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Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

All moving forward, we must not forget the road we have traveled; No matter how far you go, no matter how glorious the future is, you can't forget the past and why you set out.

(Excerpted from General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China on July 1, 2016)

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲Ganzhou continues to polish the Long March brand, inherit the red gene, continue the red blood, and draw strength from the spirit of the Long March. The picture shows a group of teenagers reciting "Lovely China" in front of the Monument to the Departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army at the opening of the China Red Tourism Expo in Yudu on December 9, 2023. Photo by reporter Zou Zhonghui

In the late autumn of October, the fog covers the frost and condenses, and the water of the Dudu River is surging north, reluctant to give up day and night, just like 90 years ago. The stars have changed, and the scene on both sides of the strait has changed: it was cold at that time, but now it is thriving.

On the bank of the Yudu River, on the side of the Long March ferry, the monument to the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army stands majestically, pointing to the sky. The monument is 19.34 meters high and 10.18 meters long on the side of the base...... Behind these meaningful figures, there is a moving red legend.

That departure 90 years ago, regardless of the return date, rewrote history.

In October 1934, more than 86,000 Red Army, the main force of the central government, bid farewell to the southern Jiangxi Soviet region and crossed the river at night to embark on a long journey. This is a departure without a preset path and an end point, and their footprints have drawn a "red ribbon" that winds for 25,000 miles in the land of China. This strategic expedition, which is unique in the world, realized the great turning point of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese revolutionary cause from setbacks to victory, and forged the great spirit of the Long March.

On May 20, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping stood on the bank of the Du River, gazing at the mighty river, and said affectionately that the party and the Red Army were reborn again and again in desperate situations during the Long March, relying on revolutionary ideals higher than the sky, and finally created incredible miracles.

"We must carry forward the spirit of the Long March and never forget our original intention."

"Now is the new Long March, we have to start again!"

The earnest entrustment is still in the ear; The glorious history is just in front of you. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Central Red Army's Long March, and the 5th anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping's great order of "New Long March, Start Again" to the whole party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups in the country. Looking back at the Long March Road and striding on a new journey, as the cradle of the People's Republic and the core area of the former Central Soviet Region, in the past 90 years, especially since the new era, southern Gansu, a hot land full of red memories and flowing red genes, has been surging everywhere to continue to carry forward the spirit of the Long March and relay the glory of red soil.

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In October 90 years ago, history took a turn in southern Gansu.

That time of departure, the spirit swallowed the mountains and rivers, and the ambition was fierce.

The writer Wei Wei once wrote: "It is a red ribbon on the earth"; United States writer Salisbury said that the Long March was "the most exciting and fearless deed ever recorded by mankind"; Edgar · Snow said, "It was a colorful and colorful expedition......

After the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Red Army, the main force of the central government, was forced to make a strategic shift in order to get rid of the enemy's encirclement and pursuit. In early October 1934, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission of the Central Revolution secretly issued an order to transfer, and the main forces of the Red Army in the Soviet areas north and south of the Yangtze River bid farewell to their respective Soviet areas one after another and began the Long March.

Qingqing Yunshishan will not forget that on the evening of October 10, 1934, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission of the Central Revolution led the first and second field columns from Ruijin to Yudu.

Tang Tang Yudu River will not forget that on October 16, 1934, the main force of the Central Red Army was assembled in the area north of the Du River, and from October 17 to 20, they crossed the Du River and embarked on the Long March for four consecutive nights.

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During this journey, there are too many shocking figures worth remembering: 14 provinces, 18 mountains, 24 rivers, 25,000 miles, more than 600 battles, and more than 700 county seats;

In this journey, there are too many heart-wrenching nodes that cannot be forgotten: the bloody Xiangjiang River, the four crossings of Chishui, the skillful crossing of the Jinsha River, the forcible crossing of the Dadu River, the flying capture of the Luding Bridge, the crossing of Jiajin Mountain, and the crossing of snow-capped mountains and grasslands...... The commanders and fighters of the Red Army ushered in the dawn of the revolution with great sacrifices. In October 1935, the Red Army arrived at the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi and joined forces with the Red Army in northern Shaanxi; In October 1936, the Red Second and Fourth Front Armies arrived in the Huining area of Gansu Province and joined forces with the Red First Army. The meeting of the three main forces of the Red Army marked the successful end of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

At the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "This earth-shattering revolutionary feat is a magnificent epic written by the Communist Party of China and the Red Army, and a majestic monument in the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." "The powerful force that stirred people's hearts from the Long March, transcending time, space, and nations, is a great epic of mankind's unremitting efforts in pursuit of truth and light."

