Three “little” things that concern Xi Jinping
This was November 2, 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping was inspecting Shanghai, a child excitedly greeted the General Secretary.
The general secretary happily picked up the child and asked him how old he was. The child replied "two and a half years old".
In the eyes of the children, he is the kind Grandpa Xi and a kind "big friend". From buttoning the first button of life, to learning knowledge, to strengthening the body, children’s affairs are the softest concern in General Secretary Xi Jinping’s heart.
On May 30, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to the students of Zhijiang Primary School in Jialing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, cordially encouraging them and wishing them and children across the country a happy holiday.
The general secretary said that he hopes that the students will set up lofty aspirations, cherish the good times, insist on the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, art and labor, strive to be good young people in the new era who love the party and patriotism, are self-reliant and striving to make progress, and strive to grow up to be worthy of the construction of a strong country and the development of the nation. A pillar of talent for the great task of rejuvenation.
"June 1" International Children's Day is here. Let's take a look at three "little" things that concern the General Secretary.
"The buttons of life must be buttoned from the beginning."
General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the importance of buttoning the first button in life, "It's like buttoning clothes. If you button the first button wrong, the remaining buttons will be buttoned wrong."
Children are in the early stages of forming and establishing their values, so it is crucial to guide them to buckle the first button of their lives.
How to button the first button in life? The general secretary told the children his story.
"I went to school in 1959 and joined the team in 1960. Because I was a little younger, I was not among the first batch. I even cried at the time."
On May 30, 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the National Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing, to review the joining ceremony with the children, and talked about the time when he joined the Young Pioneers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "I remember my heart was pounding and I was very excited when I joined the team. I wonder if you feel this way?" The children replied: "Yes."
"Why is this? Because it is an honor." The general secretary said, "I see hope in your faces, the hope of the motherland and the nation. Just as the oath says, we must always be prepared to take over in the future."
Children and young people are the future of our country. When communicating with children, "ambitions" and "dreams" are keywords that General Secretary Xi Jinping often mentions.
On May 29, 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the team day event with the theme of "Happy Childhood and Flying Hope" at the Beijing Children's Palace, he sent a message to the children, "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged as young men, and the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I hope you have ambitions and dreams." "
On June 1, 2015, when General Secretary Xi Jinping cordially met with all representatives of the Seventh National Congress of the Chinese Young Pioneers, he clarified the direction of life for the "red scarf", "A person can have many ambitions, but the most important ambition in life is It should be connected with the motherland and the people.”
On September 16, 2020, during an inspection in Hunan, General Secretary Xi Jinping said to the students of the No. 1 Primary School in Wenming Yao Township, Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, "You are small saplings today, and you will grow into towering trees in the future. The Chinese nation The Chinese dream of great rejuvenation will come true in you.”
The words are sincere and full of emotion. With the encouragement of Grandpa Xi, each "small" dream blossomed and bore fruit.
Hong Kong Cantonese opera actor Li Manzhe treasures a warm memory of a conversation with Grandpa Xi.
It was June 29, 2017, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. 10-year-old Li Wenzhe and 11-year-old Lu Ruihui sang the first chapter of "The Purple Hairpin" in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong for Grandpa Xi who came to Hong Kong for inspection. Excerpts from "The Hairpin".
Grandpa Xi applauded the wonderful performances of the two young actors and praised them for their excellent singing despite their young age.
"This shows that there are successors to Hong Kong Cantonese opera." "China's excellent traditional culture must be passed on. When you see children, you see hope." Grandpa Xi's words inspired Li Wenzhe to study Cantonese opera more diligently and determined to inherit and carry forward Hong Kong Cantonese opera. contribute.
Today, 17-year-old Li Wenzhe is focusing on studying while constantly polishing his basic skills and gaining more and more performance experience. "I have played Xu Xian, Jia Baoyu, Zhou Yu, Su Qin, etc. Cantonese opera has helped me understand these characters better. The story conveys The beauty of traditional Chinese culture also deeply attracts me.”
General Secretary Xi Jinping gave the answer: "It must come from hard study."
On May 29, 2013, at the Beijing Children's Palace, General Secretary Xi Jinping told the children: "The more knowledge you learn, the more knowledge the better. You must learn knowledge like a sponge absorbing water. Study book knowledge diligently and learn more extracurricular knowledge." To acquire knowledge, you must also think diligently, think more, and ask more questions, so that you can cultivate your creative spirit.”
In December 2016, a small science popularization satellite developed by students from Beijing Bayi School was launched into space, accurately entered orbit, and sent back beacon signals. Before the launch, the students wrote a letter as agreed with the General Secretary and reported to the General Secretary the news that the small satellite was about to be launched.
General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote back and urged them: "Maintain the desire for knowledge, maintain the interest in exploration, cultivate the scientific spirit, study hard, and practice hard."
