Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on tangible results ("实") and improving the people's livelihoods ("为民造福") as the ultimate measure of political achievement. It highlights Xi's emphasis on thorough research and a people-centric approach in policy-making, citing his inspection tours and interactions with villagers. The article references Xi's past writings and speeches to illustrate his consistent advocacy for pragmatic implementation and long-term planning. It contrasts this approach with a past over-emphasis on GDP growth, stressing the importance of sustainable and equitable development. The article also mentions the "15th Five-Year Plan" prioritizing improving people's well-being.
Summary: Xi Jinping, speaking at a symposium on strengthening basic research, emphasized the importance of science and technology for national rejuvenation and strength, calling for greater efforts in basic research to seize opportunities and address challenges. He highlighted the global competition in basic research and the need for China to improve its original innovation capabilities. Xi stressed the importance of strategic planning and a top-down approach to optimize the layout of basic research. The article also mentioned the need to strengthen national strategic scientific and technological forces and improve the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. It did not mention the United States.
Summary: The article reports on Xi Jinping's call to strengthen basic research at a symposium on April 30th, emphasizing its importance for scientific and technological advancement. Several attendees, including Fang Zhong (Director of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Tan Zhemin (President of Nanjing University), Zhang Xi (President of Jilin University), Chen Lingling (Researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences), and Zou Lei (Chairman of the National Energy Investment Group), expressed their commitment to bolstering basic research in their respective fields and institutions. Speakers emphasized the importance of talent cultivation, strategic planning, and industry collaboration to advance basic research. Chen Lingling emphasized that Chinese basic research must move toward global leadership through original theories. Zou Lei discussed National Energy Investment Group's role in identifying and addressing scientific questions arising from the development of new energy systems.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on the role of youth in China's future, particularly as the country embarks on the "15th Five-Year Plan." It highlights Xi's call for young people to embody patriotism, dedicate themselves to national service, and enhance their capabilities to contribute to China's modernization. The article references examples of youth contributing to key areas like AI, with a humanoid robot demonstration at the Sino-U.S. "ping-pong diplomacy" anniversary event, as well as technological innovation and rural development. Xi urged youth to address key challenges such as technological self-sufficiency. The piece underscores Xi's message of linking personal aspirations with the nation's destiny.
Summary: China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released a second batch of "two new" equipment renewal project funds totaling 91.5 billion yuan for 2026, supporting over 6,700 projects across 16 sectors including industry, energy, and electronics. This investment, coupled with the previously allocated 93.6 billion yuan, brings the total "two new" equipment renewal funds for the year to 185.1 billion yuan. These funds will also support the replacement of old freight vehicles, new energy buses, and agricultural machinery. Investment in equipment and tools increased by 13.9% in the first quarter, driven by the equipment renewal policy. This investment will drive a total investment of 380 billion yuan.
Summary: During the "May Day" holiday, the article highlights the transformation of Luotuowan Village in Hebei Province, once deeply impoverished, following Xi Jinping's visit in late 2012. Xi encouraged the villagers to find the right path and work hard to achieve prosperity. Now, the village has developed tourism, specialty agriculture, and other industries, significantly increasing villagers' incomes and collective village revenue. The village has established mechanisms to prevent a return to poverty and is benefiting from new transportation infrastructure and regional development strategies. The village leadership emphasizes the connection between local opportunities and national strategic goals.
Summary: During the "May 1st" holiday, people left their homes to enjoy their leisure time. The article focuses on domestic tourism and recreational activities undertaken by Chinese citizens during the holiday period.
Summary: China is promoting its "Buy in China" campaign, focusing on providing high-quality goods and services and innovative consumer experiences. The initiative aims to blend commerce, tourism, culture, and sports, creating internationalized consumer environments. The article highlights examples from Tianjin, Changsha, and Xi'an, where efforts are being made to cater to both domestic and international tourists through unique cultural experiences, convenient payment options, and immersive attractions. For example, the popular Dashang business district in Changsha has improved its international consumption environment and enhanced the payment experience for inbound tourists. In Xian, the use of MR technology allows tourists to experience the ancient city.
Summary: An investigation into the production of rice noodles ("mi fen") in Liuzhou, Guangxi, reveals efforts to improve their quality for the popular *luosifen* dish. Farmers in Yufeng district are using specialized rice varieties and advanced techniques like drone fertilization and greenhouse cultivation to produce noodles that are more resilient and flavorful. These innovations address consumer concerns about the texture and quality of packaged *luosifen*, particularly dehydrated noodles. Local government, enterprises, and research institutions are collaborating to promote the cultivation of rice specifically for rice noodles, ensuring a stable supply chain. The increasing popularity of *luosifen* nationwide is driving demand and innovation in the rice noodle industry.
Summary: Farmer Sun Jinping in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, is using drone technology and high-quality seeds ("Yangmai 25") to mitigate the impact of delayed wheat planting. Sun Jinping is cooperating with Sinochem Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd. Dongtai Technical Service Center, which provides comprehensive planting services, including customized plans, crop monitoring, and guidance, resulting in cost savings and increased yields. The technical service center is using digital platforms to guide farmers on pest control and fertilization, ensuring timely implementation of critical measures. Jiangsu Province is promoting agricultural socialization services with 72,000 service providers and 168 regional agricultural service centers to integrate technology and equipment into agricultural production. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to a People's Bank of China report, China's outstanding balance of domestic and foreign currency green loans reached 48.1 trillion yuan at the end of the first quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%. Loans supporting science and technology enterprises saw substantial growth, with the balance of loans to science and technology SMEs reaching 4.03 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.9%. The balance of inclusive small and micro loans in RMB was 38.38 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. The report did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on Xi Jinping's emphasis on strengthening basic research, highlighting its importance in technological advancement and global competition. Several attendees of the symposium, including Fang Zhong, Tan Zhemin, Zhang Xi, and Chen Lingling, expressed their commitment to advancing basic research in their respective fields following Xi's speech. They emphasized the need for original breakthroughs, talent cultivation, and integration of research with practical applications. Zou Lei, from the National Energy Investment Group, discussed the role of enterprises in promoting basic research and innovation. The article does not make mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's coal consumption is expected to increase slightly in 2024, with supply remaining at a high level. The China Coal Industry Association anticipates a generally balanced coal market for the year, while emphasizing coal's role as a fundamental energy source and system regulator. Coal production is increasingly concentrated in resource-rich regions, with eight provinces accounting for over 90% of national output. The report highlights the need to enhance the flexibility and adjustability of coal supply through optimized capacity, intelligent production, and strengthened reserves to ensure the energy supply. The report also advises to monitor international energy market fluctuations and extreme weather.
Summary: A new smart warehouse in Vác, Hungary, part of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone, is enhancing Sino-Hungarian trade and logistics cooperation through automation and increased efficiency, processing 45,000-55,000 items per hour. The facility incorporates green technologies, reflecting a commitment to sustainable warehousing and collaboration between Hungarian and Chinese teams on green supply chain standards. Hungary views China as an important partner, deepening cooperation in areas like AI, including smart driving and education, and is committed to advancing Sino-Hungarian cooperation. Chinese investment in Hungary's new energy vehicle and battery sectors is growing, driving industrial upgrades and economic growth. The Chinese ambassador to Hungary noted that China would like to expand cooperation with Hungary in fields such as AI and robotics.
Summary: The article emphasizes the historical significance and contemporary relevance of the Tokyo Tribunal, which it says legally defined Japan's aggression and laid the foundation for the post-WWII international order. It argues that the tribunal's condemnation of "crimes against peace" and "crimes against humanity" established crucial international legal precedents. The piece warns of a dangerous trend in Japan, particularly among right-wing figures like Sanae Takaichi, seeking to overturn the tribunal's legal conclusions and the post-war order, which it says requires a strong international response. The tribunal played a role in the creation of Article 9. The article also touches on the Cairo Declaration.
Summary: The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall has received 18 sets of archival materials from David Nelson Sutton, a U.S. deputy prosecutor at the Tokyo Tribunal. These materials, including Sutton's diaries and reports, document his investigation into Japanese war crimes in China, particularly the Nanjing Massacre, with evidence collected from Shanghai, Nanjing, and other cities. Sutton's on-site investigation, testimony, and documents brought with him from the U.S. embassy in China provided key evidence for the Tokyo Tribunal. The newly donated files include documents not previously seen, and serve as further evidence of Japanese atrocities. The files were donated by collector Zou Dehuai, who purchased them from an auction in the United States.
Summary: According to Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Secretary-General Diaa Helmy, China's zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries, effective May 1st, embodies a win-win philosophy and will elevate Sino-African trade cooperation. Helmy stated that this policy, along with efforts to establish joint development economic partnerships, provides African nations with crucial access to global markets amidst global economic uncertainties. He highlighted that China's actions support the multilateral trade system in the face of protectionism and unilateralism, referencing the concept of a shared future for humanity. Helmy also noted the potential for spillover effects, boosting African infrastructure development and logistics. He positioned China as a "stabilizing anchor" in the global economy, emphasizing the opportunities presented by China's "15th Five-Year Plan" for enhanced Sino-African cooperation.
Summary: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced a blocking statute against U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies (Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., Ltd., Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd., Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd., and Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd.). The sanctions, imposed by the U.S. for alleged involvement in Iranian oil transactions, are deemed by Beijing as violations of international law. The blocking statute aims to nullify the effects of the U.S. sanctions within China, prohibiting recognition, enforcement, or compliance. A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson stated that China opposes unilateral sanctions lacking UN authorization and a basis in international law. The statement emphasized that the measure is intended to protect Chinese interests and does not impact China's international obligations or protection of foreign investment.
Summary: As China assumed the UN Security Council presidency for May, Ambassador Fu Cong outlined three priorities: reaffirming the UN Charter's authority, promoting political solutions in the Middle East, and supporting African stability. Fu emphasized the need to revitalize the UN's role amidst rising global instability and challenges to international law. The Security Council will hold a high-level debate on upholding the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system. Specifically regarding the Middle East, Fu highlighted the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging adherence to ceasefire agreements and a halt to settlement activity, and the need to support Lebanon's sovereignty and stability.
Summary: A delegation of international students from Peking University's "Oriental Scholarship" Governance Training Program visited Shanghai to study China's economic and social development, urban governance, and scientific innovation, aiming to understand Chinese-style modernization. The delegation, comprised of students from 57 countries and regions, visited sites including the site of the First National Congress of the CPC and Yangshan Deep-Water Port. Participants believe the CPC's development and China's policies in key areas offer valuable references for developing countries seeking governance paths suited to their national conditions. The delegation also engaged in discussions with scholars at the Shanghai Municipal Party School.
Summary: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te for traveling to Eswatini on the King's "private plane" shortly after an earthquake, accusing him of neglecting domestic affairs. The spokesperson asserted that Lai's actions are a "smuggling-like" act of external collusion, and proof that the one-China principle remains an international norm. China warned Eswatini and other nations against supporting "Taiwan independence" forces. The statement did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations directly, but alluded to "external forces."
Summary: PRC State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua condemned Lai Ching-te's recent visit to Eswatini, stating that it was akin to "sneaking around" after a previous attempt was thwarted due to other countries upholding the One China Principle. Chen accused Lai of being a "troublemaker" and indifferent to the plight of Taiwanese citizens following the recent earthquake. He characterized Lai's actions as deceptive and ultimately futile given the inevitability of reunification. Chen further claimed that Lai's actions disregarded the security and desires of the Taiwanese people.
Summary: The China-ASEAN Disaster Management Cooperation Project was launched at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, aiming to enhance regional disaster prevention and reduction capabilities. The project will provide human resources training, emergency command technology and equipment, and share Chinese disaster warning and response experience with ASEAN. ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Wang Qing, and officials from the ASEAN Disaster Management Committee attended the launch ceremony. The project is intended to promote technology sharing and resource complementarity as the two parties approach the 5th anniversary of the establishment of their comprehensive strategic partnership in 2026.
Summary: The article celebrates the achievements of young Chinese individuals who have excelled in various fields, highlighting their contributions to national development and societal progress. It profiles award recipients of the China Youth May Fourth Medal and New Era Youth Pioneer Award, showcasing their dedication in areas such as border security, disaster rescue, technological innovation (including advancements in battery technology and military applications), and rural development. These young individuals are portrayed as embodying the spirit of hard work and dedication, serving as role models for other youth. The article specifically mentions the promotion of domestic alternatives to foreign products in shipbuilding, as well as the development of Hainan as a free trade port. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 9th Digital China Summit was held in Fuzhou, Fujian, focusing on the innovative development of digital technology. The summit showcased over 6,000 technologies, products, and projects, with a high rate of initial exhibitions, and emphasized practical cooperation, including the launch of Fujian's first domestic high-performance computing server. Discussions centered on AI's future, with experts highlighting its potential to drive productivity, and promote the development of "easy to use AI". Reports released at the summit indicate China holds the largest share of global AI patents (60%) and has completed the first phase of 6G technology trials. The summit also underscored the increasing volume of data production in China, accounting for approximately 27.44% of the global total in 2025.
Summary: During holidays and weekends in Urumqi, government and enterprise parking lots are now open to the public for free, addressing parking shortages and reducing traffic congestion. This initiative, starting with 40 units offering over 1,000 spaces during the 2024 National Day holiday, has expanded to 159 units and nearly 7,000 spaces and is planned to be one of ten key civil projects in 2025. Currently, 94 entities also offer free parking on weekends, providing over 4,000 spaces. The city management department publicizes the list of participating entities, ensuring citizens can easily find available parking. By 2025, these entities have provided 280,000 free parking services.
Summary: During the "May Day" holiday, many workers remained dedicated to their posts, working diligently and contributing to high-quality economic and social development. The article highlights the dedication and hard work of laborers across various sectors during the holiday period. It emphasizes their commitment to their jobs and the positive impact they have on China's overall progress. The article focuses on the positive contributions of the workforce to the country's development.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on the role of young people in China's future, particularly as the country embarks on the "15th Five-Year Plan." It highlights Xi's call for youth to embrace patriotism, commit to serving the nation, and enhance their capabilities to contribute to national rejuvenation. The article notes Xi's encouragement of innovation, citing examples like humanoid robot development and advancements in aerospace, and alludes to the challenges and opportunities presented by the current global landscape. The article mentions the 55th anniversary of the ping pong diplomacy between China and the US. It uses examples of young people working in agriculture, technology, and frontier regions to illustrate how they are answering Xi's call to action.
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Summary: The article profiles four individuals dedicated to environmental protection in China. First, it details 85-year-old Yan Xiusheng's 40 years of afforestation and pest control work on Mount Tai in Shandong. Second, it describes the efforts of Feng Yucai, deputy director of the Guizhou Dasha River National Nature Reserve, in protecting and cultivating *Alsophila spinulosa*, a rare plant. Third, it outlines Huang Yaohua's use of technology for wildlife monitoring in the Sichuan Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve. Finally, it highlights Wang Yanming's role as an ecological ranger at Qinghai Lake, where he monitors birds and educates local herders on conservation.
Summary: This article emphasizes the critical role of China's over 2,600 nature reserves in protecting ecosystems and endangered species. It highlights the dedication of generations of conservationists who, through persistent effort and increasingly with technological assistance, are safeguarding these areas. The piece underscores the importance of continuous dedication and technological advancement in protecting China's natural environment.
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Summary: This article celebrates the achievements of three youth teams in China: the Railway 12306 technical team ensuring smooth operations for the world’s largest real-time ticketing system, the Sichuan University Sanxingdui archaeological team excavating ancient artifacts, and the China Computing Network team building a national computing power grid. The Railway 12306 team optimized the system for high-volume ticket sales and improved user experience, while the Sanxingdui team, composed mostly of young researchers, meticulously excavated and promoted the historical significance of the Sanxingdui site. The China Computing Network team is focused on integrating disparate computing resources into a unified network, addressing challenges related to domestic chip performance and large-scale parallel training, and aiming to make computing power as accessible as electricity. None of the articles mentioned the United States, but the third team has been working to overcome limitations of domestic chips.
Summary: The author reflects on re-reading "How the Steel Was Tempered" on a long train journey, finding new meaning in the themes of labor, resilience, and overcoming hardship. The author notes that re-reading the book at a different life stage provides a new perspective on the meaning of life and the importance of perseverance. The author now appreciates the depiction of hard labor and the unwavering spirit in the face of adversity, seeing parallels in the everyday struggles and quiet dedication of fellow travelers. The book serves as a reminder to avoid a life of regret and to find strength in ordinary moments. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: The article reports on the transformation of Xiajiang Village from a poor village to a thriving tourist destination, highlighting its ecological preservation, cultural tourism integration, and joint prosperity initiatives. Xiajiang Village was awarded the "Best Tourism Village" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in 2023. Through initiatives such as the "Greater Xiajiang Rural Revitalization Consortium," Xiajiang Village collaborates with surrounding villages to promote regional development and shared prosperity. The success of Xiajiang village extends to online sales, where the brand "Jiang Ma Ganji" promotes products from the area. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the historical significance and modern development of the Liaoxi Corridor, a strategic passage connecting North China and Northeast China. It highlights the corridor's role as a vital transportation route and a site of historical events, referencing landmarks like the Jiangnushi Qin-Han Palace ruins and the Ming Dynasty Ningyuan Ancient City. The corridor has transformed into a hub for regional development, exemplified by the booming swimwear industry in Xingcheng, which accounts for a significant share of the global market. The article also mentions Jinzhou's legacy as a key battleground in the Liaoshen Campaign, emphasizing the city's "red" history and its ongoing development as a port city. There is no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article primarily focuses on the selection and maintenance of potted plants, emphasizing the importance of matching plant species to the local climate and home environment. Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences' researcher Song Jie advises considering factors like temperature, light, water, air, and soil when choosing plants. The piece offers guidance on assessing sunlight exposure, proper watering and fertilization techniques, and identifying healthy plant characteristics during purchase. It also suggests beginners start with easier-to-care-for plants and avoid solely chasing "trendy" varieties.
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Summary: This article highlights the role of art as a medium for young Chinese people to pursue dreams, document the era, and explore innovation. It notes the increasing maturity of Chinese youth art exhibition brands and their thriving creative ecosystem. In celebration of International Workers' Day and Youth Day, the article features contributions from institution leaders, scholars, and prominent artists who emerged from these exhibitions. These individuals share their experiences and discuss strategies for fostering talent and producing impactful artwork, aiming to inspire more young people to dedicate their efforts to artistic creation. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Recent art exhibitions in China, such as the "Retrospective" painting exhibition and the "National Youth Art Exhibition," highlight the Chinese Artists Association's (CAA) focus on nurturing young talent. The CAA's efforts include establishing structured platforms, like the National Youth Art Exhibition, to identify, support, and promote emerging artists. These exhibitions, coupled with initiatives like the "New Era Youth Fine Arts Talent Training Program," aim to cultivate both technical skill and deeper artistic understanding among young artists. The CAA also emphasizes connecting art with real life through activities like the "Deep into Life, Rooted in the People" campaign, encouraging artists to draw inspiration from everyday experiences. The article does not make reference to the United States or to U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A new exhibition at the Guangdong Art Academy highlights Guangdong's unique approach to cultivating young artistic talent, a tradition spanning a century. Guangdong has pioneered a system for nurturing young artists, exemplified by the Guangdong Youth Art Academy which was established in 2004 and has since appointed 115 young artists. The province emphasizes continuous development and support for emerging artists through various programs and initiatives, including mentorships and exhibitions, to ensure a steady stream of talent. Guangdong's commitment to art education aims to promote both artistic excellence and cultural heritage. The province's efforts include collaborations between art institutions and local art associations to cultivate talent in major themes.
Summary: This article discusses the flourishing landscape of youth art exhibitions in China, highlighting their increasing prominence and comprehensive mechanisms for talent cultivation. These exhibitions showcase a diverse range of themes, from urban development and technological innovation to personal experiences, reflecting a blend of traditional and innovative artistic expression. Young artists are exploring new mediums and technologies, engaging with public spaces, and integrating art into daily life. The exhibitions, often curated by young individuals, aim to foster a more open creative ecosystem, and encourage experimentation. The article concludes by posing questions about the future development of youth art and talent cultivation in China.
Summary: The "2026 Youth Flying High: China Youth Printmakers Nomination Exhibition" at the Jiangsu Grand Theatre Art Museum showcases the work of young printmakers and their explorations in the art form. The exhibition, now in its ninth year, serves as a platform for nurturing young talent and promoting innovation in Chinese printmaking, connecting academic institutions with practical application. The exhibition aims to inspire creativity and encourage artists to explore new dimensions in contemporary print expression. It facilitates the development of young artists by offering a platform for display and mutual learning.
Summary: Three established artists reflect on their experiences in Chinese art and offer advice to young artists. Ou Yang encourages exploration of artistic paths using Eastern perspectives. Li Lei hopes young artists will embrace a global view while staying rooted in Chinese aesthetics. Peng Wei emphasizes the importance of experimentation and innovation within the constraints of artistic mediums to create impactful work.
Summary: The Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, a biennial event, will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025 with an expanded 18th edition themed "Machine Intelligence." The exhibition received a record number of submissions and aims to explore new possibilities in art during the era of human-machine coexistence. For the first time, the exhibition has invited 15 curators, artists, scholars, and media professionals born in the 1980s and 1990s to form a curatorial team. The exhibition aims to discover new talent, encourage innovation, and promote the development of modern culture in Shanghai, with efforts to engage both domestic and international artistic talent. The exhibition employs a comprehensive operational model encompassing open submissions, expert recommendations, professional curation, and promotion to maintain its youthful and progressive character. The Shanghai art community plans to further connect brand exhibitions to continuously support young artistic talent.
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By: 本报记者 姜 洁 魏哲哲
Creating benefits for the people is the greatest achievement.
"Building a new city is for the people to live a better life." Over nine years, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has visited Xiong'an (雄安) four times, conducting research, holding discussions, planning, and leading... During his inspection in March this year, the General Secretary once again earnestly urged: "Improve the public service system and focus on ensuring and improving people's livelihoods."
Doing solid work, coming up with practical measures, and seeking practical results. Stroke by stroke, with sustained effort, the future city of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is developing steadily and rapidly. "Strive to create achievements that can withstand the test of practice, the people, and history."
The word "practical" reveals direction and guidance. "The key to matters involving the people lies in practicality, and various policies and measures must be practical and effective." In April 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized this when he chaired a symposium on economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period for some provinces and cities.
"The key to matters involving the people lies in practicality," which is full of people-centered feelings and engraved in the grand journey of promoting Chinese-style modernization.
How to pinpoint the "practical" focus?
A series of footprints provide the answer—
"Can you be self-sufficient in grain here?" "Are there still many villagers working outside?" In March 2025, in Zhaoxing Dong Village (肇兴侗寨), Liping County (黎平县), Guizhou (贵州), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) had cordial conversations with cadres and the masses.
On the eve of the 2024 Spring Festival, in the Sixth埠 Village (第六埠村) of Xinkou Town (辛口镇), Xiqing District (西青区), Tianjin (天津), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) chatted with the Du Honggang (杜洪刚) family, calculating the losses from the disaster and the post-disaster production development, employment, and income increase account.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) uses solid investigation and research to integrate the concerns of the people into the top-level design of the country and transform them into grassroots reform practices.
The "practical" focus lies in in-depth research and in "people-centeredness." In December 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the democratic life meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: "To grasp implementation, we must promote the style of investigation and research and have a clear understanding of the real situation."
During this year's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (两会), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), while participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation, set up a new topic: "Jiangsu (江苏) and other major economic provinces are at the forefront of reform and opening up, and they must make efforts and gain experience in studying new situations and solving new problems."
The "practical" focus is the fulcrum of development and the logical starting point for China's future vigorous progress.
How to open up the "practical" path?
A spirit, consistent throughout—
Looking through "Zhejiang New Words" (之江新语), many articles such as "Grasping without being practical is equal to grasping in vain" and "Grasping implementation is like hammering nails" emphasize "grasping implementation." Grasping implementation is like hammering nails on the wall, "hammering nails is often not done with one hammer, but with one hammer after another."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has emphasized on many occasions the need to carry forward the spirit of hammering nails and grasp the implementation of various tasks.
Leaving marks on iron and footprints on stone, climbing one mountain after another, moving forward step by step, and advancing one stage after another.
At the Central Urban Work Conference held in July 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) spoke forcefully about the deployment of urban work: "When things are said, we must hear the echo of landing and see how well they are implemented."
Look at ecological protection. "Beijing Blue" (北京蓝) is gradually becoming the norm. In 2025, the number of days with excellent or good air quality in Beijing (北京市) was 311, an increase of 21 days compared with the previous year, and the ratio of days with excellent or good air quality reached 85.2%.
Look at urban construction again. City of innovation, city of openness, park city, resilient city... The public service level of people's cities is constantly improving, and high-quality life demonstrates the temperature of people's livelihood.
How to measure the effectiveness of "practicality"?
"Where there is a need for the people, good and practical things can be done, and achievements can be created. Whether the achievements are good or not depends on the actual feelings of the masses and is judged by the masses. Whether some things are good and practical things, we must not only look at the immediate needs of the masses, but also see whether there will be sequelae, whether it will 'solve one problem and leave ten regrets'."
"With a certain strategy, there will be a certain achievement." When working in local areas, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to planning. In Xiamen (厦门), he presided over the preparation of the long-term "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000"; in Zhejiang (浙江), the "Double Eight Strategy" (八八战略) he proposed had a far-reaching impact.
Drawing a blueprint to the end contains profound enlightenment: "We must not only do practical things that the people can see, touch, and benefit from, but also do good things that lay the foundation for future generations and benefit the long term."
Once, "GDP-only theory" was quite popular among some leading cadres. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has emphasized that "we can no longer simply judge heroes by the growth rate of GDP," and guided economic and social development to achieve substantial changes with the new development concept.
Grasping implementation one by one, working year after year, so that the fruits of development can benefit all the people more and more fairly.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes: "Taking meeting the people's growing needs for a better life as the fundamental goal," the proportion of people's livelihood indicators in the 20 main indicators exceeds 1/3, and the number of people's livelihood projects in the 109 major projects reaches 25.
"The Communist Party of China regards serving the people and creating benefits for the people as the most important political achievements, and regards how many good and practical things it has done for the people as an important criterion for testing political achievements." Solemn promises illuminate a better life in the future.
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If science and technology thrive, the nation thrives; if science and technology are strong, the country is strong. At the symposium on strengthening basic research, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), from the strategic height of coordinating the two overall situations, comprehensively analyzed the new situation and new challenges faced, and emphasized that "we must seize opportunities and meet challenges" and "strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures."
"Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, global scientific and technological competition is more focused on basic frontier areas, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is becoming increasingly prominent."
From the perspective of opportunities, the world has entered the era of big science, technological innovation has entered an unprecedented period of intensive activity, and scientific research is constantly breaking through the boundaries of human cognition. China's basic research has entered a period of accelerated improvement in high-quality development, and some fields have achieved a historic leap from "following" and "running alongside" to "leading."
From the perspective of challenges, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, the technological revolution is intertwined with great power game, and competition in new technologies and new tracks is becoming more intense. Although China's basic research has made significant progress, there are still few major original achievements, the ability of original innovation needs to be further improved, and there is still a certain gap in meeting the target requirements of building a strong country in science and technology.
