate development, improved the housing supply system, reformed and improved the basic systems of real estate development, financing, and sales, and established a new mechanism for the linkage of people, housing, land, and money factors.

"Accelerating the construction of a new model for real estate development is a fundamental solution to adapt to the new situation in which the supply and demand relationship in China's real estate market has undergone major changes and to promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market." Dong Jianguo (董建国) introduced that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, together with relevant departments, adhered to the combination of optimizing market allocation and government security, adhered to the coordination of preventing risks, strengthening supervision, and innovating development models, adhered to the overall design and city-specific policies, adhered to the rational control of increments, optimized adjustment of stocks, and focused on improving quality, and accelerated the construction of a new model for real estate development has made positive progress.

In terms of establishing a factor linkage mechanism, local authorities have prepared and implemented annual housing development plans last year and this year, and are currently actively planning and scientifically researching and judging to prepare the "15th Five-Year Plan" for housing development. In terms of reforming and improving the real estate development, financing, and sales system, China has established an urban real estate financing coordination mechanism. Currently, the loan approval amount for "whitelist" projects nationwide has exceeded 7 trillion yuan; the sale of existing homes is being promoted in a powerful and orderly manner to achieve "what you see is what you get" and fundamentally prevent delivery risks; for those who continue to implement pre-sales, the supervision of pre-sale funds will be standardized to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of home buyers.

The field of housing and urban-rural construction has broad application scenarios for science and technology. Li Xiaolong (李晓龙) introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the field of housing and urban-rural construction continued to consolidate and improve world-leading technologies, focused on tackling "bottleneck" technologies, and vigorously promoted the application of practical technologies that benefit the people, achieving an overall transition from follower to parallel runner, and many fields have achieved leading status.

New technologies are accelerating breakthroughs. Focusing on the forefront of science and technology, improving people's livelihoods, and engineering needs, the National Key R&D Program was implemented, a number of science and technology innovation platforms were established, and a number of technical problems in large-span, large-space, complex structures, green and low-carbon, intelligent construction, and urban water supply and drainage were overcome.

New materials are emerging, new equipment is being upgraded, and new applications are efficiently empowering. For example, the "City Brain" based on the construction of urban information models and urban operation management service platforms can comprehensively sense urban physical signs, assist decision-making and command, scientifically predict and warn, and realize "one-stop online processing" of government services and "one-network unified management" of urban operations.

China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Ni Hong (倪虹) said that standing at a new starting point, we will formulate and implement the "15th Five-Year Plan" well, and strive to build innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, and continuously meet the people's growing needs for a better life.

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From "China's BeiDou" to "The World's BeiDou" (New Development Philosophy Leads High-Quality Development: Stories from the Front Lines)

By: 本报记者 刘诗瑶

"Again, I move a small stool to lean by the window, teaching to recognize the Big Dipper in the mid-sky."

In ancient times, people looked up at the Big Dipper to identify directions. Today, without looking up, China's BeiDou (北斗), "close at hand," empowers thousands of industries and creates infinite possibilities for a better life.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been concerned about the BeiDou project, emphasizing that "the BeiDou system benefits the Chinese people and also benefits the people of all countries in the world."

From "China's BeiDou" to "the world's BeiDou," the BeiDou system has blazed a unique path of satellite navigation exploration, becoming a vivid footnote to accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

We must develop the atomic clock ourselves.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The primary concept of innovative development is innovation," "We must seize the opportunity, aim at the forefront of world science and technology, comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, and strive to make major innovations in basic science and technology fields and achieve major breakthroughs in key core technology fields."

BeiDou (北斗) is a vivid example, reflecting the vivid practice of the vast number of science and technology workers who bravely act as pioneers in high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.

"Focusing on tackling key technologies of the new generation of BeiDou (北斗) system, we are racing against time to carry out experimental verification in order to provide users with better services," said Xie Jun (谢军), chief designer of the BeiDou-3 satellite of the China Academy of Space Technology (中国航天科技集团).

Xie Jun (谢军) has served as the chief designer of the BeiDou-2 satellite since 2004. He led his team to work day and night with the BeiDou (北斗) system, overcoming difficulties.

The spaceborne atomic clock is known as the "heart" of navigation satellites, and its accuracy and stability are related to the service quality of the navigation system. Once, the construction of the BeiDou-2 project was affected because imported atomic clocks could not be supplied on time.

This incident made Xie Jun (谢军) deeply realize that if we want to have an independent time-frequency reference system, we "must develop the atomic clock ourselves."

However, the first spaceborne atomic clock developed was not satisfactory. Not only did the signal often jump suddenly, but the accuracy was also insufficient.

"If it is not done well, the resulting losses are unimaginable." Xie Jun (谢军) and his team worked together and finally crossed this hurdle.

Before the BeiDou-2 mission was completed, the BeiDou-3 mission came again, and Xie Jun (谢军) led the team to take on the heavy responsibility again.

Different from the first and second generations, the key to BeiDou-3's global coverage lies in overcoming the inter-satellite link technology of "one star communicates, all stars communicate."

"One year on New Year's Eve, everyone was working overtime in the unit, and the New Year's Eve dinner was dumplings in the cafeteria. While eating, the cafeteria was empty, because everyone ran back to test after taking a few bites." This scene is unforgettable for Xie Jun (谢军).

After 5 years of hard work, Xie Jun (谢军) led the team to create the architecture system of inter-satellite links and hybrid constellations, solving the problems of overseas stationing and overseas satellite monitoring of the BeiDou (北斗) system.

"Independent innovation, open integration, unity of purpose, and pursuit of excellence." At the completion and opening ceremony of the BeiDou-3 Global Satellite Navigation System, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "we must inherit and carry forward" the BeiDou (北斗) spirit of the new era.

Never stopping, the BeiDou (北斗) people represented by Xie Jun (谢军) are still on the road, "Before 2035, we will design and build a national comprehensive timing, navigation and positioning system based on the BeiDou (北斗) system."

We have completed what others thought was impossible.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Independent innovation is the only way for us to climb the peak of world science and technology."

The localization rate of BeiDou (北斗) navigation satellite units and key components has reached 100%. The dedication of countless scientific and technological workers who "dare to be the first" has created the BeiDou (北斗) value that shines with Chinese wisdom.

In March 2015, the first experimental satellite of BeiDou-3 was about to be launched. When the rocket fairing slowly closed and the satellite was completely wrapped, one person couldn't help but burst into tears. He is Lin Baojun (林宝军), researcher of the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院微小卫星创新研究院) and chief designer of the BeiDou-3 satellite system.

Previously, Lin Baojun (林宝军) led his team to overcome many key technologies after more than 3 years of hard work: a dedicated navigation satellite platform with a higher load-bearing ratio, spaceborne time-frequency seamless switching technology, and inter-satellite link technology based on phased arrays... These achievements will be verified in orbit on the first experimental satellite of BeiDou-3.

In satellite development, the proportion of new technologies usually does not exceed 30%, but Lin Baojun (林宝军) proposed an almost impossible goal: 70%.

"Key technology breakthroughs often take 10 years, and the life of a satellite is often more than 10 years. When the satellite operation ends, the technology used is 20 years old. We must have a more forward-looking vision and the courage to break through traditions." Lin Baojun (林宝军) insisted on striving to "reach" and then "break through" on the basis of mature technology, and use advanced technology.

"European and American countries have not tried it, can we do it?" Some people questioned. Lin Baojun (林宝军) did not retreat. When determining a certain technical route, he spent a whole week communicating in depth with his partners one by one, so that everyone agreed with his plan. Finally, the team achieved the leading position of various core technologies of the satellite.

In September 2024, the last group of BeiDou-3 networking stars was successfully launched, and Lin Baojun (林宝军) received a text message: "We have completed what others thought was impossible."

Lin Baojun's (林宝军) response was as firm as ever: "We will do more things that others think are impossible." He is investing in the development of a new generation of BeiDou (北斗) system.

Our innovation goal is to bring satellite text messages into every household.

Today, BeiDou (北斗) has entered a new stage of large-scale application, fully integrated into the construction of national key infrastructure, as well as mass consumption, the sharing economy and other fields, and has also entered the standard systems of 11 international organizations such as civil aviation and maritime affairs.

"Using the communication link and communication content aggregation and distribution of BeiDou-3 short message to realize real-time monitoring of ship location, status and other basic information," introduced Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬), an engineer at the Network Communication Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group (中国电子科技集团网络通信研究院).

Not long ago, the "BeiDou-3 based ocean-going ship monitoring system" he led the team to develop passed the acceptance, which greatly improved the efficiency of shipping management.

Engaged in the construction of the BeiDou (北斗) navigation ground system for more than 20 years, Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) led the team to independently develop a BeiDou (北斗) civil short message communication platform with Chinese characteristics.

"Our innovation goal is to bring satellite text messages into every household." Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) said that other satellite navigation systems can only let users know "where I am," and he and his team want to let BeiDou (北斗) users not only know "where I am" through innovative research, but also use short messages to tell others "where I am" and "what I am doing," and even put BeiDou (北斗) short messages into smartphones so that everyone can use them.

How to overcome the technical difficulties of short message chips? How to ensure that the mobile phone has a small size while also having the ability to transmit high power and receive high sensitivity?

Starting from scratch, there are many difficulties. Zheng Xiaodong (郑晓冬) recalled that when the short message system entered the site for joint testing, the station location was in a remote area. Everyone ate box lunches and slept on cots, working from 7 am to the early hours of the next day for seven or eight months, and finally ensured that the large system was opened on time.

China's BeiDou (北斗), the world's BeiDou (北斗), and the first-class BeiDou (北斗).

"Promote the construction of the BeiDou (北斗) Satellite Navigation System, promote the development of the BeiDou (北斗) industry, share the achievements of the BeiDou (北斗) Satellite Navigation System, promote the progress of the global satellite navigation cause, and make the BeiDou (北斗) system better serve the world and benefit mankind," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) earnestly hoped.

Time waits for no one, take advantage of the momentum. The vast number of BeiDou (北斗) people inherit and carry forward the BeiDou (北斗) spirit of the new era, and continue to advance towards building a new generation of BeiDou (北斗) system with more advanced technology, more powerful functions, and better services.

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One rocket, three satellites! Gravity-1 Y2 carrier rocket launch successful

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 11th (Reporter: Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) At 10:20 AM on the 11th, China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (太原卫星发射中心) successfully used the Gravity-1 Y2 carrier rocket in the sea area near Haiyang (海阳), Shandong (山东), to send the Jilin-1 Wide-band 02B07 satellite (吉林一号宽幅02B07星) and the Shuntianyu Star 01-02 experimental satellites (数天宇星01至02试验星) into their predetermined orbits. The flight test mission was a complete success. This mission was the second flight of the Gravity-1 carrier rocket.

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Modernization of Meteorological Science and Technology Capabilities and Social Services Accelerated (Authoritative Release: High-Quality Completion of the "14th Five-Year Plan")

By: 本报记者 李红梅

On October 11th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a series of thematic press conferences on "High-Quality Completion of the '14th Five-Year Plan'," introducing the high-quality development of meteorology during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

Chen Zhenlin (陈振林), Director of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the meteorological department accelerated the modernization of meteorological science and technology capabilities and social services, and strived to build a modern meteorological system with leading technology, precise monitoring, accurate forecasting, refined services, and public satisfaction. The various tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan" for meteorological development have been successfully completed. The national meteorological high-quality development index in 2024 increased by 18.35% compared to 2020, and significant results have been achieved in the high-quality development of meteorology.

Solid strides have been made in achieving self-reliance and self-strengthening in meteorological science and technology.

Meteorological work is a science and technology-based, fundamental, and pioneering social public welfare undertaking.

Chen Zhenlin (陈振林) introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, solid strides have been made in achieving self-reliance and self-strengthening in meteorological science and technology. Fengyun satellites (风云卫星), Beidou sounding (北斗探空), weather radar and other detection equipment and technologies have achieved a high level of self-reliance and self-strengthening, numerical prediction models have achieved independent control, and the "Fenglei" (风雷), "Fengqing" (风清), "Fengshun" (风顺), and "Fengyu" (风宇) meteorological forecasting models have reached the international advanced level. A number of innovative technological achievements such as ocean meteorological navigation and global carbon source and sink monitoring and verification have emerged. China's meteorological scientific and technological strength has achieved a leap from following, running alongside, to partially leading.

The level of meteorological modernization has been rapidly improved. China has built an integrated land-sea-air comprehensive meteorological observation system composed of 9 Fengyun satellites (风云卫星), 842 weather radars, and more than 90,000 ground meteorological observation stations. The monitoring rate of disastrous weather has increased to 83%, and the warning time for severe convective weather has been advanced by 13 minutes.

Bi Baogui (毕宝贵), Deputy Director of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China has continuously densified the meteorological observation network, and at the same time, actively developed high-precision observation methods. The independently developed Beidou sounding (北斗探空) system has reached the global leading level, and the world's largest ground-based remote sensing vertical observation network has been built.

The "seamless, full-coverage" intelligent digital meteorological forecasting business system can forecast regional rainstorms, high temperatures, and cold waves 3 to 7 days in advance, predict national major weather processes 15 days in advance, predict global climate anomalies 6 months in advance, and release climate year prediction products 1 year in advance, better meeting the needs of economic and social development. "For example, from the conventional weather forecasts that everyone is familiar with, we can learn 'whether to take an umbrella when going out' from the near minute to the hour, 'whether there will be rainstorms, high temperatures, or cold waves' within a week, to 'whether this autumn will come early or late, whether this winter will be warm or cold,' and even 'what the climate will be like next year,' etc." Jin Ronghua (金荣花), Director of the National Meteorological Center (国家气象中心), introduced that the forecast accuracy rate during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period reached the best level in history.

The potential of meteorological data is accelerating its release. A new generation of meteorological supercomputing systems and meteorological big data cloud platforms have been built, the ability to acquire and distribute global meteorological data has been continuously improved, and the construction of a digital twin atmosphere has taken initial shape.

Wang Yawei (王亚伟), spokesperson of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) and Director of the Disaster Reduction Service Department, introduced that the meteorological department has shared more than 100 types of meteorological data products in 12 categories, including refined intelligent grid forecasting products, to the whole society, serving 153 countries and regions around the world and 21 industries across the country.

The meteorological defense line for disaster prevention and mitigation has been further strengthened.

Meteorology is the first line of defense for disaster prevention and mitigation.

Chen Zhenlin (陈振林) introduced that the meteorological department is exploring the effective transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements into practical results for disaster prevention and risk avoidance, and empowering development. At the same time, it strengthens initiative, interaction, and linkage, and cooperates with various regions and departments to explore and form two aspects of experience and practice.

On the one hand, deepen the emergency response linkage mechanism led by meteorological warnings, so that meteorological warnings can be transformed into defensive actions more quickly and smoothly. All provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) in the country have formulated relevant policies, taking meteorological disaster warnings as a key condition for emergency activation. The meteorological department continues to promote the effective connection between meteorological real-time business, accurate forecasting business, and rapid deployment response mechanisms. A ministerial liaison officer meeting system for meteorological disaster warning services composed of 28 department members has been established, and a new generation of national emergency event warning information release system has been built, realizing the convergence, sharing, and rapid release of 82 types of warning information in 17 industries.

