Audio and text | Ten moments from the footsteps of the General Secretary during the Spring Festival
"The greatness of a great country also has the weight of a great country. There are thousands of things, and in the final analysis, it is a matter of thousands of families."
Since 2013, every time before the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping will come to the people's side, ask questions, listen to people's voices, and send blessings.
Traveling through different provinces, regions and cities, the round-trip journey exceeds 20,000 kilometers; I climbed over 3,000-meter-high mountain ridges, braved the cold of more than minus 30 degrees Celsius, changed various means of transportation, and worked hard all the way, just to see the truth, "Even if Just look at one point a day"; poor farmers, front-line workers, orphans and widows, orphans and disabled children... tens of thousands of grassroots workers and ordinary people are always the people he cares about the most.
Where the heart is, where the action is.
The footprints of the Spring Festival, warm moments, vividly interpret General Secretary Xi Jinping's ruling philosophy and original intention of taking the masses as the "importance", the people's livelihood as the "root", and the people as the "top".
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February 2-5, 2013, Gansu
Dingxi and Linxia in Gansu have been called "barren and bitter in the world" since ancient times, and they belong to concentrated and contiguous destitute areas.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has always been thinking about the needy people here.
Walking on the flying loess and bypassing the nine bends and eighteen bends, the general secretary came to Yuangudui Village and Bulengou Village successively here to visit old party members and people in need.
He held hands with the villagers and chatted about family affairs, asking whether there was enough food to eat, whether there was a guarantee of subsistence allowances, and whether there was a guarantee for medical treatment... After receiving a positive answer, the general secretary was very pleased.
In February, the land of Longyuan was cold and freezing, but the general secretary's footsteps did not stop.
On the construction site of Yintao water supply project, he instructed the responsible comrades to "put people's livelihood first and water control first"; at the reconstruction site in Dongxiang Autonomous County, he emphasized "more care and love for migrant workers, especially not defaulting or deducting migrant workers' wages." ;In the "Virtual Nursing Home" in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, I personally served a plate of steaming meals to the elderly who dined...
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February 8, 2013, Beijing
On the day before New Year's Eve, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the construction site of Beijing Metro Line 8 to visit and condolence to the front-line workers who are sticking to their posts.
In the temporary small home on the steel bar worker Fan Yong's construction site, the general secretary asked with concern: "How long have you been here?" "Is the job stable?" "How is the income?" "How are the living conditions at home?" He told Fan Yong's family Person: "It's not easy to come here, see the sights in Beijing, and have a good reunion."
The general secretary also leaned down and interacted cordially with Fan Yong's daughter.
Cheeks, arms outstretched, the big friends and the little ones looked at each other and smiled - at this moment when the camera freezes, the general secretary's sincere affection for the vast number of front-line workers is surging.
Building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way is inseparable from the hard work and dedication of migrant workers.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has talked with ordinary workers many times, replied to the model workers, and encouraged the workers.
"The whole society must care about and care for migrant workers," the general secretary's remarks touched people's hearts, showing a caring and solid friendship with the working people.
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January 26-28, 2014, Inner Mongolia
In the Hohhot Children's Welfare Institute, General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged Wang Yani, a deaf-mute girl, and Yan Zhijing, a college student who was "going home" during the holidays, to study hard and achieve academic success.
Wang Yani bent her thumb to General Secretary Xi Jinping and said "thank you" in dumb language.
The general secretary stretched out his hand with a smile: "thumbs up is 'good', and bending is 'thank you'."
The silence speaks.
Warmth and care fill the room, deep and long.
Today, Wang Yani, who walked out of the orphanage, has grown into a beauty teacher at the Hohhot Special Education School.
Under the care of the party and the government, batches of children who have come out of special schools are blooming with special splendor.
"For children, especially orphans and disabled children, the whole society must have a benevolent heart and love," the general secretary's Yin Yin exhorted, illuminating the dreams of countless disabled children.
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February 13-16, 2015, Shaanxi
"Jinping is back!" At noon, the quiet Liangjiahe Village suddenly boiled.
After many years of absence, General Secretary Xi Jinping returned to Liangjiahe Village, Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, and came to this loess land.
Back in northern Shaanxi in spring, the general secretary and the villagers chatted while walking.
The villagers' faces were filled with happiness and excitement.
From educated youth to people's leaders, Xi Jinping has always had a close bond with the villagers in Liangjiahe: he recognized the villager Wang Xianjun at a glance, called his nickname, and said, "Ying'er, you are old"; he remembered the landlord when he cut the queue. Lv Housheng once had a prosthesis due to a leg problem. As soon as he met him, he asked him whether the prosthesis was good or not, how his life was, and told him to take care of his body. At noon, he and the village representatives ate a simple meal at the house of the old secretary Liang Yuming. Farmhouse meal...
In a memoir, Xi Jinping once wrote: "When I left the Yellow Land at the age of 22, I already had a firm life goal and full of confidence. As a public servant of the people, the northern Shaanxi Plateau is my root, because here I have cultivated my incompetence. Changed belief: to do practical things for the people!" Time flies, and the original intention remains the same, and the will to do practical things for the people will become stronger as time goes by.
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February 1-3, 2016, Jiangxi
In the rural areas of Jinggangshan, every Chinese New Year, every family will make glutinous rice cakes.
In the eyes of the locals, a full year can only be counted after eating glutinous rice cakes.
On the eve of the Spring Festival this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jinggangshan, an old revolutionary base.