To seize opportunities and meet challenges, the key is to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) strategic deployment on basic research, based on the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) as the key period for building a strong country in science and technology, to continue to grasp the work of basic research and constantly achieve new results.
"It is necessary to strengthen overall planning and top-level design, and optimize the systematic layout of basic research." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important deployment profoundly reveals the internal laws and inevitable requirements of basic research.
Basic research has the characteristics of long cycle, high difficulty, and great uncertainty, which requires scientific planning and overall coordination. Since the new era, China's basic research has continuously reached new levels. An important reason is to give full play to the value-driven and strategic traction of the system and policies. Strengthening overall planning from the height of national strategy, giving full play to the advantages of the new type of national system, strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, grasping the general trend, and playing the "first move" well can provide a solid guarantee for achieving more "from 0 to 1" breakthroughs.
In the practice of scientific and technological development in the new era, our party has continuously deepened its understanding of regularity and accumulated many important experiences. One of them is to adhere to the strategic guidance of "four orientations," strengthen the deployment of the entire chain of scientific and technological innovation and the layout of the entire field, and comprehensively enhance scientific and technological strength and innovation capabilities. Adhering to the "two-pronged approach" of goal-oriented and free exploration, combining the world's scientific and technological frontiers with the country's major strategic needs and economic and social development goals, condensing major scientific and technological issues from the country's strategic needs, further clarifying the main direction and key areas of basic research, and optimizing resource allocation and layout structure, can we steadily and well embark on the road of high-quality development of basic research.
Strengthening basic research, strengthening national strategic scientific and technological forces, and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system are the keys. The "artificial sun" created a world record of "100 million degrees for 1,000 seconds," behind which is the unremitting exploration of generations of scientists at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (合肥物质科学研究院), Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). China's battery technology can be globally leading, which is inseparable from the efficient collaborative innovation of scientific research institutes, universities, and enterprises. Practice shows that the more we face major projects and major topics in basic research, the more we need to strengthen the leading role of national scientific research institutions, high-level research universities, etc. It is necessary to take scientific and technological development and national strategic needs as the traction, encourage and regulate the development of new R&D institutions, promote the deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application led by enterprises, open up the innovation chain of basic research, applied development, and achievement transformation, strengthen the construction of basic disciplines, promote the coordinated development of applied disciplines and basic disciplines, and consolidate the foundation for the continuous breakthrough of basic research and the long-term development of scientific and technological innovation.
Looking at the history of scientific and technological development, almost all major scientific and technological changes originate from breakthroughs in basic research, and all global scientific and technological powers rely on strong basic research. "If China is to be strong and rejuvenated, it must vigorously develop science and technology and strive to become a major world science center and innovation highland." We must anchor our goals, enhance our sense of urgency, responsibility, and mission, and earnestly put basic research on the important agenda, and take the initiative in seizing opportunities and meeting challenges.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李君强 孙 振 杨翘楚
Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the general mechanism for all technical problems. 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 attached great importance to basic research, and has promoted the significant improvement of basic research in China by optimizing scientific research layout, increasing investment guarantees, and innovating systems and mechanisms.
At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and global scientific and technological competition is more focused on basic frontier fields, and the importance of original disruptive innovation is increasingly prominent. On April 30, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended a symposium on strengthening basic research and delivered an important speech, pointing out: "We must seize opportunities and meet challenges, put basic research on the important agenda, continue to grasp it, and constantly achieve new results."
After the meeting, some of the participants were interviewed by reporters from this newspaper. Everyone said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech pointed out the direction for strengthening basic research and provided fundamental guidelines. It is necessary to thoroughly study and understand the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, enhance the sense of urgency, responsibility, and mission, and strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures.
"The General Secretary's important speech emphasized the importance of basic research and made a long-term plan for further strengthening basic research," said Fang Zhong (方忠), Director of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). As a scientific and technological worker who has been engaged in basic research in materials science for a long time, I feel a great responsibility.
Fang Zhong (方忠) said that the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) will continue to focus on the forefront of basic materials science and strive to achieve a number of original breakthroughs with significant identification in the fields of high-temperature superconductivity and topological states; give full play to the advantages of systemization and institutionalization, solve key core technology problems from the source and bottom layer, and continuously tackle basic scientific problems in major national needs such as practical high-temperature superconducting materials and solid-state lithium-ion batteries, so as to firmly grasp the initiative of scientific and technological innovation in our own hands.
China's investment in basic research has increased from about 49.9 billion yuan in 2012 to nearly 280 billion yuan in 2025, and the proportion of R&D investment in the whole society has exceeded 7% for the first time, reaching a record high... Listing a set of data, Tan Zhemin (谈哲敏), President of Nanjing University (南京大学) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), said with emotion, "A series of reforms in the scientific and technological system and mechanism have allowed scientific researchers to 甘坐冷板凳 (gān zuò lěng bǎn dèng - "willingly sit on the cold bench," to be willing to engage in unpopular or difficult research) and 敢坐冷板凳 (gǎn zuò lěng bǎn dèng - "dare to sit on the cold bench," to have the courage to engage in unpopular or difficult research)."
"In the first year of the '15th Five-Year Plan', strengthening basic research is of great significance for promoting high-quality development." After studying and understanding the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, Tan Zhemin (谈哲敏) said that Nanjing University (南京大学) will give full play to the leading role of high-level research universities, strengthen the frontier layout, break down disciplinary barriers, cultivate talent, and always closely focus on the national strategic needs, and work tirelessly in the field of basic research.
"The General Secretary's important speech has made us more determined to devote ourselves to basic research and serve the country." Zhang Xi (张希), President of Jilin University (吉林大学) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), said that basic research has a long cycle, large investment, and many uncertain factors, but it is an important cornerstone of human social development. "Taking the field of chemistry as an example, a new catalyst, new material, or new reaction in basic research can often support the leapfrog progress of multiple industrial fields."
Expand the talent team for basic research. Zhang Xi (张希) said that Jilin University (吉林大学) will adhere to task-driven, old-to-new, vigorously support young talents, and provide conditions for top talents to stand out through the integration of science, education, industry and education, and continuously enhance the ability of independent talent training, so as to provide talent support for strengthening basic research.
"The General Secretary's important speech has greatly encouraged us, and we feel that time waits for no one and we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders." Chen Lingling (陈玲玲), a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院分子细胞科学卓越创新中心), said that over the years, the team has adhered to the combination of goal orientation and frontier exploration, focusing on major scientific issues such as life and health, exploring the basic frontiers of ribonucleic acid and promoting the transformation of results.
"In international exchanges and cooperation, we must dare to put forward our own original theories and continue to allow China's basic research to move from 'following' and 'running in parallel' to 'leading'." Chen Lingling (陈玲玲) said that in the future, we will continue to adhere to the original orientation, create an open, inclusive, and tolerant innovation environment, explore diversified support and investment channels, deepen and solidify basic research, and promote more original scientific and technological achievements to serve the country and benefit the people.
Promote the deep integration of industry, academia, research and application led by enterprises, and open up the innovation chain of basic research, application development, and achievement transformation. "We must thoroughly implement the spirit of the General Secretary's important speech, resolutely shoulder the mission and task of the main body of enterprise scientific and technological innovation, and firmly support the 'two establishments' and resolutely achieve the 'two safeguards' with practical actions," said Zou Lei (邹磊), Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. (国家能源投资集团有限责任公司).
Zou Lei (邹磊) said that the National Energy Group (国家能源集团) will strive to be a good "questioner" of basic research, condensing scientific problems from the innovative practice of building a new energy system; strive to be a good "answerer" of basic research, focusing on national strategic needs and the needs of energy industry development, build a deeply integrated innovation ecosystem, and continuously expand the talent team for basic research; strive to be a good "grader" of basic research, promote the connection and integration of basic research, applied research and industrialization, and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.
Strengthening basic research benefits the present and the future.
The participants unanimously stated that they would transform the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech into concrete actions with more firm confidence and determination, more pragmatic measures and actions, and promote China's basic research to continuously achieve new breakthroughs, and strive to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and build a strong country in science and technology.
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Standing at the new starting point of the "15th Five-Year Plan," what is youth, and what should young people do?
Without manual remote control, it autonomously completes table tennis rallies, continuously receiving balls and seamlessly switching between offense and defense... On April 10th, at the 55th Anniversary Commemorative Meeting of the China-U.S. "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," the bipedal humanoid robot Unitree Lingxi X2 (智元灵犀X2) displayed agile movements and stunning performance.
A year ago, at the "Model Speed Space" large model innovation ecosystem community in Shanghai, Peng Zhihui (彭志辉), co-founder and chief technology officer of Unitree Robotics (智元机器人) and a post-90s generation representative, showcased Lingxi X2 to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), introducing cutting-edge and practical embodied intelligence technology.
Facing a group of vibrant and energetic faces, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "artificial intelligence is a young undertaking, and also an undertaking for young people," encouraging everyone to "cherish a heart of patriotism, establish aspirations to serve the country, enhance the ability to contribute to the nation, closely link personal struggles with the destiny of the country, run the relay race of history well, and radiate brilliant youthful splendor on the broad stage of advancing Chinese-style modernization."
Let's rewind time further.
On September 10, 2018, at the National Education Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) mentioned the soul-stirring "Three Patriotic Questions" posed by Zhang Boling (张伯苓), the old president of Nankai University (南开大学) in 1935: Are you Chinese? Do you love China? Do you want China to be good?
"These three questions are questions of history, but even more so, they are questions of the times and questions of the future. We must ask and answer them generation after generation!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest expectations echo this historical inquiry.
Questions are the harbingers of the times. Each generation has its own mission, and each generation has its own responsibilities.
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest teachings, the youth of the new era are answering the "Three Patriotic Questions" with their youthful practice of taking responsibility for Chinese-style modernization, writing a brilliant answer sheet worthy of the times.
Cherishing a Heart of Patriotism: A Primary Aspiration Reflecting the Underlying Tone of Youth
Patriotism is the deepest and most enduring emotion in the world.
In the Jiaoda Westward Relocation Museum (交大西迁博物馆) on the Xingqing campus (兴庆校区) of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), a train ticket printed with "Marching towards science, building the Great Northwest" carries the passionate years of that era.
Seventy years ago, thousands of faculty and students from Jiaotong University (交通大学) responded to the call of the Party and the state, holding such special train tickets for the westward relocation, "packing their bags and setting off" from Shanghai to Xi'an (西安), taking root in the Loess Plateau and devoting themselves to the construction of the west.
The core of the "Westward Relocation Spirit" is patriotism, and its essence is to listen to the Party's command and follow the Party, sharing the same breath and destiny with the Party and the country, and with the nation and the people, which has profound practical and historical significance.
"The westward relocation pioneers built laboratories on wheat fields, and we are tackling key problems at the China Western Science and Technology Innovation Harbor (中国西部科技创新港)," said Wei Shangjie (魏上杰), a doctoral student at the School of Microelectronics of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), who firmly chose the research direction of high-end circuit design and plunged into tackling key problems in high-end chips.
Wei Shangjie's (魏上杰) research results were successfully selected for the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, known in the industry as the "International Olympic Games of Chip Design." On the international stage, the voice of Chinese youth is becoming increasingly loud.
With faith in one's heart, one can go far.
"Patriotism cannot remain on slogans, but must closely link one's ideals with the future of the motherland and one's life with the destiny of the nation, taking root in the people and dedicating oneself to the country," the vast number of young people keep General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) instructions in mind.
In February of this year, on his 22nd birthday, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) won China's first gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics. As the five-star red flag slowly rose in the Alps, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) covered his face and wept.
"Born in a great country and growing up in the best of times," four years ago, after winning the championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), reporting on his efforts to remember the General Secretary's teachings, train hard, break through himself, and realize his dreams, and expressing his firm determination to continue to work hard, grow up healthy, and serve the motherland.
"Create a wonderful life in struggle and contribute youth and strength to the motherland and the people," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) expressed his earnest expectations in his reply.
"When I was a child, I wore a red scarf, and when I grew up, I draped the five-star red flag," said Su Yiming (苏翊鸣). "Being able to try and fight for something you love in your heart is a gift that this era gives to us young people!"
"For every Chinese person, patriotism is a duty and a responsibility, and it is what the heart is concerned with and where the emotions belong. For the youth of the new era, loving the motherland is the foundation of standing tall and the basis for success," General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech is profound and full of strength.
Establishing Aspirations to Serve the Country: An Ambition Setting the Coordinate for Striving Forward
"Without ambition, nothing can be accomplished in the world." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) quoted the words of a philosopher, emphasizing the importance of setting ambitions. When young people have lofty aspirations, they can stimulate their potential for progress, and their youthful years will not drift aimlessly like a rudderless boat.
Patriotism is what the heart is concerned with, and serving the country is the direction of action.
In the spring of two years ago, in Changde (常德), Hunan (湖南), the "Dongting Granary," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) had a memorable conversation with Chen Shuaiyu (陈帅宇), a post-90s new farmer.
After graduating from university, Chen Shuaiyu (陈帅宇) was determined to return to his hometown to become a farmer, taking the lead in establishing a cooperative and contracting rice paddies, which he did with great enthusiasm.
"Do you plan to continue doing it?" the General Secretary asked.
"I will definitely continue to do it. The country's support for grain planting is now very strong, and we are becoming more and more motivated!" the young man replied.
The cooperative has driven a large number of villagers to find employment, introduced modern agricultural machinery and equipment, made the "Huajian Rice" brand fragrant in the "cloud," and attracted a group of young people to return to their hometown to start businesses.
Those who seek ease will not succeed, and those who avoid difficulties will not advance.
In the coordinate system of the youth of the new era, the ambition to serve the country is not just a grand narrative, it grows in the soil of the fields and shines in the lights of the grassroots.
In the early morning, the sun on the Pamir Plateau (帕米尔高原) crosses the snow-capped mountains and illuminates the Xieyite Primary School (谢依特小学) in Halajun Township (哈拉峻乡), Artux City (阿图什市), Xinjiang (新疆), 47 kilometers from the border. Yan Zefeng (闫泽峰), a member of the Western China Volunteer Program service team for border area teaching support, has already started preparing lessons.
Last year, Yan Zefeng (闫泽峰) and his team wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) to report on their border area teaching support. Before the May Fourth Youth Day of that year, they received a reply from the General Secretary. Yan Zefeng (闫泽峰) read it over and over again, and his eyes welled up when he read the sentence "Shine and generate heat in the places where the motherland and the people need you most."
This July, Yan Zefeng's (闫泽峰) service period will expire, but he has decided to stay, "to do something unforgettable for the rest of my life in a few years."
Good sons and daughters aspire to all corners of the country, and those with ambition will have no regrets in their struggle.
Go to the west, go to the grassroots, go to the places where the motherland and the people need you most. - This is the answer given by nearly 600,000 college graduate volunteers since the implementation of the Western China Volunteer Program. More "root takers" are growing vigorously, nourishing this land and giving it new vitality.
Measuring the land of the motherland with their footsteps, listening to the voices of the people with their hearts, and responding to the call of the times with their struggles, from the fields to the factory workshops, from the forefront of science and technology to the frontier, the vast number of young people are practicing their ambition to serve the country with practical actions, writing a youthful chapter without regrets.
Enhancing the Ability to Contribute to the Nation: A Skill to Support the Dream of Rejuvenation
Looking back from the depths of history, every leap forward in China's progress has been inseparable from the innovation, creation, hard work, and practical efforts of the younger generation.
Wishing China well, it is even more important to have the "ability" to make China well.
Facing major changes unseen in a century, this "ability" is the confidence to solve the "bottleneck" problems and the power to lead the technological revolution.
Let's rewind to the private enterprise symposium a year ago. Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), the founder of Unitree Technology (宇树科技), said excitedly: "Our company and ourselves are all native to China."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged him: "You are the youngest one here. The country's innovation needs the younger generation to contribute their strength."
Most of the R&D personnel at Unitree Technology (宇树科技) are post-95s, and post-00s are also emerging. More and more young people are "taking the lead and playing the leading role," and technological innovation is running at an "accelerated speed," running into the "final round," and running onto the "podium."
This "ability" shines even more brightly in the vast sky.
On December 9, 2025, the Shenzhou-21 (神舟二十一号) astronaut crew completed their first extravehicular activity, and Wu Fei (武飞), born in 1993, became the youngest astronaut in China to perform a spacewalk mission at the space station. Wu Fei (武飞) said that this luck "stems from the fact that we are in a great era of leapfrog development in the aerospace industry."
The Milky Way is boundless, the journey is endless; time waits for no one, seize the day and night.
From the "Tianyan" ("天眼") to the "Deep Sea No. 1" ("深海一号") operating platform, the stars and the sea have become a new world for the younger generation to gallop. From the protection of cultural relics in Dunhuang (敦煌) in the desert to the "cold bench" in scientific laboratories, every seed of youth is accumulating the power to grow.
The new era we face is not only the best era for the development of the Chinese nation since modern times, but also the most critical era for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) expectations are inspiring: "Young people have great ambitions, and it is the right time to make contributions. If you don't fight now, when will you? Responsibility and commitment, who else but us!"
The appearance of youth is the appearance of China. From "Can we bear to see the mountains and rivers shattered? Willing to shed our red blood" to the strong voice of the new era "Please rest assured, Party, a strong country has me," the vast number of young people are opening up the world in overcoming obstacles and jointly defining the appearance of China.
As participants, witnesses, and even more so, participants and builders of the "15th Five-Year Plan," the youth of the new era are tightly holding the relay baton of history and running hard, and the echoes across time and space are as fresh as ever:
"Are you Chinese?" "Yes!"
"Do you love China?" "Love!"
"Do you want China to be good?" "Yes! May the motherland be prosperous and strong!"
"Cherishing a heart of patriotism, establishing aspirations to serve the country, and enhancing the ability to contribute to the nation" are the action guidelines given by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), and also the powerful oaths made by contemporary youth.
This voice is taking root and sprouting on the vast land of the motherland, transcending history, connecting the present, and opening up the future.
Return to TopBeijing, May 2nd (People's Daily reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) - The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委): The second batch of "two new" equipment renewal project list and fund arrangement of 91.5 billion yuan in 2026 has been issued recently, supporting more than 6,700 projects in 16 fields such as industry, energy and electricity, and electronic information, driving a total investment of more than 380 billion yuan; at the same time, it will continue to support the scrapping and renewal of old operating freight trucks, new energy urban buses, and old agricultural machinery. Together with the 93.6 billion yuan that has been issued previously, a total of 185.1 billion yuan has been arranged for "two new" equipment renewal funds this year.
Driven by the equipment renewal policy, the investment in equipment and tooling purchases increased by 13.9% year-on-year in the first quarter, and the growth rate was 2.4 percentage points faster than that in January-February, pulling up the growth of total investment by 2.3 percentage points.
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During the "May Day" holiday, Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) in Longquanguan Town (龙泉关镇), Fuping County (阜平县), Hebei Province (河北省), deep in the Taihang Mountains (太行山), is blooming with mountain flowers and lush greenery, attracting batches of tourists to enjoy the spring scenery.
This small mountain village, once mired in deep poverty, is now embracing the spring breeze, unfurling a new panorama of comprehensive rural revitalization.
The tremendous change began 14 years ago.
At the end of December 2012, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) through the snow. He sat cross-legged on the heated brick bed, had cordial conversations with the villagers, and earnestly urged them to "further strengthen their confidence, find the right path, adhere to hard work and practical efforts, and promote poverty alleviation and prosperity in poor areas, and accelerate development."
At that time, Camel Bay (骆驼湾) had rugged mountain roads and dilapidated adobe houses. The poverty incidence rate in the village was nearly 80%, and the average annual income per capita was only over 900 yuan. Recalling those years, Tang Zongxiu (唐宗秀), an octogenarian villager, sighed: "There wasn't even a decent piece of furniture in the house."
Like a spring breeze and rain, more than ten years of hard work have passed. "As long as there is confidence, yellow soil can turn into gold." The General Secretary's earnest exhortations have been integrated into the struggle of every villager. Camel Bay (骆驼湾) has changed its appearance.
Today, adobe houses have been transformed into neat Taihang (太行) dwellings, and more than 200 households have moved into new homes one after another. Tang Zongxiu (唐宗秀) lives in a spacious new house, complete with underfloor heating, home appliances, and everything else. She works as a tour guide in the village's tourism company, earning a salary, and also receives dividends from land transfers.
"I was among the first in the village to open a homestay. My family has six guest rooms, which are often fully booked." Sun Zhenze (孙振泽), an elderly man in his seventies, smiled happily, having cleaned up his yard early, "Now, one year's income is equivalent to several years in the past."
For rural areas to develop and farmers to become rich, the key lies in the Party branch. In recent years, the Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) Party branch has led the establishment of specialized cooperatives, introduced tourism companies, and implemented unified standards, unified services, and unified promotion to revitalize idle farmhouses and operate "good mountains and good water." In 2025, the village received more than 700,000 tourists.
Good mountains and good water, with red and green colors complementing each other. With a vegetation coverage rate of over 90%, Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) today has become a "check-in" destination for young people. The village has built ideological and political research and study bases, connecting with more than 160 universities and colleges, and conducting an average of more than 200 research and study activities per year.
Good mountains and good water, with increasingly broad industrial paths. Adhering to adapting to local conditions, planting alpine fruits on the mountains and building shiitake mushroom greenhouses at the foot of the mountains, the villagers receive rent for land transfers, earn wages by working in the park, and share dividends by investing in cooperatives. They also promote their hometown through the internet. Bai Long (白龙), a post-90s villager who used to work in other places, returned to his hometown to become a "village broadcaster," selling local specialties to the whole country. "In the past, our village had 九山半水半分田 (jiǔ shān bàn shuǐ bàn fēn tián - "nine parts mountain, half part water, half part field," describing a place with very little arable land), and it was difficult to make money in the cracks of the rocks. Now, that's no longer the case!" In 2025, relying on the three major industries of tourism, edible fungi, and alpine fruits, the average household income in Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) increased by more than 7,000 yuan, and the village collective income reached 1.14 million yuan.
Spring arrives in Camel Bay (骆驼湾), what we see is the change in the mountain village, and what we feel is the reality of the policies and the firmness of confidence.
Good life is becoming more and more stable. Last year, villager Gu Shirong (顾士荣) suffered a serious illness. The village promptly included him in the monitoring list for preventing the return to poverty, applied for major illness reimbursement for him, implemented minimum living security and public welfare positions, and helped him stabilize his life. Resolutely guarding the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty, the village has established a normalized monitoring mechanism, and Party members and cadres conduct regular visits.
More and more good news. Deep in the Taihang Mountains (太行), connecting points into lines, a new rural leisure tourism route has joined the ranks of national boutique routes, and Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) is a scenic spot on this route; the mountains are continuous, and the Xiongan-Xinzhou High-speed Railway (雄忻高铁), an important transportation channel to promote regional coordinated development, is under construction at an accelerated pace, and the Wutaishan Station (五台山站) is only about 12 kilometers away from Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村)...
Improving the quality of homestays, expanding characteristic business formats, and enhancing regional linkage... Talking about future plans, Gu Ruili (顾瑞利), Secretary of the Camel Bay Village (骆驼湾村) Party Branch, said: "The new opportunities for the small mountain village are resonating and closely linked with the country's strategies and the pulse of the times."
Return to TopDuring the "May Day" holiday, people went out of their homes and enjoyed their holiday time.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李家鼎 申智林 贾丰丰
The "Buying in China" campaign is in full swing. Various regions are focusing on expanding the supply of high-quality goods and services, innovating diversified consumption scenarios, promoting the deep integration of commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health, and building an internationalized consumption environment. They are innovatively cultivating a batch of high-quality and reputable Chinese consumer brands, forming a matrix of high-level and high-energy cultural performances, cultural and museum exhibitions, and sports events, and creating a batch of distinctive business districts and blocks that integrate diverse business formats and gather high-quality resources.
During the "May Day" holiday, the rich and colorful activities and the supply of high-quality and affordable products not only met the needs of domestic consumers, but also allowed many foreign tourists to experience the wonderful "China Tour" and "China Shopping."
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On the first day of the "May Day" holiday, the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street (天津古文化街) was very popular. After listening to a xiangsheng (相声, a traditional Chinese comedic performance) and buying a few Yangliuqing woodblock New Year pictures (杨柳青木版年画), Yulia, a Russian girl, went straight to her important destination - the Da Ren Tang Health Life Hall (达仁堂健康生活馆).
"My family is interested in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health preservation," Yulia told reporters. In her hometown of Moscow, there are many TCM health centers. She is a regular visitor to the health center and likes TCM massage and acupuncture the most. Before coming to Tianjin (天津), she specially checked the travel guides, "I heard that this store has many Chinese-style health products."
As soon as she entered the store, Yulia was attracted by a "pill-rolling board." "The pressure on the board should be even, and the amount of honey should be added just enough to make the hawthorn powder solidify into strips..." The staff introduced to the tourists that they could "hand-roll" hawthorn pills here. Yulia became interested and tried it herself, rolling the hawthorn powder and honey between the pill-rolling boards. After 3 minutes, several shiny brown "pills" were made.
In the intangible cultural heritage display area, Yulia chose a "soothing formula" composed of lavender and jujube kernels, and then mashed the medicine and filled the bag on the spot to make a sachet.
While watching and experiencing, more than 40 minutes passed without realizing it. Yulia's shopping basket was full: 10 servings of "digestion tea" made of hawthorn, tangerine peel, and lemon slices, 10 lip balms containing Chinese herbal medicine ingredients with wound repair effects, 5 boxes of Fushi cream... Yulia also specially bought a string of "He Xiang beads" for her grandfather who has heart disease. The string of beads has a small gourd hanging on it, which can hold a few quick-acting heart-saving pills.
"I used to think that Chinese medicine was just bitter decoction, but I didn't expect this trip to unlock so many 'new ways to play' about Chinese-style health preservation," Yulia said.
"To revitalize traditional Chinese medicine culture, we strive to combine traditional wisdom with current trends, making products more youthful and more international," said Weng Yue (翁悦), the fourth-generation successor of Da Ren Tang (达仁堂). Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group (津药达仁堂集团) already has nearly 100 products and more than 140 specifications registered in more than 20 countries and regions, and the company's overseas sales will increase by 30% in 2025.
At the end of last year, Tianjin (天津) launched 10 "Tianjin TCM Tour" routes, and Da Ren Tang Health Life Hall (达仁堂健康生活馆) is one of them. The health life hall, which integrates catering, retail, experience, and cultural and creative functions, has become a new scene of "consumption + experience" for traditional Chinese medicine.
"In recent years, inbound tourists have an increasing demand for Chinese characteristic cultural products and emerging scenes," said He Xiaoyang (贺晓阳), director of the Consumption Promotion Department of the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce (天津市商务局). In March of this year, the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce (天津市商务局) issued the 2026 Key Consumption Promotion Activity Arrangement Plan, proposing to build the brand of "Buying in China, Colorful Tianjin Consumption" ("购在中国 津彩消费"). During the "May Day" holiday, Tianjin (天津) launched more than 800 consumption promotion activities, striving to create a consumption feast integrating "eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment" with immersive scenes, trendy experiences, and all-round discounts.
