The general secretary loves the Dulong people, and Zhongnanhai is connected to the Dulong River.

　　This photo records exactly such a long-awaited meeting—

　　On the eve of New Year's Day in 2014, cadres and the masses in Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County of Yunnan Province sent a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, reporting the good news that the Gaoligongshan Dulongjiang Highway Tunnel, which had been expected for many years, was about to be completed. The General Secretary immediately replied to them after receiving the letter.

　　A year later, on January 20, 2015, the Spring City Kunming.

　　With his thoughts for the cadres and people in Gongshan County, especially the Dulong folks, General Secretary Xi Jinping took time out of his intense trip to Yunnan to bring the five cadres and the two Dulong women who had written the letter to Kunming to meet.

　　In the photo, Gao Derong, the "model of the people" and the "old county magistrate" of the Dulong ethnic group, is sitting next to General Secretary Xi Jinping.

　　Although it has been more than 7 years, Gao Derong still feels very warm when talking about the meeting: "The general secretary kindly said that we are not strangers, because we have exchanged letters. Hearing these kind words, I feel that our frontier ethnic minorities are very friendly. The voice of the heart has been conveyed to the general secretary's heart."

　　Gao Derong recalled that the general secretary took his hand and watched a short video with everyone that reflected the great changes in the production and life of the Dulong people. While watching, he asked: "How much does it cost to build a new house?"

　　Gao Derong told the General Secretary that before the founding of New China, it took half a month for people from Dulongjiang to climb Gaoligong Mountain to Gongshan County. ; After the tunnel is opened to traffic, it will take 3 hours to reach the county seat.

　　The vicissitudes of life made the old man unable to not be excited.

He told the general secretary: "The tunnel was fully completed in April 2014. If it is not connected, how could we be sitting together today? You know, now is the time when the mountains are covered by heavy snow."

　　Li Wenshi, an old man of the Dulong ethnic group in his 70s this year, was also at the scene at the time.

She walked out of Dulongjiang Township for the first time and took a plane for the first time, and she excitedly sang the self-composed "Thanksgiving Song" in Dulong language——

　　"The party's good policies have allowed the Dulong people to live a happy life. The people of Dulongjiang will always thank the party and follow the party forever..."

　　Your words, my words, the general secretary listened carefully, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

　　"To achieve a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, no nation can be less." The general secretary said firmly: "The Communist Party of China cares about the development and construction of all ethnic groups, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country must work together and strive together to achieve a well-off society in an all-round way."

　　The stars have changed, and the world has changed.

　　In 2018, the Dulong people were lifted out of poverty as a whole.

The Party Committee of Dulongjiang Township wrote a letter to report the good news, and the general secretary happily replied, encouraging the Dulong people to "get rid of poverty is only the first step, and better days are yet to come."

　　Today's Dulongjiang Township, the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind, the Dulong houses with gray roofs and yellow walls, and the tidy streets are like a picture scroll.

Relying on the ecological advantages and nostalgia, Dulongjiang Township has developed medicinal herb cultivation and breeding industries such as Dulong cattle, Dulong chicken and Dulong bee, which have begun to take shape.

　　The story with the Dulong people is a vivid epitome of the general secretary's concern for ethnic minorities.

Under the personal deployment and command of the General Secretary, we have gnawed on the hard bones of poverty alleviation in ethnic areas. The identification of the sons and daughters of all ethnic groups with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has reached a new height. The sense of community is constantly forged.

　　Now, children of all ethnic groups have embarked on a new journey.

General Secretary Haomai declared: "To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way, one nation cannot be lacking."

　　"Lilac flowers are blooming, and the mountains and cattle are strong; the days of Dulong Laka are sweeter than honey and more fragrant than flowers... Gaoligong Mountain is high, and the Dulong River is long; the kindness of the Communist Party is taller than mountains and longer than water."

　　In the future, the life of the Dulong people will be more beautiful and sweeter.

General planner: Fu Hua

　　Director system: Zhang Sutang

　　Planning: Sun Chengbin and Chen Erhou

　　Producer: Zhao Cheng Liu Jie Sun Zhiping Chen Kaixing Huo Xiaoguang Lai Xiangdong Fan Hua Chang Ailing

　　Coordination: Li Zhongfa Wu Dan Huang Yue

　　Text: Wang Qi, Ji Zhepeng, Zhao Peiran

　　Photography: Zhang Duo

　　Audio: Ng Weiling and Lau Jae

　　Visual: Bi Xiaoyang Li Jing

　　Design: Jiao Xufeng Yin Zelun Zeng Xuezhen

　　Coordinator: Hu Ruohan and Wang Xiaojiao

　　Promotion: Li Ming Zhao Peng

　　Produced by the first studio of Xinhua News Agency