That time of departure, the fish and water are deep and the blood is connected.

What kind of pre-war preparations can support a strategic expedition with a huge force of more than 80,000 people? The answer lies in the situation of the army and the people, who closely rely on the masses of the people, depend on them for life and death, and share weal and woe.

The main force of more than 80,000 Central Red Army assembled in the area north of the Duhe River, rested for nearly 10 days, and took four days to cross the river. 300,000 Yudu people have jointly kept a secret, what a miracle!

The Yudu River, which is more than 400 meters wide, has 8 Long March ferries, and 5 ferries need to be erected pontoon bridges. The people of Yudu took the initiative to bring all kinds of wood and door panels from their homes, and brought together more than 800 large and small boats. Uncle Zeng, who is more than a year old at the east gate of Yudu County, not only took the initiative to donate the bed board at home, but also sent his own pair of longevity boards to the bridge construction site.

100,000 rice bags, more than 20,000 blankets, 86,000 catties of cotton, and 200,000 pairs of military shoes...... The people of the Soviet districts supported their revolutionary ranks with all their might.

Among the more than 86,000 Red Army officers and men who set out on the Long March, there were as many as 50,000 or 60,000 Red Army soldiers from southern Gansu. On the eve of the departure of the Long March of the Red Army, the main force of the central government, touching scenes of mothers sending their sons and wives sending their husbands to serve as Red Army soldiers were staged everywhere.

Zhong Zhaozi of Yinkeng Yaoqian Village in Yudu had 10 sons, 8 of whom joined the Red Army. After the children set off on the Long March, Zhong Zhaozi lit the lantern in front of the old house every night in order to light the way home for the children. 26 years later, Zhong Zhaozi passed away with endless regrets.

Not all departures can finally usher in the return date.

"Eight Sons Join the Army" Yang Rongxian, "Ma Qian Tuogu" Li Meiqun, "The First Army of the Republic" Chen Fagu, "Wangfu Stone on the Red Earth" Chi Yuhua, "Watchman under the Banyan Tree" Liu Shufen...... On the land of southern Gansu, countless stories of saying goodbye to relatives for the revolution are tear-jerking. Before the Long March, the selfless dedication and great sacrifice of the people in the Soviet area were deeply touching.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲Tourists listen to the story of "Ma Qian Tuo Gu" at the Xingguo County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall. Pan Qingkun set off that time, and his faith was loyal and firm.

In Huawu, Huangsha Village, Yeping Township, Ruijin City, 17 Hua's children were invited to Houshan on the eve of joining the Red Army, planted 17 pine trees, and agreed that after the success of the revolution, they would return to their hometowns and return to their hometowns, and those who came back alive would be filial piety and respect for their sacrificed brothers. This time, the green pine is still there, and the villagers call these 17 pine trees "faith trees" with tears in their eyes.

Once the flame of ideals and beliefs is ignited, it will never be extinguished.

Soon after Duan Guixiu of Danao Village, Chexi Township, Yudu County, got married, her husband joined the Red Army and embarked on the Long March. For the sentence "wait for me to come back", Duan Guixiu kept her life until 2019, when she was 100 years old, she found the name of her husband Wang Jinchang on the martyr's wall.

In the epic of the Long March, there is the steadfastness of love and the persistence of faith.

"What kind of work did you do during the Long March?" Deng Xiaoping's daughter once asked her father curiously. Deng Xiaoping replied: "Follow along!" ”

The sound of "follow along" reflects the infinite trust of countless revolutionary ancestors in the Communist Party of China and their firm confidence in the Chinese revolution.

What kind of strength supported the Red Army to overcome thousands of dangers and difficulties? Zhang Wentian said: "Without ideals, the Red Army will not be able to travel even a thousand miles. "Looking back at the Long March, we could not have felt the power of ideals and beliefs and the brilliance of the spiritual torch. With this loyalty and belief of "following along," this contingent of the Red Army carried the expectations and hopes of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, set out from the Soviet region, went through the test of life and death, the baptism of blood and fire, and finally came to northern Shaanxi and marched toward a bright future.

