On July 21, under the guidance of the United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, jointly sponsored by the United Front Work Department of the Yangpu District Party Committee and the United Front Work Department of the Hongkou District Party Committee, and co-organized by Meituan, the 2024 Hongkou Yangpu City Ride Orienteering Race was launched. The contestants rode all the way, checked in the red attractions all the way, and traced their historical memories.
Feel the blood of the city on a ride
A total of 33 teams participated in this orienteering competition, each team had 4 team members, and they experienced the party's united front concept and practice integrated into the blood and spirit of Shanghai city by riding in the way of city ride. Starting from the four memorial halls of the Communist Party of China, the contestants checked in the 8th lane of Jinchao, Shanghai Christian Hongde Church, the Memorial Hall of the Chinese Left-wing Writers Union, the Lu Xun Memorial Hall, the Tongxin Service Station of the Democratic Parties in Yangpu District, the former residence of Wang Genying, the former residence of Nie Yuntai and other United Front cultural landmarks, and finally arrived at the National Anthem Exhibition Hall.
Along the way, the contestants witnessed the prosperity of Shanghai, a people's city of "embracing all rivers, pursuing excellence, open-minded and wise, and being modest", and drew the spiritual strength of the unity of the Chinese people from the "national flag fluttering and the national anthem loud and bright". Contestant Huang Xueting said that through this cycling activity, he felt that he had stepped into the long river of history, witnessed the development of the united front of Shanghai during the ride, and enjoyed the process of riding physically and mentally.
Inherit the red gene in singing
The orienteering competition also set up a number of red attractions to check in to add fun to the competition. At the check-in point of Lane 8 of Jinchao, the contestants can see the gorgeous transformation of the repair and protection block, relive the magnificent life of Lu Xun in the Lu Xun Memorial Hall, and feel the fearless spirit of the revolutionary martyrs at the site of the former residence of the martyr Wang Genying. At the check-in point of the National Anthem Exhibition Hall, the contestants relived the classic moments of the revolutionary martyrs who fought bloodily for the country and the people through the interpretation of red songs.
After checking in one red scenic spot, Huang Xueting was most impressed by the singing of red songs in the National Anthem Exhibition Hall: "The feelings and education of patriotism and love for the party have been integrated into the orienteering activities, and they have also been deeply implanted in the hearts of the contestants. Xu Shaoming, a contestant, also believes that the educational significance of checking in the red scenic spots is profound, and he also specially brought his children to participate in the orienteering competition to feel the charm of history and inherit the red spirit in sports.
Gather united front forces in the competition
Shanghai is the place where the party's united front policy was put forward and an important town for united front work, and the vivid practice of united front work for a hundred years has been continuously integrated into the history of the city's development and struggle. Yangpu and Hongkou districts have formed a long-term mechanism of mutual cooperation and joint development of united front culture in the revitalization and interpretation of united front culture, leading united front members to enter united front cultural landmarks and learn about the history of united front.
During the competition, the contestants were enthusiastic, not afraid of the scorching heat, riding happily, and everyone worked together to complete the competition and challenge of many interesting tasks such as the United Front Track, the Tower of Hanoi, the Picture Collection, the Knowledge Quiz, the Revolutionary Journey, the Morse Code, the Tower of Cooperation, and the Singing and I Guess. After nearly 3 hours of directional check-in challenge, the two teams of "Hongkou Democratic Construction Pairing Team" and "Hongkou Democratic League 890 Team" won the first prize.
It is understood that this event is one of the key theme interpretation activities of the 2024 Shanghai United Front Culture Week, which shows the spirit of unity and forge ahead of the united front of Yangpu and Hongkou through the form of district linkage, so that the members of the united front can further trace the historical memory, inherit the red gene, and gather ideological consensus in the patriotic education and united front culture experience, and take this event as an opportunity to further stimulate the enthusiasm and creative vitality of struggle, and transform the spirit of great unity into a vigorous driving force based on their own duties and contributions.