On the other hand, refine the progressive meteorological service model and substantiate the "calling" mechanism for imminent disaster warnings directly to the grassroots level.

"We have explored and established a progressive meteorological service model. To use an analogy, like peeling an onion, it progresses layer by layer, continuously refining in the time dimension, with forecast validity periods constantly refining from quarterly to monthly, weekly, and daily, and then continuously refining to the hour and minute; continuously focusing in the spatial dimension, from the impact range of large weather systems, continuously focusing on the specific affected townships, villages, and key populations; continuously meshing in the response dimension, providing decision-making support for party committees and governments at all levels to launch emergency response measures and implement precise prevention and control in different time periods and regions, thereby 'minimizing' the impact of extreme weather and making the greatest efforts to reduce the risk of casualties," said Chen Zhenlin (陈振林).

At present, meteorological departments in all provinces, cities, and counties across the country have established a high-level warning "calling" mechanism.

The emergency response linkage mechanism led by meteorological warnings and the progressive meteorological service model strongly support local government disaster prevention and mitigation actions, and the meteorological defense line for disaster prevention and mitigation has been further strengthened. In late May and early June this year, continuous heavy rainfall occurred in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan Province, and landslides and mudslides occurred in many places. The Nujiang meteorological department strengthened the progressive meteorological service, and timely and decisively "called" relevant responsible persons, supporting the successful transfer and evacuation of 3,904 people.

Meteorological services cover more than 70 major categories of the national economy.

Meteorology is related to life safety, production development, affluent life, and good ecology.

Chen Zhenlin (陈振林) introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the effectiveness of meteorological services for the national economy and people's livelihood has become more significant.

In safeguarding life safety, local governments have established emergency response linkage mechanisms led by meteorological warnings. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of economic losses caused by meteorological disasters to GDP decreased by an average of 0.12 percentage points.

In assisting production development, meteorological services cover more than 70 major categories of the national economy, and digital meteorology is integrated into the "one network management" platform for urban operation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, national artificial rain enhancement and snowmaking operations cumulatively increased precipitation by approximately 167.7 billion tons, and artificial hail prevention operations reduced economic losses by approximately 60.3 billion yuan; since the "14th Five-Year Plan," winter wheat dry-hot wind warning prompts have prompted agricultural and rural departments to take timely measures such as "one spray and three preventions," helping to increase grain production by 8.3 billion jin.

In ensuring people's lives, refined meteorological services cover multiple life scenarios such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment, covering more than 50,000 scenic spots across the country. Landscape meteorological forecasts for cloud seas, rainbows, frost, aurora, and other landscapes allow the public to change from "relying on luck" to "foreseeing early" when traveling and enjoying the scenery. 17 types of health meteorological warning products such as high temperature and pollen allergy are welcomed.

In supporting good ecology, meteorology is integrated into the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, ensuring comprehensive desertification control and the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three-North" shelterbelt project.

In the context of climate change, global extreme weather is showing a trend of multiple and frequent occurrences. The meteorological department strengthens international cooperation and assistance, deepens the "hard connectivity" of meteorological infrastructure, the "soft connectivity" of work experience mechanisms, and the "heart connectivity" of the people of co-built countries, helping countries to cope with climate change.

"The meteorological early warning system independently developed by China has three major characteristics: 'cloud + terminal deployment, intelligent open warning toolbox, and artificial intelligence technology integration,' which can provide solutions for early warning of various disasters and risks. At present, this system has been implemented in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Solomon Islands, Mongolia, Djibouti, and other countries, and more than 40 countries are using it 'on the cloud'," said Chen Zhenlin (陈振林).

In July this year, at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference held in Shanghai, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) released the national early warning China plan "Mazu (MAZU)". The plan will provide developing countries with customized warning systems, as well as China's disaster prevention and mitigation wisdom and experience that have been tested in practice.

The China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) also undertakes the responsibilities of 27 global or regional meteorological centers of the World Meteorological Organization. It continues to strengthen global monitoring, global forecasting, and global services, and continuously expands its international "circle of friends."

Bi Baogui (毕宝贵) introduced that as a "Chinese star" serving the world, Fengyun meteorological satellites (风云气象卫星) currently provide services to 133 countries and regions around the world. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of countries and regions accessing the Fengyun meteorological satellite (风云气象卫星) application service platform increased by 107%.

"In the future, we will help developing countries strengthen meteorological capacity building and enhance climate resilience," said Chen Zhenlin (陈振林). In the future, we will further explore the use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence to allow the national early warning China plan "Mazu (MAZU)" to inject greater impetus into promoting global climate governance and responding to disaster prevention and mitigation, and contribute more Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions, and Chinese strength to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

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Symposium on Studying, Publicizing, and Implementing Volume I of "Xi Jinping's Anthology on Ecological Civilization" Held

This newspaper reported from Beijing on October 11th (Reporters: Feng Hua (冯华), Kou Jiangze (寇江泽)) On October 10th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) held a symposium in Beijing (北京) to study, publicize, and implement the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Anthology on Ecological Civilization" (《习近平生态文明文选》). Attendees combined the main content of the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Anthology on Ecological Civilization" (《习近平生态文明文选》) and conducted in-depth exchanges on the scientific system, contemporary value, and global contribution of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想).

The meeting pointed out that Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) is an important component of Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), which concentrates the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) achievements and historical experience in ecological civilization construction. It is the theoretical sublimation and practical crystallization of our Party's unremitting exploration of ecological civilization construction. Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) is systematic, logically rigorous, rich in content, and profound, deeply answering a series of major theoretical and practical questions, and providing a guide for action for ecological civilization construction in the new era. Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) inherits and innovates the Marxist view of nature and ecology, and is a brilliant example of promoting the Sinicization of Marxism in the new era, making a major original contribution to the innovative development of the theory of socialist ecological civilization construction.

The meeting emphasized that Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) originates from practice and guides practice, and is a powerful ideological weapon for promoting the construction of a beautiful China (美丽中国) in the new era and realizing the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想), the consciousness and initiative of the entire Party and the entire country in promoting ecological civilization construction have been significantly enhanced, the quality of the ecological environment has been significantly improved, the green and low-carbon transition has been accelerated, the quality and stability of ecosystems have been continuously improved, and the contribution to global environmental governance has been continuously demonstrated. The construction of ecological civilization in the new era has undergone historical, transformative, and comprehensive changes from theory to practice, and the construction of a beautiful China (美丽中国) has taken major steps, fully demonstrating the powerful truth and practical power of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想).

The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to continue to deepen the research and interpretation of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想), establish a collaborative research mechanism across fields, disciplines, and departments, launch a number of theoretical research results with height, depth, and thickness, and provide solid academic support for the majority of party members and cadres to strengthen their theoretical arming. It is necessary to continue to deepen the publicity and promotion of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想), innovate the methods and methods of theoretical publicity, tell the story of the construction of a beautiful China (美丽中国), and promote Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) to be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and move towards the world. It is necessary to continue to deepen the implementation of Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想), better coordinate high-quality development and high-level protection, synergistically promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and accelerate the formation of a new pattern of beautiful China (美丽中国) construction oriented towards realizing the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

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State Council Appoints and Removes National Personnel

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 11th (Reporter). The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.

Sun Shangwu (孙尚武) has been appointed as the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室).

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Meng Fanli Appointed Acting Governor of Guangdong Province

Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, October 11th (Xinhua) - The 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Guangdong Provincial People's Congress (广东省第十四届人民代表大会常务委员会) decided on October 11th to accept Wang Weizhong's (王伟中) request to resign from the position of Governor of the People's Government of Guangdong Province (广东省人民政府), and appointed Meng Fanli (孟凡利) as the Vice Governor and Acting Governor of the People's Government of Guangdong Province (广东省人民政府).

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Alpine cold-water rice enters harvest season

Currently, high-altitude cold-water rice in Zigui County (秭归县), Yichang City (宜昌市), Hubei Province (湖北省) is entering the harvest season. Local farmers are using harvesters, drones, and other equipment to harvest and transport the rice, ensuring that the autumn grain is stored in a timely manner. The photo shows villagers in Changchun Village (长春村), Shazhenxi Town (沙镇溪镇), Zigui County (秭归县) using drones to transport newly harvested high-altitude cold-water rice on October 10.

Lei Yong (雷勇) photographed (People's Vision (人民视觉))

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China's logistics performance index stood at 51.2% in September

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 11th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) - The China Logistics Prosperity Index for September, released by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, was 51.2%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, indicating steady growth in logistics demand.

The total demand for logistics services remained in expansion territory. In September, the new orders index was 53.3%, up 1 percentage point from the previous month, maintaining its position in the prosperity range for eight consecutive months.

Logistics demand for residential consumption grew steadily. Logistics for people's livelihood consumption rebounded rapidly. Cold chain fresh food, home appliance 3C products, tourism and outdoor activities, and beauty and clothing e-commerce categories maintained high popularity. In September, the postal express industry's total business volume index was 70.1%, far higher than the overall industry level.

Logistics demand in industries such as energy transportation, electronic components, and pharmaceutical chemicals improved, driving the growth of railway, road, waterway, and air logistics business volumes. In September, the total business volume indices for the railway transportation industry and the road transportation industry increased by 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points respectively month-on-month, while the total business volume index and new orders index for the air transportation industry increased by 0.3 and 1.2 percentage points respectively month-on-month.

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"China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall" Launched in Beijing in 2025

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 11th (Reporter Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔)) The 2025 "China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall" was launched in Beijing (北京) on October 11th. This year's "China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall" takes "New Thought Leading a New Journey: The Journalist's Integrity and Innovation" as its theme, inviting 32 journalists from 22 news organizations to serve as lecturers, recording 32 episodes of course videos, and integrating front-line journalistic practice into classroom teaching for journalism and communication majors in universities across the country.

Since its official launch in 2020, the "China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall" has invited a total of 199 outstanding journalists from across the country to enter the classroom, with a cumulative total of 192 episodes of long video courses and 500 episodes of short video courses launched online, becoming a "large platform" for teachers and students in regular universities and higher vocational colleges across the country to learn, interact, and grow together. It is a Chinese golden course integrating national conditions, ideological and political education, professional studies, and practical application.

At the "China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall Construction and Development Seminar," leading officials from journalism and communication departments at universities such as Peking University (北京大学), Communication University of China (中国传媒大学), Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (浙江传媒学院), and Xinjiang University (新疆大学) conducted in-depth discussions on the unique experiences, typical practices, and development suggestions of each university in using the "China Journalism and Communication Grand Lecture Hall," jointly contributing wisdom and strength to cultivate high-quality journalism and communication talents.

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Every woman is the protagonist and deserves the opportunity to shine in life.

By: 本报记者 杨 昊

690 million women have simultaneously entered a state of comprehensive well-being, with the average life expectancy of women increasing to 80.9 years. In 2024, female students accounted for 50.76% of the total number of students in higher education...

In September of this year, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) released a white paper titled "China's Practice and Achievements in Promoting the Comprehensive Development of Women in the New Era," with a series of data reflecting the vivid practice of the vast number of women fully participating in economic and social development and equally enjoying the fruits of reform and development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Every woman is a protagonist and enjoys the opportunity to shine in life." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has comprehensively strengthened its leadership over women's work from the strategic height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, attached great importance to the development of women's cause, and promoted the historical achievements of women's cause.

As writers of the times and strivers of dreams, the vast number of women have won a brilliant life in participation and contribution, and the road of women's development with Chinese characteristics is becoming wider and wider.

The Party and the State's unprecedented attention and support for the cause of women

In the middle of this year, Zhang Guimei (张桂梅), the principal of Huaping Girls' High School (华坪女子高级中学) in Lijiang (丽江), Yunnan (云南), completed her fifteenth college entrance examination escort with a newly purchased small loudspeaker.

"Torch-lighting Principal" Zhang Guimei (张桂梅) founded the first completely free girls' high school in the country. She deeply knows that behind her is a group of "lamps." "The education of the mountains cannot be separated from the light of every 'lamp'."

The small loudspeaker has sounded year after year, witnessing more than 2,000 Huaping Girls' High School (华坪女高) students rushing to faraway places. The small loudspeaker that accompanied Zhang Guimei (张桂梅) for many years was donated to the National Museum (国家博物馆) as a precious witness.

The achievements and status of women mark the degree of progress of the times, and the protection of women's rights and interests demonstrates the height of national civilization.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has taken the protection of women's legitimate rights and interests, the promotion of gender equality, and the comprehensive development of women as important contents of the construction of Chinese-style modernization, and a series of major decisions and deployments with pioneering, overall, and long-term significance have been implemented—

"Adhering to the basic national policy of equality between men and women and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women and children" has been continuously written into the reports of the 18th, 19th, and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China, and "paying attention to family, family education, and family style construction, and protecting the rights and interests of women and children" has been written into the Party's third historical resolution;

Compiling the Civil Code, amending the Criminal Law, revising the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, and formulating the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, etc., to build a legal system for the protection of women's rights and interests based on the Constitution, with the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women as the main body, including more than 100 laws and regulations;

The "13th Five-Year Plan" and "14th Five-Year Plan" both have special chapters on promoting women's development, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" has established a special section on "strengthening family construction" for the first time;

The national level and 31 provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) have established a gender equality assessment mechanism for laws and policies to promote the implementation of the basic national policy of gender equality from the source of laws and policies.

Today, China has built a women's work mechanism led by the Party committee, with the government taking the main responsibility, the Women and Children's Work Committee coordinating, the Women's Federation organizations linking, multi-department cooperation, and the participation of the whole society. The institutional advantages are continuously transformed into the effectiveness of the development of women's cause, and efforts are made to give every woman the opportunity to shine in life and realize her dreams.

"Accurately filter gender discrimination content to create a good environment for female consumers and entrepreneurs" "I hope relevant companies can organize more training to enhance women's professional competitiveness in the Internet era"...

At the National Women's Federation's "Jinqiao Suggestions Legal Opinion Collection Point" (巾帼建言法律意见征集点) in Beishan Street (北山街道), Xihu District (西湖区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), women representatives from e-commerce, express delivery, live broadcasting, and other industries gathered together to enthusiastically discuss the online-related legislation issues of the "Regulations on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests in Zhejiang Province." Women's Federation organizations at all levels focus on the needs of women, do a good job in collecting and sorting out opinions and suggestions, and solve problems for the vast number of women.

Listening to grassroots voices and soliciting professional opinions more directly and efficiently, the "Jinqiao Suggestions Legal Opinion Collection Point" allows women's opinions to "directly reach" legislation, contributing Jinqiao wisdom and strength to the protection of women's rights and interests and the construction of democratic rule of law.

As a bridge and link between the Party and the government and the masses of women, the Women's Federation organization regards contacting and serving women as the lifeline of its work and has become a "family" that women can trust, rely on, and cannot do without. At present, more than 7 million Women's Federation executive committee members are active at the grassroots level, more than 431,000 women's councils, more than 24 million registered Jinqiao volunteers, and more than 900,000 "Women's Homes" and "Women's Micro-Homes" are all over urban and rural communities, delivering services to the hearts of women.