Seeing a family making chiba, General Secretary Xi Jinping joined in with great interest, picked up the gavel with the villagers, and made chiba.
The general secretary also delivered last year's goods to poor households and schoolbags to children, wishing every family a happy new year.
Without the well-off in the old revolutionary base areas, there will be no comprehensive well-off in the whole country.
"In the journey of building a moderately prosperous country in the country, the old districts must advance simultaneously, and none of them must be missing," General Secretary Xi Jinping's sonorous words echoed in the revolutionary holy place for a long time.
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January 24, 2017, Hebei
"How many acres of land do you have at home, what are you planting, and what is the harvest?" In Xu Haicheng's family, General Secretary Xi Jinping, together with the villagers, calculated one year's income and expenditure one by one, and summed up the poverty alleviation plan for the coming year. .
Outside the house is covered in snow, dripping water into ice, and the small living room of Xu Haicheng's house is as warm as spring.
At the villager Xu Wan's house, the general secretary also walked into his kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and saw steaming steaming buns inside.
In other people's houses in the village, the general secretary has to check the food and drink at home, whether the kang is warm or not.
The chatter is about household affairs, the small account book is read, and the solemn promise to lead all the people out of poverty as soon as possible to a well-off society is what I miss in my heart.
General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "Eliminating poverty, improving people's livelihood, and achieving common prosperity are the essential requirements of socialism and the unswerving goal of our party."
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February 10-13, 2018, Sichuan
In 2018, the home of Ji Hao Yeqiu, a poor household in Sanhe Village, Daliangshan, was still heart-wrenchingly poor: the courtyard walls made of mud were covered with cracks, and the incandescent lamps hanging down were difficult to illuminate in the simple and dim room. the whole room.
General Secretary Xi Jinping bent down, lifted the mattress with concern, and felt the quilt to see if it was thick enough.
Looking up, he saw the bacon hanging on the beam, and asked how the food and clothing at home were.
"The general secretary is as amiable as an elder visiting relatives. He held my hand and was very warm." Ji Hao also vividly remembered the scene at that time.
Today, Ji Hao Yeqiu has moved into a new house, and through farming, etc., the annual net income of the whole family exceeds 10,000 yuan.
Living in a new house, running an industry, and starting a new life, the life changes of Ji Hao Ye Qiu are the epitome of the millions of people all over the country who have been lifted out of poverty.
"The good life of the people depends on a nation, a family, and a single person." In order to fulfill this solemn promise, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has traveled to 14 concentrated and contiguous destitute areas and penetrated into more than 20 areas. In order to complete the poverty alleviation goals and tasks on schedule and promote the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, poverty-stricken villages have gone through trials and tribulations to forge ahead.
(Eight)
February 1, 2019, Beijing
On February 1, 2019, in Beijing, the warm sun passed over the eaves and shone into the small courtyard of the Hutong.
"I'm here to see you, and I wish you New Year's greetings!" General Secretary Xi Jinping raised his hands to greet everyone.
He was also in high spirits, picked up a big golden "Fu" character on a red background, and stuck it on the door in person.
The general secretary said affectionately: "The pursuit of the Communist Party is to make the lives of the common people better and better!"
Every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping will welcome the New Year with everyone with unique local customs and habits wherever he goes.
In Inner Mongolia in 2014, according to Mongolian custom, the general secretary dipped his ring finger on fresh milk in a silver bowl and flicked it three times, wishing the coming year good weather, prosperity of the five animals, and happiness and well-being of the people; in 2020, in the Simola Wa village in Yunnan, The general secretary played three wooden drums to send New Year blessings to the villagers... Different years and customs, the same blessings, aroused people's heart-to-heart resonance, and the communion of affection and affection.
(Nine)
19-21 January 2020, Yunnan
On a winter afternoon, in the small courtyard of Li Fashun, a villager of the Smola Wa Village, Zhongzhai, Sanjia Village, Tengchong City, there is a square table and a few low stools. Happy life.
"I'm out of poverty, is there anything else that needs to be improved?" the general secretary asked kindly.
"I hope the old man will have a better life in his later years, and the two young children will find a good job in the future, and they will be satisfied." Li Fashun answered plainly.
On the wooden upstairs, strings of golden corn show the scene of a bumper harvest; in the yard, laughter is loud and warm...
"The villagers' poverty alleviation is only the first step towards a happy life, and it is the starting point of a new life and new struggle." The general secretary's words were inspiring and made Li Fashun and the villagers present more confidence and strength.
(ten)
February 3-5, 2021, Guizhou
临近春节，贵阳市观山湖区合力惠民生鲜超市内张灯结彩，货架上琳琅满目。习近平总书记专门来此，考察春节前市场供应、年货供销、物价运行等情况。他一路走一路仔细察看，详细询问物价怎么样、年货备齐没有、过年还有什么困难，并向大家致以新春的祝福。
节日供应一直是习近平总书记春节考察的“特别关注”。尤其是2021年，在疫情防控常态化、各地倡导就地过年的背景下，居民消费需求增长，货架上“菜篮子”“米袋子”“果盘子”的供应保障情况，既关乎年味的浓度，也关乎民心的稳定。
一头连着田间地头的农民，一头连着千家万户的市民。走访超市、调研市场供应，是习近平总书记民生关切的生动注脚。
民之所忧，我必念之；民之所盼，我必行之。
“能不能真正惠及群众，要看老百姓的口碑。”总书记的话语朴素而暖心。
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