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Don't forget the way you came, and forge ahead on a new long march.

On the banks of the Du River, the forests are dyed. The Memorial Hall of the Departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army, the Long March Grand Theater, and the Long March Academy are strung together into a chain. This is the place where the Central Red Army's Long March was assembled and set off, and in the eyes of the villagers in the Soviet area, it seems that they have never gone far.

"We want to bring every revolutionary site to life and let every red story be passed on." Li Junrui, director of the Ganzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, and Tourism, said, "Ganzhou has built the Long March National Cultural Park, so that the precious Long March sites can be protected and utilized, and the spirit of the Long March will shine with new light in the new era." ”

Guarding the red roots and veins, activating and inheriting multiple carriers.

The construction of the Long March National Cultural Park (Ganzhou Section) has become an important carrier for inheriting the spirit of the Great Long March. Taking the construction of the Long March National Cultural Park as an opportunity, Ganzhou has laid out "one museum, one hospital, one area", 12 key exhibition parks, 9 centralized exhibition belts and a number of characteristic display systems, and carried out overall protection and development of a number of old revolutionary sites such as the Dayu Meiling site and the Anyuan Tianxin army site. At present, the exhibition system of the Long March National Cultural Park (Ganzhou Section) has been basically completed and opened to the public.

"The red flag is flying, and the military horn is sounding. Soldiers, don't go home. The main force of the Red Army is on the journey, and the strategy is transferred to distant places......" On July 1 this year, the epic music and dance epic "Long March Songs" successfully premiered at the Ganzhou Long March Theater, and since then, it has started regular resident performances, with three to four performances per week. "The show was amazing! It made me feel more deeply the greatness of the spirit of the Long March. Audience Yang Youqiang said excitedly.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲On July 1, the first performance of the situational music and dance epic "Long March Songs" was held at the Ganzhou Long March Theater. Using the stage space of the theater, the eventful years are vividly reproduced by the integration of cutting-edge technology and traditional interpretation, and the serious works of art are interpreted into cultural tourism products with the characteristics of the new era. Photo by reporter Ou Yanfen

The most magnificent writing comes from the spirit; The most persistent perseverance begins with faith. The Long March is a great expedition of great hardship, a heroic epic of the Chinese nation, and an eternal theme of literary and artistic creation. On March 23 last year, China's first large-scale red cultural tourism epic stage play "The First Crossing of the Long March" successfully premiered at the Long March Grand Theater in Yudu, and received rave reviews, known as "a vivid ideological and political lesson and a patriotic education lesson for the whole people". As of October 15 this year, the play has been performed in 340 sessions, with an audience of more than 180,000 people.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲The large-scale red cultural tourism epic "The First Crossing of the Long March" reproduces the arduous and glorious years of the Long March. Photo by reporter Liu Kai

Also in March last year, around the Long March, there were two other big operas in Ganzhou that attracted the attention of major media across the country: the Gannan tea-picking opera "One Man's Long March" was staged at the Central Opera House in Beijing, and then toured 117 performances in Shenzhen, Changsha, Wuhan, Nanjing, Kunshan and other cities; The large-scale classical music epic "Long March Songs" premiered at the Grand Theater of the Long March Songs. The three major dramas recall the Long March, all of which have descendants of the Red Army as actors, they have innate red blood, and they are also playing their ancestors and relatives, and that sense of intimacy and reverence arises spontaneously as soon as they enter the theater. Among them, the "Long March Songs" also adopts the "cloud pass" method of live singing and remote accompaniment for the first time, with the national symphony orchestra recording and video recording in advance, and the orchestra is implanted into the live video through the "cloud", forming an interconnection and interaction between Beijing and Xingguo, and the cooperation between top professional art troupes and county-level choral teams, so that the audience can immerse themselves in the interactive experience of live singing and virtual image synchronization and co-frequency.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲ Stills from "One Man's Long March". Photo by reporter Liu Kai

Using animation to tell the story of the Long March is another successful exploration of Ganzhou's activation, utilization, and innovative promotion of red cultural resources. In 2021, Xingguo United Kung Fu Animation created and launched the 3D animation "Long March Pioneer", which uses new technologies and new media to bring the magnificent Long March battle story to the screen in the form of animation, which is broadcast on many TV channels and new media platforms, with a total of more than 130 million clicks. The film was widely praised after its launch, and was successfully selected as a "Key Animation Project for the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China", and was listed in the TOP10 most popular projects among buyers at the 2021 Cloud Animation and Game Industry Fair. Nowadays, cultural and creative industries such as party building education, red research, outward bound training, theme parks, as well as stationery, clothing, mobile games, AR experiences, and digital collections derived from "Long March Pioneer" are in the ascendant in Ganzhou.