The vast number of women's sense of gain, happiness, and security is constantly enhanced

In Uyghur, "Mayinur (玛依努尔)" means "bright moonlight."

For more than 40 years as a doctor, Mayinur Niyaz (玛依努尔·尼牙孜), a gynecological expert at the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院), has devoted herself to the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. She led her team to travel all over the Tianshan Mountains (天山) and the north and south of Xinjiang (新疆), screening more than 360,000 people, established the Xinjiang Cervical Cancer Database, and for the first time found out the basic situation such as the incidence of cervical cancer in Xinjiang, providing data support for the implementation of relevant national screening projects in Xinjiang.

This year, Mayinur Niyaz (玛依努尔·尼牙孜) was honorably selected as the "Most Beautiful Jinqiao Striver." As a doctor, she tirelessly protects the health of women in Xinjiang.

China insists on protecting women's rights and interests and improving women's livelihood in development. The vast number of women equally share the fruits of modernization construction, the stage for struggle is broader, and the sense of gain, happiness, and security is constantly enhanced.

——Absolute poverty has been completely eliminated. 690 million women have simultaneously entered a state of comprehensive well-being. Sisters in the former deeply impoverished areas have lived in affordable housing, drunk clean water, and used broadband networks. Zhang Guifang (张桂芳), the post-95 Party branch secretary of Sanjia Village (三家村), Shilin Town (石林镇), Hebi City (鹤壁市), Henan Province (河南省), led the villagers to build roads, lay water pipes, and clean up river courses to improve the rural living environment; opened live broadcasts to sell millet, pumpkins, and other specialties to the whole country, promoted the development of the village collective economy, and transformed the former poor mountain village into a "rainbow village."

——Health conditions have been significantly improved. The average life expectancy of women has reached 80.9 years, the systematic management rate of pregnant women has increased to 94.9%, the maternal mortality rate has decreased by 41.6% compared with 2012, and China has been listed by the WHO as one of the 10 countries with high performance in maternal and child health.

——Social security has been continuously consolidated. The medical and pension insurance systems have achieved full coverage. In 2024, 651 million women participated in basic medical insurance, accounting for 49.1% of the total number of participants.

——The level of education has been significantly improved. The gender gap in basic education has been basically eliminated. In 2024, female students accounted for 50.76% of the total number of students in higher education. As of the end of 2024, the "Spring Bud Program" (春蕾计划) has cumulatively raised 3.441 billion yuan of social funds, providing educational assistance to 4.36 million female children.

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A series of data show that the rights enjoyed by Chinese women in accordance with the law are more extensive and sufficient, and the confidence to pursue a brilliant life is getting stronger and stronger.

In the laboratory of Westlake University (西湖大学), Wan Ruixue (万蕊雪), a specially appointed researcher at the School of Life Sciences and a National March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter (全国三八红旗手), is busy in front of the experimental platform. In recent years, she has mainly focused on the working mechanism of important macromolecular machines in cells, dedicated to analyzing life codes, and has achieved a number of "world first" breakthroughs.

"During the growth process, the persistence and courage of many outstanding female scientists have always inspired me." Wan Ruixue (万蕊雪) hopes that more and more female scientific and technological workers will persist in their dreams in scientific research.

At present, the total number of female scientific and technological workers in China is about 40 million, accounting for more than 45% of the total number of scientific and technological workers. Being brave in breaking through innovation has become the struggle background and value pursuit of women.

The role of "half the sky" is fully demonstrated in various fields

On September 19, at the press conference of the white paper "China's Practice and Achievements in Promoting the Comprehensive Development of Women in the New Era," Wang Yaping (王亚平), part-time vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联) and astronaut of the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军航天员大队), shared a story of chasing dreams.

Conducting water ball experiments and explaining gyroscope rotation... In 2013, the Shenzhou-10 (神舟十号) crew conducted the first space lecture. As the first woman to enter the Chinese space station, Wang Yaping (王亚平) sowed the seeds of the "space dream" in the hearts of young people.

"There was once a girl named Wang Nan (王楠) who listened to my Shenzhou-10 (神舟十号) 'space lecture' in high school. After more than 10 years of unremitting pursuit of the science dream, she has now become an astronaut as she wished and fought side by side with me," Wang Yaping (王亚平) said. On the road to chasing dreams in the sky, we have witnessed more and more female figures.

On the new journey, every woman is a writer of the times and a striver of dreams. Thousands of Chinese women, with the pride and efforts of women not yielding to men, strive for progress, take responsibility and contribute, and the role of "half the sky" is fully demonstrated in various fields—

Making contributions to high-quality economic development. Women account for about 43% of the employed population, and women's outstanding contributions are shown in cutting-edge fields such as domestically produced large aircraft, biomedicine, deep-sea exploration, and artificial intelligence.

Equal participation in the whole-process people's democracy. The proportion of women in the 14th National People's Congress deputies, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference members, and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China deputies has reached a record high, and women account for 54.3% and 26.1% of the members of neighborhood committees and village committees, respectively, an increase of 5.5 and 4 percentage points compared with 2012.

Showing style in the prosperous development of culture. Women account for 45.2% of the selected personnel of the National Cultural Talents Project, and women account for 25% of the national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors. Yue opera actress Chen Lijun (陈丽君) promoted the "breaking circle" of the century-old Yue opera, and farmer writer Ma Huijuan (马慧娟) used her mobile phone to record the story of rural changes. Female cultural talents and excellent works are emerging one after another.

Making practical contributions to ecological civilization construction. There are more than 17,000 ecological rangers in Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) who stick to their posts day and night, of which women account for 33.3%. The "Red Vest" Jinqiao Volunteer Service Team (红马甲) in Helan County (贺兰县), Ningxia (宁夏) regularly carries out river protection, beach protection, and bird protection activities. The vast number of women actively advocate the value concept of ecological civilization and participate in the construction of more than 12 million "beautiful courtyards."

Standing at the forefront in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Implementing the Jinqiao Action for Rural Revitalization, the "High-Quality Farmers Training Program" trained 2.241 million female farmers; from 2022 to 2024, the "Leading Goose" project for cultivating leaders in rural industrial revitalization trained 12,000 women.

Showing great talent in the digital economy wave. Women account for more than half of the entrepreneurs in the Internet field; women account for about 1/3 of the employees in new business forms such as digital trade, e-commerce, and live broadcasting.

Zhang Gengxin (张更新), the female boss of a homestay in Pingjiang (平江), Hunan (湖南), used short videos to make her own homestay popular, driving the surrounding villagers to sell specialties and increase their income. Benefiting from the "Digital Magnolia" homestay housekeeper training program, more than 6,600 rural female homestay service practitioners received vocational skills and digital literacy training.

Family education and family style are the most valuable wealth of a family, and family civilization is the cornerstone of social civilization. Women are both promoters of social progress and inheritors of family virtues.

Huang Lili (黄丽丽), a professor at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学), and her husband have been rooted in the northwest for 40 years, using scientific and technological strength to protect national food security; Shi Ruijuan (史瑞娟), a homestay operator in Beiji Village (北极村), Mohe City (漠河市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), and her family led the villagers to hold up "snow rice bowls" and eat "tourism rice," with an average annual income exceeding 30,000 yuan... The story of the "Most Beautiful Family" in 2025 shows the era style of forging ahead on a new journey. The vast number of women fully play a unique role in promoting the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and establishing a good family style, demonstrating wisdom and responsibility in the deep integration of family and national responsibility, and building a harmonious society with the harmony of small families.

The times call for Jinqiao, and struggle achieves dreams.

On the new journey, hundreds of millions of women move forward with their heads held high, striving to be builders of great undertakings, advocates of civilized customs, and strivers who dare to chase dreams, contributing wisdom and strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization and creating new historical glory.

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First Edition Editors: Yang Xu, Zhao Zheng, Zhang Yujie; Second Edition Editors: Wu Gang, Li Ming, Chen Xirui; Third Edition Editors: Yin Xinyu, Qi Jiarun, Han Wenrong; Fourth Edition Editors: Yuan Zhenxi, Liu Jingwen, Chen Zhen

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A Century of Heritage, A Myriad of Visions

A century of wind and rain, a century of guardianship. In 1925, the heavily guarded gates of the Forbidden City (紫禁城), which had stood for over five hundred years, slowly opened, transforming the royal palace into a museum for the public, and the "Palace Museum (故宫博物院)" became world-renowned. At the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) organized the relocation of cultural relics to the south, effectively protecting cultural treasures from the ravages of war. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the care and support of the Party and the government, the development of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) ushered in a new chapter, gradually establishing a scientific and complete system of cultural relic collection, protection, research, display, and dissemination.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to the protection and inheritance of the Palace Museum's cultural heritage, and has given important instructions and approvals on many occasions, providing fundamental guidance for the development of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院). In the new era, the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) upholds tradition without being old-fashioned, respects the past without simply restoring it, and promotes the construction of a safe, academic, digital, and vibrant Palace Museum (故宫) in an integrated manner. Various undertakings are flourishing, and the Palace Museum's (故宫) role as an important window for the public to understand Chinese history and culture is becoming increasingly prominent. An ancient yet young Palace Museum (故宫), full of vitality, is radiating new brilliance.

This edition selects several cultural relics from the grand exhibition "A Century of Guardianship: From the Forbidden City (紫禁城) to the Palace Museum (故宫博物院)" for readers, striving to connect a three-dimensional and vivid century-long history of the Palace Museum (故宫); it also invites several new-era Palace Museum (故宫) staff members who have been silently working in the fields of cultural relic restoration, open management, display, and dissemination. Through their narratives, readers can feel how generations of museum workers have dedicated themselves to the country and upheld culture, how they seek inheritance from the old collections, how they inspire thinking from the dusty history, and how they evoke resonance from the silent artifacts... This is not only the century-long journey of the Palace Museum (故宫), but also a century-long answer sheet of the continuous inheritance and mutual support of Chinese civilization.

-- Editor

Guarding People's Beautiful Expectations

Wang Yan (王岩), Palace Museum (故宫博物院) Open Management Department

In 2008, after graduating from university, I came to work in the Open Management Department of the Palace Museum (故宫), and it has been 17 years now.

Let me first tell you about the specific responsibilities of our Open Management Department! Every morning, we open the gates of the Palace Museum (故宫) according to regulations, ensuring that everything is ready before the museum opens; during the day, everyone patrols the exhibition areas; after the museum closes, we clear each area, confirming that the last visitor has left and that there are no abnormalities in all the showcases and facilities, which is considered the basic work for the day. The entire department revolves around "orderly opening and safety."

For this grand exhibition celebrating the centennial of the Palace Museum (故宫), we made a lot of meticulous preparations before the opening. Half a month in advance, my colleagues and I surveyed each exhibition area one by one, from the corners of the showcases to the height of the steps, eliminating all the hidden dangers that are easily overlooked; in response to the large crowds that the exhibition may attract, we repeatedly planned guidance routes and added special guidance posts next to popular exhibits; we also replenished the supplies in the first aid kits in advance, added temporary signs, and even conducted simulated drills for scenarios such as congestion, all to ensure that every link is stable after the opening.

This work doesn't involve anything earth-shattering; it's all about daily trivial matters that are as specific as can be. However, the work seems simple, but it is not easy. The Palace Museum (故宫) receives tens of thousands of visitors every day, and everyone and everything must be taken to heart, and there can be no mistakes. Because there is no "small matter" in the safety of the Palace Museum (故宫), as long as it is related to cultural relics, even the smallest hidden danger must be dealt with in a timely manner.

The exhibition hall is the most important place to keep an eye on. A few days ago, while inspecting the Ceramics Gallery in the morning, I suddenly saw a five- or six-year-old child running and jumping past the showcase of various colored glaze vases. I quickly walked over, squatted down, and smiled as I called out to him: "Little friend, slow down!" Then I turned to remind the parents behind him: "You see, this passage is narrow, and if the child runs too fast, he might trip and accidentally bump into the 'Porcelain Mother' in the next showcase, which would not be safe." The parents quickly stopped the child and said apologetically, "We were so busy looking at the exhibits, thank you for reminding us."

Helping visitors solve "small troubles" is also a common occurrence. A while ago, an old lady was anxiously circling in the exhibition hall. I went over to ask and found out that she had lost her granddaughter, and her mobile phone was still in her granddaughter's bag. I helped the old lady to the rest area and used the walkie-talkie to contact various posts. After about 20 minutes, a colleague brought the little girl over, and the old lady thanked me repeatedly while holding my hand. In fact, this kind of thing happens often – visitors looking for lost backpacks, asking for the location of the restrooms, wanting to find a place to rest... and there are also sudden situations where visitors are accidentally injured. Helping them solve problems allows them to stay in the Palace Museum (故宫) with more peace of mind.

In these 17 years, I haven't handled any "big events," just these kinds of trivial matters. Sometimes I'm so busy that I don't even have time to eat, and there have been times when I've been misunderstood by visitors for "managing too much," but every day when I see visitors leaving with smiles and see the cultural relics in the showcases safe and sound, I feel that all the efforts are worth it. In my opinion, guarding these treasures is not just guarding cultural relics, but also guarding everyone's beautiful expectations for the Palace Museum (故宫).

Passing on Ancient Charm to the Future

Min Junrong (闵俊嵘), Cultural Relic Conservation and Restoration Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院)

In the exhibition "A Century of Guardianship: From the Forbidden City (紫禁城) to the Palace Museum (故宫博物院)," there is a Tang Dynasty (唐代) guqin (古琴) "Dasheng Yiyin (大圣遗音)" that has been passed down for 1269 years. From a distance, the qin body is beautiful and agile; up close, the shape is thick and majestic. The vermilion and dark chestnut color gradient in the paint layer of the qin surface is warm and lustrous, and the snake-belly-shaped crack patterns and flowing-water-shaped crack patterns mix like rippling waves, spreading the grace and elegance of the Tang Dynasty (大唐) throughout the exhibition hall.

For the past 20 years, one of my main tasks has been guqin (古琴) restoration. In 2004, I joined the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) and followed Master Zhang Kexue (张克学) to learn lacquerware cultural relic restoration. At that time, Mr. Zheng Minzhong (郑珉中) was in charge of restoring the Zhonghe Shaoyue (中和韶乐) guqin (古琴) in the museum's collection. I remember that the four Zhongni-style qins (仲尼式琴) that my master had just finished restoring were lying quietly on the workbench, and Mr. Zheng (郑先生) gave them full affirmation. Starting in 2005, under the guidance of the two seniors, I participated in the guqin (古琴) restoration project, starting with Qing Dynasty (清代) literati guqins (古琴) in order of difficulty, gradually extending to Ming Dynasty (明代), Song Dynasty (宋代), and Tang Dynasty (唐代) guqins (古琴).

