Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, March 23, Title: Reporter’s Notes: Live up to the glory of the past and move forward
Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhu Jichai and Shi Yucen
The most important thing is spring.
The warm spring breeze blows across the vast Dongting Lake plain. In Changde, Hunan Province, the "Granary of Dongting", a beautiful picture of spring plowing unfolds - a sea of yellow and green rapeseed flowers, the roar of the rotary tiller; the countryside streets exude the fragrance of earth. ; In the rice fields, villagers are busy cultivating rice seedlings.
On the afternoon of March 19, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting Hunan, came here and walked along the path beside the fields into the depths of the farmland to inspect spring plowing preparations.
Shortly after the National Two Sessions ended, the General Secretary began a busy inspection schedule. This time, we are not only inspecting a province, but also planning a region. We will host a symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era and promote the "backbone" of the central region from a higher starting point.
"If the farming season is not violated, the grain will not be enough to eat." "People mistook the land for a while, and the land mistook people for a year." "Those who fail to do things will have no success, and those who are lazy in farming will gain nothing." The long-standing farming civilization has formed a system of respecting time and keeping one's position. Wisdom tempers the energy to seize the day and accumulates the resilience to work hard over a long period of time.
On the edge of the farmland, the General Secretary discussed spring plowing with major grain growers and agricultural technicians. Seeing the rice seeds that had just been sown, the General Secretary asked with concern: "When will you start planting rice here?"
"Early to mid-April."
"We don't plant May Day rice seedlings in the south!" The General Secretary's familiarity with agricultural production made everyone feel close and relaxed.
Not planting the May Day rice seedlings means that only if the rice seedlings are transplanted before May Day, can there be follow-up links. There is no need to rush or wait. This emphasis on the farming season contains the simple truth of getting things done.
This reminds us of the inspiring words of the General Secretary during this year's National Two Sessions: "We must seize every favorable opportunity, make use of all favorable conditions, work hard when we see the right one, and bring forth the energy in all aspects."
With his trouser legs covered with mud, Chen Shuaiyu, a new farmer born in the 1990s, caught the attention of the General Secretary.
Yaozi from Hunan "has to endure hardships, be patient, and be domineering" and is determined to "do things different from others." Nine years ago, Chen Shuaiyu, a college graduate, decided to return to his hometown to become a farmer. He took the lead in establishing a cooperative and contracted more than 2,800 acres of rice fields.
"Do you plan to continue doing this?" the general secretary asked.
"We will definitely keep on working. The more we work, the more energetic we will get!" the young man replied simply.
Rice transplanters, rice-throwing machines, plant protection drones... Dai Hong, a major grain grower born in the 1980s, introduced the farm machinery and equipment prepared for spring plowing to the General Secretary in his courtyard.
In the past, a family could cultivate up to 50 acres of land. Today, Dai Hong has contracted more than 480 acres of paddy fields, with a comprehensive income of more than 600,000 yuan. "He is the 'backbone' of the family!" Dai Hong's parents proudly said to the General Secretary.
New professional farmers, new business entities, and new technological concepts. On this land, from food production to rural revitalization to agricultural and rural modernization, profound changes and relays are underway, giving birth to a more fruitful future.
It takes one year to grow valleys, ten years to grow trees, and a hundred years to grow people. The land of Hunan and Xiang is the season for cultivating rice seedlings, and it is also a fertile soil for cultivating people.
"Hengshan is in the west, Yuelu is in the east, and the lectures are in the south of the city." On the afternoon of the 18th, in the continuous spring rain, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who had just arrived in Changsha, Hunan, walked into Hunan First Normal College (Chengnan Academy Campus).
The sound of wind, rain, reading, classrooms, dormitories, and study rooms bring back memories of the glorious past. A group of portraits and sculptures reproduce the "prime life, scholarly spirit, and rebuke of Fang Qiu" when his classmates were young.
Since modern times, this "thousand-year-old institution, century-old normal school" has carried forward the educational tradition of "teaching the Tao and benefiting the people" and sharpened the Hunan cultural spirit of "worrying about the world, daring to be the first, applying the world, and embracing everything" , Mao Zedong and a large number of progressive young people set their ambitions to serve the country here and joined the tide of the times.