A Business District
Convenient Measures Help Upgrade Experience
Landing at Changsha Huanghua International Airport (长沙黄花国际机场) and heading straight to May Fourth Square (五一广场) - opening a social software, under the entry of "Foreigners in Changsha" ("外国人在长沙"), many inbound tourists initially know Hunan Changsha (湖南长沙) in this way in travel guides intertwined with different languages. In the May Fourth business district (五一商圈), Pozi Street (坡子街), Huangxing Road (黄兴路), Taiping Old Street (太平老街)... one old street after another that gathers cultural flavor and is full of fireworks, while attracting foreign tourists with strength, is also shaping its own international style.
Jonathan, a Malagasy student studying at Changsha University of Science and Technology (长沙理工大学), has recently taken many friends to the May Fourth business district (五一商圈) for dinner and consumption, and has gradually become accustomed to China's efficient mobile payment methods. "The city's facilities are constantly improving, and the goods are also very rich, which is becoming more and more friendly to foreigners," he said.
"Speak the local language well, and also speak foreign languages!" On Pozi Street (坡子街), Huogongdian (火宫殿), a time-honored catering brand located in old buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is a popular check-in place for inbound tourists. Long Wei (龙维), the relevant person in charge of Changsha Huogongdian (长沙火宫殿), said that in order to better show Changsha (长沙) to the world, Huogongdian (火宫殿) had earlier improved the Chinese-English bilingual introduction on the guide wall, and recently invited teachers and student volunteers from Hunan Normal University (湖南师范大学) to proofread the English translation names of more than 100 kinds of snacks, and promote Xiang food and Xiang flavor to overseas.
Not only translating signs, but also to accelerate the construction of an international consumption environment, Hunan (湖南) has further improved the "Buying in China · Changsha Consumption Guide" ("购在中国·长沙消费指南"), comprehensively improving the experience of inbound tourists in Changsha (长沙) in terms of travel, shopping, and entertainment. Today, more than 4,000 merchants in Changsha (长沙) have completed the foreign card payment transformation, and foreign currency exchange institutions and facilities cover all popular business districts and scenic spots.
Not far from Pozi Street (坡子街), the business department of the Hunan Provincial Branch of the Bank of China (中国银行湖南省分行营业部) has foreign currency self-service exchange machines marked in 7 foreign languages, supporting self-service exchange of 18 foreign currencies. With a scan of the passport, the foreign currency put into the machine by foreign tourists is quickly exchanged into RMB. "The machine is easy and quick to operate, and single transactions of no more than 5,000 yuan can be directly exchanged, which is also convenient to handle at the window," Deng Limin (邓立敏), head of the private business team of the business department, told reporters.
Located on the eighth floor of Wangfujing Department Store (王府井百货商厦) in the May Fourth business district (五一商圈), the Changsha downtown duty-free shop (长沙市内免税店), which has been open for half a year, has become the last stop for many foreign tourists leaving the country. With a foreign passport and departure ticket, you can enjoy duty-free goods and pick them up directly at the airport after purchase, and the corresponding tax amount for taxable goods can be refunded immediately after purchase. A group of European tourists fell in love with Changsha Tongguan Kiln porcelain (长沙铜官窑瓷器) and immediately placed an order to buy it. "Domestic electronic products and 'Xiang'-branded cultural and creative products are all popular products," said Chen Hongyu (陈红雨), the duty-free shop's operations manager.
An Ancient City
Immersive Scenes Stimulate Consumption Vitality
As night falls, the lights are gradually lit up, and the Datang Ever-Bright City scenic area (大唐不夜城景区) in Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西西安) is full of fireworks. In front of the Magic MR (Mixed Reality) Digital Experience Hall, Aliya, a tourist from Kazakhstan, wearing a Tang suit and wearing an MR smart headset, under the guidance of the staff, transformed into a court musician, immersively encountering Chang'an (长安) thousands of years ago, and enjoying a journey through time and space.
"The scene thousands of years ago is in front of me, but my body is in the real scenic spot. This feeling is so wonderful!" Aliya said excitedly, "The beauty of Xi'an (西安) is really well-deserved!"
During the "May Day" holiday, the cultural and tourism market in Xi'an Qujiang New District (西安曲江新区) was very popular. Several major scenic spots integrated technological trends and intangible cultural heritage skills, upgraded performing arts formats, expanded consumption scenarios, and optimized foreign-related services, allowing the ancient capital's cultural tourism to shift from sightseeing and check-in to in-depth experience, and stimulating consumption vitality with diverse scenarios.
"MR technology can be used for virtual reality experience outdoors, the picture is three-dimensional and realistic, and with the story plot connected, it greatly enhances the immersion and interactive fun of the tour," said Wang Yiran (王奕然), general manager of Shaanxi Digital Base Publishing Media Group Co., Ltd. (陕西数字基地出版传媒集团有限公司).
In the Datang Furong Garden (大唐芙蓉园), new and strange experiences such as poetry interpretation and robot interaction can be seen everywhere; in the Datang Ever-Bright City (大唐不夜城), the performing arts are iteratively upgraded, and the atmosphere is full; on the Xi'an City Wall (西安城墙), the night watchman patrol and the lantern parade are staged in turn... For Aliya and her friends who came to Xi'an (西安) for the first time, there are surprises everywhere, "The performance is very exciting, the service is very good, especially the immersive experience, which can not only feel the history, but also feel the technology."
In order to provide all-round services to domestic and foreign tourists, 299 catering and cultural and creative merchants in Datang Ever-Bright City (大唐不夜城) have all deployed foreign card POS machines; the Dayan Pagoda-Datang Furong Garden scenic area (大雁塔—大唐芙蓉园景区) has established a payment service center and consultation center for foreign guests, providing one-stop payment Q&A services; all 12 city gate ticket windows in the Xi'an City Wall scenic area (西安城墙景区) support overseas bank card swiping to purchase tickets.
Walking on the streets of the ancient city, Shaanxi snacks, characteristic cultural and creative products, and domestic trendy products attract many foreign tourists to check in. "We will continue to break the boundaries of traditional cultural tourism, create more new consumption scenarios that blend ancient and modern times, and combine internal and external cultivation, transform cultural tourism traffic into consumption 'retention', and continue to brighten the Xi'an cultural tourism brand, and help the high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry," said Wu Peng (吴鹏), deputy director of the Industry Development Department of the Xi'an Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (西安市文化和旅游局).
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"What kind of rice noodles are considered good?"
Before mealtime, a river snail rice noodle shop in Yufeng District (鱼峰区), Liuzhou (柳州), Guangxi (广西) is already full of diners. When the reporter asked, several tables responded:
"It needs to be chewy and not soft."
"It's good if you can slurp it all in one go."
While speaking, several diners picked up the noodles and slurped them. Everyone's opinion gradually unified: smooth and elastic noodles are more and more fragrant to eat.
How do such noodles come about? The reporter traced back from the dining table to the fields.
At the rice-for-noodles industry integration demonstration base in Longjiang Village (龙江村), Liyong Town (里雍镇), Yufeng District (鱼峰区), hundreds of acres of rice fields have just been irrigated. Liang Yingguang (梁应广), chairman of the Yankou Group (岩口组) Shareholding Economic Cooperative in Longjiang Village (龙江村), lightly moved the joystick, and the drone quickly applied the base fertilizer. "Manual fertilization takes 20 minutes per mu, but it only takes two or three minutes," Liang Yingguang (梁应广) said. "We are planting rice varieties specifically used for making rice noodles, and we use new technologies throughout the entire process from seed selection to seedling cultivation and fertilization."
Is it not possible to use ordinary rice? "Ordinary rice has higher viscosity, which is good for steaming rice, but it is not suitable for making rice noodles." Huang Dahui (黄大辉), deputy director of the Rice Research Institute of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (广西农科院水稻研究所), squatted on the ridge and talked about the idea of seed selection, "We must find varieties with high amylose content and low gel consistency, so that the rice noodles made will not clump after long cooking, and will not stick together and be tough."
The team screened materials round after round, hybridized and separated them, and then used molecular markers to lock in the target genes. "We also have to repeatedly test planting. Some varieties have poor disease resistance and are prone to lodging. They will be gone after a rain," Huang Dahui (黄大辉) said. After screening and planting again, varieties such as "Guiye Fen" (桂野粉) and "Guifeng Fen Dao" (桂丰粉稻) stood out—they are suitable for making rice noodles and can "stand firm" in the rainy and windy environment of Guangxi (广西).
Good varieties have good planting methods. "In the past, seedlings were raised in open-air paddy fields. Too much water would rot the buds, and too little water would not grow. We were even more afraid of continuous rainy days and extreme weather," Liang Yingguang (梁应广) said. Under the suggestion of the breeding team, seedling cultivation was moved into greenhouses and standardized planting was adopted.
Inside the greenhouse, the supplementary lights are always on, the ventilation fans are roaring, the seedling trays rotate with the conveyor belt, and water mist is evenly sprayed on them. "The roots are white and dense, the leaves are tall and straight, and the growth is good." Liang Yingguang (梁应广) opened the seedling roots and said that with the new technology, the efficiency of seedling cultivation and the survival rate of seedlings have been improved. Nearly a thousand trays of seedlings can be cultivated in one hour, enough to plant 40 mu of land.
Back in the field, automatic rice transplanters shuttle back and forth, and rows of tender green spread out. "In the past, we couldn't transplant 1 mu a day, but now it's 4 mu an hour," said Liang Jijun (梁继军), a large planter. "The yield per mu of rice for noodles is about 1,500 jin per year, which is 20% to 30% more than growing ordinary rice."
When Liang Jijun (梁继军) first started planting rice for noodles, he still had doubts, "Although the government is promoting it, this rice doesn't taste good when cooked, and I was afraid that it wouldn't sell, so I didn't want to plant it. Later, I found out that I didn't have to worry about selling it. Someone would buy it specifically, and the price was stable." The local government cooperates with enterprises and scientific research institutes. The government provides subsidies, the enterprises purchase uniformly, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences provides planting plans to eliminate farmers' concerns as much as possible.
Farmers' confidence ultimately comes from the market. With the popularity of river snail rice noodles in the national market, not only has the demand for rice noodles in local restaurants increased, but consumers in other provinces are also keen to taste the delicious food through online shopping.
When the packaged river snail rice noodle products were launched a few years ago, some consumers gave negative feedback on the dehydrated rice noodles, "After cooking, you have to soak them in cold water. If you accidentally overcook them, they will stick to the pot and break easily. The taste is also different from the freshly cooked ones in the store."
"In the past, ordinary rice had to be stored for a year before it could be processed into rice noodles after the viscosity was reduced. This aging process inevitably affected the quality of the product," explained Yang Zhi (杨直), the person in charge of Hugui Food Enterprise (沪桂食品企业), in the processing area of the industrial integration demonstration base. Next to him, round and plump rice grains for noodles are undergoing automatic processes such as shelling and drying, and are about to be processed into rice noodles. "Rice for noodles does not need to be aged and can be processed directly, so the quality of the rice noodles is better and the storage time can be extended," Yang Zhi (杨直) said.
With rice for noodles, many companies have begun to try to develop new river snail rice noodle products—relying on its characteristics of no aging and high starch, and then using food processing technologies such as water-locking vacuum sterilization and preservation, and rapid low-temperature freezing to make packaged wet noodles and ice-fresh noodles. "You can cook it as soon as you open the bag, and the taste is similar to what I ate when I traveled in Liuzhou (柳州)," Yang Zhi (杨直) opened his mobile phone and showed the comments left by consumers in the online store. He added, "Compared with dehydrated rice noodles, wet noodles and ice-fresh noodles do not need to be cooked for a long time and taste better."
Currently, the planting area of rice for noodles in Yufeng District (鱼峰区) exceeds 10,000 mu. A grain of rice reflects the gradual improvement of the Liuzhou river snail rice noodle industry chain. By 2025, Liuzhou (柳州) will build 20 raw material bases, with bamboo shoot planting exceeding 100,000 mu, and the river snail, fungus and other industries will develop simultaneously.
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In Dongli Village (东里村), Wulie Town (五烈镇), Dongtai City (东台市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), grower Sun Jinping (孙锦平) is conducting drone spraying operations, evenly distributing pesticides over the wheat fields.
"Although the sowing was delayed by 20 days, it didn't significantly affect the winter wheat yield. Thanks to the good seeds and careful management," said Sun Jinping (孙锦平), who planted approximately 390 mu of "Yangmai 25 (扬麦25)," a new high-yield variety resistant to late sowing.
"Factors such as tight crop rotation schedules between rice and wheat, and continuous rainy weather during the autumn sowing season, can delay the wheat sowing time in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) wheat region," explained Gao Derong (高德荣), a researcher at the Jiangsu Lixiahe (里下河) Institute of Agricultural Sciences. He added that "Yangmai 25 (扬麦25)," developed by the institute, can achieve rapid development at both ends of its growth cycle, ensuring high yields even with late sowing.
With targeted seeds, it's also necessary to improve the quality and efficiency of farming, and to manage and protect the fields well.
Sun Jinping's (孙锦平) wheat crop, affected by late sowing and other factors, once faced problems such as weak seedling growth, imbalanced population structure, and a high risk of lodging. However, he remained calm, thanks to the help of agricultural socialization services.
Since 2023, Sun Jinping (孙锦平) has been cooperating with the Dongtai (东台) Technical Service Center of Sinochem Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd. (中化现代农业有限公司), which provides him with full-process planting services. "Before sowing, the service center helps develop a complete planting plan; during management, they use professional instruments to monitor crop growth and provide field inspection guidance," said Sun Jinping (孙锦平).
Inside the Wulie (五烈) Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park in Dongtai City (东台市), Ge Lin (葛琳), an agronomist at the service center, is analyzing the local wheat scab prevention and control situation with colleagues. On the large screen, information such as the growth status of wheat in the field, disease warnings, and soil moisture monitoring is clearly visible. "The main difficulties in the later stage management of wheat this year are concentrated in the prevention of scab and the risk of lodging," said Ge Lin (葛琳). She explained that multiple rainfalls in mid-to-late April highly coincided with the wheat heading and flowering period, significantly increasing the risk of scab; at the same time, affected by "warm winter + early spring warmth + rainy and humid conditions," wheat stems are thin and weak, and the risk of lodging is higher than usual.
"We carry out professional guidance, especially during the greening period in late February, guiding ditch clearing and soil loosening, and applying balanced fertilizer to promote the transformation of weak seedlings into strong ones; in mid-March, we also increased the application of potash fertilizer to enhance lodging resistance. We also rely on a digital platform to timely push 'spraying calendars' and 'fertilizer prescriptions' to ensure that key agricultural measures are implemented in place at key agricultural times," said Ge Lin (葛琳). "Now the wheat growth in Sun Jinping's (孙锦平) field is not inferior to early-sown fields, and the stems are also strong."
"Dongtai (东台) wheat often encounters rainy and foggy weather in the early flowering stage, which is susceptible to scab. Using the plan formulated by the service center not only controlled the disease, but also made the wheat grains fuller." From going it alone to professional services, Sun Jinping (孙锦平) calculated: "On average, each mu of rice and wheat saves 45 jin of chemical fertilizer per season, and can save 70 yuan in labor, fertilizer, and other costs per year, and the yield per mu can also increase by about 6%. Good seeds with good methods, save costs and increase production."
As of now, the Dongtai (东台) Technical Service Center has served approximately 60,000 mu of farmland, including approximately 4,000 mu of "Yangmai 25 (扬麦25)" and approximately 15,000 mu of order planting. Ge Lin (葛琳) said, "Winter wheat will also usher in key links such as filling, harvesting, and drying. We are scheduling agricultural machinery and equipment in advance and overhauling drying facilities to ensure timely harvesting and immediate drying."
Currently, there are 72,000 agricultural socialization service entities of various types in Jiangsu (江苏), and 30 counties advancing as a whole have started construction of 168 regional agricultural comprehensive service centers. "Agricultural socialization services integrate agricultural technology and advanced equipment into agricultural production, which is an effective way to solve the problems of 'who will farm' and 'how to farm well'," said Lü Ting (吕挺), deputy director of the Rural Cooperative Economic Guidance Division of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (江苏省农业农村厅). He said that they will continue to improve the development quality of new agricultural business entities, support various service organizations to focus on weak links in agricultural production and the needs of small farmers, promote the deep integration of good fields, good seeds, good machines, and good methods, and improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural socialization services.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) May 2nd dispatch (Reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) The financial institution loan direction statistical report for the first quarter of 2026 released by the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) shows that at the end of the first quarter of this year, China's (我国) domestic and foreign currency green loan balance was 48.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%, with an increase of 3.29 trillion yuan in the first quarter.
In terms of usage, the loan balances for green upgrades of infrastructure, green and low-carbon transformation of energy, and ecological protection, restoration and utilization were 21.53 trillion yuan, 8.74 trillion yuan, and 5.4 trillion yuan, respectively. In terms of industry, the green loan balance for the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water was 9.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 298.8 billion yuan in the first quarter; the green loan balance for transportation, warehousing and postal services was 8.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 599.1 billion yuan in the first quarter.
In the first quarter, loans strongly supported science and technology innovation enterprises. As of the end of the first quarter, 303,300 technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises had received loan support, with a loan approval rate of 50.4%, 0.2 percentage points higher than at the end of last year; the balance of domestic and foreign currency loans to technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises was 4.03 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.9%, 1.1 percentage points higher than the growth rate at the end of last year. During the same period, 294,600 high-tech enterprises received loan support, with a loan approval rate of 58.6%, 1.3 percentage points higher than at the end of last year; the balance of domestic and foreign currency loans to high-tech enterprises was 20.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%, 6.1 percentage points higher than at the end of last year.
As of the end of the first quarter, China's (我国) RMB inclusive micro and small loans balance was 38.38 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%, 4.6 percentage points higher than the growth rate of various loans, with an increase of 1.8 trillion yuan in the first quarter; the balance of loans to farmers with a single household credit of less than 5 million yuan was 10.22 trillion yuan, with an increase of 413.5 billion yuan in the first quarter; the balance of student loans was 362.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.6%.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李君强 孙 振 杨翘楚
Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the central mechanism for all technical problems. 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 attached great importance to basic research, promoting a significant improvement in the level of basic research in China through optimizing scientific research layout, increasing investment guarantees, and innovating institutional mechanisms.
Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, global scientific and technological competition is increasingly focused on basic frontier areas, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is becoming increasingly prominent. On April 30, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended a symposium on strengthening basic research and delivered an important speech, pointing out: "We must seize opportunities and meet challenges, earnestly put basic research on the important agenda, continue to focus on it, and constantly achieve new results."
After the meeting, some of the participating representatives were interviewed by reporters from this newspaper. They said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech pointed out the direction for strengthening basic research and provided fundamental guidelines. It is necessary to deeply study and comprehend the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, enhance the sense of urgency, responsibility, and mission, and strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures.
"The General Secretary's important speech emphasized the importance of basic research and made a long-term plan for further strengthening basic research," said Fang Zhong (方忠), Director of the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). As a scientific and technological worker who has long been engaged in basic research in materials science, I feel a great responsibility.
Fang Zhong (方忠) said that the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院物理研究所) will continue to focus on the forefront of basic materials science, and strive to achieve a number of original breakthroughs with significant identification in areas such as high-temperature superconductivity and topological states; give full play to the advantages of systematization and institutionalization, solve key core technical problems from the source and bottom layer, and continuously tackle basic scientific problems in major national needs such as practical high-temperature superconducting materials and solid-state lithium-ion batteries, so as to firmly grasp the initiative of scientific and technological innovation in our own hands.
China's investment in basic research has increased from approximately 49.9 billion yuan in 2012 to nearly 280 billion yuan in 2025, and the proportion of total social R&D investment has exceeded 7% for the first time, reaching a record high... Listing a set of data, Tan Zhemin (谈哲敏), President of Nanjing University (南京大学) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), said with emotion, "A series of reforms in the scientific and technological system and mechanism have allowed researchers to 甘坐冷板凳 (gān zuò lěng bǎn dèng - "willingly sit on the cold bench," to be willing to engage in unpopular or long-term research) and 敢坐冷板凳 (gǎn zuò lěng bǎn dèng - "dare to sit on the cold bench," to have the courage to engage in unpopular or long-term research)."
"In the first year of the '15th Five-Year Plan,' strengthening basic research is of great significance for promoting high-quality development." After deeply studying and understanding the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, Tan Zhemin (谈哲敏) said that Nanjing University (南京大学) will give full play to the leading role of high-level research universities, strengthen frontier layout, break down disciplinary barriers, cultivate talent, and always closely focus on national strategic needs, and work tirelessly in the field of basic research.
"The General Secretary's important speech has made us more determined to focus on basic research and serve the country." Zhang Xi (张希), President of Jilin University (吉林大学) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), said that basic research has a long cycle, large investment, and many uncertain factors, but it is an important cornerstone of human social development. "Taking the field of chemistry as an example, a new catalyst, new material, or new reaction in basic research can often support the leapfrog progress of multiple industrial fields."
Expand the talent pool for basic research. Zhang Xi (张希) said that Jilin University (吉林大学) will adhere to task-driven, old-to-new, vigorously support young talents, and provide conditions for top talents to stand out through the integration of science, education, industry, and education, continuously enhance the ability to independently cultivate talents, and provide talent support for strengthening basic research.
"The General Secretary's important speech has greatly encouraged us and made us feel that time waits for no one and we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders." Chen Lingling (陈玲玲), a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院分子细胞科学卓越创新中心), said that over the years, the team has adhered to the combination of goal orientation and frontier exploration, focusing on major scientific issues such as life and health, exploring the basic frontiers of ribonucleic acid and promoting the transformation of achievements.
"In international exchanges and cooperation, we must dare to put forward our own original theories and continue to allow China's basic research to move from 'following' and 'running alongside' to 'leading'." Chen Lingling (陈玲玲) said that in the future, we will continue to adhere to the original orientation, create an open, inclusive, and tolerant innovation environment, explore diversified support and investment channels, deepen and solidify basic research, and promote more original scientific and technological achievements to serve the country and benefit the people.
Promote the deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application led by enterprises, and open up the innovation chain of basic research, application development, and achievement transformation. "We must thoroughly implement the spirit of the General Secretary's important speech, resolutely shoulder the mission and task of the main body of enterprise technological innovation, and firmly support the 'two establishments' and resolutely achieve the 'two safeguards' with practical actions," said Zou Lei (邹磊), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源投资集团有限责任公司).
Zou Lei (邹磊) said that China Energy Investment Corporation (国家能源集团) will strive to be a good "question setter" for basic research, condensing scientific problems from the innovative practice of building a new energy system; strive to be a good "answerer" for basic research, focusing on national strategic needs and the needs of energy industry development, building a deeply integrated innovation ecosystem, and continuously expanding the talent pool for basic research; strive to be a good "grader" for basic research, promoting the connection and integration of basic research, applied research, and industrialization, and promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
Strengthening basic research benefits the present and the future.
The participating representatives unanimously stated that they would transform the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech into concrete actions with more firm confidence and determination, more pragmatic measures and actions, and promote China's basic research to continuously achieve new breakthroughs, and strive to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement and build a strong country in science and technology.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on May 2nd (reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)). At present, coal plays a strong fundamental role in China's total energy consumption, accounting for more than 50%. In the first quarter, raw coal production remained stable on the basis of a relatively high base in the same period last year, with raw coal output of industrial enterprises above designated size increasing by 0.1% year-on-year.
The "2025 Coal Industry Development Annual Report" released by the China National Coal Association (中国煤炭工业协会) shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, coal supply capacity continued to increase. 91 coal mines with an annual output of 10 million tons were built nationwide, with a production capacity of 1.53 billion tons/year, an increase of 39 mines and a production capacity increase of 710 million tons/year compared with 2020. The annual railway coal shipment volume nationwide increased from 2.36 billion tons to more than 2.8 billion tons.
Coal production is accelerating its shift to resource-rich areas. In 2025, the raw coal output of the eight provinces and regions with a billion-ton output reached 4.43 billion tons, accounting for 91.3% of the country's total, an increase of 925 million tons and an increase of 1.5 percentage points compared with 2020.
What will be the trend of the coal market in 2026? Guo Zhonghua (郭中华), director of the Policy Research Department of the China National Coal Association (中国煤炭工业协会), introduced that from the demand side this year, coal consumption in the power industry is expected to increase slightly, coal consumption in the steel industry will remain basically stable or decrease slightly, coal consumption in the building materials industry will decrease slightly, and coal consumption in the coal chemical industry will maintain growth.
From the supply side, on the basis of ensuring the supply of power coal, coal enterprises will actively adapt to the changing trends in coal demand, give full play to their fundamental guarantee role, strengthen flexible production and supply regulation, ensure coal demand in downstream industries, and some newly approved and newly increased coal production capacity will be released successively. Coal output in major coal-producing provinces and regions such as Xinjiang (新疆), Shaanxi (陕西), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and Shanxi (山西) is expected to increase steadily.
Based on comprehensive research and judgment, coal consumption will increase slightly this year, supply will remain at a high level, coal imports will remain at a high level, and the current level of coal storage in the whole society is relatively high. It is expected that the overall coal market supply and demand will be balanced throughout the year. At the same time, it is still necessary to pay attention to the impact of fluctuations in the international energy market and coal demand fluctuations caused by extreme weather and other factors on the regional and periodic markets.
The report shows that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the fundamental support and system regulation role of coal and coal power will become more prominent. It is necessary to better improve the elastic regulation capacity of coal supply through various methods such as optimizing production capacity structure, intelligent flexible production, and strengthening reserve capacity construction.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 禹丽敏
Vác, a town on the Danube River 30 kilometers north of Budapest (布达佩斯), the capital of Hungary (匈牙利), is a railway hub with a long history in the country. The Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Hungary is China's first overseas economic and trade cooperation zone for trade and logistics in Europe. Its e-commerce industrial park is located in Vác, witnessing the vigorous development of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Hungary, and also rejuvenating the ancient town. At the end of October 2025, the intelligent warehouse project in the park was officially put into operation. Recently, reporters came to the intelligent warehouse to visit the new atmosphere it has brought to trade and logistics cooperation between China and Hungary, and China and Europe.
"In the past, we chased orders, but now orders will flow to the optimal path by themselves."
Inside the intelligent warehouse, the conveyor belt runs at high speed, the electronic screen jumps order data in real time, and unmanned forklifts shuttle in an orderly manner. "After container unpacking, customs clearance, customs inspection and other links, some goods will enter the park's intelligent warehouse for storage, and some goods will be directly transported to customers by trucks," said Li Haitao (李海涛), deputy general manager of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone.
The intelligent warehouse is equipped with intelligent robots, automatic sorting systems and unmanned back-end warehousing technology, which can realize one-stop operation of "warehousing-sorting-distribution." It can process 45,000 to 55,000 items per hour, making it one of the largest and most automated e-commerce intelligent warehousing facilities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Zhang Yongchang (张永昌), the technical director of the intelligent warehouse, told reporters that the traditional warehousing system used by e-commerce in Central and Eastern Europe has the characteristics of labor-intensive, path dependence and efficiency fluctuations. The intelligent warehouse brings efficiency improvement - from the past flat warehousing to three-dimensional high-density storage, driven by algorithms, traditional experience prediction becomes big data prediction, realizing efficient logistics operation. "In the past, we chased orders, but now orders will flow to the optimal path by themselves."