The Memorial Hall of the Long March of the Red Army in the Central Committee of Yudu actively innovates the interpretation mode, breaks through the usual thinking, explores the "cloud", and follows the narrator into the venue through live broadcast, spreading the moving revolutionary stories to the Internet, and at the same time telling the story of the Long March and the history of the Party through digital exhibitions and online lectures. The "cloud" propaganda uses the Internet to let more people understand the Long March culture and receive red education, making up for the regret that netizens cannot visit the site.

Tell the red story well, and there is a team for activating and inheriting.

The power of Long March culture is like Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant, nourishing people's hearts. All parts of Ganzhou have shown the magnificent picture scroll and great spirit of the Long March by forming characteristic cultural groups, carrying out themed literary and artistic activities, and creating themed literary and artistic works.

The Long March Source Choir "Sings with Heart", the Long March Source Propaganda Group "Speaks Carefully", the Long March Source Performing Arts Troupe "Ingenuity Performance", and the Long March Source Little Red Star Interpretation Group "Children's Heart" ...... In the way of "descendants of the Red Army + propaganda backbone + volunteers", Yudu County has created a "light cavalry" that propagates innovative theories, tells the story of the Long March, and sows ideological fire. From the countryside to the city, from the campus to the institution, from the online to the offline, they spread the spirit of the Long March, the red story, the innovative theory and the party's moral policy of benefiting the people to the north and south of the country.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲Little Red Star Red Scarf volunteers introduce the story behind the sheepskin jacket to tourists. Photo by reporter Liu Kai and special correspondent Xiao Zhangrong

"A generation has a long march of a generation, and we should inherit the red spirit and let the spirit of the Long March last forever." Zou Cuitong, a student at Shenzhen Longgang Vocational and Technical School, said that they recently organized a research team of more than 700 people to go to Ruijin, Yudu, Xunwu and other places to carry out red research, trace red footprints, receive patriotic education, and baptize their hearts and sublimate their thoughts.

Continue the red blood, activate the inheritance and see the effect.

In recent years, Ganzhou has held a series of theme activities such as the "Seeking the Roots of the Republic and Re-taking the Long March Road" Red Education and Training Recruitment and Promotion Conference, the "New Long March, Starting Again" Ganzhou 25-kilometer Hike and "My Cloud Long March" Activity, and the Red Sports Culture Seminar to Commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Long March. It attracts a large number of tourists to come for sightseeing and pay tribute to the Long March.

According to statistics, in 2023, the city will receive a total of 41.9389 million red tourists, a year-on-year increase of 27.15%, and a total red tourism income of 44.373 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.63%.

"From my grandfather to my father to me, three generations of us have long regarded Huang Lian Chang as our own relatives. I will instruct my descendants to continue to guard the tombs of the martyrs. The story of He Qingyang's family, a villager in Ledong Village, Ledong Township, Chongyi County, who insisted on guarding the tomb of the Long March martyr Huang Lian, is a vivid portrayal of the inheritance of the Long March spirit.

In the red land of southern Gansu, the spirit of the Long March has inspired countless party members and cadres to strengthen their beliefs, listen to the party, and follow the party. They walked into the red education base, revisited the revolutionary history, felt the spirit of the Long March, and absorbed the strength to forge ahead. In front of the Red Army Martyrs Memorial Pavilion in Huawu, Ruijin City, tourists listened to the story of "Seventeen Pines" and felt the heroism and fearlessness of the Red Army martyrs and the feelings of family and country; In the memorial park of the starting point of the Red Army's Long March in the central part of Yudu County, people stopped to pay respects, remember the martyrs, and draw strength to forge ahead......