Facing the guqin (古琴) that has been passed down for thousands of years, I have always polished my skills with a sense of awe. When I was studying, I majored in lacquer art, and I laid a relatively solid foundation in modeling in four years; after working, I followed my master to learn lacquerware restoration technology. After a period of research and training, I was able to restore common lacquerware cultural relics. But the guqin (古琴) is very special. It is both a lacquerware and a musical instrument, and the historical information it carries is extremely rich. Therefore, its multiple attributes must be taken into account during restoration. Therefore, guqin (古琴) restoration must have two basic skills: qin making and qin playing. In my spare time, I studied playing the qin (弹琴) with teacher Dong Chunqi (董春起), and also visited and consulted famous qin makers all over the country. Over the years, I have consulted a large number of qin books and classics, researched and made new instruments, and participated in academic activities related to the guqin (古琴), constantly improving my comprehensive literacy and ability.

Time has proven that the longer I restore the guqin (古琴), the more I love this treasure that has been passed down for thousands of years. Last year, the "Dasheng Yiyin (大圣遗音)" qin (琴) came to the Cultural Relic Conservation and Restoration Department for maintenance, and I finally had the opportunity to get close to it. Although the maintenance only requires simple operation, before each start, I must first dust myself, wash my hands, calm my mind, and devote myself to work in the best state.

I am not fighting alone. In the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), guqin (古琴) restoration is a "multidisciplinary consultation." Colleagues from the lacquerware, woodwork, embroidery, inlay, and metalwork restoration specialties of the Cultural Relic Conservation and Restoration Department, as well as colleagues from the Cultural Relic Technology Department and the Cultural Relic Standards Department, combine traditional restoration techniques with modern scientific and technological testing methods such as CT imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to study the manufacturing process of qin instruments and the causes and protection and restoration methods of diseases and injuries. We cooperate as a large team, giving full play to the professional strengths of each member, and carry out the protection and restoration of the guqin (古琴) in the museum's collection in an orderly manner, so that the qin instruments can meet the audience in a healthy and stable manner.

In addition to the 88 guqins (古琴), the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) also has a collection of more than 20,000 lacquerware cultural relics, involving all aspects of court life. After experiencing the vicissitudes of time, the task of protecting and restoring such a vast lacquer culture heritage is extremely arduous, and each decoration process has clear threshold requirements for the technical level of the restorers. To this end, I also specialized in gold lacquer and carved lacquer techniques, and in accordance with the requirements of the Ming Dynasty (明代) lacquer craft monograph "Xiusilu (髹饰录)" that "**可巧手以继拙作，不可庸工以当精制** (kě qiǎo shǒu yǐ jì zhuō zuò, bù kě yōng gōng yǐ dāng jīng zhì - "skillful hands can continue clumsy work, but mediocre craftsmen cannot replace exquisite craftsmanship," meaning that restoration work requires skilled artisans and cannot be done by unskilled workers)," I only began to restore this type of cultural relic after meeting the standards. Over the years, I have participated in the protection and restoration experiments of the gold lacquer throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿), the restoration of lacquer decoration techniques in the Qianlong Garden (乾隆花园), and the protection and restoration of lacquer decoration techniques in the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), and participated in the restoration of more than 200 lacquerware cultural relics.

We not only have to repair cultural relics, but also inherit traditional techniques and revitalize them. I hope to gain inspiration through the restoration of lacquerware cultural relics, create and produce daily utensils that meet contemporary aesthetics, and bring the 8,000-year-old lacquer craft culture back to public life. At the same time, I also hope that the "Dasheng Yiyin (大圣遗音)" qin (琴) and other qins (琴) in the Palace Museum's (故宫) collection, which have inherited the "legacy of Shun, King Wen, and Confucius," can not only meet the audience, but also have the opportunity to be revitalized and utilized, playing a new movement of "moderation and harmony," and passing on the ancient charm to the future.

Accompanying in the Lens

Zhu Kai (朱楷), Digital and Information Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院)

I am a cultural relic photographer at the Palace Museum (故宫), and this year is my ninth year working at the Palace Museum (故宫). For the more than 600-year-old Forbidden City (紫禁城), this is just a brief moment in its long years, and I am more like an ordinary passerby. However, it is in the cautiousness of cultural relic photography and in the changing seasons of ancient building photography that I deeply feel the vitality of this palace city that continues to this day.

The Palace Museum (故宫) is a museum. Before joining the job, I thought that "Palace Museum (故宫) photographer" meant carrying a camera every day, leisurely walking through the palace walls and courtyards, and casually taking pictures of the scenery. After I really started working, I found that cultural relic photography, news photography, exhibition hall photography, and various image digitization studies are the daily routine of this job. The shooting in the studio is not as romantic as imagined. Every time I face cultural relics, I must be careful, lest a slight negligence damage the cultural relics; I must complete the lighting in a limited time, because there are too many cultural relics waiting to be photographed; I must try my best to take the best photos, because this may be the only time it will be captured in an image in the next few years. The rules and regulations attached to cultural relic photography are not just "recording," but also "guarding" with images. This caution and awe made me understand that what the lens carries is far more than personal aesthetics.

Stepping out of the studio, the Palace Museum (故宫) is also a national 5A-level tourist attraction. Every day, tens of thousands of tourists flock in from all over the world. The carrying capacity of the Palace Museum (故宫) is limited, and not everyone can visit the site in person, so we launched the "Panoramic Palace Museum (全景故宫)" project: making the exterior views of the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City (紫禁城) into 360-degree real-scene images, allowing everyone to immerse themselves in the Palace Museum (故宫) anytime, anywhere. I am fortunate to be the project leader. I spent 5 years taking panoramic views of the important areas of the Palace Museum (故宫) in all seasons, hoping to make up for the regret that the audience cannot appreciate the beauty of the Palace Museum (故宫) in their favorite season, and also provide a window for audiences around the world to understand the Palace Museum (故宫). Perhaps one day, a stranger in the distance will recognize the Palace Museum (故宫) because of an image, want to further understand the Palace Museum (故宫), and thus appreciate the beauty of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.

The Palace Museum (故宫) is also a World Heritage Site. Every corner here hides a story. After completing the main work, I often walk around the Palace Museum (故宫), carefully feeling every brick, tile, grass, and tree, and recording the birds, beasts, insects, and fish that live here. Gradually, I discovered that the Palace Museum (故宫) is a living, vibrant palace city. It awakens in the spring, urging hundreds of flowers to bloom, and listening to the birds singing and competing; it grows in the summer, nourishing the lush vegetation, and waiting for the rainbow to hang high after the rain; it settles in the autumn, bidding farewell to the clear clouds and bright moon, and watching the golden yellow of the city fall on the vermilion walls; it hibernates in the winter, ushering in heavy snow, lightly covering a piece of white and quietly waiting for spring to return.

The 600-year-old Forbidden City (紫禁城) will continue to breathe in the cycle of the four seasons and continue in the long river of history. This long-lasting vitality is inseparable from the careful protection of generations of "Palace Museum (故宫) people."

This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院). 100 years ago, senior photographers used black and white images to capture the appearance at that time. Now, the torch has been passed to my hands. What I can do is to integrate the deepest love into the images of the Palace Museum (故宫) in a limited time, and accompany it to a more distant future with images.

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This edition's editors: Yang Xuemei, Zhou Feiya

This edition's email: ysbjs@peopledaily.cn

Layout design: Shen Yiling (沈亦伶)

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First time in my life, escorting with a warship (On the road to a strong military)

By: 本报记者 金正波

At dawn, the morning sun leaps from where the sea and sky meet. The 47th escort taskforce of the Navy sails in the vast Gulf of Aden, with the Baotou (包头舰), Honghe (红河舰), and Gaoyouhu (高邮湖舰) ships gleaming in the sunlight.

This is a Chinese force maintaining peace. In this sea area, the Chinese naval escort taskforce continuously sails, traveling back and forth day and night, escorting Chinese and foreign ships.

Setting sail, chasing the waves. In the hearts of the sailors, the trajectory of the ships is the trajectory of growth. On the magnificent voyage of pursuing the dream of the deep blue sea, they demonstrate their responsibility with solid professional capabilities, following the warships further and further away.

The same deep blue sea, different positions, seeing different scenery. Let us get close to three officers and soldiers from the 47th escort taskforce of the Navy and listen to their stories of bravely venturing into the ocean and their first escort mission.

-- Editor

Cao Tengwen (曹腾文), Navigation Radar Operator of the Baotou Ship --

"Military Youth, the More You Strive, the More Wonderful It Is"

Looking at the surging waves at the stern of the ship, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文), the navigation radar operator of the Baotou Ship, is filled with pride (see photo ④, taken by Xiong Qinxin (熊勤鑫)). Since the taskforce set sail, she has followed the warship to appreciate the coastal beauty of five countries.

"Who doesn't yearn for the sea?" In June 2020, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文), as a Navy direct-entry non-commissioned officer, fulfilled her wish to board a new type of warship of a destroyer detachment of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.

The navigation radar is the "eye" of the ship, requiring timely observation and reporting of the sailing dynamics of surrounding ships. An excellent navigation radar operator must not only be able to speak fluent report words but also have rich sailing experience.

Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) was determined to master her profession. She went to the factory to learn theory and troubleshoot with the workers; she worked overtime to study every operation and working principle... In love and perseverance, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) transformed from the initial "newbie" to the current "expert" and won first place in the professional competition organized by the higher authorities last year.

The weakness of professional knowledge can be improved through diligent study and hard practice, but physical discomfort is more difficult to overcome. In the second year after boarding the ship, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) ushered in the first real long voyage of her life. Mountain-like waves crashed from the front, and the bow of the ship was directly pressed into the deep blue sea. Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) held the handle in front of the navigation radar tightly with both hands, feeling the power of the warship fighting against the strong wind and waves.

"You go back to the troop cabin to rest." Looking at Cao Tengwen (曹腾文), whose face was as white as paper, standing at her post, the usually strict squad leader thought for a long time and still said these words. Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) took a deep breath and decided to persevere to the end.

"If I escape this strong wind and wave, what about next time?" Speaking of the decision at that moment, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) still admires her courage, "Without this courage, I wouldn't be able to see the magnificent scenery outside the wheelhouse window."

Through wind and rain, strengthening her bones, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) has become more and more mature. At about 4:00 a.m. on February 10 this year, the coastal towns of Karachi (卡拉奇港), Pakistan (巴基斯坦), were quiet and peaceful, with twinkling lights. The warships participating in the "Peace-2025" multinational maritime joint exercise maneuvered rapidly at sea, hidden in the night. In the wheelhouse, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) stared at the navigation radar, reporting the sailing dynamics to the duty officer in real time. Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) said that the situation near the coast is complex, and it is necessary to pay attention to the position of the ship at all times, use various means to accurately locate it, and ensure navigation safety.

The fleet formation is like a rainbow, and the artillery fire is rumbling. On the undulating deep blue sea, the participating ships began to conduct coordinated training for naval gun firing at sea targets.

In the main gun photoelectric aiming system, the distant target is only the size of an egg and constantly shaking with the waves. "The main gun is greatly affected by wind direction, wind force, and other factors, and accurately hitting a long-range target is a considerable challenge." Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) vividly remembers the scene of the exercise that day.

With an order from the commander, a shell burst out of the barrel. "Accurate hit!" Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) was very excited, and a sense of pride arose in her heart.

During the exercise, an international food culture festival was also held. That night, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) and her comrades treated officers and soldiers from various countries with special delicacies and performed dances and martial arts with Chinese traditional cultural characteristics on stage, winning warm applause from the audience. In empathy and resonance, they deepened their understanding of each other and enhanced friendship and mutual trust.

In March this year, Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) also followed the warship to participate in the China-Iran-Russia "Security Bond-2025" joint exercise. In one foreign exchange after another, she became more confident. Cao Tengwen (曹腾文) said, "In more than half a year, although my skin has been tanned, my will has become firmer, and my ability to be competent for my post has become stronger."

"Military youth, the more you strive, the more wonderful it is!" In Cao Tengwen's (曹腾文) view, what a privilege it is to have the opportunity to follow the warship to go abroad, write youth in the distant sea and deep blue, and contribute to conveying friendship and defending peace!

(Gao Dezheng (高德政) participated in the writing)

Han Qiang (韩强), Main Gun Zone Leader of the Honghe Ship --

"Bravely Venturing into the Deep Blue Sea is My Dream"

Taking the still-warm marker, Han Qiang (韩强), the main gun zone leader of the Honghe Ship (see photo ③, taken by Dong Jie (董杰)), solemnly signed his name on the banner "Going Abroad for the Country to Show Style, Passing on the Glorious Mission of Peace." Every stroke is glory.

On March 26 this year, when the Honghe Ship crossed the equator and entered the Southern Hemisphere, a grand oath-signing ceremony was held. All the officers and soldiers of the ship gathered on the aft deck, and the wheelhouse broadcast counted down to zero together. When the instrument screen in the wheelhouse changed from "N" to "S," the "Chinese People's Liberation Army Military Song" sounded, and the officers and soldiers in neat formation raised their right fists to take the oath. At that moment, Han Qiang's (韩强) tears welled up in his eyes.

After the ceremony, Han Qiang's (韩强) mood could not calm down for a long time. He said, "I am extremely proud to follow the fifth-generation 'Sea Tiger Boat' to go abroad and fight for the country."

Looking at the warship under his feet, Han Qiang (韩强) recalled the third-generation "Sea Tiger Boat" he had worked on before. At that time, the conditions were difficult, there was no restaurant for eating, and sleeping was in a hammock, but the fighting spirit was not weak at all. Han Qiang (韩强) remembers that on the first day on the boat, the first lesson was to listen to the story of the "Sea Tiger Boat," the first song to learn to sing was "The Song of the Sea Tiger," and what to keep in mind was the "Sea Tiger" spirit.

"Those were the most difficult and unforgettable days." Han Qiang (韩强) said that the time on the boat was very short, but it was those days that shaped him. A year later, Han Qiang (韩强) and the old squad leaders on the boat jointly took over the fourth-generation "Sea Tiger Boat."

Learning and growing all the way, Han Qiang (韩强) not only obtained dual technician certificates for naval gun professional operation and maintenance but also possessed the qualifications of a shooting commander. After 7 years, Han Qiang (韩强), who was already the deputy gun zone leader, once again took the initiative to apply to participate in the handover of the Honghe Ship, which has a displacement of more than 4,000 tons.

In 2024, Han Qiang (韩强) and the Honghe Ship began their escort journey together.

"Bravely venturing into the deep blue sea is my dream. What makes a heart go forward is faith." From small boats to large ships, from nearshore to the ocean, Han Qiang (韩强) and the "Sea Tiger Boat" have been moving forward all the way, chasing the dream of the ocean.

"Growing up in the wind and waves can better safeguard peace." On the flowing territory of the Honghe Ship, in the days of escorting in the Gulf of Aden, Han Qiang (韩强) has a deeper understanding of this sentence.

"Thank you to the People's Navy for escorting us!" During this year's "May Day" holiday, after sailing more than 580 nautical miles, the Honghe Ship successfully escorted the cargo ship "Zhenhua 35" to a safe sea area.

"Sailing in the Gulf of Aden, the crew was very nervous." The captain of the merchant ship said, "But when the clear and powerful voice of the Honghe Ship came, the uneasy heart calmed down at once. At that moment, we deeply felt the strength of the motherland."

At the time of separation, the crew of "Zhenhua 35" waved the five-star red flag and unfurled a banner on the side of the ship that read "Thank you to the Chinese Navy for escorting us." When such a picture jumped into the eyes of the officers and soldiers, everyone was moved.