"The intelligent warehouse is a sign of our transformation from traditional warehousing to intelligent, platform-based and ecological. After it is put into operation, the park's role as a logistics hub in the Central and Eastern European region has been significantly improved," said Gausso Balázs (高索·巴拉兹), CEO of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone.
"It's not just about improving efficiency, but also about creating a truly sustainable warehousing model."
In the intelligent warehouse area, 6 large stacker cranes shuttle along the three-dimensional shelf track at high speed, automatically picking up and delivering goods. This steel structure three-dimensional warehouse is dozens of meters high, and the location and information of each pallet storing goods have been recorded in the system when it enters the warehouse. When the system background receives a request for goods to be shipped out, the instruction will be immediately synchronized to the stacker crane. The stacker crane that receives the instruction takes out the corresponding pallet from the tens of meters high shelf and automatically sends it to the designated work area. The whole process is completed in one go.
"Our goods are distributed in multiple warehouse lanes, and high-speed operation and flexible scheduling of stacker cranes can easily cope with order sending needs," said Szegedi Attila (塞格迪·阿蒂拉), chief operating officer of the intelligent warehouse. "Currently, the number of product categories processed in the warehouse area is 200,000. After the system is upgraded in the future, it can process 1 million categories."
Worker Lallos stared at the big screen, observing the real-time operation trajectory of the stacker crane. He told reporters that the task that used to require a dozen workers to complete can now be achieved by only a few pieces of equipment working together, "We don't even need to walk into the warehouse." Through an automatic conveying system that runs through the entire warehouse, goods basically do not require manual labor from warehousing, sorting to packaging, and then to shipping. The system will also automatically adjust the number of work stations according to order fluctuations. "The running speed of traditional forklifts is about 1.4 meters per second, while automated warehouses can reach 4 to 6 meters per second, which greatly improves efficiency," said Szegedi.
"Every system in the intelligent warehouse has green operation considerations: robots use efficient lithium batteries; automated operation reduces invalid handling, human error and rework, further reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. The green concept runs through the entire system design," said Szegedi. "Our goal is not only to improve efficiency, but also to create a truly sustainable warehousing model."
"From architectural design to equipment selection to energy management, we work closely with the Chinese team to jointly create green warehousing standards for the future," said Gausso. The intelligent warehouse is a successful example of cooperation between Hungary and China in the field of green supply chain.
"Continue to promote Hungary-China cooperation to a deeper level and move steadily along the established direction."
The construction and operation of the intelligent warehouse is a vivid portrayal of the continuous improvement and upgrading of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Hungary. "In the future, the park will deepen cooperation with China in cross-border e-commerce ecosystem construction, overseas warehouse layout, green energy application, and new energy logistics vehicles," said Gausso. "Relying on the China-Europe Railway Express, the 'China-Europe Truck Transport', and the Air Silk Road, a logistics system covering the entire chain is taking shape, and the intelligent warehouse connects these channels into an efficient supply chain network."
In Komárom (科马罗姆), a city in northern Hungary, BYD (比亚迪) electric bus and truck factories have produced and assembled more than 1,000 electric buses, and their products radiate throughout the European continent; CATL's (宁德时代) Debrecen (德布勒森) factory has been completed, Industry 4.0 equipment has been installed, and battery cell production has begun... Chinese companies' investment in new energy vehicles, batteries and other fields in Hungary continues to grow, and has become an important force in promoting local industrial upgrading and economic growth.
Balkovich (鲍尔科维奇), the Hungarian Ministry of Energy's Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence Affairs, said that Hungary regards China as an important partner. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding in 2025 to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, and jointly promote cooperation in areas such as intelligent driving, artificial intelligence education, and mutual recognition of standards.
"Our goal is very clear, to continue to promote Hungary-China cooperation to a deeper level and move steadily along the established direction," said Jakab István (雅高布·伊什特万), Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly. The continuous deepening of cooperation between Hungary and China in various fields and the continuous emergence of pragmatic results have brought tangible benefits to the people of both countries.
Gong Tao (龚韬), Chinese Ambassador to Hungary, said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will continue to adhere to promoting high-quality development, accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and lead the development of new quality productive forces. The high-level development of China-Hungary power battery and new energy vehicle industry cooperation, in the future, the two sides can explore cooperation in scientific and technological innovation industries such as artificial intelligence and robotics, become partners on the road of open innovation cooperation, and inject new impetus into bilateral relations.
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Reiterating the historical value and profound significance of the Tokyo Trials, and upholding the legal characterization of Japan's crimes of aggression, has strong practical relevance for maintaining the post-war international order and defending human justice.
May 3 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. From May 1946 to November 1948, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, composed of representatives from 11 countries including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, conducted a just reckoning of the Japanese militarists' crimes of aggression. This unprecedented international trial not only punished Japanese Class A war criminals such as Hideki Tojo (东条英机), Koki Hirota (广田弘毅), and Iwane Matsui (松井石根) according to law, but also laid an important foundation for the post-war international order and even future world peace.
The Tokyo Trials characterized Japan's external expansion from 1928 to 1945 as acts of aggression, and defined Japan's planning, preparation, initiation, or execution of aggressive wars as "crimes against peace" under international law, confirming the illegality of Japan's colonial aggression in World War II from the perspective of international law. China, the United States, and the United Kingdom clearly stated in the Cairo Declaration: "The purpose of the war being waged by our three great allies is to stop and punish Japan's aggression. The three countries will never seek profit for themselves, nor do they have any intention of expanding their territories." Article 10 of the Potsdam Proclamation also clearly announced: "We do not intend to enslave the Japanese nation or destroy its country, but war criminals (including those who have mistreated our prisoners) will be subject to legal judgment." It was on the basis of these international legal provisions that the Tokyo Trials clearly ruled that the aggressive wars launched by Japan committed "crimes against peace" and "crimes against humanity," that is, these acts violated human conscience and reason. Regardless of whether Japanese domestic law or international treaties had explicit provisions, the nature of their crimes already existed.
During the Tokyo Trials, many war victims and witnesses traveled to Tokyo to testify, exposing the Japanese army's aggressive atrocities and acts of harm. For example, Qin Dechun (秦德纯), a witness to the July 7th Incident, revealed in court the Japanese army's crimes of provoking the July 7th Incident and invading North China. Puyi (溥仪) testified to Japan's support for the puppet Manchukuo regime in Northeast China and its implementation of colonial rule. During this period, Wu Changde (伍长德), Shang Deyi (尚德义), and other survivors of the Nanjing Massacre, as well as John Magee (马吉), Miner Searle Bates (贝德士), and John Rabe (威尔逊) and other foreigners, used their own eyes and personal experiences to expose the crimes of the invading Japanese army in the Nanjing Massacre. Coupled with a large number of documentary evidences provided in Japan, these evidences played a key role in the international court's final sentencing of Iwane Matsui (松井石根), the main person responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, to death.
At present, reiterating the historical value and profound significance of the Tokyo Trials, and upholding the legal characterization of Japan's crimes of aggression, has strong practical relevance for maintaining the post-war international order and defending human justice. "Crimes against peace" and "crimes against humanity" were formally established through the Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo Trials. These two landmark international judicial practices clarified the boundaries of the exercise of sovereignty and the boundaries of responsibility, solidified the protection of human rights from empty moral declarations into internationally legally binding norms, and constituted the legal basis for "crimes of aggression" and "crimes against humanity" in modern international criminal law. In 1974, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Resolution on the Definition of Aggression, which further clarified the definition of the crime of aggression at the international legal level, that is, "aggression is the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations, as set out in this Definition."
For Japan, the Tokyo Trials, to some extent, urged the birth of Article 9 of the Japanese "Peace Constitution." The legal consensus that "aggression is a crime" constitutes an insurmountable legal red line to curb the historical revisionist acts of Japanese right-wing forces. It is necessary to be vigilant that, since the 1980s, with the frequent visits of Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社), the revision of history textbooks by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省), and the denial of the history of aggression and harm by Japanese right-wing forces, the voices challenging the legal conclusions of the Tokyo Trials have continued to spread in Japan, which is an extremely dangerous trend. In response to the dangerous attempts by Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) and other stubborn Japanese right-wing forces to deny the legal conclusions of the Tokyo Trials and attempt to change the post-war international order, the international community should maintain a high degree of vigilance and resolutely refute and resist them.
(The authors are the Dean of the Red Culture Research Institute of Changzhou University (常州大学), the former Vice President of the Chinese Society for the Study of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the former Curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invading Army (侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆), and a researcher at the Red Culture Research Institute of Changzhou University.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尹晓宇
On April 29th, 18 pieces (sets) of precious archives belonging to David Nelson Sutton, a member of the International Prosecution Section of the Tokyo Tribunal and Deputy Prosecutor of the United States, were accessioned into the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. This collection of historical materials includes six original diaries from Sutton's execution of the Tokyo Tribunal mission from 1946 to 1948, and the original series of "Reports from China" written by Sutton, among other items.
From May 3, 1946, to November 12, 1948, 11 countries, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, opened the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo, Japan, to try Japanese Class A war criminals from World War II, also known as the Tokyo Tribunal. Sutton came to China with the International Prosecution Section team from March to April 1946, specifically responsible for investigating Japanese war crimes in China, with a particular emphasis on collecting evidence related to the Nanjing Massacre. He went to Shanghai (上海), Beiping (北平), Chongqing (重庆), Nanjing (南京), and other places for on-site investigations, collecting a large number of eyewitness testimonies, statistical data, and photos of mass burial sites of compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders. In June of the same year, he went to Nanjing again to find witnesses to appear in court, arrived in Tokyo with the witnesses on the same plane, and brought archives from the U.S. Embassy in China regarding Japanese atrocities, preparing key evidence for the Tokyo Tribunal.
Among the archives donated this time, a set of six work diaries is particularly valuable. It records: "March 9, Saturday - I received official orders to go to Shanghai, Nanjing, Beiping, and other locations in the China war zone to carry out war crimes investigations and evidence collection." "April 2, Tuesday - Arrived in Nanjing at 11:20 am." "May 3, Friday - The Tokyo Tribunal opened for the first time." ... After careful review, experts unanimously agreed that the diary was written by Sutton himself and is an original record left by him during the execution of the Tokyo Tribunal mission, and is an important discovery in the archives of the Nanjing Massacre. Professor Gu Ruopeng (顾若鹏) of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom commented: "Since there are no other similar logs from the same period, Sutton's diaries are very valuable."
Multiple archives once again clearly confirm the crimes committed by the Japanese army in its invasion of China. A report titled "Reports from China: Nanjing Atrocities Against Civilians," with a cover handwritten by Sutton, totals 89 pages. The opening chapter is an overview of the Nanjing Massacre written by Sutton, which includes 27 testimonies from Chinese witnesses. A 65-page court record presents medical and eyewitness evidence of the Nanjing Massacre. A 70-page court legal document, "Summary of Atrocities - Class C Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Japanese Army in China 1937-1945," points out that the crimes of the Japanese invaders constituted a "national-level war model." A 41-page typed report written by Sutton reveals the systematic promotion of opium and drug trade by the Japanese invaders and the puppet regime...
Yang Xiaming (杨夏鸣), a researcher at the National Memory and International Peace Institute, has been studying Sutton and related materials for more than 20 years. He said at the donation ceremony that after Sutton's death, his descendants donated the archives to his alma mater, the University of Richmond, and the library of the University of Virginia School of Law. The Virginia Historical Society also established a Tokyo Tribunal website, which includes thousands of pages of Sutton's archives. "After comparison, most of the archives donated this time have not been found in the previously published Sutton archives. The accession of this batch of archives fills the historical gap in the Chinese world regarding Sutton's investigation work, becomes an important supplement to restoring the truth of history, and further consolidates the ironclad evidence of the Japanese army's invasion of China," said Yang Xiaming.
Zou Dehuai (邹德怀), the donor of this batch of precious historical materials and a collector, said: "In my 10-year collecting career, this is the most I have spent on a collection, and it is also my first donation. I hope that after Sutton's diary 'settles' in the memorial hall, it can better play its value." Zou Dehuai said that in November 2025, he discovered on a professional auction website in the United States that many pre-auction items all pointed to "David Nelson Sutton." He consulted the information to confirm Sutton's identity and researched to determine that the auction items were original archives. With the help of relatives, friends, and enthusiastic people, after a tortuous bidding process, he finally won this batch of precious historical materials, safeguarding the truth of history.
Zhou Feng (周峰), curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders (侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆), said that on the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Tribunal, this batch of precious archives returned to Nanjing, providing new historical materials and perspectives for further research on the Tokyo Tribunal, and playing a positive role in maintaining the legal conclusion of the post-war trial and defending human justice and peace.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈小晓
Starting May 1st, China has comprehensively implemented zero-tariff measures for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China. At the same time, it continues to promote the negotiation and signing of agreements on establishing economic partnership for common development, and further expands access for African products to China by upgrading the "green channel." Diaa Helmy (迪亚·赫尔米), Secretary-General of the Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview with this reporter that China's zero-tariff measures embody the concept of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, which will further consolidate Sino-African friendship and promote Sino-African economic and trade cooperation to a higher level.
Helmy (赫尔米) believes that at present, the global economy is volatile, the international financial system urgently needs reform, and many countries are facing multiple challenges. China's implementation of zero-tariff measures provides an important opportunity for African countries to integrate into the global market, which is conducive to reshaping Africa's position in the global trade system. "Against the background of the global trade system facing protectionism and unilateralism threats, China supports the multilateral trade system with practical actions, interpreting the profound connotation of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind," said Helmy (赫尔米).
In 2025, Sino-African trade reached a record 348 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.7% year-on-year. China has remained Africa's largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years. Helmy (赫尔米) said that at present, Sino-African cooperation presents a good situation of mutual benefit and win-win results, pragmatism and efficiency, and fruitful results. Zero-tariff measures will provide African countries with a broader export market and help African countries expand their exports to China. "This move will also vigorously promote the upgrading of African industries, drive employment, increase income, and allow the dividends of development to benefit the broader African people, opening up broader prospects for Sino-African economic and trade cooperation," said Helmy (赫尔米).
In Helmy's (赫尔米) view, zero-tariff measures will also generate spillover effects, bringing more opportunities for the advancement of African infrastructure construction and the improvement of the logistics system. "The increasingly active Sino-African economic and trade exchanges not only bring considerable economic benefits to African exporters, but also help promote the construction of local ports and land transportation channels. With the continuous improvement of related infrastructure and the further reduction of logistics costs, a virtuous circle will be formed," said Helmy (赫尔米).
In recent years, Egyptian citrus, dates, chemical products, and household textiles have been favored in the Chinese market. "China has a consumer market of more than 1.4 billion people. After the implementation of zero tariffs, the price advantage of Egyptian specialty products in the Chinese market will be more obvious." Helmy (赫尔米) suggested that African exporters strictly abide by international quality standards, improve product quality, and at the same time expand production capacity, enrich categories, and accurately connect with Chinese market demand.
"China's economic development momentum is strong, the market size is huge, and it plays a 'stabilizing anchor' role in the global economy." Helmy (赫尔米) said that China's "15th Five-Year Plan" clearly proposes to "adhere to open cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results, steadily expand institutional opening-up, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy." This will expand broader space for promoting higher-level Sino-African cooperation and achieving mutual benefit and win-win results. "I believe that with China's comprehensive implementation of zero-tariff measures for African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, Sino-African economic cooperation will move to a higher level, injecting new impetus into building a new era of an all-weather Sino-African community with a shared future," said Helmy (赫尔米).
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), May 2nd (Reporter Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊)) The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) issued a blocking statute on the 2nd, blocking the United States from taking measures against Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., Ltd. (恒力石化（大连）炼化有限公司), Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (山东寿光鲁清石化有限公司), Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. (山东金诚石化集团有限公司), Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (河北鑫海化工集团有限公司), and Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd. (山东胜星化工有限公司) for allegedly participating in Iranian oil transactions, including being added to the "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List" (SDN List), implementing asset freezes, and prohibiting transaction sanctions.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) responded on the same day, stating that since 2025, the United States, based on its executive orders sanctioning other countries, has included Chinese companies such as Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., Ltd. (恒力石化（大连）炼化有限公司), Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (山东寿光鲁清石化有限公司), Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. (山东金诚石化集团有限公司), Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (河北鑫海化工集团有限公司), and Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd. (山东胜星化工有限公司) on the "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List" (SDN List), implementing sanctions such as asset freezes and transaction prohibitions, unduly prohibiting or restricting normal economic and trade activities and related activities between Chinese enterprises and third countries (regions) and their citizens, legal persons or other organizations, violating international law and basic norms of international relations.
The spokesperson said that in order to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens, legal persons, or other organizations, according to the "Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures" and the results of relevant working mechanism assessments, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) issued a ban stipulating that the U.S. sanctions against the above-mentioned five Chinese companies shall not be recognized, enforced, or complied with.
The spokesperson stated that the Chinese government has always opposed unilateral sanctions lacking authorization from the United Nations and a basis in international law. The issuance of this ban is a concrete action to implement the "Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures" in accordance with the law, and does not affect China's undertaking and fulfillment of international obligations, nor does it affect China's protection of the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law. The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will continue to closely monitor the situation of unjustified extraterritorial application of relevant national laws and measures, and if there are circumstances stipulated in the "Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures," it will carry out relevant work in accordance with the law.
Return to TopUnited Nations, May 2 (Reported by Li Zhiwei (李志伟)) China began serving as the rotating president of the United Nations Security Council for the month on May 1st. Fu Cong (傅聪), China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, introduced at a press conference held on the same day that the Security Council will focus on three priorities this month: revitalizing the authority of the "Charter of the United Nations" and the role of the United Nations, promoting the political settlement of the Middle East issue, and supporting the stable development of African countries.
Fu Cong (傅聪) said that in recent years, the international situation has become more turbulent, conflicts and confrontations have increased, and the multilateral system and international rule of law have been severely impacted. The international community urgently needs to take action to revitalize the authority of the "Charter of the United Nations" and the role of the United Nations, and avoid the world from regressing to the **弱肉强食** (ruò ròu qiáng shí - "the weak are prey to the strong," survival of the fittest) "law of the jungle." The Security Council will hold a high-level open debate in May on the theme of "Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations and Strengthening the United Nations-centered International System," which aims to promote countries to revisit the original mission of the "Charter of the United Nations," defend the achievements of World War II, and revitalize the central role of the United Nations in the international system.
Fu Cong (傅聪) said that the Security Council will routinely review issues such as Palestine-Israel, Lebanon, and Syria in May. It is necessary to pay close attention to the development of the situation, urge all parties concerned to remain calm and restrained, cease fire and stop fighting as soon as possible, resolve disputes through diplomatic means, and promote the de-escalation of the regional situation. The Palestinian issue has always been at the core of the Middle East issue, and the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is worrying. The foundation of the "two-state solution" is at risk of being hollowed out. The Security Council should urge all parties concerned, especially Israel, to fully comply with the Gaza ceasefire agreement, ensure access to humanitarian supplies, and stop settlement activities. The Security Council should send a strong signal to safeguard Lebanon's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, promote all parties to cease hostilities, and support the Lebanese government in stabilizing the domestic situation and ensuring basic people's livelihoods. Syria is at a critical period of political reconciliation and national reconstruction and development. The Security Council should support Syria in maintaining national stability, advancing political transition, improving people's livelihoods and well-being, and take more effective measures to eliminate the threat of terrorism.
Return to TopThe "Oriental Scholarship" Governance Study Program student delegation from Peking University (北京大学) recently visited Shanghai (上海) to experience Shanghai's (上海) economic and social development, urban governance, and scientific and technological innovation achievements, gaining a multi-faceted and three-dimensional understanding of the practical experience of Chinese-style modernization, according to a report in this newspaper on May 2nd from Shanghai (上海) (Reporter Cui Yin (崔寅)).
The delegation, composed of students from 57 countries and regions, visited the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共一大会址), the Yangshan Port (洋山港) Phase IV Terminal, the Caohejing Development Zone (漕河泾开发区) humanoid robot incubator, and Shanghai (上海) grassroots community streets, among other places. They also held seminars and exchanges with scholars from domestic universities at the Party School of the Shanghai Municipal Committee (上海市委党校).
The students believe that the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) century-long development process has extremely strong reference value. China's (中国) policy continuity in key areas such as economy, people's livelihood, science and education, promotes high-quality economic development and continuously consolidates the foundation of people's livelihood, providing a useful reference for developing countries to explore governance paths that suit their own national conditions.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 2nd. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson answered reporters' questions on May 2nd regarding Lai Ching-te's (赖清德) taking the King of Eswatini's "private plane" to "visit" Eswatini.
A reporter asked: According to reports, Taiwan region leader Lai Ching-te (赖清德) arrived in Eswatini on May 2nd aboard the King of Eswatini's "private plane." What is China's comment on this?
The spokesperson said that Lai Ching-te (赖清德), only a few hours after an earthquake occurred in Yilan (宜兰), abandoned the people's livelihood on the island, secretly sneaked into a foreign plane and slipped out of Taiwan (台湾), lavishly squandering public funds, staging a "smuggling-style" external escapade farce, becoming an international laughingstock, and lengthening the list of "Taiwan independence" ugly deeds.
The spokesperson said that the embarrassing experiences of the Lai Ching-te (赖清德) ilk in the international arena once again show that the one-China principle has long become a basic norm of international relations and a universal consensus of the international community. No matter how the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities collude with external forces or in what form they "support others," it is all a waste of effort and cannot change the fact that Taiwan (台湾) is a part of China. No matter how the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces are invisibly mutated, they cannot change the fate of being 人人喊打 (rén rén hǎn dǎ - "everyone shouts to beat them," to be universally condemned) and 抱头鼠窜 (bào tóu shǔ cuàn - "hold head rat flee," to flee in panic with one's head in one's hands).
The spokesperson said that we advise Eswatini (斯威士兰) and other individual countries to see the general trend of history and follow the trend of the times, and not to 火中取栗 (huǒ zhōng qǔ lì - "retrieve chestnuts from the fire," to be a cat's paw; to be duped into taking risks for another's benefit) for a few "Taiwan independence" separatists.
Return to TopThe launching ceremony of the China-ASEAN Disaster Management Cooperation Project was recently held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta (雅加达), Indonesia, reported by People's Daily correspondent Cao Shiyun (曹师韵) on May 2nd. ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn (高金洪), Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Wang Qing (王擎), officials from the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management, and permanent representatives of ASEAN countries attended the event.
The year 2026 marks the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The launch and implementation of the China-ASEAN Disaster Management Cooperation Project aims to enhance regional collaborative disaster prevention and reduction capabilities by providing human resources training for ASEAN, offering emergency command and judgment technology and equipment support, sharing China's disaster early warning and response experiences, and promoting technological interoperability, resource complementarity, and experience sharing (互通互鉴 (hù tōng hù jiàn - "mutual communication mutual learning," to learn from each other's strengths)).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊
Youth meets a prosperous era, and striving is the order of the day.
The results of the 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal and New Era Youth Pioneer Awards have recently been announced. As outstanding representatives of contemporary youth, they include loyal guards who protect the peace of thousands of families, innovative vanguards who overcome scientific and technological challenges, and pragmatic pioneers who are rooted in the front lines... They practice their original aspirations and missions in the name of youth, write their responsibilities with practical efforts, and gather the strength of youth to promote national development and social progress.
Guarding the territory is our responsibility, and our blood casts loyalty.
From the front lines of the border to the rescue sites and the vast sea, they step forward and are fearless of dangers, using their youthful blood to interpret their loyalty to the country and their responsibility to the people.
The Yunbao Commando Unit of the Special Patrol Police Detachment of the Kunming Public Security Bureau (昆明市公安局特巡警支队云豹突击大队) in Yunnan Province is a team in which young people under the age of 35 account for about 80%, and it has maintained "zero errors, zero mistakes, and zero violations of discipline" for more than 20 years. Special driving, frogman diving, mountain capture and annihilation, demolition and reconnaissance... More than 20 rigorous assessment subjects have honed the team members into "multi-skilled" sharp soldiers.
"Performing tasks is not a multiple-choice question, but a mandatory question!" This is a saying that team members often say. Aiming at the complex terrain of the southwest border, they innovatively developed synthetic tactics and methods such as cave search and arrest, deep valley capture and annihilation, and jungle mountain search and arrest, successfully handled more than 20 major and serious cases, and made every effort to protect the peace of the southwest border.
Li Hao (李昊), deputy captain of the Liuzhuang Rescue Squadron of the Rescue Brigade of China Coal Xinji Energy Co., Ltd. (中煤新集能源股份有限公司), has stuck to the front line of rescue for 16 years. In a tanker rollover accident in the jurisdiction, there was a high risk of fuel leakage and explosion, and the trapped driver's life was in critical condition. Li Hao remained calm in the face of danger, decisively directed the evacuation of the masses, set up a cordon, stabilized the vehicle, and took the lead in demolition operations at the risk of his life, successfully rescuing the trapped person. He innovatively developed a rapid troubleshooting technology for positive pressure oxygen respirator failures, and took the lead in designing an "assemblable, detachable, and changeable" simulated roadway, which greatly improved the quality of rescue training.
Heading towards the sea and prospering, chasing the waves in the deep blue. Xie Zongyu (谢宗育), the captain of the Qiong Sansha Yu 00225 ship of Sansha Fisheries Development Co., Ltd. (三沙市渔业发展有限公司) in Hainan Province, innovatively formed a ship's characteristic band to effectively alleviate the pressure and homesickness of crew members working at sea for a long time and away from the coastline. He took the lead in setting up "Party Member Pioneer Posts" and "Party Member Responsibility Areas" to gather the strength of Party members on the front line of emergency response. On the training ground, Xie Zongyu carefully designed course content, optimized training programs, and taught young crew members practical skills and emergency response experience, leading the crew to complete 21 maritime production tasks with high quality, and contributing youth strength to the development of the marine economy.
Innovation and tackling key problems, practical work shows responsibility.
National rejuvenation depends on science and technology, and a strong country depends on science and technology. Young scientific and technological workers in the new era break through technological barriers with the courage to be the first, and bravely climb to the peak on the track of technological innovation and industrial upgrading.
Lu Yaxiang (陆雅翔), a researcher at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院物理研究所), has long been engaged in the research of key materials and energy storage mechanisms of sodium-ion batteries. He first revealed the "bridge effect" of water vapor on the degradation of cathode materials in the air, solving the air stability problem that has plagued the field for more than 40 years; he pioneered high-entropy layered oxide cathodes, breaking the record for working condition stability; and he originally developed amorphous flexible inorganic glass electrolytes, solving related problems in the field of all-solid-state batteries. Lu Yaxiang's research results support the construction of a 10,000-ton-level cathode and anode material production line and a 100-megawatt-hour sodium battery energy storage station, promoting the transition of sodium-ion batteries from liquid to solid state, demonstrating the mission of young scientific and technological workers in the new era to serve the country.