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲Tourists listen to the revolutionary story of "Seventeen Pines" in front of the Red Army Martyrs Memorial Pavilion in Huawu Village, Huangsha Village, Yeping Town, Ruijin. Photo by reporter Liu Qing

Today, in Ganzhou, more than 9.8 million sons and daughters of red soil, inspired by the Long March culture and the spirit of the Long March, have brought good traditions into a new journey, carried forward good styles in the new era, and unswervingly promoted the construction of a red cultural inheritance and innovation zone. The starting point of the Long March has now become a red clay holy place that "stresses party spirit, politics, loyalty, and responsibility" and a model practice place for "the new Long March, starting again".

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A new Long March, start again. The people of Ganzhou keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest entrustment, always hold high the revolutionary banner, carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March, spare no effort to inherit the red gene and continue the red blood, and forge ahead in the new journey of accelerating the construction of a high-quality development demonstration area in the old revolutionary base area with firm faith, high morale and excellent style.

"We must integrate the spirit of the Long March into the development of the industry, not afraid of difficulties, and bravely climb the peak!" Two years ago, Peng Lishan, a young scientific researcher at the Ganjiang Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave up his position in overseas universities and returned to China from New Zealand to build a research and development platform to tackle problems in related fields. "Just like the Red Army soldiers broke through the enemy's blockade line back then, we must also break through the technical bottleneck and realize the upgrading of the rare earth industry." Peng Lishan's eyes were full of determination.

Reform and innovation, the upsurge. A number of high-tech enterprises and research institutions, such as China Rare Earth Group, Ganjiang Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Gannan Institute of Innovation and Translational Medicine, have settled down one after another, injecting new vitality into Ganzhou's industrial development.

To carry forward the spirit of the Long March into a powerful driving force to promote industrial development, Ganzhou continues to accelerate new industrialization, vigorously promote industrial multiplication and upgrading, and thoroughly implement the provincial "1269" and municipal "7510" action plans for the modernization of key industrial chains in the manufacturing industry, so as to accelerate the transformation of industrial structure, production mode and development momentum. Today, Ganzhou's "1+5+N" leading industries have become a trend, clusters of chains, the basic formation of large industries, the contribution rate of industry to GDP growth reached 54.1%, the total number of industrial enterprises above the scale exceeded 3,000, 16 industrial parks of 10 billion yuan, 100 billion industrial clusters increased to 4, rare earth new materials and application clusters were selected as national advanced manufacturing clusters, and the export volume of lithium battery new energy products accounted for more than 60% of the province.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲Physis Green Energy Technology in Ganxian District. Photo by reporter Wu Yu and correspondent Xue Shunxin

High-quality industries to promote high-quality development. In 2023, the growth rate of Ganzhou's main economic indicators will maintain the "first phalanx" in the province, with a total GDP of 460.6 billion yuan, ranking 62nd among cities at and above the prefecture level in the country, 46 places higher than in 2011. In April this year, Ganzhou was awarded the first place in the 2023 provincial comprehensive assessment of a first-class districted city, and has been rated as advanced in the province for 11 consecutive years.

Ruijin Marble Mountain, the ancient camphor is full of greenery, and the stone carvings of "the first mountain of the Long March" are particularly eye-catching. "Our Fengyuan Village is at the foot of Yunshi Mountain, and we must carry forward the spirit of the Long March and let the red gene shine in rural revitalization." Liang Baiqing, secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Fengyuan Village, said that the village has promoted the construction of beautiful villages according to local conditions, developed ecological agriculture and red tourism, and the appearance of the village and the lives of the villagers have undergone unprecedented changes.

"We must do a good job of selenium-rich brand!" Five years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Jiangxi and went deep into Ganzhou to inspect and guide the earnest entrustment, like a seed of hope, sown in this vibrant red land. Tantou Village, Zishan Town, Yudu County, was once a poor mountain village that did not know the "golden rice bowl" of selenium-rich, and now, it has become a well-known prosperous village of selenium-rich industry and a red tourist check-in place, and the people's life is "sesame blossoming festival". "In the past, our village was very poor, but now through the development of selenium-rich vegetables and red tourism, the income of the villagers has increased, and the days are getting more and more prosperous." Villager Sun Guanfa said happily that more and more tourists follow the footsteps of General Secretary Xi Jinping to Tantou to see the prosperity of the selenium-rich industry, taste the beautiful scenery and the picture scroll of the people's wealth, and feel the red soil butterfly changes brought about by the revitalization and development of the southern Jiangxi Soviet District.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲The new appearance of Tantou Village, Zishan Town, Yudu County. Photo by reporter Xiao Liang