Looking back at history, the general secretary was very emotional: "In the era when our country was poor and weak, a group of patriots felt that in order for China to become strong, education must be provided." "The purpose of the school is not only to improve the cultural quality of students, but also to We must also guide students to aspire to serve the country.”
The spring rain moistens things silently, and the spring seedlings grow vigorously.
In the school hall, enthusiastic teachers and students gathered around. Li Jie, a junior from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, stepped forward and reported her study experience to the General Secretary in a loud voice.
Li Jie comes from the mountainous area of western Hunan. When I was in primary school in my hometown, I was taught by an outstanding teacher who graduated from Hunan Normal University, and I determined to "be a teacher when I grow up."
The last two decades are the spring of life. Facing the General Secretary, Li Jie was confident and determined: "We must cherish our youth, live up to our time, and strive to be a college student in the new era."
Over the past 10 years, more than 20,000 rural public-funded normal college students have set out from here and gone deep into the mountains and villages to cultivate education and educate people to strengthen the country.
To save the country, rejuvenate the country, and strengthen the country, the years are rushing, the mountains and rivers have undergone tremendous changes, and the youth has been passed down in one continuous line. The stirring patriotism is always as impassioned as the school's school song: "Students who work hard will become heroes!"
I still remember that 4 years ago, the new journey of the "Second Centenary" was about to begin, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" was being planned.
Also in Changsha, in the drizzle, the General Secretary said to the students at Yuelu Academy: "'Only Chu has talent, and this is where it flourishes.' The new era is an era in which heroes emerge in large numbers." "Students must live up to their expectations. The times have placed great trust in us and we will live up to our youth.”
This year is a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan". The People's Republic of China will celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Facing the young faces, the general secretary encouraged: "Now, the world is undergoing a major change that has not been seen in a century. Our country is comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization. The contemporary young students are at the right time. "
In the spring, the continuity of ancient civilization and the renewal of modern civilization show deep and lasting power.
Changde, Hunan, the former county of Wuling. More than a thousand years ago, Tao Yuanming's writings described the "paradise" that many people yearned for.
Today's Changde River Street is lined with shops and crowded with tourists. Historical memories and human fireworks intersect and merge. Urban context and modern life coexist and prosper. The beautiful vision of a prosperous city and a prosperous city has become a reality.
The spring rain has begun, and the sun is exceptionally warm. Along the stone slab road, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the lively He Street and watched the display of local intangible cultural heritage skills at Yuanyang Zoumalou.
"The colorful traditional culture with local characteristics together constitute the splendid Chinese civilization and also promote economic and social development." The general secretary once again explained the connotation of humanistic economics.
Standing in front of a giant hand-painted ink painting, Pan Nenghui, the inheritor of wood carving intangible cultural heritage, told the General Secretary his plan to restore Shen Congwen's "Xiang Xing Ji" to a 10-meter-long red chrysanthemum in 10 years. On the gloomy wood, wood carving techniques are used to show the beautiful mountains, rivers and humanities of western Hunan.
In Pan Nenghui's view, "Wood carving is not just a skill. To give the work a soul, it must be settled and integrated into history and culture."
If you are sure about it, you will continue to work hard for a long time, work hard and do not seek temporary excitement, and you will eventually succeed. This is not only the spiritual trait of cultural inheritors, but also a portrayal of thousands of workers and strivers.
As the General Secretary often said, "the spirit of nailing", "sharpening a sword in ten years" and "accomplishing one thing in a lifetime", this is the determination, resilience and method to grasp the work.
The General Secretary watched the Lishui boatmen's chant demonstration on the spot.
"Let's sail! Hey, hey, hey, hey..."
On the stage, the rich, high-pitched and powerful chorus of the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage vividly displayed the labor scene of the boatmen on the Lishui River, which made people's hearts swell.
The old photos of the stage background are meaningful——
I saw high mountains and steep cliffs on both sides of the bank, and dangerous beaches and rapid currents. The boatmen on the shore tied the ropes on their backs and stepped on the rocks, moving in unison and moving forward resolutely...