"Countless times, we sang 'The Song of the Sea Tiger' 拿波涛披肩，拿风暴正旗 (ná bō tāo pī jiān, ná fēng bào zhèng qí - "take waves as shawls, take storms as flags," describes being fearless and heroic in the face of challenges), but when we arrived in the Gulf of Aden, we realized that they were so specific and so vivid." Han Qiang (韩强) wrote in his escort diary.

"At that time, I felt that the blood in my body rushed to my head at once, and there was a fire in my chest." Han Qiang (韩强) recalled the scene at that time, still extremely excited: Protecting the safety of compatriots in such a dangerous sea area is the most proud thing for a soldier.

(Wang Ningchuan (王宁川) participated in the writing)

Wang Peining (王佩宁), Transportation and Storage Soldier of the Gaoyouhu Ship --

"The Most Beautiful Scenery is Always on the Road"

Waves gently roll, and the sea breeze is gentle. This is the most peaceful "expression" of the sea and the scenery that Wang Peining (王佩宁), the transportation and storage soldier of the Gaoyouhu Ship (see photo ②, taken by Zhai Xumin (翟旭民)), loves the most.

Wang Peining (王佩宁) stood at the bow of the Gaoyouhu Ship, facing the blue ocean, and shouted excitedly. This is a strong stroke in his life - on December 15, 2024, this 25-year-old young man followed the Gaoyouhu Ship to the Gulf of Aden and the Somali waters to carry out the 47th escort mission.

"It's great to be a navy, you can see the sunrise and sunset at sea." Wang Peining's (王佩宁) grandfather, uncle, and uncle were all navy soldiers. He grew up listening to the military stories of his elders. When he was a child, Wang Peining (王佩宁) planted the seeds of wearing a military uniform in his heart. After hard work, he later became a naval soldier as he wished.

For Wang Peining (王佩宁), this is the first time to participate in an escort mission. For the warship under Wang Peining's (王佩宁) feet - the Gaoyouhu Ship, an ocean-going comprehensive supply ship designed and built independently by China - escorting has long been a familiar task. This is the fourth time that the Gaoyouhu Ship has sailed in this sea area to protect the safety of passing ships.

On the day of departure, when the port disappeared from sight, Wang Peining's (王佩宁) heart could not calm down for a long time. He said, "The reason why I am a little uneasy is because I am not sure whether I can be competent for the next task."

The warship broke through the waves and sailed far away, and Wang Peining (王佩宁) stuck to his post. "Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first." For Wang Peining (王佩宁), "a small position is also connected to a great mission, and combat effectiveness means being able to replenish at any time."

In a replenishment mission, Wang Peining (王佩宁), who was operating at his post, suddenly found that a warning light on a proportional valve on the diesel valve remote control system was on. "A valve may also cause big problems." Wang Peining (王佩宁) immediately drilled into the pipeline to investigate.

It turned out that the contact switch of a valve on the diesel pipeline was damaged. Wang Peining (王佩宁) picked up a file, skillfully repaired it, and quickly eliminated the fault. When the diesel pump "sang" again, Wang Peining (王佩宁) rubbed the blisters on his hands and grinned.

"With more experience, professional ability has also risen." Speaking of the escort in the past six months, Wang Peining (王佩宁) was full of emotion, and his face was full of pride.

Sailing all the way with the fleet, Wang Peining (王佩宁) tempered and grew in the wind and waves, and witnessed the strength of the motherland while spreading peace and friendship all the way.

On the day the fleet arrived at Karachi (卡拉奇港), Pakistan (巴基斯坦), Wang Peining (王佩宁) stood on the deck and watched the welcoming crowd on the dock, and his heart beat involuntarily.

In a foreign country, from the scene of overseas Chinese lined up neatly on the dock waving the five-star red flag and singing the national anthem, Wang Peining (王佩宁) understood the responsibility and mission of Chinese soldiers; from the sincere welcome of foreign people, Wang Peining (王佩宁) saw the value and significance of adhering to peaceful development.

During the rest time, Wang Peining (王佩宁) also made family calls to chat about work and family. Facing the concern of his family, Wang Peining (王佩宁), who is not good at words, said the most is "Wait for me to come back!"

"Youth is like a voyage, the most beautiful scenery is always on the road. If you don't come to escort, you won't have such a rich experience and broad vision." Wang Peining (王佩宁) said that he will temper his hard skills and hone his tenacious will in the battle against the wind and waves, and live up to his youth and live up to the times.

(Zhang Tongxin (张同欣) participated in the writing)

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Let technology be a "force multiplier" for combat effectiveness (Jintai Dianbing)

By: 李龙伊

Ahead of National Day, a piece of news is inspiring—

　　The J-15T, J-35, and KJ-600 three types of carrier-based aircraft successfully completed their first catapult take-off and landing training on the Fujian ship (福建舰). This is another breakthrough in the development of China's aircraft carriers and has milestone significance for promoting the transformation and construction of the navy.

　　Above the deep blue, warships stand tall; under the vast sky, warplanes soar. From single aircraft to system, from land-based to ship-based, from ski-jump to catapult, from being able to fly to being able to fight... China's aircraft carrier-based aircraft program is accelerating its development and making leaps and bounds.

　　Looking back on the past, hardship and glory are intertwined. In 1980, General Liu Huaqing's (刘华清) tiptoeing and gazing intently while visiting an aircraft carrier in the United States stung the hearts of countless Chinese people. Over the years, generations of strivers have strengthened the country through the sea and continued to struggle, supporting the take-off of the great power's aircraft carrier program. Now, the prosperous age is as the predecessors wished, and some netizens emotionally left a message, "No need to tiptoe anymore." Every word is tearful.

　　The east wind is mighty, and the long sword is in hand. From the crude rifles and cannons during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the shocking appearance of equipment such as "Dongfeng-5C (东风—5C)" and "Dongfeng-61 (东风—61)" in the September 3rd military parade... The development history of the People's Army's equipment is a history of struggle to break through blockades with innovation and meet challenges with self-reliance.

　　Science and technology are the core combat power. The struggle from looking up to standing shoulder to shoulder, from catching up to running side by side, fully confirms a truth: the heavy weapons of a great power can only be mastered in one's own hands; the dream of a strong army must be realized through self-reliance.

　　Self-reliance lies in innovative breakthroughs. Practice tells us that key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for. Seeking innovation is seeking the future. At present, a new round of technological revolution and military revolution is developing rapidly. Artificial intelligence is reshaping command and decision-making, unmanned combat is subverting traditional models, and cyberspace and electromagnetic space are opening up new territories... The future battlefield is a confrontation between systems and a race between technology and innovation. "来而不可失者 (lái ér bù kě shī zhě - "what comes and cannot be lost," opportunity); 蹈而不可失者 (dǎo ér bù kě shī zhě - "what is stepped on and cannot be lost," timing)." Only by firmly grasping the key of technological innovation can we win the initiative and master the initiative in future wars.

　　Self-reliance is rooted in the fertile soil of talent. Every leap in the cause of strengthening the army requires the support of a high-quality talent team that matches it. The continuous upgrading and iteration of weapons and equipment put forward higher requirements for the comprehensive quality of officers and soldiers. In the context of intelligent warfare, the human factor has not only not been weakened, but has become more prominent—human-machine collaboration, human-network integration, and intelligent decision-making place higher demands on officers' and soldiers' scientific and technological literacy, joint awareness, and adaptability. It is necessary to build a talent training system adapted to modern warfare, promote the precise connection between education in colleges and universities, troop training, and actual combat needs, and make talent construction resonate with equipment development.

　　Self-reliance is achieved through practical training. "If you want to get strong soldiers, you must have strong armor and sharp weapons, and choose and train them practically." Whether the achievements of technological innovation can be transformed into actual combat capabilities depends on whether they can be integrated into the system and serve to win. Future warfare is a system confrontation. It is necessary to build a high-level joint training system, promote the deep integration of various combat units and combat elements, and test equipment effectiveness, optimize combat processes, and hone command capabilities in a near-real combat environment. Only by treating the training ground as a battlefield, discovering and solving problems in real confrontation and practical training, can technology become a "multiplier" of combat effectiveness and continuously build a strategic iron fist to defeat the enemy.

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Turn Glory into a Mission on Our Shoulders

By: 本报记者 金正波

"Inherit the spirit of our predecessors and continue the glory with hard work!" Facing the heroic banner waving in the wind, amidst resounding oaths, the "Ma Shi Mountain Ten Heroes" Squad of a certain brigade of the 71st Group Army welcomed a new batch of recruits.

Learning about the heroic deeds is the "first lesson" and a "required course" for every new recruit in the squad. Squad Leader Cao Shihai (曹世毫) said that as descendants of heroes, each time they relive that bloody era, their souls are deeply cleansed.

In November 1942, more than 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops launched an unprecedented "mopping-up" operation against the Jiaodong Anti-Japanese Base (胶东抗日根据地). On the evening of the 23rd, ten soldiers from the 6th Squad of the 7th Company of the 13th Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army's Jiaodong Military Region (八路军胶东军区) passed by Ma Shi Mountain (马石山) after completing their mission. Learning that many people were surrounded by the enemy and in dire straits, they resolutely decided to stay and help the people break through the encirclement.

Under the cover of night, they repeatedly entered and exited the enemy's encirclement, rescuing and transferring people. After dawn, as the enemy got closer and closer, in order to cover the people's transfer, the soldiers attracted the enemy's firepower in the opposite direction, retreating to the western peak of Ma Shi Mountain (马石山). Fighting to the last, several soldiers hugged each other and detonated the last grenade, sacrificing heroically.

"The revolutionary predecessors of that time, for the sake of the people, saved lives at the cost of their own and never retreated. Today, the belief in putting the people first and sharing life and death is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the soldiers." Standing in the old site of the battlefield, Cao Shihai's (曹世毫) heart could not calm down for a long time.

"The flood is merciless, and the people are in trouble. Please let the Party organization put us in the most dangerous and needed places. Wherever there is danger, we will rush there." Walking into the "Ma Shi Mountain Ten Heroes" Squad, a life jacket full of mud stains hangs quietly. On the back of the clothes, under a resounding sentence, are signed the names of the soldiers in the squad.

That was in early July 2020, when torrential rain poured down in Jiujiang (九江), Jiangxi (江西), and the river water rose sharply, with many embankments in critical condition. Learning that the company had set off to support the rescue efforts, Cheng Bo (程博), the 44th Squad Leader of the "Ma Shi Mountain Ten Heroes" Squad, who was on vacation, drove more than 400 kilometers day and night, heading straight to the front line of flood control. After arriving, without taking a break, he rushed to the embankment.

Under the scorching sun and splashing mud, Cheng Bo (程博) repeatedly requested to undertake urgent, difficult, and dangerous tasks. From day to night, he led the soldiers in his squad to pile sandbags, fill stone squares, and tamp the embankment, racing against time to defend the embankment.

As time changes, the torch is passed on. Standing tall in flood control, charging forward in firefighting... In times of crisis, one after another figure moving against the tide vividly interprets the deep friendship between the people's army and the people, sharing the same breath, the same destiny, and the same heart.

"The name of a hero is not only the glory engraved on a stone tablet, but also the mission branded on our shoulders." Cao Shihai (曹世毫) said that on the new journey, they will hold high the torch of heroes, be determined to refine their military skills and strengthen their capabilities, ensure that they can be pulled out, go up, and win at critical moments, and practice the unchanging original intention of the people's army to love the people with practical actions.

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This edition's editor: Ren Tongtong

Layout Design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)

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Fish Leap Among Rice Waves: The "Ecological Code" of a Millennial Agricultural Heritage (A Journey Through Chinese Culture)

By: 本报记者 刘军国

Terraced fields layer upon layer, rice paddies ripple like golden waves, clear springs gurgle, and field fish leap with joy.

In the golden autumn season, in Qingtian County (青田县), Lishui City (丽水市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), a farming scene that has continued for thousands of years remains vivid, like a painting, full of life in both stillness and movement.

Growing rice in paddy fields and raising fish in rice paddies—this wisdom hidden in the mountains is the farming code passed down through generations by the people of Qingtian, and even more so a wonderful microcosm of the "harmonious coexistence between humans and nature" in Chinese agricultural civilization.

In 2005, the Qingtian Rice-Fish Culture System was listed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as one of the first pilot sites for the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.

From ancient symbiotic wisdom to today's bountiful picture, from simple farming techniques to a rich cultural ecology, the people of Qingtian are inheriting the past and opening up the future, allowing the millennium-old agricultural heritage to radiate new vitality on this fertile land. Protecting heritage, revitalizing industry, passing on cultural traditions, and establishing regulations, a path of common prosperity that complements cultural inheritance and rural revitalization is slowly unfolding here, just like the layered and continuous rice-fish terraces.

Millennium Agricultural Heritage, Fish and Rice Dependent on Each Other

Deducing a Vivid Picture of the Continuation and Innovation of Chinese Agricultural Civilization

Qingtian, nine parts mountains, half a part water, and half a part farmland.

With more mountains and less land, what to do? The ancestors built terraced fields along the mountain slopes and fish ponds by diverting mountain springs, creatively exploring an ecological agricultural model of "using fish to fertilize the fields, using rice to raise fish, and the coexistence of fish and grain."

Rice-fish farming in Qingtian County (青田县) began in the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) and has a history of more than 1,300 years. According to the "Qingtian County Chronicle" (《青田县志》) of the Ming Hongwu (明洪武) period, "Field fish have red, black, and mottled colors, raised in rice fields and weirs," a few words outlining a vivid picture of field fish and rice fields living together.

Qingtian was once a gathering place for the Shan Yue people (山越人). They were forced to retreat to the mountains due to war, and their past life of "rice meals and fish soup" was cut off from its source because they were far from rivers and seas; in addition, the mountainous terrain limited the large-scale excavation of fish ponds, which was not as suitable as the plains and river networks. In order to maintain their original way of life, the ancestors took a different approach—they began to use rice fields to raise freshwater fish, and after repeated trials and domestication, they finally figured out the symbiotic relationship between rice and fish.

At the same time, they also combined their unique rice-fish farming experience, aquaculture techniques, and the local microclimate to cultivate a local variety of field fish unique to Qingtian, adding an exclusive regional imprint to this agricultural wisdom.

In Shiqian Village (石前村), Fangshan Township (方山乡), a building resembles a fish swimming in the water, integrated with the surrounding environment. This is the Qingtian Rice-Fish Culture System Museum.

Strolling through it, the main exhibition hall, the Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage List Hall, the Chinese Rice Culture Hall, and other five exhibition halls, supplemented by a 360-degree immersive experience cinema, visitors can more directly feel the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors, the ingenuity of rice-fish symbiosis, the harmony between humans and nature, as well as the continuity, inheritance, development, and innovation of Chinese agricultural civilization—

Xu Guanhong (徐冠洪), of Yugong Ecological Farm (愚公生态农场) in Renzhuang Town (仁庄镇), Qingtian County (青田县), smiled as he looked at the golden rice and leaping fish. This Qingtian native, who once went to France (法国) to work hard, returned home because of nostalgia, and even more so because of the call of agricultural cultural heritage.

