- Source: CCTV.com
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- Time: 2025-04-07
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CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): Heroes are the most shining coordinates of a nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that a nation full of hope cannot be without heroes, and a country with a promising future cannot be without pioneers. During this Qingming Festival, various places are commemorating revolutionary heroes and martyrs in multiple ways, inheriting the great spirit, continuing the red bloodline, and gathering powerful and progressive forces for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Remembering heroes and martyrs during Qingming, the torch of spirit is passed down from generation to generation. At the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, people presented flower baskets to the revolutionary heroes and martyrs, expressing their deep condolences for them.
In 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jinggangshan. He said affectionately that we should pay our highest respects to the revolutionary martyrs. We will always remember them, keep them in mind, and inherit their red genes well.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from Jinggangshan in Jiangxi to Zunyi in Guizhou, from Yan'an in Shaanxi to Xibaipo in Hebei, General Secretary Xi Jinping's footsteps of paying tribute to heroes and commemorating martyrs have spread across the country. The General Secretary leads by example, guiding the whole Party and the entire society to respect heroes, defend heroes, learn from heroes, and care for heroes.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. All over the country, people are commemorating heroes and martyrs in various forms and drawing strength from the past to move forward. At the Memorial Park of the Liu Laozhuang Company of the New Fourth Army in Huai'an, Jiangsu, teachers and students held flowers in their hands to pay tribute to the heroes and martyrs. In Shenyang, Liaoning, people visited the September 18th Historical Museum and presented flower baskets and bouquets to the Monument of the Manchurian Incident.
Remembering the history of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and carrying forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance. In Weihai, Shandong, people visited the Memorial Hall of the Ten Heroes on Mashishan Mountain and listened to the heroic story of how the ten heroes fearlessly sacrificed their lives to cover the masses' breakout. In Huizhou, Guangdong, the descendants of veterans came to the Memorial Hall of the Dongjiang Column to deeply remember and recall the heroic deeds of their predecessors. In Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, in the Memorial Hall of the Great Victory at Pingxingguan, a series of historical photos and precious cultural relics tell people about the first major victory achieved by the Chinese army in an active battle against Japan after the outbreak of the all-nation War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Gathering progressive strength with the great spirit. At the Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs in the Capital of the Eyuwan Soviet Area in Xinxian County, Henan, people paid their respects to the martyrs' memorial wall and monument and inherited the spirit of the Dabie Mountains. In Changsha, Hunan, people visited the Lei Feng Memorial Hall, learned about the advanced deeds, and carried forward the Lei Feng spirit. At the Dongfeng Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, more than 900 people, including representatives of scientific and technological workers and young students, held a memorial ceremony, felt the spirit of "the Two Bombs and One Satellite," and paid tribute to the aerospace pioneers.
The best way to commemorate heroes is to push forward the cause they initiated. At the Exhibition Hall of the Advanced Deeds of Zhang Fuqing in Laifeng County, Hubei, people jointly remembered his revolutionary sentiment of selfless dedication and wholeheartedly serving the people. In Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, cadres and masses of all ethnic groups jointly paid tribute to the "Model of the Times" Razini Bayika and learned from his excellent qualities of sacrificing himself to save others and being heroic and fearless.
Remembering the original aspiration and forging ahead with determination, from the front line of rural revitalization to the forefront of reform and opening up, people strengthen their ideals and beliefs while commemorating heroes and martyrs and create new great achievements in the continuous struggle.
Listening to the stories of heroes and inheriting the behest of predecessors. In front of the Heroic Memorial Tower of the Liaoshen Campaign and at red education bases such as the Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs of the Southern Anhui Incident, officers and soldiers of various troops successively carried out a series of activities titled "Commemorating Martyrs and Paying Tribute to Heroes," inheriting the red genes and bravely shouldering the heavy responsibility of strengthening the military.