Turning the ambition to serve the country into the ability to strengthen the army, Zhao Yandong (赵彦东), deputy director of the Seventh Department of the North Automatic Control Technology Research Institute (北方自动控制技术研究所), devoted himself to scientific research and innovation, innovatively proposed a new type of combat concept, and the "City Strategy" intelligent game confrontation platform he presided over supported the national-level war game deduction competition. He led the youth team to bravely break into the "no man's land" in the field of military intelligence, promoting the leap of our army's equipment towards informationization and intelligence.
From technological breakthroughs in the energy field to the iterative upgrading of national defense technology, and then to the track of building a maritime power, the innovative footsteps of young scientific and technological workers have never stopped.
Wan Zhong (万忠), assistant director of the Technology Center of Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (沪东中华造船（集团）有限公司), led the development and design team to break the international monopoly in the shipbuilding industry, break through the key technology of liquefied natural gas (LNG) enclosure system research and development, vigorously promote the localization process of LNG ship research and development, and contribute to enhancing the safety and resilience of the industrial chain. He led the team to overcome the difficulties in the independent design of the entire series of large container ships, and led the development of 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships, promoting the world of domestic 10,000 TEU giant ships.
Based on the position, dedication warms people's hearts.
Ordinary positions show responsibility. Young people in the new era are based on their own jobs, inheriting the spirit of craftsmanship, empowering grassroots development, and transmitting service temperature, so that youth can bloom with extraordinary brilliance.
Seeing the universe within a fraction of a millimeter, showing ingenuity on the fingertips. Yang Guoxin (杨国心), a post-90s fitter at Shenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (沈阳飞机工业（集团）有限公司), has devoted himself to honing his skills for more than 10 years, and the precision of the parts he processes can be controlled within 0.005 mm. In the process of developing a certain model, facing the key problems of production and processing, Yang Guoxin led the team to study day and night, and finally came up with a breakthrough processing plan to ensure the smooth progress of the task. As the company's youngest special-grade skilled expert, Yang Guoxin shared his skills with his colleagues without reservation, and practiced the youthful oath of serving the country with aviation with a pure heart.
"Treat mobile phones as 'new farm tools' and live broadcasts as 'new farm work'!" Because of a chance opportunity, Zeng Qinghuan (曾庆欢), a post-90s "Xiang girl," became a "San Nong" blogger who brings goods to her hometown's agricultural and sideline products. She innovated the "one village, one product, one anchor" model, teaching her fellow villagers to shoot videos and explore new ways to get rich; built a public welfare training base, training nearly 5,000 students, driving sales of more than 400 million yuan... Zeng Qinghuan is rooted in the fields, letting her youth bloom in the fields, mountains, forests, and land.
In the forefront of opening up to the outside world, young cadres stick to their posts, perform their duties, and write youth responsibility with high-quality services.
Wang Xingping (王兴平), chief of the Comprehensive Business Section of Sanya Airport Customs (三亚机场海关), which is under the jurisdiction of Haikou Customs (海口海关), practices the tenet of "people's customs for the people," and explores the institutional integration and innovation in the field of duty-free supervision, and has participated in the adjustment of the offshore duty-free policy four times. He participated in the research of major projects such as the Hainan Free Trade Port port construction plan, and assisted in the preparation and opening of Sanya Airport Customs, contributing to ensuring the smooth operation of the island's closure. Since 2025, Wang Xingping has promoted Sanya Airport Customs to accept declarations for imported "zero-tariff" goods worth more than 50 million yuan, and reduced or exempted taxes of more than 7 million yuan, injecting vitality into the construction of the Free Trade Port with youthful wisdom.
Youth is endless, and striving never stops. These advanced deeds are a vivid portrayal of the responsibility of Chinese youth in the new era, and will also inspire more young people to cherish the heart of patriotism, establish the ambition to serve the country, enhance the ability of the country, and write a youthful chapter worthy of the era and the people with unremitting struggle.
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In competitive sports, AI (artificial intelligence) is widely used in technologies such as assisted training and sports performance analysis, significantly improving the level of scientific training.
In power operation and maintenance, the "Intelligent Driving Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection Vehicle" of State Grid Fujian Electric Power (国网福建电力) improves efficiency by 5 to 10 times compared to manual inspections.
In the field of medical services, the "Yaoshi Zhiliao (药事知了)" full-scenario intelligent pharmaceutical service platform released by the Jiangsu Provincial Drug Administration (江苏省药品监督管理局) achieves pre-emptive interception of medication risks and proactive capture of adverse reactions.
From April 29th to 30th, the 9th Digital China Summit, co-sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the National Data Administration (国家数据局), the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), and the People's Government of Fujian Province (福建省人民政府), was held in Fuzhou (福州市), Fujian Province (福建省). With the theme of "Accelerating the Innovation and Development of Digital and Intelligent Technologies and Deeply Promoting the Construction of Digital China," this summit held more than 50 sub-forums and dialogue exchange activities, and featured the Digital China Innovation Competition and on-site experience areas. More than 100 special activities such as the Minjiang Digital Night Talk (闽江数字夜话) were held concurrently, and more than 100 authoritative achievements such as policies, reports, standards, and technical solutions were released, comprehensively showcasing the latest achievements in the construction of Digital China, exchanging development experiences, and building consensus on development.
Concentrated Showcase of Digital Technology Achievements
At the exhibition site, Zhang Qiang (张强), an engineer from Dawning Information Industry (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (曙光信息产业（北京）有限公司), introduced a single-cabinet-level 640-card ultra-node device to exhibitors: "We use immersion liquid cooling technology to greatly improve heat dissipation efficiency, and the electricity cost is 30%-40% lower than traditional air-cooled equipment." Currently, the equipment has been implemented in the core node of the National Supercomputing Internet.
A pair of AI glasses weighing only 40 grams makes real-time cross-language communication possible - when you wear the glasses, the other person's words are instantly translated and displayed in front of your eyes. "By integrating lip movement recognition noise reduction technology, it can accurately lock the speaker in complex multi-person face-to-face communication scenarios, effectively filter environmental noise, and realize simultaneous translation, image and text recording, and intelligent interaction functions," said Xiao Wenjun (肖文君), senior interaction designer of iFlytek (科大讯飞).
An unmanned restaurant envisions the future development of embodied intelligence - a robot wearing an apron flexibly grabs a coffee cup, places the cup at the coffee machine outlet, and completes the production with a tap of a button... The unmanned restaurant in the China Mobile (中国移动) exhibition area was crowded with visitors. "Research and development is still in the concept verification stage. We are using scenario applications to reverse-engineer technical breakthroughs and are committed to building a general-purpose home service robot," said Zheng Jiahui (郑家慧), product manager of China Mobile Hangzhou Research and Development Center (中国移动杭州研发中心).
The on-site experience area of this summit is divided into five exhibition sections: digital intelligence benefiting the people, intelligent sharing of the future, AI-driven innovation, digital intelligence technology breakthrough, digital intelligence infrastructure hard-core support, and digital intelligence empowering the integration of hundreds of industries, as well as three special zones: digital intelligence society, data element value release, and low-altitude economy, with more than 400 participating units. From digital infrastructure to the innovative application of digital intelligence technology, and then to the release of data resource value, the experience area showcases more than 6,000 technologies, products, and projects, with a first exhibition rate of about 65%.
Deepening Practical Industrial Cooperation
On April 28, Fujian Province's (福建省) first domestically produced high-performance computing server, "Mindu (闽都) No.," was officially launched in Minqing County (闽清县), Fuzhou (福州市). After the production line of this server is put into operation, the output value is expected to exceed 2 billion yuan in 2026.
On the day of the launch event, some of the corporate guests of this summit went to the production line to feel the pulse of the digital economy. "This is the first time I have participated in the Digital China Summit, and I have personally seen the construction speed and openness of Fujian's digital industry," said Xu Guoyun (徐国允), head of Hummingbird Cloud Map (Beijing) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (蜂鸟云图（北京）智能科技有限公司). He looks forward to using the summit platform to connect with more resources and opportunities.
Ecosystem construction is the key carrier for the leap in productivity.
More attention is paid to giving play to the main role of enterprises. The number of sub-forums hosted by enterprises at this summit accounted for more than 55%, and for the first time, sub-forums were hosted by private enterprises such as Huawei (华为) and Ant Group (蚂蚁集团). Enterprise representatives accounted for nearly 75% of the participating guests, and enterprises participating in the on-site experience area accounted for 80%.
More attention is paid to industrial docking services and development. This summit for the first time sorted out and released a four-level opportunity list of "industry + province + local + cross-regional" to promote accurate matching and effective implementation of project resources.
"Through booth display, scenario demonstration, forum participation, and one-on-one negotiations, we have contacted many potential cooperative customers. We look forward to the application of our embodied intelligent robots in industrial scenarios," said Li Xu (李许), R&D director of Fujian Jufu Technology Co., Ltd. (福建省具福科技有限公司).
Promoting production through the conference, the effectiveness is visible, and the results are tangible. Thanks to the momentum and empowerment of the previous eight summits, Fujian (福建) has landed more than 3,000 digital economy projects, with a total investment of more than 2 trillion yuan.
Jointly Researching the Trend and Direction of Digital Intelligence Development
The broad prospects for the future development of AI have resonated with and sparked heated discussions among the participating guests.
"The development of AI has experienced a paradigm shift from 'dialogue' to 'execution.' At this exhibition, we focused on showcasing the independently controllable, 'able to speak and do' intelligent body ecosystem and the large model technology base behind it, to promote 'easy-to-use AI' as a new quality productive force," said Han Kaichuang (韩开创), vice president of Tencent (腾讯公司).
"AI empowering engineering applications should focus on the six major scenarios of 'difficult, dangerous, dirty, complicated, complex, and emotional'," said Zheng Qinghua (郑庆华), secretary of the Party Committee of Tongji University (同济大学) and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院). He said that breakthroughs in these application scenarios will support the leap in productivity and the reshaping of production relations.
The "Digital China Development Report (2025)" and the "National Data Resource Survey Report (2025)" released concurrently at this summit show that the Digital China Development Index in 2025 is 170.1, a year-on-year increase of 12.99%. China (中国) has become the world's largest owner of AI patents, accounting for 60%; the first phase of 6G research and development has completed technical experiments, forming more than 300 key technology reserves. In 2025, the total annual data production in the country will reach 52.26 Zettabytes (ZB), a year-on-year increase of 27.28%, an increase of 2.28 percentage points over the previous year, and China's (中国) total data production accounts for about 27.44% of the world.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚嵘峥
During the "May Day" holiday, Mr. Li, a resident of Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆), drove to People's Park (人民公园) for leisure. He drove his car into the courtyard of the Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau (市林业和草原局) near the northwest gate of the park and, guided by security, found a vacant parking space and parked his vehicle.
"It's very convenient to enter the park!" Mr. Li said, pointing to the sign "Free Opening to the Public During Holidays" posted at the entrance of the courtyard. The gate at the entrance of the courtyard is always raised, and there is no need to register for parking, let alone pay a fee. "It is indeed a practical and beneficial thing for the people."
"During holidays and weekends, there are many vacant parking spaces in the parking lots of government agencies and enterprises, and the utilization rate is low." Li Feng (李锋), deputy section chief of the Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) Parking Service Center (停车场服务中心) Management Section II, introduced that during the 2024 National Day holiday, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) began to explore releasing some parking resources, including more than 1,000 parking spaces from about 40 government agencies and enterprises, which were opened to the public for free.
After preliminary exploration, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) officially listed the free opening of parking lots of government agencies and enterprises during holidays as one of the 10 practical projects for people's livelihood in 2025. Led by the urban management department, a special working group was established jointly with the administrative affairs management, state-owned assets supervision and management departments to conduct a comprehensive survey of available parking resources. The number of government agencies and enterprises opening parking lots during holidays increased to 159, and the number of parking spaces increased to nearly 7,000.
On the basis of consolidating the achievements of free opening during holidays, 94 qualified government agencies and enterprises also opened parking lots for free on weekends, providing more than 4,000 parking spaces. "This not only awakened the 'sleeping' parking resources and avoided waste, but also provided convenience to the people and met the parking needs of citizens and tourists, alleviating traffic pressure around business districts, hospitals, and other places," Li Feng (李锋) said.
Turning from idle resources to efficient utilization tests the level of refined management and demonstrates the original intention of serving the people. Urban management departments publish lists of enterprises and institutions with free parking lots during holidays and weekends for public inquiries; uniformly design the "Free Opening to the Public During Holidays" logo and post it in a prominent location; security personnel from various units guide car owners to find parking spaces... One warm measure after another is implemented, making people's livelihood services warmer and making the best use of idle parking spaces.
According to statistics, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) government agencies and enterprises provided a cumulative total of 280,000 free parking services to citizens and tourists in 2025. "This year, we will promote more government agencies and enterprises to transform idle parking resources into dividends for people's livelihood," Li Feng (李锋) said.
Return to TopDuring the "May Day" holiday, many workers remained steadfast in their positions, working diligently and earnestly, dedicating themselves to their work, and contributing their strength to promoting the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李昌禹 杨 昊
Standing at the new starting point of the "15th Five-Year Plan," what is youth, and what should young people do?
Without manual remote control, it autonomously completes table tennis rallies, continuously receiving balls and switching between offense and defense in one go... On April 10th, at the 55th Anniversary Commemorative Meeting of the Sino-US "Ping Pong Diplomacy," the bipedal humanoid robot Unitree Lingxi X2 (智元灵犀X2) displayed agile movements and stunning performance.
A year ago, at the "Model Speed Space" large model innovation ecological community in Shanghai, Peng Zhihui (彭志辉), co-founder and chief technology officer of Unitree Robotics and a post-90s generation representative, demonstrated Lingxi X2 to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), introducing cutting-edge and practical embodied intelligence technology.
Facing a group of vibrant faces, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "artificial intelligence is a young undertaking, and also an undertaking for young people," encouraging everyone to "cherish a heart of patriotism, establish aspirations to serve the country, enhance the ability to contribute to the country, closely link personal struggles with the future and destiny of the country, run the relay race of history well, and bloom with splendid youthful brilliance on the broad stage of advancing Chinese-style modernization."
Let's rewind the clock further.
On September 10, 2018, at the National Education Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping mentioned the resounding "Three Patriotic Questions" posed by Zhang Boling (张伯苓), the old president of Nankai University (南开大学) in 1935: Are you Chinese? Do you love China? Do you want China to be good?
"These three questions are questions of history, but even more so, they are questions of the times and questions of the future. We must ask and answer them generation after generation!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest expectations echoed this historical inquiry.
Questions are the harbingers of the times. Each generation has its own mission, and each generation has its own responsibility.
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest teachings, the youth of the new era are answering the "Three Patriotic Questions" with their youthful practice of shouldering responsibility for Chinese-style modernization, writing a brilliant answer sheet worthy of the times.
Cherishing a Heart of Patriotism: A Primary Aspiration, Reflecting the Underlying Tone of Youth
Patriotism is the deepest and most enduring emotion in the world.
At the Jiaoda Westward Relocation Museum (交大西迁博物馆) on the Xingqing campus of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), a train ticket printed with "Marching towards science, building the Great Northwest" carries the passionate years of that period.
Seventy years ago, thousands of faculty and students from Jiaotong University (交通大学) responded to the call of the Party and the country, holding such westward relocation train tickets, "packing their bags and setting off," relocating from Shanghai to Xi'an (西安), taking root in the Loess Plateau, and dedicating themselves to the construction of the west.
The core of the "Westward Relocation Spirit" is patriotism, and its essence is to listen to the Party's command and follow the Party, sharing the same breath and destiny with the Party and the country, and with the nation and the people, which has profound practical and historical significance.
"The westward relocation pioneers built laboratories on wheat fields, and we are tackling key problems at the China Western Science and Technology Innovation Harbor (中国西部科技创新港)," said Wei Shangjie (魏上杰), a doctoral student at the School of Microelectronics of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), who firmly chose the research direction of high-end circuit design and plunged into tackling key problems in high-end chips.
Wei Shangjie's research results were successfully selected for the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, known in the industry as the "International Olympic Games of Chip Design." On the international stage, the voice of Chinese youth is becoming increasingly loud.
With faith in the heart, one can go far.
"Patriotism cannot remain on slogans, but must closely link one's ideals with the future of the motherland and one's life with the destiny of the nation, taking root in the people and dedicating oneself to the country," the vast number of young people keep General Secretary Xi Jinping's exhortations in mind.
In February of this year, on his 22nd birthday, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) won China's first gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics. The five-star red flag rose slowly in the Alps, and Su Yiming covered his face and wept.
"Born in a great country and growing up in the best of times," four years ago, after winning the championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Su Yiming wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, reporting on his struggle to remember the General Secretary's teachings, train hard, break through himself, and realize his dreams, expressing his firm determination to continue to work hard, grow up healthily, and serve the motherland.
"Create a wonderful life in struggle, and contribute youth and strength to the motherland and the people," General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward earnest expectations in his reply.
"When I was a child, I wore a red scarf, and when I grew up, I draped the five-star red flag," Su Yiming said, "Being able to try and fight for something you love in your heart is a gift that this era gives to us young people!"
"For every Chinese person, patriotism is a duty and a responsibility, it is where the heart lies and where emotions belong. For the youth of the new era, loving the motherland is the foundation for establishing oneself and becoming talented," General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech is profound and full of strength.
Establishing Aspirations to Serve the Country: An Ambition, Defining the Coordinates of Striving
"Without ambition, nothing can be accomplished in the world," General Secretary Xi Jinping quoted the words of a philosopher, emphasizing the importance of establishing aspirations. When young people have lofty aspirations, they stimulate the potential for striving, and their youthful years will not drift like a rudderless boat.
Patriotism is where the heart lies, and serving the country is the direction of action.
Two years ago, in the spring, in Changde (常德), Hunan (湖南), the "Dongting Granary," General Secretary Xi Jinping had a memorable conversation with Chen Shuaiyu (陈帅宇), a post-90s new farmer.
After graduating from university, Chen Shuaiyu was determined to return to his hometown to become a farmer, taking the lead in establishing a cooperative and contracting rice fields, doing a great job.
"Do you plan to continue doing it?" the General Secretary asked.
"I will definitely continue to do it. Now the country's support for grain planting is very strong, and we are getting more and more energetic!" the young man replied.
The cooperative has driven a large number of villagers to find employment, introduced modern agricultural machinery and equipment, made the "Huajian Rice" brand fragrant in the "cloud," and attracted a group of young people to return to their hometowns to start businesses.
Those who seek ease will not succeed, and those who avoid difficulties will not advance.
In the coordinate system of the youth of the new era, the ambition to serve the country is not just a grand narrative, it grows in the soil of the fields and shines in the lights of the grassroots.
In the early morning, the sun on the Pamir Plateau crosses the snow-capped mountains and illuminates the Shayit Elementary School (谢依特小学) in Halajun Township (哈拉峻乡), Artux City (阿图什市), Xinjiang (新疆), 47 kilometers from the border. Yan Zefeng (闫泽峰), a member of the Western China Volunteer Program for Border Area Education Support, has already started preparing lessons.
Last year, Yan Zefeng and his team wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, reporting on their border area education support. Before the May Fourth Youth Day of that year, they received a reply from the General Secretary. Yan Zefeng read it over and over again, and his eyes were wet when he read the sentence "Shine and generate heat in the places where the motherland and the people need you most."
In July of this year, Yan Zefeng's service period will be full, but he decided to stay, "Use a few years to do something unforgettable for a lifetime."
Good sons and daughters are ambitious in all directions, and those with ambition will have no regrets in their struggle.
Go to the west, go to the grassroots, go to the places where the motherland and the people need you most. - This is the answer given by nearly 600,000 college graduate volunteers since the implementation of the Western China Volunteer Program. More "root takers" are growing vigorously, nourishing this land and giving it new vitality.
Measuring the land of the motherland with footsteps, listening to the voices of the people with the heart, and responding to the call of the times with struggle, from the fields to the factory workshops, from the forefront of science and technology to the frontier, the vast number of young people are practicing their ambition to serve the country with practical actions, writing a youthful chapter without regrets.
Enhancing the Ability to Contribute to the Country: A Skill, Supporting the Dream of Rejuvenation
Looking back from the depths of history, every leap forward in China's progress is inseparable from the innovation, creation, hard work, and solid work of the younger generation.
Wishing China well, it is even more necessary to have the "ability" to make China well.
Facing the great changes unseen in a century, this "ability" is the confidence to solve the "bottleneck" problems, and also the power to lead the technological revolution.
Let's go back to the private enterprise symposium a year ago. Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), the founder of Unitree Technology (宇树科技), said excitedly: "Our company and ourselves are all native to China."
General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged: "You are the youngest here. The country's innovation needs the younger generation to contribute their strength."
Most of the R&D personnel of Unitree Technology are post-95s, and post-00s are also emerging. More and more young people are "taking the lead and playing the leading role," and technological innovation is running at "accelerated speed," running into the "final round," and running onto the "podium."
This "ability" shines even more in the vast sky.
On December 9, 2025, the Shenzhou-21 (神舟二十一号) astronaut crew completed their first extravehicular activity, and Wu Fei (武飞), born in 1993, became the youngest astronaut in China to perform a space station extravehicular mission. Wu Fei said that this luck "stems from the fact that we are in a great era of leapfrog development of the aerospace industry."
The galaxy is boundless, the journey is endless; time waits for no one, seize the day and night.
From "Tianyan" ("天眼") to the "Deep Sea No. 1" ("深海一号") operating platform, the stars and the sea have become a new world for the younger generation to gallop. From the protection of cultural relics in Dunhuang (敦煌) in the desert to the "cold bench" in the science laboratory, every seed of youth is accumulating the power to grow.
The new era we face is not only the best era for the development of the Chinese nation since modern times, but also the most critical era for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping's expectations are inspiring: "Young people have great ambitions, and it is the right time to make contributions. If you don't fight at this time, when will you? Responsibility and responsibility, who else but me!"
The appearance of youth is the appearance of China. From "How can I bear to see the mountains and rivers shattered? I am willing to shed my red blood" to the youthful voice of "Please rest assured, Party, a strong country has me" in the new era, the vast number of young people are opening up the world in overcoming obstacles and jointly defining the appearance of China.
As participants and witnesses of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and even more so as participants and builders, the youth of the new era in China are holding the relay baton of history and running hard, and the echoes across time and space are as fresh as ever:
"Are you Chinese?" "Yes!"
"Do you love China?" "Love!"
"Do you want China to be good?" "Yes! May the motherland be prosperous and strong!"
"Cherish a heart of patriotism, establish aspirations to serve the country, and enhance the ability to contribute to the country," this is the action guide given by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and it is also the resounding oath issued by contemporary youth.
This voice takes root and sprouts on the vast land of the motherland, crossing history, connecting the present, and opening up the future.
Return to TopShandong Tai'an octogenarian forest ranger Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣):
Hair Turns White, Ambition Unchanged
"Looking at every plant and tree on Mount Tai (泰山), it's like looking at my own children." 85-year-old Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) sits in his small courtyard, gazing at the distant Mount Tai (泰山) outside the window, his eyes full of deep affection.
In 1962, Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣), fresh from graduating from Shandong Forestry School (山东省林业学校), arrived at the Mount Tai Forest Farm (泰山林场). At that time, many areas of Mount Tai (泰山) were still barren ridges with "mountains but no forests" (有山无林), making the improvement of the ecological environment the most pressing issue for forestry work at the time.
"When I started working, I had only one goal: to make Mount Tai (泰山) green," Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) recalled. For the first three years of his career, he was at the Hongmen Branch (红门分场) of the Mount Tai Forest Farm (泰山林场), and then he spent nearly 10 years at the Yingtaoyuan Branch (樱桃园分场), before being transferred back to the Hongmen Branch (红门分场) in 1979 to serve as a technician. In that era, lacking mechanized equipment, the forest ranger's tools were only the hoe and carrying pole in their hands.
"Back then, there were no machines, everything relied on carrying by shoulder and lifting by hand. We dug 'fish scale pits' on the mountain slopes, which both prevented soil erosion and stored rainwater. We planted the seedlings one by one, hoping that they would take root and grow into towering trees in the future." Recalling the scene of planting seedlings back then, Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) held out a pair of hands covered in calluses, gesturing.
At that time, Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) and his colleagues lived in houses built of stones and sheds built of dry grass. "We carried our own dry food when we went up the mountain to work. Sweet potato noodles and pancakes were very good." Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) said that sometimes the food was dried out and hard to bite, and when they were thirsty, they would chew a few mouthfuls of cogon grass roots. If they were really thirsty, they would drink the spring water directly from the mountain沟.
Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) worked in afforestation for 40 years, witnessing the seedlings grow into towering trees, and Mount Tai (泰山) also achieved a leap from "red and bare" (赤无毛) to "green and endless" (青未了). During this period, he completed a baseline survey of forest resources, providing valuable basic data for the ecological protection of Mount Tai (泰山). Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) said: "Seeing the mountains full of green, I feel that everything is worth it."
Around 1980, pine trees on the top of the mountain suddenly died in large numbers. Pine forests with a density of more than 600 trees per mu were affected by diseases and pests, and Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) was very anxious. If afforestation was the "first half" of building the ecology of Mount Tai (泰山), then disease and pest control was the "second half" of protecting ecological security, and the ecology of Mount Tai (泰山) was facing a severe test.
"Seeing the trees I planted with my own hands wither and die, it hurts more than cutting flesh." Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) was heartbroken, but he did not panic. He took the initiative to lead the research on the prevention and control technology of pine rot disease, and formed a joint research team with experts from Shandong Agricultural University (山东农学院) and Shandong Academy of Forestry Science (山东省林业科学研究所).
Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) said that the primary task at that time was to curb the spread of the disease, and they had to cut down and dispose of the diseased trees. After working day and night, they finally curbed the spread of the disease, and this research result won the third prize of the scientific and technological achievements of the Shandong Provincial Forestry Department (山东省林业厅). Since then, they have adhered to localized cultivation, using the tenacious vitality of local tree species to replace the pine forest on the top of the mountain with new seedlings and regain its vitality.
"We must make the seedlings green year after year, and also pass on the technology from generation to generation." Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) said that in the past 40 years, he has been teaching apprentices while working, and passing on his accumulated experience to the younger generation without reservation.
Today, a large number of young people have grown up in various positions in the ecological protection of Mount Tai (泰山). Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) often says: "Protecting Mount Tai (泰山) is not a matter for one generation, it needs to be passed on from generation to generation."
Looking at the lush forest, thinking of the forest coverage rate of 94.8%, Yan Xiusheng (闫修圣) feels very gratified. In his heart, nothing makes him more proud than the mountains full of green.
(Liu Ping (柳萍) participated in the writing)
Feng Yucai (冯育才), Deputy Director of Guizhou Dasha River National Nature Reserve Administration (贵州大沙河国家级自然保护区管理局):
Only for the Green of Silver Fir to Fill the Mountains
"200 silver firs have successfully completed their return to the wild, all thanks to artificial breeding!" "About 40,000 silver fir seeds have been planted in nutrient bags, a record high!"...
In April this year, good news kept coming from the Guizhou Dasha River National Nature Reserve (贵州大沙河国家级自然保护区).