"The wisdom of our ancestors contains great knowledge of ecological cycles." On the basis of traditional rice-fish symbiosis, he introduced turtles to form a closed-loop ecological chain—turtles eat apple snails and control diseased fish, and rice, fish, and turtles coexist harmoniously.

"No pesticides, no fertilizers, both fish and rice are precious." Xu Guanhong calculated the economic benefits: field fish cost 70 yuan per kilogram, with a yield of 100 kilograms per mu; organic rice yields 1,000 kilograms per mu, worth 4,000 yuan; plus turtles, the income per mu easily exceeds 10,000 yuan.

In order to protect the germplasm resources of field fish, Xu Guanhong built a 120-mu original seed protection and incubation base, shortening the fish seedling cultivation time from two years to one year through modern technology.

"Pass on the rice seeds and fish seedlings left by our parents." Like Xu Guanhong, Zhu Xuqing (朱旭青) also returned to Qingtian from abroad, optimistic about the ecological and economic value of rice-fish symbiosis.

In Zhu Xuqing's view, the rice-fish symbiosis system has a unique ecological "magic weapon": fish eat pests and weeds in the field, while loosening the soil and fertilizing the rice; rice absorbs the fish's manure and residual feed as nutrients, while absorbing inorganic nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the fish pond, avoiding water eutrophication and improving and purifying water quality. The rice grown in this way tastes fragrant and glutinous, with a unique fragrance, and the field fish raised are also fresh and delicious, with even the scales soft and edible.

In 2024, the area of the Qingtian Rice-Fish Culture System reached 70,100 mu, with a total output value of 340 million yuan. This system, which has been operating for more than 1,300 years, has stepped out of Qingtian and is moving towards the whole country.

In 2022, Xu Guanhong took field fish to Gulin County (古蔺县), Luzhou City (泸州市), Sichuan Province (四川省). For more than two years, he has been traveling between Zhejiang (浙) and Sichuan (川) every month, "planting" Qingtian wisdom into the terraced fields of Sichuan.

From Guangxi (广西) to Ningxia (宁夏), from Guizhou (贵州) to Xinjiang (新疆), the Qingtian rice-fish symbiosis model has been promoted to more than 20 provinces, becoming an important industry for east-west cooperation, comprehensive rural revitalization, and common prosperity.

"From learning and practice to inheritance and promotion, I want to tell the Qingtian story to more people," said Xu Guanhong.

Fish Lanterns Dance, Cultural Traditions Continue

Rice-Fish Culture Walks Out of the Mountains and "Swims" to the World

In Longxian Village (龙现村), Fangshan Township (方山乡), in the "Half Mu Fish Inn" (半亩鱼宿) homestay, fish ponds ripple and field fish lanterns are warm. The mellow aroma of coffee mixes with the fragrance of rice-fish rice, creating a unique mountain village night conversation.

The owner, Wu Yongqiang (吴勇强), serves mountain flour cakes, Eleutherococcus pilosulus stewed pig's trotters, and sweet potato nests, paired with wine and rice-fish rice. Since its opening in 2019, it has become a window for tourists to experience agricultural heritage culture.

Every weekend, tourists from Hangzhou (杭州), Wenzhou (温州), and other places come here attracted by its reputation. They not only taste braised field fish, but also roll up their trouser legs and experience the farming fun of transplanting rice seedlings, harvesting rice, and catching fish by hand. When leaving, dried field fish, rice-fish rice, dried pickled vegetables, and other agricultural specialties become beautiful memories that can be taken away.

With the deep integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism, more and more farmhouses and homestays are opening in Longxian Village (龙现村), agricultural specialties are becoming exquisite souvenirs, and various cultural activities are becoming more and more colorful. And the fish lantern dance is undoubtedly a lively business card of this land.

Shi Guanbin (施观彬), 63 years old this year, is a national representative inheritor of the Qingtian fish lantern dance. Guarding the fish lanterns all his life and rooted in his hometown for forty years, Shi Guanbin has brought the fish lantern dance, which was on the verge of being lost, from the mountain village to the world.

"Keep the formation, listen to the rhythm—" Every Thursday, he always appears on time at the Qingtian County Vocational and Technical School (青田县职业技术学校). On the playground, the students are neatly lined up, holding fish lanterns, practicing classic movements such as "carp connecting dragons," "carp jumping over the dragon gate," and "carp admiring the moon."

"When dancing with fish lanterns, the eyes are the most important. When the eyes of the person and the fish are integrated, the fish lantern can come alive." While speaking, the fish lantern in Shi Guanbin's hand undulates and swims, as if it has been given life.

Shi Guanbin not only performs the fish lantern dance, but is also a master of making fish lanterns. After instructing the students, Shi Guanbin came to the studio, holding bamboo strips, carefully tying a red carp frame nearly as tall as a person.

"Making fish lanterns is a craft, but also a heart." Shi Guanbin, who started learning the skills of making fish lantern props from a young age, introduced while pasting rice paper on the fish bones. Qingtian fish lanterns use bamboo as the bone, which is tough and unbreakable; paper as the skin, which is beautiful in colorful paintings; and built-in light sources, which are bright and transparent. The production requires more than 20 processes such as tying the frame, pasting, painting, and installing lights. The core is to make the still life "live" and imitate the agile posture of fish wagging their tails, shaking their heads, and playing in the water when dancing.

The fish lantern dance is not only an auspicious symbol of praying for "surplus every year" (年年有余 - nián nián yǒu yú - "year year have surplus," wishing for abundance every year), but also carries the spiritual code of the Qingtian people's awe of nature and their spirit of striving and courage. Shi Guanbin said that during festivals, the fish lantern team shuttles and dances, as if a group of fish are breaking through the waves, showing the agricultural wisdom of harmonious coexistence between mountains, rivers, and people.

Millennium rice and fish, crossing mountains and asking the sea. Zhou Xiong (周雄), member of the Standing Committee of the Qingtian County (青田县) Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, introduced that in recent years, Qingtian has given full play to the advantages of 381,000 overseas Chinese resources, using "overseas Chinese" as a bridge to let Qingtian rice-fish culture walk out of the mountains and "swim" to the world.

As "cultural ambassadors," the Qingtian fish lantern dance has been staged in cities such as Rome (罗马), Paris (巴黎), and Brussels (布鲁塞尔). The flowing lights not only allow overseas Chinese to find familiar cultural roots, but also win the love and praise of international friends. Today, Qingtian is using rice-fish culture as a bridge to tell the ecological story and cultural heritage of "Great Beautiful China" to the world, and also allows more people in the world to understand China's agricultural wisdom and enter the depths of Chinese culture through this fish lantern and this terraced field.

Diversified Development, Rule of Law Safeguards

Promoting the Two-Way Movement of Culture and Industry, Creating a Cultural Tourism Brand

In the Qingtian County Stone Carving Museum (青田县石雕博物馆), a rice-fish symbiosis themed work is particularly eye-catching—using local Fengmen golden jade jelly as the material, carving a harmonious scene of rice ears, field fish, distant mountains, and flying birds, full of vitality and open artistic conception.

For Qingtian stone carving artists, rice-fish symbiosis is an eternal creative theme.

Lin Enge (林恩革) of Gentou Village (根头村), Fangshan Township (方山乡), returned to his hometown to start a business after graduating from Jingdezhen Ceramic University (景德镇陶瓷大学), and founded the "Wind Blowing Rice Waves" (风吹稻浪) pottery studio. He traveled all over the mountains and rivers of his hometown, went deep into the fields, and created cultural and creative products such as "Surplus Every Year" (年年有鱼) and "Rice-Fish Love" (稻鱼之恋).

Lin Enge, who is good at innovation, integrates traditional stone carving and pottery, combines artificial intelligence technology, breaks through the limitations of traditional materials, and uses discarded Qingtian stone powder to make handicrafts, attracting more people to pay attention to the cultural business card of rice-fish symbiosis. After discovering that Qingtian element refrigerator magnets were selling well in Europe, he took the initiative to connect with the European market and launched rice-fish symbiosis themed refrigerator magnets. "It is my wish to make the golden signboard of my hometown brighter and brighter," said Lin Enge.

Qingtian overseas Chinese Yang Xiaoai (杨小爱) also handed over the business to his family to manage and returned to his hometown to build an "International Agricultural Heritage Study Camp." Every weekend, groups of children come to experience harvesting rice, transplanting rice seedlings, releasing fish fry, and planting sweet potatoes, experiencing the fun of farming in nature and feeling the charm of culture. "I never thought that farmland could be so interesting!" Zou Hanyu (邹瀚宇), a student at Qingtian County Chengdong Experimental Primary School (青田县城东实验小学), still felt unsatisfied after visiting the camp many times.

A camp focusing on agricultural experience, integrating exhibition, outdoor interaction, and expansion training, is promoting the "living" of cultural heritage and sowing seeds of love for labor. "From traditional slash-and-burn cultivation to the current technology-based agriculture, what has changed is the way people work, but what remains unchanged is the inheritance of the spirit and the continuation of the culture," Yang Xiaoai introduced. At present, the camp has received more than 20,000 children to experience.

Industry assistance, rule of law safeguards, the rice-fish symbiosis system is protected in its excavation and inherited in its utilization.

With the approval of the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th People's Congress of Zhejiang Province (浙江省第十四届人大常委会第十四次会议), the "Lishui City Qingtian Rice-Fish Culture System Protection and Development Regulations" (《丽水市青田稻鱼共生系统保护发展条例》) officially came into effect on June 5 this year.

The "Regulations" clarify that support should be given to the establishment of exhibition halls, museums, theme parks, etc.; encourage various organizations and individuals to carry out rice-fish culture inheritance and exchange activities in accordance with the law; encourage the development of rice-fish culture characteristic tourism products, and promote the rice-fish culture brand... In May 2024, the animated film "Qingtian Little Field Fish" (《青田小田鱼》) landed at the China International Cartoon & Animation Festival (中国国际动漫节), attracting much attention.

"Promote the two-way movement of culture and industry, and write a more exciting new era rice-fish symbiosis story." Ye Yongqing (叶永青), Deputy County Mayor of Qingtian County (青田县), said that the millennium rice-fish culture promotes industrial development, industrial development feeds back cultural inheritance, and laws and regulations provide a solid guarantee.

In the Agricultural Culture Exhibition Hall of Longxian Village (龙现村), Fangshan Township (方山乡), a traditional raincoat is quietly displayed under the warm yellow light. It may have accompanied an ancestor, patrolling the fields and watching the water in the pattering mountain rain, guarding the land where rice and fish depend on each other. The warp and weft of the raincoat weave the tenacity and warmth of labor, which is a philosophy of the unity of nature and man, and a poetry of harmonious coexistence.

Walking out of the exhibition hall and looking at the rice waves—in the paddy fields, the heavy rice ears have lowered their heads, and the leisurely field fish shuttle back and forth, Fangshan Township (方山乡) welcomes the harvest.

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The mission of historical dramas is to build a bridge. (Humanities Salon)

By: 高希希

Recently, the TV series "The Front" (《阵地》) directed by me was broadcast. Taking on "The Front" (《阵地》) stems from my deep respect for a nearly forgotten period of history. This drama focuses on the cultural resistance movement during the Anti-Japanese War with Guilin (桂林) as its base, telling the moving story of how Zhou Enlai (周恩来), Li Kenong (李克农) and other communists united nearly 200 cultural figures such as Guo Moruo (郭沫若), Xia Yan (夏衍), and Mao Dun (茅盾), using pens as guns and ink as bullets, to build a spiritual Great Wall outside the smoke of gunpowder. They never personally charged into battle, but used articles, dramas, poems, and art as weapons to guard the soul and dignity of a nation on the cultural battlefield.

In the early stages of creation, I knew that the characteristic of "The Front" (《阵地》) did not depend on the grandeur of the scenes, but on the depth of the spirit. Through a large amount of historical research and field investigations, we strived to restore the cultural scene of that era—from the writing scenes in air-raid shelters to the rehearsal details in wartime theaters, from the arrangement of literati residences to the operation of printing workshops. Seemingly trivial details are actually the key to historical truth. In the drama, plots such as Mao Dun (茅盾) completing "Frost Leaves Red Like February Flowers" during bombing intervals and musician Zhang Shu (张曙) composing music in the flames of war are all derived from real events. It is these persistent efforts that allow us to see how the power of culture can thrive in extreme environments.

In terms of narrative, we adopted a dual-line structure, which presents both the beacon fires and smoke of the front line and depicts the cultural perseverance of the rear, thereby conveying a core concept: the military front and the cultural front are both inseparable parts of the War of Resistance; using guns to defend the homeland and using pens to guard people's hearts. In terms of character shaping, we inject human warmth on the basis of respecting historical facts, and strive to make every historical figure—whether communist, famous cultural figure, or patriotic democrat—a vivid individual with flesh and blood, beliefs, and choices.

The filming of "The Front" (《阵地》) was a spiritual baptism for me. It made me truly realize that culture is not only an expression, but also a resistance; not only an inheritance, but also a perseverance. In that era of national salvation, cultural figures did not choose silence or escape, but responded to barbarism with civilization and pierced the darkness with the light of thought. They used their works to inspire the people and unite their hearts, truly achieving the goal of guarding the national soul with culture.

Stepping out of the framework of this drama, what I am thinking about is the significance of historical theme creation today. Every serious historical work is a restoration and continuation of national memory. Looking back at the past through the lens is not only for commemoration, but also for questioning: In an era of peace, how should cultural figures take responsibility? In the tide of globalization and informationization, how can we not lose our own cultural roots?

As a director, I always believe that the core mission of historical dramas is to build a bridge connecting the past and the present, allowing the audience—especially the younger generation—to understand history in emotional resonance and move towards the future in value identity. Whether it is the "dare to win" in "The Great Battle" (《大决战》), the "iron will" in "Ice and Snow Blade Company" (《冰雪尖刀连》), or the "cultural confidence" conveyed by "The Front" (《阵地》), its core is always the most precious spiritual quality of our nation: persevering in suffering and forging ahead in crisis.

True cultural confidence is not blind arrogance, but a clear understanding of who we are, where we come from, and what we are fighting for. It stems from a deep understanding of our own traditions, as well as the courage and ability to dialogue with the times. Just like the predecessors in "The Front" (《阵地》), they were rooted in the deep soil of Chinese culture, and they were also brave enough to absorb new ideas and adopt new forms, and finally created a new cultural atmosphere in the flames of war.

Today, when we talk about cultural confidence, it is not only about reviewing the glorious history, but also about thinking about how to continue to guard our spiritual homeland in the new era. How to remain sober in the midst of noise, adhere to the bottom line in the midst of diverse values, and maintain seriousness in the midst of entertainment flooding, is a subject that every literary and art worker must face.

"The Front" (《阵地》) is a drama about the past, but it is also a mirror reflecting the present. It reminds us that culture is a power, a responsibility, and a mission. May we all take our predecessors as a mirror, not forget our origins, absorb foreign cultures, and face the future, and in our own era, continue to use pens as guns, take responsibility and act, and jointly build the spiritual Great Wall of this era.