A new Long March, start again. The majority of grassroots party members and cadres in Ganzhou vigorously carry forward the spirit of the Long March, practice the purpose of serving the people, always want to be together with the people, work together, actively cultivate characteristic agricultural industries, and develop and expand the village collective economy. With the help of the selenium-rich brand, Gannan navel orange, Ningdu yellow chicken, Yudu loofah, Xingguo asparagus, Huichang beibei pumpkin and other special agricultural goods have become the "leading industry" and "fist product" for local collective income increase and farmers' prosperity. In 2023, the collective operating income of all villages in the city will be stable at more than 150,000 yuan, 82% of the villages will exceed 300,000 yuan, and 41% of the villages will exceed 500,000 yuan.

The country is the people, and the people are the country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Ganzhou has kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's entrustment, always adhered to the people-centered development philosophy, put people's livelihood and well-being in the first place, and planted and carried forward the spirit of the Long March in the field of people's livelihood.

-- Education is booming. The gross enrollment rate of pre-school education, the consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education, and the gross enrollment rate of senior high school reached 94.03%, 99.76%, and 94.49% respectively, and a total of 183,900 new school places and 30,600 kindergarten places were added in the past three years. Gannan Medical College was renamed Gannan Medical University, the School of Applied Science of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology was successfully transformed into a municipal undergraduate university, Gannan College of Science and Technology, and Hejun Vocational College (private) was approved for construction and began to enroll.

-- Improving the level of medical services. Ganzhou Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Ganzhou Hospital of Nanfang Hospital were approved to build a national regional medical center. In 2023, the number of transferred patients from key specialties in the two hospitals will decrease by 31% and 48.52% year-on-year.

-- Public services have been continuously improved. With a total investment of about 3.6 billion yuan, the Ganzhou National Fitness Center is currently debugging and optimizing various equipment such as lighting, voice control, and monitoring. Ganzhou has been selected as a national child-friendly city, and its public safety and public security satisfaction have ranked first in the province for five consecutive years. The formation of a "15-minute convenient life circle" has been accelerated, and tens of millions of "5+2 employment homes", gig markets, and employment assistance workshops have been served. The integrated development of the five districts in the central urban area is gradually getting better, and the five districts are fully connected, with a total mileage of 127 kilometers and a "30-minute commuting circle" in the central urban area.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲The expressway extending in all directions in the central urban area of Ganzhou. Photo by reporter Liu Kai

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A new Long March, start again. The spirit of the Long March bursts out with an inexhaustible source of strength, inspiring the sons and daughters of the red soil to move forward bravely and create new glories. Ganzhou has always adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, conscientiously implemented the decision-making and deployment of the Provincial Party Committee to build the "Three Highlands" and implement the "Five Strategies", combined with the actual situation of the city, and deeply promoted the revitalization and development of the southern Ganzhou Soviet District in the new era, docked and integrated into the bridgehead of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and built the "three major strategies" of the provincial sub-central city, and vigorously implemented the "three strategies" of industrial multiplication and upgrading, scientific and technological innovation empowerment, deepening reform and opening up, comprehensive rural revitalization, urban energy level improvement, beautiful Ganzhou construction, and improving the quality of people's livelihood. The "Eight Major Actions" with excellent quality of party building will coordinate and promote economic and social development and party building, and strive to build a strong industrial city, an open highland, a state of entrepreneurship, a regional center, and a famous cultural city, so as to lay the foundation for high-quality development and modernization, and gather momentum.

Praise the Republic of China, the Soviet District Shows a New Look丨Eternal Departure - Written on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the departure of the Long March of the Central Red Army

▲The built-up area of the central urban area of Ganzhou is changing with each passing day. Photo by reporter Liu Kai

In the past, the starting point of the Long March, now striding on a new journey. On the new Long March road, the people in the old area of southern Gannan think of the source, be grateful and forge ahead, unswervingly move forward in the direction guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and strive to create a "first-class work" in the new era with a running attitude, pragmatic style and innovative actions, so that the spirit of the Long March will always shine in this red land.

Source: Gannan Daily

Authors: Reporter Zhong Yiyong, Hu Huaijun, Wen Julin

Editor: Huang Songlin Editor: Xiao Jing

Duty director: Ming Xinwu Wang Changjie

Editor: Li Qingcong

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