The rain and fog dissipated, and the eyes were full of deep green. At 7 am, Feng Yucai (冯育才), deputy director of the reserve administration, put on camouflage clothes and set off with 6 forest rangers. The mountaineering bag on his back was bulging, containing both notebooks and binoculars, as well as machetes, safety ropes and other tools.
Along the more than 2-meter-wide mountain road, they carefully walked through the dense forest. They had to walk for nearly an hour to reach a wild return base to monitor the growth of the newly transplanted silver firs.
Turning around the mountain bend, a silver fir more than 10 meters high appeared in front of them, and some of the transplanted seedlings stood quietly. Feng Yucai (冯育才) squatted down, gently opened the fallen leaves and weeds at the roots, picked up a little soil with his fingers, put it to his nose and smelled it, and carefully observed the moisture content of the soil. "Pay attention to humidity monitoring, come back to observe in two days, and water it once it is dry." He then picked up a machete and cleaned up the surrounding shrubs.
Silver fir is a unique and endangered plant in China, known as the "giant panda of plants," and is distributed in Guangxi (广西), Hunan (湖南), Sichuan (四川), Guizhou (贵州) and other places. As an ancient relict plant, silver fir has extremely high scientific research value.
"Silver fir seedlings and saplings are particularly delicate. The soil cannot be too dry or too wet, the light cannot be too strong, and the temperature cannot be too high. They are more fragile than flowers in a greenhouse." In 1989, Feng Yucai (冯育才) graduated from Southwest Forestry College (西南林学院) and engaged in forestry work. In 2001, the Dasha River Nature Reserve (大沙河自然保护区) was upgraded from a county-level to a provincial-level reserve, and he was transferred to the reserve to be responsible for the monitoring, protection and breeding of silver firs, with the goal of expanding the silver fir population.
Natural silver firs first flower and bear fruit at least 50 years, and there are 866 plants in the Dasha River National Nature Reserve (大沙河国家级自然保护区), but only more than 40 plants flower and bear fruit, and the seed setting rate is low, making artificial breeding very difficult.
"The fruits must be collected as soon as they mature. Once they exceed 18 days, the outer shell slowly opens, and the seeds inside are easily blown away by the wind. Even if they fall, the fallen leaves on the ground are very thick, making it difficult to take root and germinate." Every October, Feng Yucai (冯育才) leads his team to climb mountains and pick fruits to collect seeds. In good years, they can collect tens of thousands of seeds, and in bad years, only a few hundred. They are stored at a specific temperature and humidity, and then sown in the spring of the following year.
Silver firs are suitable for slightly acidic soil rich in trace elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. For the first artificial seedling breeding, Feng Yucai (冯育才) prepared the soil according to the standard and planted more than 600 seeds. More than 200 seedlings successfully broke ground, with a germination rate of nearly 40%.
Later, in order to improve the germination rate, Feng Yucai (冯育才) directly took soil from the vicinity of the natural silver fir forest. After testing, the soil was rich in rhizobia, which could help the seedlings better obtain nutrients, and the germination rate increased to 60%.
Feng Yucai (冯育才) said that silver fir seedlings grow very slowly. Three-year-old seedlings are only seven or eight centimeters high, and their own disease resistance is weak, so they must also be protected from birds and rats. Over the past 25 years, Feng Yucai (冯育才) and his research team have repeatedly explored and gradually mastered key technologies such as seed germination, treatment, and temperature and humidity control. More than 12,000 silver firs have returned to the wild, and more than 4,000 are currently surviving. In October last year, the first generation of silver firs artificially bred in the reserve produced full seeds for the first time. Seeing the heavy fruits with full shapes and bright colors, Feng Yucai (冯育才) immediately had tears in his eyes.
Since the implementation of the wild return action, the Dasha River National Nature Reserve (大沙河国家级自然保护区) has carried out branded cultivation for all silver firs, with numbers marked on them, like "identity cards." Feng Yucai (冯育才) insists on monitoring the growth once a year, and records in detail the height, thickness and crown width of each silver fir, providing a scientific basis for subsequent management and protection. "I hope that the work of protecting silver firs will be carried out from generation to generation, so that silver firs will reproduce from generation to generation," Feng Yucai (冯育才) said.
Huang Yaohua (黄耀华), Senior Engineer of Sichuan Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve (四川马边大风顶国家级自然保护区):
Scientific and Technological Patrol Protects Life
In the dense mountains and forests, rain and fog rise. Wearing green overalls, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) carefully operates the control panel, controlling the drone to start the thermal imaging lens to track the footprints of wild animals.
Known as the "Rainforest" of Western China, the Sichuan Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve (四川马边大风顶国家级自然保护区) has an annual rainfall of over 1800 mm and as many as 310 days of rain and fog, creating a unique ecosystem similar to a rainforest. Rooted here for 15 years, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华), a senior engineer at the reserve, has overcome various difficulties and applied his professional knowledge to ecological patrols time and time again.
Majoring in Wildlife and Nature Reserve Management in college, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) developed a strong interest in nature reserves as early as his internship. "Once I went to a national nature reserve in Ya'an (雅安) for an internship. When I saw all kinds of rare wild animals and plants, I couldn't help but want to record them and study their habits." Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) recalled that every green leaf in the reserve filled him with interest.
When he graduated in 2011, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) had the opportunity to work at the Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve (马边大风顶国家级自然保护区). As soon as he joined the job, his first major task was to participate in the fourth national giant panda survey, which gave him a stage to show his talents.
At that time, as a member of the survey team, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) had to participate in surveys in Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟), Tianquan (天全), Ebian (峨边) and other places, often for more than ten days at a time. When he first entered the wild, there were often thrilling moments. Once, he and a local guide were in a team and encountered heavy rain, and the two were separated. "At that time, the paper topographic map was ruined by the rain, and I lost my way," Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) said.
In a critical moment, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) did not panic. He observed the terrain, on the one hand, he went down to the lower reaches along the water flow, and on the other hand, he paid attention to the traces of his arrival. In the end, he found a Chinese serow footprint that he had observed when he went up the mountain, and successfully found his way back.
The most important thing in the giant panda survey is to find traces of giant panda feces, footprints, etc. "According to technical requirements, we have to use clean packaging to collect feces, and then extract giant panda DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) for testing and analysis, so as to understand the survival status of giant pandas." Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) said that he often walked for several kilometers in the mountains, with an altitude difference of nearly 2,000 meters.
In 2014, after completing the giant panda survey, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) returned to the research department of the reserve. He likes to photograph various birds and plants, record the species in the reserve, and often shares interesting knowledge and images of wild animals and plants on the Internet. To date, he has newly discovered and recorded more than 60 species of birds in the reserve.
Living in the open air for many years, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) was found to have nephrotic syndrome and femoral head necrosis of both legs in 2016, and had to undergo a drilling decompression operation. In 2017, colleagues in the reserve suddenly discovered that the figure who had not been seen for a long time was active in the mountains again,拄着登山杖 participating in wild patrols.
Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) and his colleagues, as well as graduate students who came to the reserve for internships, standardized infrared camera monitoring. "We plan to set up an infrared camera every square kilometer to monitor the activities of wild animals." Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) said that they placed a total of more than 140 infrared cameras.
In 2024, during a wild plant survey, Huang Yaohua's (黄耀华) hip joints began to hurt again, and his femoral head necrosis worsened again. He turned to using industry drones for wildlife monitoring and reserve patrols, and successively recorded 82 distribution points of 8 species of wild animals such as Tibetan macaques and red pandas.
Now, Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) spends more time on popular science communication. "Popular science communication can let more people understand the magic of our land and engrave the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature in everyone's heart," Huang Yaohua (黄耀华) said.
Wang Yanming (王延明), Ecological Ranger of Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve (青海湖国家级自然保护区):
Often Accompanied by Lakes and Birds
At noon, on the north shore of Qinghai Lake (青海湖), the Ganzi River Wetland (甘子河湿地). "All gray and white, with dark red on the top of the head, that is the black-necked crane, a national first-class protected animal!" Wang Yanming (王延明), an ecological ranger of the Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve (青海湖国家级自然保护区), skillfully set up his telescope, his eyes falling on the scattered bird shadows seven or eight hundred meters away. Back in the car, Wang Yanming (王延明) took out dry food, "It takes 5 days to patrol around the lake, so lunch is simple."
This year is Wang Yanming's (王延明) twenty-third year working on the shore of Qinghai Lake (青海湖). In 2004, Wang Yanming (王延明) came to the Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve (青海湖国家级自然保护区) and applied to become a driver. "At that time, I really didn't think that I would be dealing with birds for a long time," Wang Yanming (王延明) said.
The Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve (青海湖国家级自然保护区) covers an area of 5,560 square kilometers, including the Qinghai Lake (青海湖) water area and the islands, beaches and lakeside wetlands where birds breed and inhabit. A large number of terrestrial plants and aquatic organisms provide food for birds, and Qinghai Lake Bird Island (青海湖鸟岛) has become a "paradise" for birds to live and reproduce.
Wang Yanming (王延明), who has liked birds since he was a child, gradually fell in love with this job after coming to the reserve. In 2005, several experts came to Qinghai Lake (青海湖) to carry out a 3-year bar-headed goose ringing project. After going back and forth, Wang Yanming (王延明) became familiar with the experts, "I was responsible for picking them up and dropping them off, and they taught me to recognize birds."
Wang Yanming (王延明) has his own learning methods: "Listen more, watch more, remember more, and run more." Every time he goes out into the field, Wang Yanming (王延明) carries a waterbird atlas. If he encounters a bird he doesn't recognize, he compares it with the atlas, takes a picture and asks the experts, "It's strange to say, as long as you recognize it, you won't forget it the second time you see it."
In a few years, Wang Yanming (王延明) became the "most bird-savvy driver" in the reserve, and later transferred to become an ecological ranger, "I used to be interested in birds, but I didn't expect that one day, my interest would become a career."
"After contacting birds more, I found that they are all spiritual," Wang Yanming (王延明) said, "There is a pair of bar-headed geese on Qinghai Lake Bird Island (青海湖鸟岛) that have returned to the same nest every year for five or six consecutive years. We are very close to them, and they are not afraid, as if they know us."
Wang Yanming (王延明) clearly remembers the scene when he first came to Qinghai Lake (青海湖): "At that time, at the beginning of spring, the wind was strong, and the sky was full of sand and dust. Every day, we had to use dustpans to sweep sand out of the dormitory." In recent years, the ecological environment of Qinghai Lake (青海湖) has changed greatly. The number of waterbird populations has reached more than 606,000, the resource volume of Qinghai Lake naked carp has recovered to 133,000 tons, the important indicators of the water environment have remained stable, the wetland area has continued to increase, and the high-density vegetation coverage rate has continued to expand.
The year before last, Wang Yanming (王延明) discovered Oriental white storks in the Ganzi River Wetland (甘子河湿地). "Oriental white storks have extremely harsh requirements for the living environment. Only wetlands with abundant food, abundant water sources, and a good ecological environment can become their habitat," Wang Yanming (王延明) said, "It shows that the ecological environment of Qinghai Lake (青海湖) is getting better."
What has been improved is not only the environment, but also the ecological protection awareness of the herdsmen. Wang Yanming (王延明) introduced: "In the past, some herdsmen did not have a deep understanding of protection. When they found wild animals competing with cattle and sheep for grass on the grassland, they inevitably had emotions. Now the herdsmen's awareness of ecological protection is very strong. When there is not enough grass to eat in winter, the herdsmen will take out the feed that their cattle and sheep eat within a scientific and legal scope to feed wild animals, and also feed them water."
In addition to patrolling, Wang Yanming (王延明) and his colleagues also carry various protection manuals and bird atlases to do popular science publicity, "We teach herdsmen to recognize rare animals. When herdsmen see injured wild animals, they will call us immediately. Now they have become our 'eyes' and 'ears'."
In 2025, Wang Yanming (王延明) was selected as the "Most Beautiful Ecological Ranger" in Qinghai Province (青海省). Wang Yanming (王延明) said: "This award is not for me personally, but for all those who protect Qinghai Lake (青海湖)!"
As the sun sets, Qinghai Lake (青海湖) is dyed with a layer of gold. Wang Yanming (王延明) packed up his observation equipment and prepared to return to his station. Tomorrow, Wang Yanming (王延明) will set off on time.
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From the towering, layered primeval forests of Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山), to the Qinba (秦巴) paddy fields of Hanzhong, Shaanxi (陕西汉中) where crested ibises gather; from the oxygen-deprived, uninhabited wilderness of Hoh Xil (可可西里), to the Yangtze River (长江) wetlands where Chinese alligators dwell in Anhui (安徽)—across this vast land, more than 2,600 nature reserves are scattered like stars, protecting typical natural ecosystems, natural concentrated distribution areas of rare and endangered wild animals and plants, and natural relics of special significance. They play a crucial foundational role in China's nature reserve system.
Protecting nature reserves is protecting our common home, and protecting the foundation for the survival of future generations. Generations of nature reserve guardians have been rooted in the mountains and wilderness for decades, contributing to building a solid national ecological security barrier and becoming a vivid example of promoting ecological civilization construction.
The successive generations of guardians demonstrate reverence and responsibility for nature and living beings. In the Yancheng Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve (江苏盐城湿地珍禽国家级自然保护区) in Jiangsu (江苏), three generations of "crane chasers" have worked together to steadily increase the population of red-crowned cranes, providing a safe habitat for spoon-billed sandpipers; in the Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve (云南白马雪山国家级自然保护区) in Yunnan (云南), Yu Jianhua (余建华) and his son Yu Zhonghua (余忠华) have gone from tracking Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys by hand and rescuing injured individuals, to using infrared cameras and monitoring equipment to accurately monitor monkey populations, spending more than 30 years promoting the steady recovery of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey population... They not only protect the gene pool of biodiversity and maintain the balance and stability of the ecosystem, but also devote themselves to the vivid practice of safeguarding national ecological security and inheriting ecological civilization, allowing the land of China to flourish, where "all things obtain their harmony to grow, and each obtains its nourishment to thrive."
The successive generations of guardians are backed by the powerful support of technological empowerment. Luo Chunping (罗春平) of the Wanglang National Nature Reserve (四川王朗国家级自然保护区) in Sichuan (四川) deployed infrared cameras on steep ridges and scree slopes, and for the first time in five years, captured images of snow leopards in the Minshan Mountains (岷山), filling the decades-long gap in snow leopard species records in the area; staff at the Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve (浙江天目山国家级自然保护区) in Zhejiang (浙江) used drones for patrols, big data analysis and other technological means to achieve real-time monitoring of forest fires and species dynamics, greatly improving protection efficiency and quality. Technological empowerment has given the protection work of nature reserves "smart wings," effectively solving problems such as remote areas and complex terrain, and promoting the protection of green mountains and clear waters to be more scientific and efficient, realizing the transformation from "experience-based" to "precision-based."
The "successive generations" of guardians also require the spirit of dedication to "willingly sit on the sidelines." Nature reserves are mostly located in remote and harsh environments, and the effectiveness of ecological protection is not immediate, often taking decades to see results. However, the guardians of nature reserves silently guard the mountains and rivers with the realm of "success does not have to be mine" and the responsibility of "success must have me." Xu Shengke (徐生科) of the Badagongshan National Nature Reserve (湖南八大公山国家级自然保护区) in Hunan (湖南) has patrolled the mountains on foot for dozens of kilometers every day for more than 30 years, wearing out nearly a hundred pairs of shoes, experiencing 12 tests such as mountain floods and snake attacks, and witnessing the gratifying changes in the continuous improvement of the forest area ecology and the increasing number of rare species year by year. This spirit of dedication and sustained effort is not only the spiritual background of the guardians of nature reserves, but also becomes an inexhaustible spiritual driving force for the construction of ecological civilization, inspiring more people to devote themselves to the cause of ecological protection.
Building a beautiful China is not only an important task of the times, but also a national action. The whole society should consciously practice the concept of green development, gather the mighty power to care for the ecological environment with the power of small things, so that the blue sky will always be in the Chinese land, the green mountains will always be there, and the green waters will always flow, leaving a vibrant, clean and beautiful home for future generations.
Return to TopYouth meets a prosperous era, and striving is the right time. On the front lines of technological innovation, people's livelihood services, and civilization protection, a group of young people are taking on the responsibilities of the times in the name of youth. They use professionalism, innovation, and dedication to write extraordinary answers for their youth, interpret the mission and glory of Chinese youth in the new era, and inject ardent youthful power into national development.
Technical experts who protect travel with code, scientific research pioneers who tackle computing power problems, archaeological workers who delve into history... As the May Fourth Youth Day approaches, we are launching a special plan, focusing on 3 teams that have won the China Youth May Fourth Medal collective award, to pay tribute to the struggle and responsibility of youth in the new era.
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Railway 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team——
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Let more travelers "go whenever they want"
People's Daily reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)
April 15th, the "May Day" holiday transportation ticket sales started. Walking into the Railway 12306 monitoring hall, on the huge electronic screen, data such as ticket sales, queuing status, and waiting time are jumping in real time.
The rolling of each number affects the high-speed collaboration of thousands of servers. Guarding the "most powerful brain" of 12306 is the Railway 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team of the China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁道科学研究院集团有限公司). In this team composed of 231 young people, young people under the age of 35 account for 63%.
"April 16th, 17th, and 21st are the three peak ticket sales periods for this year's 'May Day' holiday transportation. The system's access volume per second can reach one million times, and the peak order volume will also be several times the daily volume," introduced Weng Shengyuan (翁湦元), a technical backbone of the Railway 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team.
Faced with the challenge of peak ticket sales, the 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team calmly responded. Weng Shengyuan (翁湦元) introduced that the team has strengthened the Railway 12306 ticket sales system in advance, optimized system resource allocation, expanded network bandwidth, expanded the cloud service capabilities for surplus ticket inquiries, and comprehensively improved the system's ability to cope with ultra-large-scale concurrent access demands and network security protection.
Not only that, the team also carried out a full-process stress test in advance. By means of stepped pressurization and simulating real ticket purchase scenarios, the team accurately simulated concurrent access pressure of hundreds of thousands of times per second, identified performance bottlenecks in advance, and fully verified the system's ultimate carrying capacity.
Responding to the peak of ticket sales, stability is a basic requirement, and speed is a higher pursuit. "We hope to achieve a process of 1.5 seconds from the user submitting an order to entering the queuing queue to generating an order pending payment, achieving a second-by-second response," said Weng Shengyuan (翁湦元).
The second-by-second response at the front end requires the system to have millisecond-level "computing processing" capabilities. In the early stage of this year's Spring Festival transportation, the team upgraded the core electronic ticket database, optimized the distributed architecture and multi-level cache, making massive ticket inquiries and refunds faster and more stable. At the same time, the power of the computer room has also been expanded and transformed, providing a solid energy guarantee for all hardware.
If optimizing hardware and architecture strengthens the muscles and bones of the 12306 system, then optimizing algorithms and developing data enhances the brain of the 12306 system.
During the "May Day" holiday transportation, an important task of the 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team is to rely on the data of Railway 12306 to help the railway department optimize ticket sales strategies. "What we want to do is to customize data indicators for the passenger transport department based on advanced technologies such as large models, so that the statistical work that originally took several hours can be shortened to the second level," said team member Li Shiwang (李仕旺).
With this indicator assistant, the railway department can dynamically adjust the ticket quota based on changes in passenger flow demand, taking into account the needs of long-distance and short-distance passengers. For long-distance passenger trains, it will continue to adhere to the ticket sales principle of "long-distance priority, taking into account medium and short distances." When long-distance ticket quotas are sufficient, it will automatically allocate some ticket quotas to stations along the way in different time periods. All new ticket quotas will be preferentially sold to passengers who have submitted standby ticket purchase orders to ensure passenger travel during holidays.
However, what the 12306 Youth Technical Tackling Team is pursuing is not only the "million-level concurrent processing capacity per second" hard-core technology to support the stable operation of the world's largest real-time ticketing system - 12306, but also hopes to use innovative functions to make the "go whenever you want" travel experience better.
Taking the standby ticket purchase function as an example, after multiple rounds of optimization and upgrades, the number of standby orders that each passenger can submit for redemption has increased from 2 to 6. Each order can select any 3 travel dates within the ticket sales period, and can add up to 60 combinations of "date + train number," and each train number can add multiple seat types.
In the view of Pan Langtao (潘浪涛), a member of the tackling team, the optimization and upgrading of the standby ticket purchase function is not just a simple "digital addition," but rather, in the ticket purchase process, through scientific algorithms, it considers the potential ticket purchase needs of passengers as much as possible, provides more feasible options, and improves the ticket purchase experience and success rate. For example, in order to better serve elderly passengers, the team specially launched the "Senior Version" of the Railway 12306 APP, which has larger fonts, simpler operation, and only 4 steps in the ticket purchase process. Not only that, when the number of tickets is sufficient, the system will automatically identify passengers over 60 years old and preferentially allocate lower berths when purchasing sleeper tickets.
In the Railway 12306 Technology Center, there is a display wall, and a handwritten slogan at the corner of the wall is eye-catching: Every click is trust, and every line of code is a promise. "This is the original intention of our team. We hope to protect the journey of more people who 'go whenever they want' through these codes we write," said Weng Shengyuan (翁湦元).
Sichuan University Sanxingdui Site Archaeological Team——
Excavation
Meet surprises in history
People's Daily reporter Song Haoxin (宋豪新)
At dawn, in the archaeological cabin of the Sanxingdui Site (三星堆遗址) in Guanghan (广汉), Sichuan (四川), a group of young figures in protective clothing are leaning over the pit. With the light brushing, the fragments of the ancient Shu civilization (古蜀文明) that have been sleeping for 3,000 years are gradually awakening. They are members of the Sanxingdui Site Archaeological Team of Sichuan University (四川大学), mainly composed of people born in the 1990s and 2000s, with an average age of less than 30 years old. They use their youth and professionalism to protect the historical treasures that have been sleeping for thousands of years.
In December 2020, the Sanxingdui Site Archaeological Team of Sichuan University (四川大学) was formally established, consisting of 32 young teachers and students, with young people under the age of 35 accounting for 87.5%. Under the leadership of Professor Huo Wei (霍巍), this young team took on the heavy responsibility of excavating three artifact pits in the Sanxingdui sacrificial area.
"The moment I stepped into the archaeological cabin, I knew that my postgraduate career was destined to be closely linked to Sanxingdui (三星堆)," said Liu Yunling (刘芸伶), who is just a first-year doctoral student, still clearly remembers the excitement when she first entered the archaeological cabin. The constant temperature and humidity environment in the cabin isolates the outside sun and rain, and also builds a "protective cover" for the cultural relics in the pit. In order to avoid pollution, the team members need to wear heavy protective clothing for each operation, and they have to squat and kneel for a long time, but they have no complaints. "Being able to touch history with your own hands is worth everything."
Rigorous and meticulous is the most distinctive background color of this youth team. In July 2022, in the No. 7 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Site (三星堆遗址), an unprecedented "weird bronze ware" - a turtle-backed grid-shaped device was discovered.
"At that time, a young archaeological team member found an abnormality during cleaning. He did not continue rashly, but reported it immediately," said Li Haichao (黎海超), the captain of the Sanxingdui Site Archaeological Team of Sichuan University (四川大学), who still remembers vividly. It was the rigor of the archaeological team members that allowed this rare cultural relic, which is composed of a bronze grid holding jade ware and attached with traces of silk fabrics, to be unearthed completely.
The entire artifact is composed of an outer bronze grid and the jade ware inside. The four corners of the grid are dragon heads, with vivid shapes. A large number of silk fabric traces can be seen on the surface of the artifact. In the subsequent restoration, the archaeological team members and cultural relics protection personnel carefully cleaned each grid of soil with brushes and tweezers, and gradually revealed the ancient Shu mystery behind it through X-ray flaw detection, becoming an important clue to interpret the ancient Shu sacrificial culture.
"Archaeology is like opening a blind box. Every piece of soil has its own 'name,' and every excavation may encounter surprises," said Liu Yunling (刘芸伶), who studied archaeology at Sichuan University (四川大学) for her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, said the charm of archaeological work. During the day, they lie on mobile platforms to clean cultural relics, and at night, they sort out materials until late at night. The team members persevere in repetition and harvest in perseverance.
Doctoral student Liu Jiahui (刘佳辉) joined the archaeological team in 2022. He frankly said that archaeology is "digging soil" on the surface, but in reality, it is a long conversation with the ancients. "Every time you lean over and touch an artifact, you can truly feel the temperature of history. This unknown attraction makes us move forward continuously."
After Sanxingdui (三星堆) became popular, this group of young "soil diggers" also took the initiative to step out of the fields and laboratories and popularize archaeological knowledge in a way that the public likes to see and hear. The tight protective clothing cannot stop the youth and creativity of young people. "Please call me Young Pioneer," "The Great Wall will never fall"... The graffiti and slogans behind the protective clothing add a bit of youthful vitality to the serious archaeological site. After these lovely moments were spread on the Internet, netizens praised them, praising them for "having Chinese style and youthful vigor." But once they go down to the pit to work, this group of young people immediately switch to "professional mode," with clear division of labor and orderly excavation, sampling, photography, and data entry. More than 50 online and offline popular science lectures and dozens of popular science short films have allowed niche archaeological knowledge to enter the public's field of vision, allowing more people to hear the voice of cultural relics.
"The social value of archaeology is to let more people understand the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization," said Li Haichao (黎海超), expressing the team's original intention.
From fledgling students to independent archaeological team members, from precise analysis in the laboratory to physical excavation in the field, the young people of the Sanxingdui Site Archaeological Team of Sichuan University (四川大学) have published more than 100 papers and excavated thousands of precious cultural relics, constantly interpreting responsibility with perseverance and writing responsibility with innovation.
China Computing Power Network Youth Tackling Team——
Tackling
Weaving computing power links into a network
People's Daily reporter Lv Shaogang (吕绍刚)
On Monday morning, on the shore of Xili Lake (西丽湖) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), in the Shipilong (石壁龙) Park laboratory of Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室), the sound of keyboard tapping and low-pitched conversations intertwined, and a new day of busyness had already begun. Researcher Yu (余老师) from Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室) arrived at the laboratory on time. Just this past weekend, he experienced a "special forces" business trip, traveling to Wuhu (芜湖), Suzhou (苏州), and Shanghai (上海), and did not fly back to Shenzhen (深圳) until late Sunday night.
Although only 38 years old, Researcher Yu (余老师) is already an "old comrade" of the team. The team has a total of 156 people, most of whom are doctors or post-doctoral fellows who have just left campus, and young people under the age of 35 account for 82%. It is such a young team that is tackling a research plan called "China Computing Power Network" (中国算力网).
"Make using computing power as convenient as using electricity." This is the vision that Gao Wen (高文), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) and director of Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室), put forward for the construction of the "China Computing Power Network" (中国算力网). Simply put, the "China Computing Power Network" (中国算力网) is to connect the large-scale computing power centers scattered across the country to form a more efficient computing power service model. In the future, whether it is training large models or processing complex calculations, users can use computing power as easily as using water and electricity.