(The author is the director of the TV series "The Front" (《阵地》))

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Civilized Practices Become a Beautiful Scene on the Banks of the Mekong River (Rural Glimpses)

By: 本报记者 祝佳祺

As the morning light breaks, the Changshou Pavilion Square in Mengshan County (蒙山县), Wuzhou City (梧州市), Guangxi (广西) is already bustling with activity. Over 30 "Civilization Market" stalls, such as "Policy Express," "Health Gas Station," and "Legal Problem-Solving Shop," are seeing residents lining up in an orderly manner to participate.

"This market is held every month on the 5th, offering many services, which is very convenient," said Luo Chaoling (罗朝玲), a 36-year-old citizen, holding several civilization publicity leaflets and opening her WeChat public account to show, "Every market's activities are announced in advance."

It is reported that the "Civilization Market" was launched in March this year, integrating resources from 37 departments. So far, it has released 7 online previews, collected 186 demands, and carried out 72 activities offline at locations such as Changshou Pavilion Square, benefiting more than 10,000 people.

Strolling along the riverbank, the "Civilization by the Meishui River" demonstration belt strings 34 practice points into a chain, like a brocade ribbon surrounding 9 townships. Since being selected as a pilot county for the National New Era Civilization Practice Center in 2019, Mengshan County (蒙山县) has built a total of 219 practice centers (stations), creating 11 "Civilization Scenery Lines," connecting 146 points.

"Auntie, smile." In Liuping Village (六坪村), Changping Yao Ethnic Township (长坪瑶族乡), a volunteer in a red vest finished cutting the hair of centenarian Zhen Jie (珍姐) and raised the camera to take a close-up portrait of her.

"We hope to give more attention and services to the rural elderly through this method. In the future, we also plan to produce 5 documentaries to build a 'visualized rural memory bank'," said Huang Sen (黄森), the head of the "Old Village and Old People" project. The project integrates social volunteers, professional photography teams, and corporate resources to form a standardized process of "activity execution - image archiving - effectiveness evaluation." As of now, the project covers 27 villages in 9 townships, providing regular services to 56 elderly people over 70 years old. Through farming assistance, holiday companionship, and other services, it has carried out a total of 500 hours of heart-to-heart conversations and completed 450G of high-definition image recording.

Wherever the masses are, civilization practice extends to. Focusing on rural livelihood problems, Mengshan County (蒙山县) has cultivated 25 special benefit volunteer service projects.

Caring for the elderly, comforting orphans, assisting the disabled, helping students, assisting medical treatment... The "Yi Qi Bang" volunteer service project, initiated and implemented by the Mengshan County (蒙山县) Harmony Love Group Volunteer Service Team, helps individuals and families who have suffered misfortune. "The family conditions are not good. The love organization came to care for us and sent 1,000 yuan in condolences. I feel warm in my heart." Recently, Harmony Love Group volunteers visited 4 families in Wenxu Town (文圩镇), one of whom was Wang Zhen'an (王振安), a malignant tumor patient in Daoyi Village (道义村). "We will continue to follow up on families that need key support and provide assistance within our capacity," Cai Zhongjie (蔡中杰), a staff member of the volunteer service team, told reporters that they have carried out 52 activities in the past 5 years, comforting a total of 172 households, and currently have 3 key support families.

Technological empowerment adds wings to rural civilization practice. Taking the construction of digital villages as a starting point, Mengshan (蒙山) is exploring the construction of a new era civilization practice data platform, one-click service, one-end collection, one-network management, and integration with Guangxi's "Gui Zhiyuan" system (广西“桂志愿”系统), the county's integrated media center and other platforms, to build Wuzhou's (梧州市) first intelligent integrated center for rural civilization construction. Ordering, dispatching, receiving, evaluating... With a tap on the mobile phone, you can also get volunteer services in the countryside.

From holding fixed "Civilization Markets" every month to carrying out volunteer service projects, and then to building a new era civilization practice data platform, today's Mengshan (蒙山), civilization practice is integrating into the urban and rural texture, becoming a happy picture visible to the masses.

Meng Qingjie (蒙庆洁), Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Mengshan County (蒙山县) Party Committee and Director of the County Civilization Office, said: "Next, we will focus on problems such as the governance of 'hollow villages', optimize the list of volunteer service projects, promote the deep integration of 'Civilization Scenery Lines' and rural cultural tourism resources, and transform the achievements of civilization practice into a happiness index that the masses can feel and reach."

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Reading Paintings, Seeing China: Painting and Media Integration, Continuing the Roots of Culture

By: 李 舒

Chinese culture has a long history and shines in the long river of human civilization. Painting art is not only an important carrier of Chinese culture but also an important part of it. In the context of deep media convergence, using new technologies to activate art classics and realize the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture in a vivid manner is an effective path for cultural construction in the new era. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on culture, the Literature and Art Department of People's Daily, People's Daily Online, and the China Academy of Art (中国美术学院) jointly created the media convergence brand column "Reading Paintings Daily," which presents classics in the "AI + Art" model, realizing the activation and re-creation of painting works in the contemporary context, and providing useful reference for mainstream media to innovate cultural communication.

　　Using cutting-edge technology to extend the thousand-year-old painting realm, endowing classic paintings with "new vitality." "Reading Paintings Daily" uses digital media technology to perform hypertext translation and spatiotemporal reconstruction of traditional paintings, transforming static paintings into dynamic forms in the "**虚实相生**" (xū shí xiāng shēng - "reality and illusion complement each other," the interplay of solid and void in art and philosophy), giving them new vitality. On the one hand, AI technology is used to accurately restore the "reality" of the art itself, and image enhancement is used to make the details of the original work's brushstrokes clearly visible; on the other hand, algorithms are used to creatively interpret the "illusion" of artistic conception, injecting reasonable contemporary imagination into the "blank space" of the original work. For example, in "Boating on the Moonlit Creek," in addition to using digital technology to enrich the colors and light and shadow details of boating under the moon, cruise ships and small boats are also contrasted to form a spatiotemporal dialogue across ancient and modern times, expanding the aesthetic space of the original work. This innovative technique of moving from reality to illusion and blending reality and illusion not only makes traditional painting art "clearly visible" and "readable," but also "connects" it with contemporary life, allowing classic works to maintain their authenticity while gaining vitality that keeps pace with the times.

　　Creating an immersive space with multi-dimensional audio-visuals, activating the "empathetic appeal" of traditional paintings. "Reading Paintings Daily" strengthens the dialogue between the audience and the paintings by integrating audio-visual sensory channels and constructing an immersive and interactive aesthetic field, so as to activate deep-seated emotional appeal. At the basic perception level, the column organically integrates dynamic visual symbols and auditory symbols to guide readers to feel the spatial levels, temporal order, and rhythmic cadence of the picture. For example, "Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace" is accompanied by a guzheng version of the popular melody "Wishing We Last Forever," and in "Autumn Colors of the Wutong Tree," the leaves turn from green to yellow, transforming static paintings into audio-visual narratives, and stimulating public emotional resonance in the "**音画合一**" (yīn huà hé yī - "sound and picture in harmony," the perfect combination of audio and visual elements). At the level of cognitive sublimation, "Reading Paintings Daily" uses exquisite "night reading" short essays to explain the artistic techniques and cultural connotations of the works, deepening rational thinking after perceptual experience. This cognitive progressive system from the surface to the inside, from the senses to the mind, constructs an empathetic communication paradigm that combines aesthetic value and cultural depth.

　　Interpreting the humanistic core with professional interpretation, guarding the "spiritual centripetal force" of brush and ink. Chinese paintings of past dynasties are a treasure of outstanding Chinese traditional culture. "Reading Paintings Daily" decodes the historical context, philosophical meaning, and aesthetic value behind the paintings with in-depth and simple explanations, constructing a solid value centripetal force.

　　With the personal approval, high attention, and continuous concern of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), the national major cultural project "Chinese Painting Collection Through the Ages" (中国历代绘画大系) was completed and published in 2023 after 18 years. "Chinese Painting Collection Through the Ages" brings together national treasures scattered around the world, establishing a "digital collection treasure house" that completely preserves Chinese visual memory. "Reading Paintings Daily" and "Chinese Painting Collection Through the Ages" form a deep echo, committed to making these artistic treasures hidden and scattered in various places "alive," and transforming them into a common aesthetic experience through popular and contemporary communication practices. The "Collection" gathers the great achievements of thousands of years of painting, and "Reading Paintings" rejuvenates classical art, jointly adding momentum to strengthening cultural confidence and inheriting national spirit.

　　Leading aesthetic dialogue with integrity and innovation, demonstrating the "leading power of the times" in cultural communication. "Reading Paintings Daily" not only adheres to the orthodox vein of art, but also is good at carrying out creative transformation in the contemporary context, further enhancing the authority and discourse leadership of mainstream media cultural communication in the new era. On the one hand, the column grasps the connection points between classic paintings, contemporary aesthetics, and traffic rules, and insists on the organic unity of professional content and popular expression. For example, using networked and youthful language such as "autumn appreciation partners" and "ancient people's autumn day circle of friends" effectively reaches young groups and improves reading volume and forwarding rate. On the other hand, the column is good at placing value leadership in the appreciation of aesthetic interest. The philosophical thought of "**天人合一**" (tiān rén hé yī - "unity of man and nature," the concept of harmony between humanity and the natural world), the life wisdom of "slow living," and the Chinese aesthetics of "**繁简相宜**" (fán jiǎn xiāng yí - "complexity and simplicity complementing each other," the balance between intricacy and simplicity) conveyed in the paintings not only nourish people's hearts, but also guide the audience to form correct views on life and values in a subtle way. The step-by-step leap from "reading paintings" to "reading culture," "reading life," and then to "reading values" fully illustrates that mainstream media is not only a "porter" of inheriting classics, but also a "re-creator" that leads cultural innovation and shapes cultural values.

　　The "Reading Paintings Daily" media convergence column, with its multi-dimensional exploration and practice, not only displays many painting treasures that carry cultural charm and civilizational depth, but also indicates the bright prospects for the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture in the contemporary expression of media convergence. In the future, it is expected that the column will further expand its cross-cultural communication vision, explore and promote the cross-temporal dialogue between Chinese and foreign art, and make Chinese painting a cultural window for the world to understand Oriental wisdom; further break through the boundaries of the times and disciplines, and explore how to make calligraphy and painting, poetry, music, seal carving, dance, architecture, clothing and other diverse art forms shine together through digital technology, and panoramically display the profound and splendid cultural roots of the Chinese nation and the open and inclusive breadth of Chinese civilization.

　　(The author is the Dean of the School of Information and Communication, Communication University of China (中国传媒大学))

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The wonder lies in capturing the spirit through writing, the value lies in conveying the meaning.

By: 潘义奎

During this year's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, the National Art Museum of China's "Cherishing Intentions: A Tribute to Classics – National Xieyi Art Exhibition" welcomed a surge of visitors. Night tours of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) became a cultural highlight during the "Double Festival" period.

Wandering through the exhibition halls, after seeing Su Shi's (苏轼) masterpiece *Xiao Xiang Bamboo and Rock Painting* (《潇湘竹石图》), and then stepping into the huge space of "Digital Landscape" *Polar Night Fireworks* (《极夜花火》), you may have a new understanding of "tradition" and "contemporary"; after seeing Liu Haisu's (刘海粟) Chinese painting *Splashed Ink Yellow Mountain Full Courtyard Fragrance* (《泼墨黄山满庭芳》), and then looking at Chu Teh-Chun's (朱德群) oil painting *Green Power* (《绿色动力》) completed in the same period next to it, the heroic spirit of the works will probably make you ignore the boundaries of painting genres; just being shocked by Wu Changshuo's (吴昌硕) *Green Plum* (《绿梅》), and then looking back at Wu Guanzhong's (吴冠中) large-scale ink painting *Roots in Southern China* (《根扎南国》), in the echoing dialogue, you may have more understanding of "brush and ink"... Nearly 600 works, including Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, watercolor, installation, new media and other art categories, with "exhibiting artists" ranging from Su Shi (苏轼) in the Song Dynasty to "post-05s" in the new era, this is an artistic collision that breaks through inherent concepts, and also an aesthetic gathering that spans thousands of years.

*Xieyi* (写意), is an aesthetic expression integrated into the genes of Chinese culture. It runs through the history of Chinese art, transcends simple creation methods and styles, and becomes an aesthetic ideal matching the characteristics of Chinese culture, an aesthetic system carrying the philosophical meaning and spiritual pulse of Chinese culture.

As a national art palace, the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) has always taken it as its responsibility to promote the spirit of Chinese *xieyi*. The holding of this exhibition is to conduct more in-depth discussions around the contemporary proposition of Chinese culture and focus on the contemporary expression of artistic spirit in the current pattern of diversified art development, and to guide the vast number of art workers to deeply explore and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and promote its creative transformation and innovative development.

Different from the past, this exhibition, while revitalizing the museum's collection of masterpieces and focusing on classicism and academicism, also takes "cherishing intentions" as the general principle, and further emphasizes the openness and inclusiveness of the exhibition. The exhibition presents the charm of *xieyi* from three dimensions: the first part is the classic collection of the museum, from the literary style of Su Shi (苏轼) and other literati, to the innovative exploration of Wu Changshuo (吴昌硕) and other modern masters, and then to the inherited works of contemporary art masters, these collections connect the historical context of the *xieyi* spirit, allowing people to feel the essence of *xieyi* in the power of classics; the second part is specially invited works, including new art forms such as installations and new media, thereby exploring the expansion of the *xieyi* concept and showing the collision and integration of traditional aesthetics and modern context; the third part is solicited works, selected from more than 2,800 submissions from across the country, although the styles are different, they are all contemporary art workers' understanding and practical exploration of the *xieyi* spirit, showing a vibrant vitality.

Historical retrospectives and contemporary explorations are juxtaposed, classic works and new branches of art are on the same stage, cross-border expressions and international perspectives are dancing together. Whether professional researchers, creators or ordinary audiences, people who are interested in different art categories and have different aesthetic tendencies can find their own focus in the exhibition, and deepen their understanding of *xieyi* in the overall immersive experience. Therefore, we also particularly emphasize that the exhibition is not to label "*xieyi*" as an art type, but to present the rich connotation of *xieyi* with an overall appearance and cultural perspective, and to trigger continuous in-depth discussions, and promote the ideological leadership and contemporary value of the *xieyi* spirit.

*Xieyi* (写意), is wonderful in "writing" the spirit, and valuable in expressing the "intention." Its spirit is the spirit of the times and the demeanor of culture; its intention is the true meaning of emotion and the profound meaning of art. Since the opening of the "Cherishing Intentions" exhibition, it has been enthusiastically welcomed by the general public. In order to meet the needs of visitors and enhance the viewing experience, the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) has specially opened night tours and added reservation quotas during the long holiday. This once again shows that excellent art works are never just the "form" seen by the eyes, but more like a window connecting reality and people's hearts, a window of spiritual culture that people truly expect and need. The National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) is to guide excellent creations and build a platform for them, create a unique spiritual field, so that the audience can perceive the magnificence of Chinese culture and the prosperity of the times in the world of art, **得意忘形** (dé yì wàng xíng - "so happy as to forget oneself," to be carried away by one's success), and enjoy "beauty" and relax the "spirit."