General Secretary Xi Jinping has always cared about children's study and life, starting with the changes in two primary schools.
In February 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Yangjialing Fuzhou Hope Primary School during an inspection trip to Shaanxi. The general secretary emphasized that education is very important. The fundamental development of old revolutionary base areas and poverty-stricken areas must be done well in education and not to let children lose at the starting line.
Today, Yangjialing Fuzhou Hope Primary School has built a multi-story teaching building with calligraphy rooms, art rooms, music rooms, and dance rooms. There are at least 100 books in the library corner of each classroom, and the newly built plastic playground is put into use. , the quality of the school's teaching staff is also constantly improving, and children can also "take the same class" with teachers and classmates in Fuzhou through remote synchronous interactive classes.
Similar changes also occurred in Zhongyi Township Primary School in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing.
In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping said during an inspection of Zhongyi Township Primary School in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing: "No matter how hard it is, we can't suffer the children, and no matter how poor we are, we can't afford education. We must ensure that children in impoverished mountainous areas go to school, receive education, and have a happy childhood." "
Over the years, the school's teaching buildings have been renovated, new student dormitories have been built, and the cafeteria has been expanded by one floor. With the help of mobile 5G technology and VR technology, Zhongyi Township Primary School and Chongqing Renhejie Primary School have jointly established a dual-teacher classroom; the school carries out a variety of after-school activities such as dance, vocal music, calligraphy, and simple drawing.
In fact, such changes have occurred not only in these two primary schools, but also in every corner of China. In March this year, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce that in 2023, there will be 1,736 new high-quality compulsory education schools and 1.999 million new high-quality degrees across the country; there are 16,000 compulsory education education groups and 15,000 urban and rural school communities nationwide; Through new construction, renovation and expansion, 4.892 million public places were added, effectively ensuring the enrollment of 18.78 million first-year primary school students. The proportion of children of migrant workers in cities studying in public schools exceeded 95%.
"What some urban children lack is not nutrition, but exercise." "Nowadays, children generally wear glasses, which is my hidden worry."
General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly expressed concerns about children's health.
The body is the capital of success in all endeavors in life. General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged children to strengthen physical exercise by telling his own experience.
In September 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping returned to his alma mater, Beijing Bayi Middle School.
On the playground, General Secretary Xi Jinping said to the young players who were training: "I played football here more than 50 years ago. It was still a clay court at that time." "Look at my good health now. It was all acquired through sports when I was a child. Foundation. Morality, intelligence, physical beauty must be developed in an all-round way, and sports play an important role in cultivating temperament and tempering will.”
In February 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping watched the youth ice hockey and figure skating team skating training at the Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing.
General Secretary Xi Jinping took the hand of a young ice hockey player, leaned down, and interacted with him by "bumping shoulders" in the unique greeting style of ice hockey players. The general secretary smiled and said, "Young man needs to grow a little bigger."
General Secretary Xi Jinping also told the team members about his past skating in Shichahai when he was young, "You are in great conditions now. Not only do you have a good learning environment, but you also have such good training conditions, which not only enhances your physical fitness, but also cultivates your bravery." team spirit."
In 2023, at Beijing Yuying School, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked to inspect the campus environment and came to the basketball court to stop and watch. On the court, students are playing basketball, skipping rope, and taking physical education classes.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that physical exercise should start from an early age. The more physical exercise, the less "fatty" and "tiny glasses".
"Open all physical education classes" "Youth campus football has now begun to be promoted and popularized, and it will take a long time to achieve success" "Civilize the spirit and barbarize the body. What I mean by 'barbarian body' is to strengthen the body"... Xi Jinping The General Secretary’s sincere instructions have taken root and become a vivid practice for the popularization and development of children’s fitness sports.
For the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, art and labor, the role of "labor" cannot be ignored.
In 2023, at the student farm of Beijing Yuying School, General Secretary Xi Jinping analyzed a more prominent phenomenon: now some urban children have little contact with the countryside and nature. .
If you love learning, read "books with words"; if you love labor, read "books without words". General Secretary Xi Jinping hopes that students will feel the hardships of farming and the difficulties of farmers from "learning agriculture", and develop good habits of loving labor, cherishing food, and respecting nature from an early age.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has participated in voluntary tree planting activities in the capital almost every year. General Secretary Xi Jinping will work with children to shovel soil to build pits, build cofferdams, and carry water for irrigation... The General Secretary taught the children step by step how to plant trees and talked with them. They had a heart-to-heart talk and told them to cultivate a sense of labor and a love for labor from an early age.
General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words and deeds are the best inspiration for children in their growing years.
"Chinese children in the new era should be good children with ambitions and dreams, love learning and working, be grateful and friendly, dare to innovate and strive, and have all-round development of moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and physical skills." General Secretary Xi Jinping's wishes for young children High hopes.
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