The vision is grand, but the road ahead is like trekking in a no-man's land, full of unknowns and challenges. Researcher Yu (余老师) introduced that to realize the interconnection of heterogeneous computing power resources such as large-scale intelligent computing centers, supercomputing centers, and data centers across the country, it is necessary to overcome the technical problems of the entire chain of communication, network, and computing integration - not only is the technical boundary blurred, but there is no ready-made experience to follow, and every step needs to be explored by oneself.
In order to achieve the technical tackling goal, Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室) drew people from various research lines to form a team, involving optical fiber communication, network, system, software, and artificial intelligence, etc., and the number of people has grown from the initial 10 or so to hundreds. "Faced with interdisciplinary subjects, youth is an advantage. Young people have active thinking and novel ideas, and it is easier to generate sparks," said Assistant Researcher Zhang (张老师), who joined Pengcheng Laboratory (鹏城实验室) at the end of 2020.
Up to now, the team has successfully overcome key core technologies such as ultra-large-capacity optical communication, computing network native new network, and heterogeneous intelligent computing power cluster system, which can establish a super-large bandwidth network channel of thousands of kilometers, realize the cloud-based integration of various computing centers, and provide key technical support for building a national integrated computing power network.
In response to challenges such as the limited computing performance of domestic chips, with the strong support of provincial and municipal departments, the team spent 9 months of high-load research and development to complete the first all-domestic E-level (hundred billion billion operations per second) artificial intelligence computing power platform "Pengcheng Cloud Brain II" (鹏城云脑Ⅱ), and broke through the large-scale parallel training technology, filling the technical gap in the high-efficiency training of domestic intelligent computing trillion-level large models.
"When developing 'Pengcheng Cloud Brain II' (鹏城云脑Ⅱ), equipment was installed during the day, and personnel entered the site for debugging at night. Everyone was divided into several shifts to work," Researcher Yu (余老师) and Researcher Zhang (张老师) said with emotion, "The workload was indeed large at that time, but everyone was immersed in it and didn't feel too hard."
When talking about the young people in the team, they both mentioned the three words "sense of mission." Researcher Zhang (张老师) said that the young people who came to the laboratory for interviews asked the most not "how many papers can be published" or "how is the treatment," but "is this thing meaningful." They really want to do something useful for the country, and the China Computing Power Network (中国算力网) just provides them with a platform to realize their ideals.
The sense of mission is not only reflected in the scientific research tackling in the laboratory, but also extends to computing power nodes across the country. As a systematic research plan, the China Computing Power Network (中国算力网) not only needs to focus on the core problems of the computing power network and make every effort to tackle them, and find breakthroughs in the laboratory, but also needs the team to travel between computing power nodes across the country all year round to grasp the use of computing power, accurately capture and efficiently connect various network communication needs, promote computing power to go online, and build a solid practical foundation for the implementation of the research plan. At the beginning of the construction of the computing power network, many people did not understand this, and there were also doubts about the security and reliability of computing power going online, which required the team to repeatedly explain and communicate.
Today, the China Computing Power Network (中国算力网) has cross-regionally connected more than 40 heterogeneous computing power clusters, covering more than 20 cities across the country. Computing power links are like leaping blood vessels, crisscrossing and interconnected, and are gradually weaving into a computing power service network covering the main areas of the country, injecting a continuous stream of power into the country's digital economy development.
By: 王钰涵
The train sped along, the scenery outside the window receding frame by frame, as if a hand were constantly swiping across the fields, much like the short videos being scrolled through by most people in the carriage at this moment. Suddenly, a long-unused reading app on my phone popped up with a Labor Day recommended book list. When the familiar yet unfamiliar book "How the Steel Was Tempered" caught my eye, I couldn't help but recall Pavel Korchagin's famous quote and began to ponder: How should one live their life today so that, when looking back, they will not regret wasting their years or be ashamed of their mediocrity?
As a must-read extracurricular literary classic for middle school students, "How the Steel Was Tempered" is familiar to me. I vaguely remember reading it for the first time one summer afternoon, with the cicadas buzzing noisily outside the window. To complete the extracurricular reading assignment, I hastily flipped through those chapters filled with the smell of gunpowder and rust, only hoping to close the book and go out to play. Years later, I can only vaguely recall the book's dark blue cover and the illustration of a brave young man riding a steed. Not understanding the meaning of the poem in my youth, "How the Steel Was Tempered" is indeed extremely unfamiliar to me. I am not an avid reader, but I always hold classic literary works in awe. Those themes that resonate across time and with the present, the delicate artistic techniques, and the profound ideas they carry, give world-renowned works a broad influence and lasting vitality that connects different times and spaces. Perhaps because I am on a nearly 9-hour long-distance train ride home, perhaps out of respect and "superstition" for world-renowned works, or perhaps because I am past my thirties and confidently believe that the thickness of my life has increased somewhat, I suddenly feel that it is time to reread "How the Steel Was Tempered." I want to find the answer to that question about how one should live their life once again in this book.
This time, there is no longer the anxiety of wanting to finish quickly. While the guns and charges on the battlefield are certainly thrilling, what touches me most is the chapter on building the railway. Pavel and his comrades wielded shovels, digging frozen earth in deep snow, and Pavel did not give up even when he contracted typhoid fever. The "tempering of steel" in the book never takes place under the spotlight, but is embodied in the rails laid inch by inch in the icy and snowy conditions, and in the repeated struggles against difficulties and the unwavering dedication to ideals in those unknown nights.
Rereading to this point, the word "labor" in the push notification suddenly became concrete. In this autobiographical novel, the author Nikolai Ostrovsky (奥斯特洛夫斯基) reinterprets his understanding of labor through the name of Pavel. The labor in his writing does not have the idyllic poetry of pastoral songs, but rather the struggle for survival with a rough texture. After Ostrovsky became blind and paralyzed, he completed "How the Steel Was Tempered" on his sickbed with tenacious will. The author and Pavel in his writing both encountered many trials and tribulations in life, but never gave up. Suffering is not worthy of praise, but the tenacity of never bowing one's head in the face of suffering and the spirit of meeting difficulties head-on can always give people endless spiritual strength. That perseverance and courage explain to generations of readers that the meaning of life lies in constantly challenging and surpassing oneself.
The broadcast sounded softly, the train was about to reach its destination, but the journey of rereading had just begun. The reason why classics are classics is that they never lecture condescendingly, but rather meet the questions of each generation at different stages of life with an equal attitude. When reading it in youth, one reads about passion and distant places; when rereading it after growing up, one sees resilience and perseverance. I exited the reading interface and silently recited that famous quote in my heart again. How should one live their life? Pavel gave his answer: Life should not be mediocre or wasted. I looked at the passengers around me. Some put away their computers after completing their studies and work, some just hung up the phone after negotiating business, and some were comforting crying infants in their arms. People who silently give and work hard in one ordinary day after another are also answering the question of life with their own years. When life turns the pages of the book again, may we all be tempered in silence and forged into steel in the ordinary fireworks of life.
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Rolling hills, winding streams, white walls and black tiles scattered in a staggered fashion, weirs and covered bridges dotted in between.
Driving west along Chunyang Highway (淳杨公路) in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), after passing through Xiajiang Tunnel (下姜隧道), Xiajiang Village (下姜村) in Fengshuling Town (枫树岭镇), Chun'an County (淳安县) unfolds before your eyes like a landscape painting.
At the entrance of the village, there is an eye-catching village sign and a line of large white characters: "The place where dreams begin."
This "dream" is a dream of ecological transformation with green mountains and clear waters, a dream of innovative development through cultural and tourism integration, and a dream of common prosperity and sharing through rural revitalization. In this "place where dreams begin" in Fengshuling (枫树岭), dreams are also illuminating the realistic picture of rural development.
In October 2023, Xiajiang Village (下姜村) was awarded the title of "Best Tourism Village" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Why is it the best? It is the best because of the rural background of "good mountains, good water, and good people," the best because of the vivid practice of "shaping tourism with culture and highlighting culture with tourism," and the best because of the common prosperity picture scroll of "bonsai" connected to "scenery."
Why Xiajiang (下姜)? You may wish to follow the stone-paved village paths, explore and feel all the way, and gradually enter the depths of Xiajiang (下姜).
How can the countryside be "green, rich, and beautiful"?
"Staying in the 'Chasing Dreams Villa' (追梦山庄) homestay, I stopped to take pictures from time to time along the way, the scenery is so beautiful."
Zhu Man (朱曼), a tourist from Taicang (太仓), Jiangsu (江苏) who came to Xiajiang Village (下姜村), has endless scenic photos in her mobile phone: farm courtyards decorated with their own characteristics, streams so clean that they reflect people, and the green everywhere in the distance and near, and the blooming spring flowers. "This is what the countryside in my dreams should look like," she said.
The window of the homestay room overlooks the Fenglin Port River (枫林港河), and you can also go up the mountain not far away, which is indeed "seeing the mountains, seeing the water, and remembering the nostalgia." Zhu Man's (朱曼) family followed Yu Hongsheng (余红生), a villager who runs a homestay, to dig bamboo shoots and learn to make local delicacies, which are unique experiences, and the children exclaimed that "it's more fun than playing in the amusement park."
It may be difficult for foreign tourists to imagine that Xiajiang Village (下姜村) was still a poor mountain village "with bare mountains and less than half an acre of land per capita" more than 20 years ago. "Earthen wall houses, burning charcoal, half a year's grain, don't marry a Xiajiang (下姜) man," is a true portrayal of Xiajiang Village's (下姜村) past poverty.
Xiajiang Village (下姜村), formerly known as "Yashe Gorge Stream (雅墅峡涧)," is located in the upper reaches of the Xin'an River (新安江) and Qiantang River (钱塘江), adjacent to Qiandao Lake Scenic Area (千岛湖风景区). As early as when the village was built more than 800 years ago, it was given the beautiful expectation of green mountains and clear waters, but it has always been a poor mountain village due to the limitation of natural conditions of "no three feet of flat land."
In Zhejiang (浙江), the "Thousands of Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousands of Villages Renovation" project has created thousands of beautiful villages and benefited thousands of farmers. The story of Xiajiang Village's (下姜村) transformation is a representative case.
In 2003, an ecological change began. Closing mountains for afforestation to restore vegetation, building biogas digesters to replace charcoal burning, and building sewage terminal purification water quality, the former "dirty, chaotic, and poor" gradually transformed into "green, rich, and beautiful." Ecological protection is not a "**一刀切** (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach)," Xiajiang Village (下姜村) implemented the "micro-transformation, fine improvement" project, and successively completed the renovation of more than 30,000 square meters of farmhouses' facades, built new waterfront trails, and optimized the night lighting system, making the village have "beauty" and more "charm."
The village promotes a low-carbon homestay check-in plan, encourages tourists to save electricity, provides green transportation tools such as electric vehicles and bicycles, and promotes the iteration of household fuel from charcoal and biogas to piped natural gas, allowing clean energy to enter every household. In 2018, the United Nations held the "Earth Defender Award" ceremony, and the "Thousands of Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousands of Villages Renovation" project in Zhejiang Province (浙江省) won the "Inspiration and Action Award" in the "Earth Defender Award." Jiang Lijuan (姜丽娟), a farmer representative from Xiajiang Village (下姜村), accompanied the provincial delegation to the United Nations to receive the award.
The changes are not limited to ecological protection. People in Zhejiang (浙江) say that the "Thousands of Villages Renovation" project has not been limited to rural environmental improvement from the beginning, but has considered beautiful villages, cultural villages, well-governed villages, common prosperity villages, and digital villages "packaged" together.
Consolidating the ecological foundation and promoting green transformation, what are the effects and gains? Yu Hongsheng (余红生) told two small stories about homestay guests.
Some tourists brought water quality test strips with them when they checked in and said to Yu Hongsheng (余红生): "I will test the water here first, and if it is good, I will stay for a few more days." The test strip test result made the guests very satisfied. Later, this tourist family stayed in Xiajiang Village (下姜村) for six or seven nights in a row.
Some tourists also brought drones and took many aerial videos in the village. "Your water is so clear, the mountains are so green, and the scenery is so beautiful. I will definitely help you with free publicity when I go back." The guest sorted out and edited the video material and sent it to Yu Hongsheng (余红生). Later, Yu Hongsheng (余红生) often showed the video to other tourists, gaining a lot of "fans" and praise.
Yu Hongsheng (余红生) is also grateful that he transformed his idle rooms into a homestay early on. In 2025, the "Chasing Dreams Villa" (追梦山庄) homestay received more than 4,400 tourists and had an operating income of more than 200,000 yuan. His family's annual income has increased several times compared to the past.
How can culture and tourism empower?
As the weather warms up, the ecological water landscape performance project "The Place Where Dreams Begin" in Xiajiang Village (下姜村) will have a denser schedule.
"I didn't expect that I, an ordinary rural woman, could stand in the middle of the stage and perform for so many audiences." Jiang Hongfei (姜红飞), a 53-year-old villager in Xiajiang Village (下姜村), is one of the 50 villagers who participated in this live performance. She plays the role of "Secretary Jiang (姜书记)" and has a lot of scenes. "I was the first to appear, and I had to perform from the beginning to the end of the whole play. I have been added to the play several times."
Village cadres hold guitars and sing the original village song "Jiang Jin Jiu (姜进酒)"; young people who return to their hometowns to start businesses transform into "Gardenia Fairies" and dance gracefully on the water stage; the figures of old fishermen casting nets and old plasterers working with bamboo hats complement the neon water landscape.
The 50 participating villagers have an average age of about 50 years old, and the oldest is over 70 years old. During the day, they are homestay owners, small shop stall owners, and farmers in the fields. At night, they step onto the rural live stage, becoming more and more confident and more and more satisfied.
Jiang Hongfei (姜红飞) said that she performed more than 50 shows last year. In July, there were almost performances every day, as well as "May Day" and "National Day" holidays and private bookings. "At the busiest time, the audience crowded the shore." Some tourists also came specifically to book Jiang Hongfei's (姜红飞) homestay after seeing the performance introduction.
"Showing the story of Xiajiang Village (下姜村) to everyone also attracts more people to come to Xiajiang (下姜) to walk around, see, and stay." Jiang Hongfei's (姜红飞) feelings are very real. Shaping tourism with culture and highlighting culture with tourism, taking the road of cultural and tourism integration development, villagers have the most simple and direct way of saying it: "Culture builds the stage, tourism sings the big show, and the ultimate benefits fall into the pockets of the people."
With ecology as the foundation and culture as the soul, the integration of culture and tourism makes the "best" connotation of Xiajiang Village (下姜村) more profound. In recent years, the village has explored traditional culture and characteristic resources, established traditional craft studios such as bamboo weaving, stone painting, and pottery, opened non-heritage public welfare classes, and non-heritage projects such as bamboo horses, grass dragons, and hemp embroidery have also been integrated into cultural and tourism activities that tourists can watch, learn, and experience, which not only allows tourists to immerse themselves in the rural culture, but also enhances villagers' cultural confidence and sense of identity.
Business innovation makes cultural and tourism development more dynamic. The village integrates resources to create cultural and tourism blocks such as the Prosperous Food Market, the Common Prosperity Back Alley, the Gardenia Dream Street, and the Gardenia Dream Pastoral, attracts traffic through sports events such as cycling, cool running, stream tracing, and mountain climbing, and creates the "Gardenia Dream Xiajiang (栀梦下姜)" characteristic IP (intellectual property), striving to upgrade rural tourism from "single sightseeing" to "in-depth experience."
On new media platforms, the "Xiajiang Village (下姜村)" brand has gradually become a new benchmark for rural tourism and is moving towards the international market. In 2025, Xiajiang Village (下姜村) was selected as a pilot area for innovative development of inbound tourism in Zhejiang Province (浙江省).
In 2003, the per capita disposable income of Xiajiang Village (下姜村) was less than 4,000 yuan, and by 2025 it was close to 60,000 yuan. Among them, the "gold content" of the deep integration of agriculture, culture, tourism, and commerce continues to increase.
How can "bonsai" be connected to "scenery"?
In the spring new tea season, the "Jiang Ma Catching Market (姜妈赶集)" public welfare agricultural assistance live broadcast room in Daxiajiang (大下姜) was launched, and the anchor "Fazi Ge (法子哥)" went online. This live broadcast entered the "Lake Tea Garden" and common prosperity workshop in Tashan Village (塔山村), Lishang Township (里商乡), Chun'an County (淳安县), mainly promoting Hangzhou Qiandao Lake (杭州千岛湖) new tea.
"Fazi Ge (法子哥)" is the online name of Huang Lifa (黄立法), general manager of Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Daxiajiang Revitalization and Development Co., Ltd. (杭州千岛湖大下姜振兴发展有限公司). "Jiang Ma Catching Market (姜妈赶集)" is an e-commerce brand jointly created by the "Daxiajiang Rural Revitalization Consortium (大下姜乡村振兴联合体)."
In the tea garden, tender buds sprout on the branches of tea trees. This tea garden surrounded by water on all sides welcomes the mining season, and the fresh and refreshing taste of the first batch of Qiandao Lake (千岛湖) new tea this year is expected. Inside the workshop, automatic tea frying equipment is running at full speed, and the newly picked tea leaves are tumbling in the hot pot, and the fresh tea fragrance is permeated. Outside the workshop, the Daxiajiang (大下姜) "Jiang Ma Catching Market (姜妈赶集)" team is helping to sell spring tea through online sales.
"This is the first batch of new tea in 2026. We hope to let netizens across the country taste it as soon as possible through live broadcast sales," Huang Lifa (黄立法) introduced during the live broadcast. On the day of the live broadcast, Qiandao Longjing (千岛龙井), Qiandao Yuye (千岛玉叶), black tea, fried green and other tea varieties were complete. Zhu Shungen (朱顺根), secretary of the Party General Branch of Tashan Village (塔山村) and senior agronomist, also demonstrated traditional tea frying techniques live in the live broadcast room.
Huang Lifa (黄立法) said that the company is now mainly engaged in the sales of agricultural and sideline products, integrating the scattered agricultural products in Xiajiang Village (下姜村) and the surrounding areas, and uniformly purchasing, uniformly packaging, and uniformly creating the "Daxiajiang (大下姜)" brand. In addition to the online brand "Jiang Ma Catching Market (姜妈赶集)," it also sells through 48 offline outlets and channels such as supermarkets and hotels. "From 2020 to 2025, the company has distributed 4.15 million yuan to 25 village collectives, striving to help farmers increase their income," Huang Lifa (黄立法) said.
"It is not true wealth for one village to be rich, but it is true wealth for every village to be rich." Explorations like "Fazi Ge (法子哥)" and "Jiang Ma Catching Market (姜妈赶集)" are precisely to drive more rural revitalization, so that development dividends can radiate to a wider area, and development results can benefit more villagers. The "bonsai" of innovative exploration practices are being connected into a good "scenery" of common prosperity and sharing.
Xiajiang Village (下姜村) has joined hands with 24 surrounding villages to establish the "Daxiajiang Rural Revitalization Consortium (大下姜乡村振兴联合体)," and through the party building joint construction mechanism, it promotes joint planning, joint platform construction, resource sharing, industrial co-prosperity, and brand co-creation, coordinated linkage, and group development. At present, the consortium has expanded to cover 63 surrounding villages (communities), connecting and radiating more than 10 scenic spots such as Shilin (石林), Hongshan'ao (红山岙), and Longchuan Bay (龙川湾), and gradually building a "rural tourism common prosperity demonstration belt."
By uniformly creating the "Daxiajiang (大下姜)" regional public brand and launching a series of souvenirs such as "Xiajiang Youli (下姜有礼)" and "Xiajiang Shangli (下姜上礼)," it can realize the interconnection of tourism routes, the sharing of passenger flow, and the win-win of development benefits, explore effective paths for regional coordination and common prosperity, and can truly realize "beautifying the ecology, revitalizing the industry, and enriching the people."
In 2025, among the 63 villages (communities) of the "Daxiajiang Rural Revitalization Consortium (大下姜乡村振兴联合体)," 12 villages (communities) had operating income exceeding 1 million yuan, and 30 villages (communities) had operating income exceeding 800,000 yuan.
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Unfolding the map of China, the "throat" of the rooster-shaped land, the Liaoxi Corridor (辽西走廊) by the sea breaks free from the shackles of the mountains, nestled against the blue waves of the Bohai Sea, one end connecting the fertile thousands of miles of the North China Plain, and the other connecting the boundless black soil of Northeast China.
"Tracing history, the Liaoxi Corridor (辽西走廊) has two ancient corridors. The Daling River Corridor (大凌河廊道) traversing the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山脉) formed earlier, but its traffic capacity is limited due to the complex terrain. The corridor along the coast has both transportation and defense advantages. After the Liao and Jin dynasties, it gradually became the main channel between the Central Plains and the Northeast, and it is still a golden link connecting the north and south, integrating domestic and foreign affairs." Cui Xiangdong (崔向东), professor at the School of History and Culture of Bohai University (渤海大学), introduced that the corridor along the coast starts from Shanhaiguan (山海关) in the west and reaches Jinzhou (锦州) in the east, stretching for about 185 kilometers and only 8 to 15 kilometers wide.
Walking into the Huludao City Museum (葫芦岛市博物馆), a semi-cylindrical tile-end with clam shell and cloud patterns unearthed from the Qin and Han Dynasty palace ruins in Jiangnü Stone (姜女石) in Suizhong County (绥中县) has become a vivid footnote to the prosperity of the ancient road. "The surface of this semi-cylindrical tile-end is decorated with cloud patterns and seashell patterns. The shape is regular and the patterns are simple. It is a rare material evidence of the integration of Qin and Han royal architecture and marine regional culture." Meng Ling (孟玲), a researcher at the Huludao City Museum (葫芦岛市博物馆), introduced, "The palace was built by the sea. It is not only a royal residence with great prestige, but also a frontier symbol of controlling transportation and managing the sea frontier."
Although a tile is small, it can prove thousands of years. Emperor Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) toured the east and built the Jieshi Palace (碣石行宫), Cao Cao (曹操) wrote "Watching the Sea" (《观沧海》), Li Zicheng (李自成) and the Qing soldiers fought fiercely at Shanhai Pass (一片石), and the People's Liberation Army (解放军) captured Jinzhou (锦州)... Nowadays, high-speed trains are flying, expressways are running vertically and horizontally, and ports are busy. The former strategic location for military strategists has long been transformed into a golden link for regional coordinated development. The ancient and modern styles collide between the mountains and seas to create a shocking symphony of the times.
In Xigou Village (西沟村), Yong'anbao Township (永安堡乡), Suizhong County (绥中县) along the ancient road, climbing the Cone Mountain Great Wall (锥子山长城), looking far away, the Yanshan Mountains (燕山) are majestic and the Bohai Sea (渤海) is vast. "A Jizhen Great Wall (蓟镇长城) and two Liaodongzhen Great Walls (辽东镇长城) meet here, creating the spectacular scene of 'three dragons gathering' at the Cone Mountain Great Wall (锥子山长城)." Meng Ling (孟玲) introduced that as an important part of the Ming Great Wall (明长城), the Cone Mountain Great Wall (锥子山长城) is more than 20 kilometers long and is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Today, the smoke of war has dissipated, and the picture of rural revitalization is slowly unfolding between the mountains and seas. Walking into the "First Family of the Great Wall" farmhouse in Xigou Village (西沟村), the owner Ye Deqi (叶德岐) is busy greeting tourists to sit down and dine. "Now there are 14 farmhouses in the village, with nearly 100 employees." Appreciating the majestic posture of the Great Wall, tasting the farmhouse flavor, and listening to the stories of the border guards, Xigou Village (西沟村) relies on the unique Great Wall resources to allow many villagers to eat "tourism meals."
Traveling east along the ancient road, at the foot of Mount Shou (首山), the Ningyuan Ancient City (宁远古城) in Xingcheng City (兴城市), Huludao City (葫芦岛市) stands quietly. As a well-preserved ancient city of the Ming Dynasty, it witnessed historical events such as the Battle of Ningyuan (宁远之战) in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and has valuable historical relics such as the Zu Family Stone Archway (祖氏石坊), the Bell and Drum Tower (钟鼓楼), and the Temple of Confucius (文庙).
The east wind of cultural and tourism integration has rejuvenated this ancient city with a history of nearly 600 years. "The large-scale immersive night tour live performance 'Just in Ningyuan' (《就在宁远》) takes the Jiliao Governor's Mansion (蓟辽督师府) and other real scenes as the stage, integrates sound, light, electricity and holographic projection technology, and tells the story of the ancient city through actors' performances, allowing tourists to touch the vicissitudes of time in the flow of light and shadow." The relevant person in charge of the Xingcheng City (兴城市) Culture and Tourism Bureau said that in order to balance protection and utilization, Xingcheng City (兴城市) scientifically compiled the ancient city's residential style plan, and promoted the transformation of the ancient city's infrastructure to enhance the ancient city's carrying capacity and service level.
Relying on the convenient transportation of the corridor along the coast and the advantages of coastal resources, Xingcheng (兴城) is weaving a county economic legend of "China's Swimsuit Capital" with every stitch and thread. "In the 1980s, local residents started with family workshops, hand-sewing simple swimsuits and selling them on the beach. After more than 40 years of wind and rain, Xingcheng (兴城) swimsuits have grown into an industrial cluster covering the entire chain of design, production, sales, and logistics. One out of every four swimsuits in the world is produced in Xingcheng (兴城)." Ren Lei (任磊), director of the Xingcheng City (兴城市) Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that by the end of 2025, there will be more than 1,300 Xingcheng (兴城) swimsuit production enterprises, with an annual output value exceeding 15 billion yuan, and the products will occupy more than 25% of the international market share. It was included in the "Key Cultivation List of Textile and Garment Characteristic Industrial Clusters in 2025 (First Batch)" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The last stop is Jinzhou City (锦州市), which guards the easternmost end of the corridor along the coast. In 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign (辽沈战役) was launched in Jinzhou (锦州), and the red gene of "obeying the Party's command and winning the final victory" has since been integrated into the city's bloodline. Nowadays, streets, parks, and schools named after heroes, such as "Shiying Primary School" (士英小学), "Shiying Street" (士英街), "Yunfei Bridge" (云飞大桥), and "Yunfei Park" (云飞公园), are all over the city. Red culture is not a dusty history, but a tangible and perceptible spiritual inheritance.
In the Bijia Mountain Scenic Area (笔架山风景区), walking to the top of Bijia Mountain (笔架山), overlooking the ebb and flow of the Bohai Bay (渤海湾), and the ships coming and going in Jinzhou Port (锦州港), history and reality have completed a profound dialogue here - the ancient road has undergone thousands of years of changes, what has changed is the mode of transportation, the form of industry, and the scene of life, and what remains unchanged is the strategic position of the "throat", the mission of connecting the north and south, and the development context of strengthening the sea.
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The sun is shining brightly, and you excitedly bring a pot of flowers home, only to see the flowers turn yellow and the leaves fall off within a few days. What's the problem? How should you choose and care for potted flowers?
"The primary principle is environmental compatibility," says Song Jie (宋杰), associate researcher at the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Flower Research Institute (云南省农业科学院花卉研究所). When choosing potted flowers, the key is to grasp the five major elements: "temperature, light, water, air, and soil."