(The author is the director of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆))

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Realistic Strokes, Youthful Reflections

By: 韩昆哲

In Jinan (济南) in autumn, the sky is clear and bright. The "Jointly Painting the New Era - Exhibition of Excellent Artworks of the National Art Fund" held in the Shandong Art Museum (山东美术馆) has attracted many visitors. 135 pieces (sets) of artworks are displayed in sequence, telling the story of the development and changes of the times, and also reflecting the exploration path of young artists.

In the exhibition hall, a work composed of 14 woodcut prints, "Maritime Silk Road" (海上丝路), attracts attention. The work is composed from a bird's-eye view, with a grand picture and rich details. Ancient sailing ships, camel teams, and buildings are juxtaposed with modern satellites, cruise ships, and ports, starting a dialogue between ancient and modern times. When the young painter Xu Na (徐娜) started creating this work in 2017, she had just graduated from graduate school. Thanks to the funding from the National Art Fund's Young Art Creation Talent Project, she not only successfully completed the work, but also further strengthened her artistic exploration direction. Since then, Xu Na has twice received project funding from the National Art Fund for individual art creation projects in 2022 and 2025. Through continuous practice, she has gradually grown into a creator with a distinctive artistic style and mature artistic language. Xu Na's growth experience is a microcosm of the positive interaction between young artists and the National Art Fund.

In order to promote artistic creation, create and promote high-quality works, the National Art Fund was launched in 2013. A group of young artists have grown into the main force of creation. With the pen of reality and the thinking of youth, they sincerely depict the vivid picture of China (中国) in the new era. In this exhibition, there are both "Chasing Dreams in the Universe and Asking the Sky" (逐梦寰宇问苍穹) and "Chasing Dreams: Strengthening the Country through the Sea" (逐梦·向海图强) showing the magnificent picture of technological innovation, as well as "Returning Home to Pick Up Lost Items" (还乡拾遗) and "Impression Danxia Mountain" (印象丹霞山) capturing the delicate depiction of rural warmth and natural beauty; there are both "The Most Beautiful Builders" (最美建设者) depicting the deep feelings of ordinary workers, and "The Temperature of Happiness" (幸福的温度) showing the warm scenes of a better life... Diverse themes are intertwined and shine in the hands of young artists, leaping onto the paper.

The new era calls for new paintings, and behind the new paintings is the growth, pursuit, exploration and innovation of a generation of young painters. Through the exhibition, we can see that young creators are not only rooted in the deep soil of Chinese (中国) traditional culture and humanistic spirit, but also exploring and breaking through in media language, material application and creative techniques. For example, Ding Zhiwei's (丁志伟) comprehensive material painting "Overlapping Green Mountains of Songyue" (嵩岳叠翠) continues the traditional landscape "three-distance method" composition, deeply studies ramie and plant textures, integrates materials such as plant ash and mineral colors, and achieves the aesthetic realm of "purifying the mind and savoring the image" through the superposition of materials and the reconstruction of space.

Each piece of work is either realistic, or lyrical, or innovative, or speculative, carrying the meaning of "pen and ink should follow the times," and it is even more thought-provoking about the connection and resonance between the times, youth and art. Looking back at the history of Chinese (中国) art in the 20th century, young artists such as Xu Beihong (徐悲鸿) traveled across the ocean to absorb the artistic nourishment of China and foreign countries, and engraved the national spirit with artistic pens; in the emerging woodcut movement, young artists such as Li Hua (李桦) used woodcuts as javelins and daggers to condense the spiritual power of national salvation; in the early 1980s, young painters such as He Duoling (何多苓) used delicate brushstrokes to capture the implicit and vigorous early spring atmosphere of rural China in the early days of reform and opening up, which resonated with people. It is the young creators' keen perception of the times and their deep thinking about the fate of individuals and the nation that has created the classics in the history of art. Today's young artists should also become observers and recorders of the new era.

Whether for the National Art Fund or for young artists, this exhibition is like a coordinate on the new era journey. What we see is not only the creative achievements of young people, but also their infinite possibilities for the future. Multi-media exploration, cross-field exchanges, open vision and deep understanding of the times are quietly brewing in young art creation. After 12 years of hard work, the National Art Fund has built a comprehensive support system for young art talents through funding, exhibitions, publications, reviews and dissemination; and young artists are integrating into the torrent of the times with their constantly maturing creations. In their writing, art is not only an object of appreciation, but also a force that resonates with life, the times, and youth.

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The Great Beauty of Xinjiang in Oil Paintings

By: 李 勇

From the 1930s and 40s, when Han Leran (韩乐然) and Situ Qiao (司徒乔) and others, filled with patriotic sentiments, left the first batch of sketches on the land of Xinjiang, to Hazhi Aimaiti's (哈孜·艾买提) "The Trial of Sin," which opened a new chapter in Xinjiang art with realistic brushstrokes, Xinjiang oil painting has always been walking in the dual exploration of the times and locality. In the new era, this artistic fertile land nourished by the snow water of the Tianshan Mountains (天山) has ushered in a period of creative vigor. Oil painters are no longer just recorders of ethnic customs, but also witnesses of the changes of the times and builders of cultural identity. They use colors and brushstrokes to write about the vicissitudes of Xinjiang and construct a new historical narrative.

If the Xinjiang oil paintings in the early days of reform and opening up mostly focused on the static lyricism of grassland pastorals and bazaar customs, then the current creations have turned their perspectives to dynamic development, allowing the vigorous atmosphere of a vibrant Xinjiang to leap onto the canvas. Fu Jianfeng (付剑锋) has been deeply involved in industrial themes for forty years. In his works such as "Backlight - Series of Great Powers' Heavy Equipment No. 66" (《逆光——国之重器系列组画之六十六》), the oil pipelines of Dushanzi (独山子) are transformed into steel spines in the interweaving of light and shadow, and the figures of oil workers and mechanical gears constitute a visual epic of "the symbiosis of people and the times." Ma Yong's (马勇) "Xinjiang Cotton - Fertile Field" (《新疆棉——沃野》) uses vivid brushstrokes to create a dialogue between the golden trajectory of mechanized cotton picking and the snow peaks of the Tianshan Mountains, with cotton fields rolling like clouds, which is not only a tribute to the "white gold" industry, but also a vivid interpretation of technology empowering Xinjiang's agriculture. These works are no longer simple reproductions of real scenes, but transform the achievements of economic and social development into tangible aesthetic symbols, allowing the audience to perceive the historical changes of the Xinjiang land in the visual impact of shapes and colors.

Xinjiang oil paintings in the new era capture the temperature of people's livelihood more from the perspective of micro-narratives. More and more artists choose to extract artistic elements from family life, street scenes, and daily utensils, and show the 翻天覆地的变化 (fān tiān fù dì de biàn huà - "earth-shaking changes," tremendous changes) in subtle things, making the emotional connection between the works and the public closer. Liu Jianxin's (刘建新) "Sweet Tea" series uses "a cup of tea" as a medium to connect the residential changes from rural earthen houses in the 1990s to contemporary urban buildings. Mai'erdan Maimaiti's (买尔旦·买买提) "Proposal" uses the bright colors of Uyghur traditional culture to imply the vivid continuation of traditional marriage customs in the new era through the depiction of gifts and modern clothing of characters. These works are like samples of visual anthropology, concretizing the happiness index of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang into perceptible life details, reflecting how the Party's policies for the people's livelihood permeate every family in the border areas.

In the expression of the "unity in diversity" cultural characteristics, Xinjiang oil paintings in the new era have realized the transformation from element collage to spiritual integration. The common symbols of floral hats, felt tents, and song and dance in previous creations are being replaced by cultural dialogue. Zhang Leizhen's (张雷震) "Kizil Grottoes: Thousand Buddhas Ask Spring" (《龟兹物语·千佛问春》) extracts traditional colors such as ochre and cyan from the murals of the Kizil Grottoes (克孜尔石窟), deconstructing the Apsaras and vividly reproducing the genes of ancient Silk Road cultural integration in the works. Nuermaimaiti Elimahong's (努尔买买提·俄力玛洪) "Working Team" (《工作队》) integrates the policy practice of "visiting people's conditions, benefiting people's livelihood, and gathering people's hearts" with the scene of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang working hard to become rich, which is not only an artistic freeze-frame of grassroots work in Xinjiang, but also a deep depiction of national unity and common prosperity, conveying the symbiotic state of "you in me and me in you," allowing cultural characteristics to flow naturally in life interaction, and highlighting the essence of the unity in diversity of Chinese culture through daily integration. This kind of creation no longer deliberately emphasizes "local customs," but highlights the coexistence of multi-ethnic cultures through the reconstruction of artistic language, becoming an artistic carrier for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.

Gazing at the Xinjiang oil paintings of the new era, it will be found that their value is far more than aesthetic. They have become living historical archives, recording the development of high-speed railways crossing the Gobi Desert, wind power standing in the grasslands, and the well-arranged new rural residences. At the same time, they are also bridges for cultural exchange, allowing the magnificence of the Tianshan Mountains, the vitality of the oasis, and the smiles of people of all ethnic groups to cross mountains and seas, becoming a visual business card for the outside world to understand Xinjiang. From Fan Di'an (范迪安), chairman of the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会), leading well-known domestic painters to go deep into Yili (伊犁) to collect scenery and create "Spring in Xinjiang" (《新疆之春》), to the "Harmonious and Beautiful Xinjiang" series of exhibitions touring 8 cities at home and abroad, Xinjiang oil paintings in the new era have surpassed the category of regional art and become an important medium for telling the story of the development of China's border areas and conveying the power of national unity.

Standing at the historical node of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), the transformation of Xinjiang oil painting in the era is essentially a revolution in artistic concepts. Artists are no longer satisfied with painting the folk cultural symbols of Xinjiang, but pursue painting for the new era and co-painting with Xinjiang. When the oil paint is integrated into the temperature of the times, and when the brush touches the pulse of development, these works are no longer static canvases, but a vivid testimony of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang striving forward under the leadership of the Party, and even more a brilliant bloom of the unity in diversity of Chinese culture in the new era.

(The author is the vice chairman of the Xinjiang Artists Association (新疆美术家协会))

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Woodcut "Huifeng Xingyin," author Dai Bin (戴斌).

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Chinese and Foreign Calligraphers Compete with Robots on the Same Stage (Artistic Notes)

By: 刘宗超

Robots wield brushes and ink, calmly writing or creating compositions on rice paper, which undoubtedly forces calligraphers to consider: In the age of artificial intelligence, what is the value of calligraphers? Recently, the "Creative Transformation and Innovative Development - The 2nd International Calligraphy Carnival" series of events was held in Henan (河南). The event brought together 18 calligraphy and seal engraving exhibitions, a national calligraphy education academic seminar, and youth interactive projects, exploring how to inherit and innovate calligraphy art in multiple ways and dimensions. At the opening ceremony, more than 200 Chinese and foreign calligraphers competed with 8 artificial intelligence robots, sparking heated discussions.

Why has the integration of art and technology become a new landscape of this event? It is only because the development of AI (artificial intelligence) technology has forced calligraphers to face the reality that AI can now accurately imitate the style of calligraphers with its powerful image recognition and data analysis capabilities. From robotic arms to robots wielding brushes, the "acceleration" of technological progress is imminent, foreshadowing that the era when robots can replace "general" calligraphy creators is getting closer and closer. How can AI better assist calligraphy practice? Many calligraphers believe that, on the one hand, AI should be returned to its tool attributes, developing digital display, interactive experience and other projects; on the other hand, calligraphers themselves should pay more attention to the creative value of calligraphy art, that is, the expression of sincere emotions and the realization of artistic originality.

The international exchange of calligraphy is also thought-provoking. The 18 calligraphy and seal engraving exhibitions bring together ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign works, guiding people to think about the role of calligraphy in civilization exchange and mutual learning. From the "Inheriting the Past and Ushering in the Future - Painting (Sculpting) Portraits and Calligraphy Exhibition of Deceased Masters of Modern Chinese Calligraphy Circle" to the "Calligraphy Exhibition of Deceased Masters of Modern Japanese Calligraphy Circle" to the "Exhibition of Works by Twenty Masters of Modern Korean Calligraphy", the series of exhibitions focuses on presenting the overall picture of the development of modern calligraphy in China, Japan and South Korea. From this, the audience can clearly see how the drastic changes in modern culture have changed the development of calligraphy in the three countries, the synchronicity and mutual influence between the three, and why Chinese calligraphy is the dominant factor among them. This event also includes the "Crane Dance in the Clouds," "Galloping Freely," and "Concentrated Affection in Brush and Ink" exhibitions of famous modern calligraphers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as the "Five Continents Unite - International Students in China Calligraphy Exhibition," jointly weaving a colorful picture of Chinese character calligraphy culture blooming around the world, showing the exchange and mutual learning landscape of the Chinese character culture circle.

Nowadays, the exhibition hall culture has strengthened some calligraphers' pursuit of the visual impact of their works, and the phenomena of artistic, formalized, and homogenized works are prominent, which restricts the high-quality development of calligraphy art. In order to guide creation, the event focuses on "guiding creation with academics and nourishing academics with creation," and launched the "Broad Knowledge and Wide Knowledge - Exhibition of Fine Manuscripts of Famous Contemporary Chinese Calligraphers on Calligraphy Poetry," "Exhibition of Calligraphy by Members of the Steering Committee for Chinese Calligraphy Education of the Ministry of Education," "National University Teachers Calligraphy Academic Invitation Exhibition," Wu Wen Wu Mo - Contemporary Discussion on Poetry and Calligraphy Creation Symposium, etc., aiming to advocate the original spirit of "Wu Wen Wu Mo" (吾文吾墨) and "I write my heart with my hand" (我手写我心), so that calligraphy can undertake the mission of cultural inheritance and personality shaping.

The withdrawal of the brush from the field of practical use and the squeezing of paper media reading by screen reading have weakened the mass base of calligraphy art to a certain extent, making the promotion of calligraphy education and inheritance particularly urgent. During this event, the Zhang Hai (张海) Calligraphy Art Museum organized the "New Era Youth 'I Can Do It'" themed calligraphy exhibition activity, setting up a calligraphy knowledge quiz with prizes and a calligraphy competition activity every day; held the "Future is Promising - Henan (河南省) Primary and Secondary School Students Calligraphy Exhibition" "Youth Bloom - Hundreds of Primary and Secondary School Students Towards the Future" themed calligraphy activities, etc., allowing primary and secondary school students to participate in calligraphy practice in various forms. The "A Roar of Wind - The First (1981) National College Student Calligraphy Competition Award-Winning Authors Invitation Exhibition" held at the same time, through the comparison between the past and the present, shows the development and changes of calligraphy creation, and promotes the inheritance of calligraphy art.

As a bright business card for the international calligraphy education exhibition, the International Calligraphy Carnival series of activities keeps pace with the times and responds to the contemporary issues facing calligraphy art in a timely manner. When more people pick up the brush, calligraphy art will surely be rejuvenated.

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This edition's editors: Xu Hongmei, Wu Yanli

This edition's email: msfk@peopledaily.cn

Theme image design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)

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