China News Service, Beijing, October 9th (Reporter Xing Liyu) "Looking back at the touching deeds of countless martyrs who went forward and gave their lives heroically during the Revolution of 1911 110 years ago, my soul was deeply shocked, and I was deeply touched by the prosperity and change of the motherland today. Proud.” Xu Rongmao, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the China Overseas Friendship Association, and chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Shimao Group, said in Beijing on the 9th.

  As a member of the guest delegation to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911, Xu Rongmao expressed a great honor in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency.

He said that in the process of China’s historical development, the patriotism of the Chinese nation has always sounded the main theme of the horn of national advancement; this patriotism and aspiration to serve the country have been tempered for thousands of years and have become a powerful Chinese nation. His immortal soul and fine traditions.

  "By cherishing the glorious achievements of the pioneers of the democratic revolution, we can gain a clearer understanding of China's development process for more than 100 years, realize how hard it is to live a happy life in New China and today, and let more people truly understand that there is no Communist Party. The reason why there is no New China is proven by China’s practice and is also the development path chosen by the people.” Xu Rongmao believes that through this event, the participation of patriots from all walks of life and all parties can promote unity and development and maximize Gather the forces of common struggle to work hard for the modernization of the country.

  In the morning of the same day, a guest delegation composed of representatives of the descendants of the 1911 Revolution, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, Taiwan compatriots, and overseas Chinese went to the Great Hall of the People to attend the commemoration meeting of the 110th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution.

In the afternoon, members of the visiting delegation went to the Zhongshan Hall of Zhongshan Park to pay respect.

  In an interview with the media, Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s great-grandson Wang Zhihong said that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech at the conference spoke highly of the role of the Revolution of 1911 in the modern history of China’s revolution and the great achievements of the pioneers of the Revolution. “I feel very excited after hearing this.”

  Cheng Qian, the grandfather of Gao Cheng, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was one of the first members of the China League, an important witness and participant of the Revolution of 1911, and one of the early leaders of the Chinese Revolution.

  "As his granddaughter, I am extremely honored to participate in the commemorative activities in the Great Hall of the People." Gao Cheng said, striving for the strength, stability and prosperity of the motherland for a lifetime is the original aspiration of this generation of revolutionary pioneers of his grandfather, and to realize the complete reunification of the motherland and the Chinese nation. The great revival is the long-cherished wish of our ancestors.

"Inheriting the patriotism passed by the ancestors through family style education, and integrating this inheritance into my own duties and participation in politics, contributing modest efforts to the great cause of reunification and rejuvenation of the motherland is also my responsibility and direction of efforts."

  Wang Zheng, chairman of the Taiwan Chinese Youth Development Federation, believes that the Revolution of 1911 marked the end of China's thousands of years of monarchy and became the starting point for a democratic republic and the revitalization of China.

The unfinished nation-building and prosperity of the people during the Revolution of 1911 were realized through the new democratic revolution and the socialist revolution and construction after the founding of New China.

  Wang Zheng said that the mainland commemorates the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 with high standards, which proves that the Communist Party of China is the loyal successor of the Revolution of 1911 and Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideals.

He said that the future can be created by keeping history in mind. The commemoration of the Revolution of 1911 at this time is to remind us that the two sides of the strait have not yet been reunified. In the future, compatriots on both sides of the strait will need to join hands to complete the historical task of national reunification and national rejuvenation.

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