China (中国) has a vast territory, and the climate varies greatly between the north and the south. When choosing flowers, you must first consider the regional climate and seasonal characteristics. The south is hot and humid, so it is advisable to choose moisture- and heat-resistant varieties such as anthuriums and gardenias. Succulents and kalanchoes are prone to root rot and black rot, so they should be chosen with caution. The air in the north is dry, making it more suitable for flowers such as roses and petunias. Foliage plants such as calathea, colorful leaf taro, and nerve plants are prone to scorched edges and curled leaves due to dryness. As temperatures rise around "May Day," avoid buying plants that are dormant or afraid of heat.
Once you have chosen the right variety, you must also assess your own growing environment. Before buying flowers, you may wish to take a "self-test": How much sun does the location where you will place the plant get each day? Is the temperature suitable? Plants such as roses and bougainvillea are "sunlight lovers" and need to be placed in a location with plenty of sunshine. Azaleas and hydrangeas prefer a semi-shady environment and need to be shaded appropriately in the afternoon. Orchids like shade and should be kept away from strong direct sunlight as much as possible. It is safer to buy tropical potted flowers when the night temperature is stable above 10 degrees Celsius. Indoor maintenance should also maintain ventilation, because a closed environment is more likely to breed aphids, spider mites, and powdery mildew and other diseases and insect pests.
Snake plants are still energetic after being watered once every ten days or half a month, and air pineapple does not need soil and can be full of vitality with a spray of water. Song Jie (宋杰) suggests that flowering plants can be boldly selected in areas with sufficient light, while shade-tolerant foliage plants such as monstera are more suitable for placing in corners with limited light, but long-term lack of light will also weaken growth. Song Jie (宋杰) admits: "Flowers are difficult to maintain vitality in dark places for a long time. Potted flowers are essentially still consumer goods with ornamental value. They last longer than fresh-cut flowers, but they still cannot be a 一劳永逸 (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor, eternal ease," to solve problems once and for all)."
How to choose a healthy plant? You may wish to observe from top to bottom. First look at the leaves, which should be firm and shiny, with new leaves that are tender and green, and no insect spots or disease marks on the back of the leaves. Then look at the plant shape, with thick branches and compact internodes, indicating that there was sufficient light in the early stage and the plant has strong roots. Then gently lift the base of the plant. If it is not easy to loosen, it means that the root system is firmly grasping the soil. Finally, check the bottom of the pot and the potting soil. The drainage holes must be unobstructed, and the soil must be loose and breathable, not compacted, odorless, and not waterlogged to be considered truly qualified. When purchasing potted flowers, give priority to plants with "half-open" and full and symmetrical flower buds, so that you can fully enjoy the entire flowering period after buying them home, and the flower viewing will be more lasting and the experience will be better.
Don't just focus on "appearance" when the flowers are in full bloom. Song Jie (宋杰) reminds that when choosing flowers, you cannot blindly pursue popular online styles. Novices may wish to start with foliage plants such as pothos and snake plants, and first consider the "survival rate."
Watering and fertilizing are the most error-prone steps in home flower growing. Song Jie (宋杰) gives the eight-character formula of "water when dry, water thoroughly when watering": when the surface of the potting soil is dry to 2 to 3 centimeters, you can evenly water until water leaks from the bottom of the pot; if the substrate is too dry to absorb thoroughly, you can immerse the flower pot in water for 10 minutes to allow the roots to fully replenish water. Nutrient consumption is high during the flowering period, and current potted flowers are mostly cultivated using lightweight substrates such as peat and coconut coir, which are loose and breathable and easy to transport, but there is a general problem of insufficient substrate fertility. If you purchase potted flower products cultivated in simple plastic pots, it is recommended to replace them with larger flower pots in a timely manner and supplement them with special nutrient soil. Song Jie (宋杰) reminds that watering and fertilizing are valuable in moderation, and excessive amounts can also damage the flowers.
"Growing flowers is a practical lesson. Choose carefully, take care of them scientifically, follow the nature of the flowers and trees, and match the maintenance environment, and you will naturally find fun in every flower and every leaf," says Song Jie (宋杰).
(Men Jingran (门静然) participated in the writing)
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Return to TopArt is a vivid carrier for the younger generation to pursue dreams, record the times, and explore innovation. In recent years, China's youth art exhibition brand cluster has become increasingly mature, presenting a thriving creative ecology and a clear academic direction. On the occasion of the "May 1st" International Labor Day and the "May 4th" Youth Day, this edition specially invites heads of relevant institutions, experts and scholars, and representative exhibitors who have emerged from various youth art exhibitions and grown into famous artists to write articles, sharing practical experience from different dimensions and discussing how to better "produce talents and produce works," to encourage more young people to pay tribute to youth with labor and respond to the times with creation.
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By: 王 平
In the transition between spring and summer, the land is lush, and the Chinese art scene is also bursting with vitality. The "Looking Back – China Artists Association 2025 Annual Painting Exhibition" held at the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆) showcases 63 outstanding works selected from the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) membership point exhibition in 2025; the "8th National Youth Art Exhibition (Qinghai Touring Exhibition)" held at the Qinghai Art Museum (青海美术馆) stirs up the vigorous youthful enthusiasm of various art categories. With the holding of exhibitions, more and more young talents are being discovered and seen, and they are injecting fresh blood into the high-quality development of Chinese art with their unique youthful creativity.
The flourishing development of art cannot be separated from the inheritance of tradition. Since its establishment, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) has regarded the cultivation of young art talents as one of its important missions, and has continuously built a stage for young people to grow and succeed. In order to establish a channel for intergenerational inheritance in Chinese art, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) founded the National Youth Art Exhibition in 1957. From the first exhibition, the exhibition has attracted people's attention with creations that have the spirit of the times and innovative spirit. Many painters, such as Huang Zhou (黄胄), Luo Zhongli (罗中立), He Jiaying (何家英), and Xu Bing (徐冰), have emerged from the exhibition and grown into benchmark figures. After 69 years of tempering, this exhibition has become an important platform for discovering, supporting, uniting, and reserving young art talents, leading and promoting the development of young Chinese art creation, and at the same time driving the holding of youth art exhibitions in various places.
The National Youth Art Exhibition can play such a role, which is inseparable from the continuous improvement of the China Artists Association's (中国美术家协会) systematic exhibition and communication mechanism. In terms of selection criteria, the National Youth Art Exhibition, like the National Art Exhibition and the "China Art Award," always adheres to the principle of emphasizing both the people-oriented nature, the spirit of the times, and artistic quality. In terms of communication mechanisms, exhibitions are paying more and more attention to strengthening the transformation of results. For example, exhibition data is used by the newly developed "China Artists Association Digital Art Museum" (中国美术家协会数字美术馆) to create cloud exhibitions that never end; at the same time, touring exhibitions are held in many parts of the country to explore the establishment of a mechanism for excellent cultural resources to directly reach the grassroots level. The National Youth Art Exhibition will also select outstanding works to be directly sent to the re-evaluation stage of the next National Art Exhibition, establishing a connection mechanism with the National Art Exhibition and the "China Art Award." Inspired by this incentive mechanism, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) planned and launched the "China Artists Association Annual Recommended Works Exhibition" in 2025, selecting outstanding works from the nearly 10,000 selected works in the association's annual membership point exhibition every year and sending them directly to the re-evaluation stage of the next National Art Exhibition, so that the association's daily exhibitions are also connected with the National Art Exhibition and the "China Art Award," and the creative state of young painters will also change from "striving for one exhibition every five years" to "grasping creation every year."
In recent years, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) has continuously innovated the youth talent training mechanism to absorb more youthful power. The mechanism reform of the "National College Student Art Exhibition," founded in 2017, focuses on this. The "3rd National College Student Art Exhibition" launched this year draws on the National Art Exhibition mechanism, first exhibiting by genre in separate exhibition areas, and then selecting outstanding works to hold an exhibition in Beijing (北京), while also selecting works to be directly sent to the re-evaluation stage of the next National Youth Art Exhibition. This kind of mechanism innovation will make the College Student Art Exhibition an important window for the Chinese art world to pay attention to youth creation, and a key platform for young artists to move towards professional fields.
The new era's needs put forward high requirements for the cultivation of professional art talents. In order to cultivate various professional talents and stimulate creative vitality, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) launched the "'New Era Youth Art Talent Training Program' (later renamed 'Youth Partner Program') Series 100" project in 2023, and orderly spread more than 10 subdivided tracks such as "Children's Picture Book Creation 100," "Painting 100," and "Design 100," connecting the entire chain of theoretical study, creative practice, field investigation, industrial transformation, and achievement communication, and building a systematic channel for young talents from "standing out" to "continuous growth." Taking the "Painting 100" project as an example, in the first stage of teaching evaluation, the tutor group found that the students generally had solid professional skills, but the deep construction of creative concepts and the ability to inherit and innovate artistic spirit were still insufficient. This reflects the goal of the training program: not to improve the technical proficiency of "painting more like," but to make up for the ideological depth of "painting deeper."
Art originates from life. The depth of going deep into life determines the height of the work. Therefore, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) also pays attention to strengthening talent training through "deep rooting" and strives to consolidate the foundation of art creation. Under the guidance of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (中国文联), the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) launched the "New Era in Art – China Artists Association 'Going Deep into Life, Rooting in the People' Large-scale Field Collection Activity" in 2025. The current activities are being carried out in full swing in many places, driving art workers to actively participate and creating conditions for the introduction of more excellent works.
Since the first National Youth Art Exhibition was founded, generations of young creators have set off from here and pursued their artistic dreams. In the past, their growth relied more on personal talent and hard work. Now, the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会) has built a systematic exhibition and training matrix, paving a broad channel for them from "single-point shining" to "gathering stars," forming a virtuous ecology of "promoting creation through exhibitions and cultivating people." The seeds have been sown in the carefully cultivated artistic fertile soil, and in the future, towering trees belonging to this era will surely grow.
(The author is a member of the Party Group and Secretary-General of the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会))
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In the landscape of Chinese modern art, the Lingnan region not only forms a unique artistic style with "integrating Chinese and Western, merging ancient and modern," but also provides experience for the cultivation of young art talents with a century-long unbroken talent succession. The "Youthful Vigor - The 5th Guangdong Youth Painting Academy Exhibition" currently held at the Guangdong Painting Academy (广东画院) injects new vitality into this experience. As a shining link in the Guangdong (广东) art talent training system, the Guangdong Painting Academy (广东画院) took the lead in creating the Youth Painting Academy system in the country in 2004, and has cumulatively selected and employed 115 young art talents. This year, for the first time, it recruited nationwide, and more than half of the employed have doctoral degrees and associate senior titles, with an average of 5 selections for national-level exhibitions per person. This move has aroused widespread concern in the industry.
Young talents are the fresh force of artistic innovation. Guangdong (广东), which has never stopped exploring, has now formed a tiered and connected youth talent cultivation system, realizing the Guangdong (广东) art phenomenon of "talents emerging in every generation, and masterpieces emerging in every generation." Looking back on the past, the talent cultivation of Lingnan (岭南) art is not a temporary measure, but a century-long persistence and inheritance.
In 1921, Hu Gentian (胡根天) and his friends established the "Chishe Art Research Association" (赤社美术研究会) in Guangzhou (广州) to provide a stage for artists to exchange ideas. In 1923, Gao Jianfu (高剑父) founded the Chunshui Painting Academy (春睡画院), laying the foundation for the inheritance of Lingnan (岭南) art. In 1958, the Central South Academy of Fine Arts moved south to Guangzhou (广州), and the school was renamed "Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts" (广州美术学院), becoming a fertile ground for the growth of the new generation of Lingnan (岭南) art. In the 1980s, the Guangdong Artists Association (广东省美协) initiated the "Reading Painting Association" (读画会), where a group of young painters gathered around with their works to discuss art, lighting up the light of art. Under the promotion of Lin Yong (林墉), the "Xinghe Exhibition" (星河展) came into being in 1986; in 1996, the "Guangdong Art Creation Academy" (广东美术创作院), characterized by the flexible gathering of young creative talents, was established, leading the reform trend. Over the past 40 years, the "Xinghe Exhibition" (星河展) has been held 73 times, discovering nearly 200 young backbones, and famous artists such as Ou Yang (鸥洋), Lin Fengsu (林丰俗), Fang Xiang (方向), and Lin Lan (林蓝) have emerged from this, and their shining stars have illuminated the inheritance path of the Lingnan (岭南) art scene.
Stars lead the way, and young seedlings grow. In the new era, with the country's emphasis on young talents, the training methods of Lingnan (岭南) art talents are becoming more diverse. In 2013, the Guangzhou National Youth Seedling Painter Cultivation Program (广州国家青苗画家培育计划) was launched, cumulatively cultivating nearly 700 young art talents. In order to help outstanding talents "stand out" faster, the "1 Recommend 1" Guangdong Famous Artists Recommend Talent Action (1荐1广东省美术名家荐才行动) was launched in 2014. In 2017, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (广东省委宣传部) established the Guangdong Fine Arts Youth Talent Training Base (广东省美术青年人才培养基地) at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (广州美术学院), using the "Famous Artist Studio + Thematic Creation + Inspection and Exchange" model to train talents, with nearly 300 works selected for provincial-level and above exhibitions, and more than 20 national-level awards. In 2023, the Guangdong Artists Association (广东省美协) built a national thematic art creation research center system, collaborating with the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (广州美术学院), the Guangdong Painting Academy (广东画院), the Guangzhou Painting Academy (广州画院), the Guangzhou Sculpture Academy (广州雕塑院), and 21 municipal artists associations to build a "pyramid-shaped" art creation and talent training mechanism, leading young people to temper their skills in major themes. In 2025, the China Artists Association (中国美协) "Youth Partner Program" (青年伙伴计划) New Era Youth Talent Training Project - "Design 100" (设计100) will land at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (广州美术学院). In January 2026, the Guangdong Youth Art Exhibition (广东省青年美术大展) will be held to comprehensively review the creative achievements of young people.
Passing on the torch with brush and ink, and continuing the youthful vigor. From the glimmer of supporting newcomers a hundred years ago to today's efforts to build a youth art talent system integrating "discovery, cultivation, display, promotion, and encouragement" with the strength of the entire province, the Guangdong (广东) art community has always taken culture as its root and education as its foundation, injecting a continuous stream of youthful power into the prosperity and development of Lingnan (岭南) art. Standing at a new historical starting point, Guangdong (广东) takes "great works, great exhibitions, great masters, great classrooms, and great dissemination" as the main grasps, and "new media, new youth, and new literary and artistic groups" as strategic breakthroughs, implements a five-year hundred literary and artistic masterpieces project, and builds a scientific and reasonable art talent echelon. This is not only a vivid practice of the mission of "cultivating newcomers," but also a contemporary continuation and innovative development of the Lingnan School (岭南画派)'s inheritance and cultural context.
A century of spirit, continuous; the ambition of youth, endless. Gathered like a fire, condensing the inheritance power of Lingnan (岭南) art; scattered like stars, lighting up the youthful chapter of contemporary art - this is the key code for the inheritance of Lingnan (岭南) art. On the long and warm road of art, more young talents are growing and pursuing their dreams. They will illuminate the future of Lingnan (岭南) art with the pen of youth.
(The author is the Secretary-General of the Guangdong Artists Association (广东省美术家协会))
Return to TopBy: 李 夏
Every May, labor and youth, creation and ideals, converge here in a spiritual confluence. For the art world, a phenomenon is receiving increasing attention—art exhibitions held for young people, talent programs, and other initiatives are "blooming everywhere," forming brand clusters.
From the pioneering first National Youth Art Exhibition in 1957 to the spread of provincial youth art exhibitions in the 1980s, today, national, regional, comprehensive, and specialized youth art exhibitions of different dimensions are interwoven into a network. From simple exhibition selections to the continuous iteration of mechanisms such as the "Youth Partner Program," "Green Seed Program," and "Youth Painting Academy," today's exhibition landscape of Chinese youth art is far from comparable to what it was decades ago. With more and more exhibitions being held and more and more complete mechanisms being built, the creative ecology of youth art and the cultivation of young art talents are constantly moving towards the ideal state of ensuring that true geniuses are not buried and that experimental voices are not drowned out.
In terms of subject matter, youth art exhibitions present a pattern of diverse coexistence and inclusiveness. It is not difficult to see from many national-level exhibitions in recent years that young creators not only actively depict the themes of the times, such as urban and rural development, scientific and technological innovation, and ecological civilization construction, but also rely on individual experiences and emotions to capture the thoughts and ideas of contemporary people. From subway travel to space walks, from production labor to holiday leisure, from urban life to nostalgic memories, young creators use their own methods to explore creative paths that combine both the characteristics of the times and individuality.
In terms of formal expression, youth art exhibitions demonstrate the characteristics of upholding tradition and innovating, and bold exploration. The youth group grew up in an era of information explosion. On the one hand, they inherit tradition, and on the other hand, they explore innovative paths of formal language through the reconstruction and application of media, promoting the new life of traditional cultural genes. Looking to the future, they embed digital technologies such as algorithm systems and programming control into art, making the works interactive fields that can sense environmental information and respond to audience behavior, bringing people an immersive aesthetic experience. Facing tradition, they break the boundaries of materials such as ceramics, integrating media such as glass and metal into ancient crafts, which is refreshing.
In terms of exhibition space, youth art exhibitions show a more flexible "presence." Many exhibitions are curated by young people, aiming to build a more open creative ecology. Young people no longer stick to exhibition hall creation, boldly subverting the traditional static display methods, and actively move towards public spaces such as communities, streets, subway stations, and fields, allowing art and daily life to have a real connection. They transform ideological expression, conceptual import, and aesthetic immersion into vivid social practices, actively participate in urban and rural cultural construction, and find their own "sense of presence" in serving society.
Youth is the most critical stage of growth in an artist's creative career. In the future, how will youth art exhibitions form a collective force? How to complete ecological advancement? How to make talents go further? How to create classics of the times? The new era examination paper has been laid out in front of everyone, waiting to be written together.
Return to TopBy: 代大权
Welcoming the vitality of spring, the Jiangsu Grand Theatre Art Museum (江苏大剧院美术馆) is holding its new youth-themed event as scheduled. With the opening of the "2026 Youth Radiance - China Youth Printmakers Nomination Exhibition," a group of young printmakers with artistic dreams and deep dedication to carving are showcasing their explorations and reflections to the audience.
Jiangsu (江苏) was once an important center of modern Chinese printmaking. The watermark woodcuts of famous artists such as Huang Pimo (黄丕谟), Wu Junfa (吴俊发), and Li Shuqin (李树勤) formed an important school influencing the development of Chinese printmaking. The "Youth Radiance - China Youth Printmakers Nomination Exhibition," launched in 2018, has special significance in Jiangsu (江苏) – it both carries on the tradition and legacy of Jiangsu (江苏) printmaking and innovates with a unique youthful perspective and exploration to expand the realm of printmaking art. I named the exhibition "Youth Radiance" in the hope that more young talents will emerge because of the exhibition, expressing artistic imagination based on reality, and writing youthful artistic ideals with down-to-earth cultivation.
How to cultivate more young talents has always been an important issue in the printmaking world. The "Youth Radiance" exhibition has become an incubator for talent cultivation, adhering to the concept of "youth is the standard, radiance is the measure," providing a platform for the new force of Chinese printmaking to display and learn from each other, and further connecting the path from professional colleges to society. Cultivating talent is not simply providing a platform. From inviting works to collecting works, from reviewing works to academic seminars, the in-depth involvement of many famous printmakers in China ensures the academic quality of the exhibition and has had an important impact on young printmakers across the country.
As a special exhibition, the exhibition interprets the radiance of youth with nine years of deep cultivation. The radiance of youth has infinite possibilities due to sensitivity. Many young printmakers' expressions of themes and explorations of language produce ever-changing beauty based on the flow of rich emotions. It is not difficult to see from the works of previous exhibitions that the changes in emotions are like the exhalation and inhalation of breathing, and the lightness, heaviness, urgency, and slowness are all entrusted to the knife, bringing new touches to the viewers. The radiance of youth is colorful because of active thinking. Many young printmakers' works allow viewers to break away from the constraints of reality with novel concepts and think about new values and meanings, such as the relationship between people, the relationship between nature and society, etc. Through the "Youth Radiance" exhibition platform, young printmakers are constantly expanding the new dimensions of Chinese contemporary printmaking expression.
It is not easy for an exhibition to continue. The reason why it can persist is that it has value and meaning. The "Youth Radiance Exhibition," which has been held for nine consecutive sessions, has cultivated talents for Chinese printmaking, explored paths for artistic creation, and cleared the way for young art talents from colleges to society. Young people extend boundless imagination with measured pictures, enrich their own understanding with innovative practices, and broaden their life horizons. In the age of spirited youth and a flourishing era, the art of youthful radiance will be 孜孜不倦 (zī zī bù juàn - "diligent and tireless," assiduous and never slacking) and 敏行不怠 (mǐn xíng bù dài - "quick in action, never negligent," diligent in practice).
(The author is a professor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (清华大学美术学院))
Return to TopAs an old painter nearing ninety, I often recall my experience holding a solo exhibition of new oil paintings at the "Star River Exhibition" (星河展) hall in Guangdong (广东) in 1986. At that time, I had just returned from studying at Zhao Wuji's (赵无极) painting workshop. Inspired by Mr. Zhao (赵先生), I began searching for the "Oriental nature" of oil painting language, attempting to create with "imagistic" thinking and aesthetic habits. I painted a batch of "unusual" works that astonished my colleagues who were familiar with my oil painting style, and re-emerged onto an artistic path of my own. I called my newly explored oil paintings "Imagistic Oil Paintings." In the decades that followed, my exploration has never ceased...
I hope that today's young artists will be brave in exploring their own artistic paths, especially being good at using the perspective, emotions, and language of Easterners to discover and understand this world, and to seek the true meaning of art!
-- Ou Yang (鸥洋) (Professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (广州美术学院))
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the "Horizon" (海平线) Painting and Sculpture Joint Exhibition. As a former participating artist, I personally witnessed the beginning of this brand exhibition and promoted the return of the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition (上海青年美术大展) in 1999. Contemporary youth grow up in a new era. I hope you will look at the art galaxy with "great ambition" – not limited to one city or one pool, but feel the pulse of art in the coordinates of human civilization; take root in the earth – write spiritual footnotes in every grass, every tree, every thing, and every matter, and dialogue with the world with the genes of Eastern aesthetics, while not forgetting the fundamentals, and still hear the breath of the soil in the torrent of innovation. The peak of art is in the clouds, but even more so on the road that the people have traveled. May you use the hands of youth to paint the atmosphere of the times, warm the ordinary streets, and be rooted creators in a rapidly changing world.
-- Li Lei (李磊) (Professor, Shanghai Theatre Academy (上海戏剧学院))
The "Youth Flying - Chinese Young Printmakers Nomination Exhibition" (青春飞扬·中国青年版画家提名展) has witnessed the emergence of more than 200 new printmaking talents. As the first participating author, looking back on this journey, I deeply feel that it shows the vibrant creativity of contemporary Chinese printmaking. Printmaking is an art of "limitation." The medium is both its limitation and its innovative carrier. Artistic breakthroughs often occur when language is blocked. Only through repeated experiments in medium restraint can we explore the most epochal avant-garde language. It is these "unfreedoms" that drive printmakers to cultivate and reshape deeply. Only by seeking the infinite from the limited can we print out a magnificent picture of the times.
-- Peng Wei (彭伟) (Deputy Director of the Printmaking Art Committee of the China Artists Association (中国美术家协会版画艺术委员会))
By: 丁 设
The Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, held approximately every two years, has long been one of the most significant youth art exhibitions in Shanghai, the Yangtze River Delta region, and even the entire country. In 2025, on the occasion of its 45th anniversary, the 18th Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, themed "Machine·Intelligence," will usher in a comprehensive expansion and upgrade. The 4,060 submissions/groups of works created by young artists from home and abroad have reached a record high, widely involving painting, sculpture, installation, new media video, experimental photography, digital art, and other categories, aiming to explore new possibilities for art in the era of human-machine symbiosis. More importantly, the exhibition adheres to the concept of "letting young people run the youth art exhibition," and for the first time simultaneously invites 15 curators, artists, scholars, and media professionals born in the 1980s and 1990s to form a curatorial team, building a more open and interactive youth art ecosystem.
Looking back at the 45-year development context, this innovative spirit that keeps pace with the times and this mission to support young people are deeply rooted in the genes of the exhibition's birth. In the 1980s, in order to cooperate with the selection of national youth art exhibitions within the administrative region, the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition (later referred to as the "Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition") was founded. As a stage for local young artists to create and express their voices, the slogan of the exhibition is "encourage innovation, discover new talents, and promote the development of modern culture in Shanghai." Unlike most youth art exhibitions in China during the same period, which followed the operating model of "small national art exhibitions," actively seeking change in the tide of the times is the unchanging keynote of the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, and it is therefore known as the "cradle of artists." From 1999 to 2013, the exhibition explored and tried to propose themes and set up curators' international exhibition model, and its popularity further spread to the whole country. After a 5-year hiatus, it reappeared in 2019 with the theme of "Just Youth," and the unique "quasi-biennial" model initially took shape, and finally matured in the 18th exhibition, forming a four-in-one operation mode of "sea selection submission, famous artist recommendation, professional curation, and publicity promotion."
"The Youth Art Exhibition was originally created for young people. To avoid the decline of its exploratory, progressive, and creative nature, it must maintain its youthfulness." The concept of Lin Mingjie (林明杰), the chief curator of the 18th Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, has been fully implemented: in the work collection stage, the openness of the sea selection is retained, so that grassroots young artists have equal opportunities to participate in the exhibition, and through the recommendation of famous artists, attention is paid to the creative forces of overseas returned young artists and new literary and art groups; in the work review stage, museum directors, art curators, art theorists, and international artists from home and abroad are invited to form a review team to ensure the professional level of the exhibition; in the exhibition arrangement stage, the curatorial power is handed over to the youth curatorial team, striving to truly present the youthful appearance of contemporary art; in the publicity and promotion stage, in addition to embedding with multiple art projects in Shanghai, the 15 curators also invited hundreds of gallery owners, bloggers, and others to visit the museum, continuously heating up this city event.
The eye for discovery is certainly important, but systematic support is even more valuable. Around the growth cycle of young talents, Shanghai has gradually established a complete set of progressive training ecology since the 1980s: the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, founded in 1980, helps young artists take the first step in their artistic career; the "Horizon" Painting and Sculpture Joint Exhibition, which started in 1986 and has been held for 20 consecutive sessions, is considered to be the earliest biennial exhibition in China, and has continuously introduced more than 500 artists; as an important platform for transporting talents to the National Art Exhibition, the Shanghai Art Exhibition, founded in 2001, is also constantly innovating itself to build a high-quality platform for young artists to realize their artistic ideals.
45 years of consistent adherence and breakthrough is the answer to "why youth" of the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition, and it is also the password for the vitality of Shanghai's art cause. In the future, the Shanghai art community will further focus on the in-depth connection of brand exhibitions, continue to build bridges and pave the way for young art talents, and let the flowers of youth bloom brilliantly.
(The author is the resident vice chairman and secretary-general of the Shanghai Artists Association (上海市美术家协会))
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