Original Title: Focus Interview: New Faces in Old Districts Sing New Movements of Yimeng Ode
Linyi, Shandong is the birthplace of the Yimeng spirit, and this fertile soil is known as the red Yimeng. Marshal Chen Yi once sighed deeply: “I can’t forget the people of Yimeng Mountain even when I lie in a coffin. They used millet to support the revolution and pushed the revolution across the Yangtze River with a cart.” On November 25, 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected in Linyi Shi pointed out: “The Yimeng spirit is the same as the Yanan spirit, Jinggangshan spirit, and Xibaipo spirit. It is the precious spiritual wealth of the party and the country. It must continue to be combined with the conditions of the new era to carry forward.” Eight years have passed, what has become of the old district today. ? What role has the Yimeng spirit played in the new era?
The students of Linyi University Music School are rehearsing the chorus “Ode to Yimeng”, preparing to report the performance during the National Day. The towering mountains are high, and the river is long. Linyi, located in the Yimeng Mountains, is an old revolutionary base that is well-known throughout the country. During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, 214,000 people participated in the war, 1.2 million people supported the army, and 105,000 revolutionary martyrs gave their precious lives. “Ode to Yimeng” is based on the story of supporting the army in the old area of Yimeng, composing the deep affection between the military and civilians.
On the morning of November 25, 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the East China Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery and presented a flower basket to the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower. He said affectionately that in the red land of Yimeng, countless heroic sons and daughters were born. The deeds of the six Yimeng sisters, the Yimeng mother, and the Yimeng Hongsao were very touching.
General Secretary Xi Jinping summed up the characteristics of the Yimeng spirit as “a harmonious relationship between life and death”, which profoundly revealed the concentric and flesh-and-blood relationship between the party and the people, the army and the common people, and at the same time answered the fundamental question of whom our party relies on and for whom. problem.
In the Yimeng mountainous area, it is said in history that “the four blocks are solid, the boats and cars are blocked, the domestic goods cannot be exported, and the foreign goods cannot enter”. Because of its backward economic conditions and inconvenient transportation, Linyi was once one of the economically backward areas. In order to improve the livelihood of the local people, Linyi City developed a business economy to drive the local people out of poverty and become rich. Song Liansheng benefited from this.
With the increasing transaction volume of Linyi commerce, how to make the goods shipped out and reach customers in time has become an urgent problem to be solved in the next step of Linyi commerce development. Li Chuanming is a local operator of labor insurance products. What worries him most is the transportation of goods.
On November 25, 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Jinlan logistics base to inspect the logistics information center and inspect logistics and transportation companies. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the logistics industry is connected with production at one end and consumption at the other, and its position in the market economy is becoming more and more prominent. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of logistics standardization information, improve circulation efficiency, and promote the healthy development of the logistics industry.
In 2005, Li Chuanming handed over the company to his son Li Hui. After taking over the company, in order to adapt to the development of modern logistics, Li Hui built a modern warehouse. With local logistics advantages, it has developed into the largest integrated supply of industrial security products in China. business. As for the convenience brought by Linyi’s logistics industry to the development of commerce, they feel most sincerely.
From “the four solid blocks, the boats and cars are blocked, the domestic goods cannot be exported, and the foreign goods cannot be imported”, to today’s commerce and logistics, Linyi has formed a national commodity wholesale trade pattern with “Yiwu in the south and Linyi in the north”.
After the general secretary visited Linyi, the logistics industry in Linyi has developed rapidly. As of 2020, the number of Linyi logistics dedicated lines radiates to 2,780 districts and counties, with a national coverage rate of 97.8%.
During the inspection in Linyi, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that life is getting better day by day, but we must not forget the history, the martyrs and heroes who fought bloody battles for the birth of New China, and the people in the old districts who made major contributions to the revolution. General Secretary Xi Jinping urged local cadres to let the people in the old areas live a good life is our party’s solemn commitment. Party committees and governments at all levels should continue to increase their support for the old revolutionary areas and form a strong joint force to accelerate the development of the old revolutionary areas.
In Linyi City, an old revolutionary district, a 59.6-kilometer-long “red special line” winds like a jade belt between the mountains, with flowers blooming along the road, red tiles and green trees in the mountains, and scenery passing by, and viewing platforms are even more convenient. Visitors can park and watch at any time.
In the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain that has gone through many years, there are moving stories of Yimeng Hongsao and the fighting spirit of the Menglianggu battle. But here was once deep in poverty due to deep mountains and ditches and inconvenient transportation. In order to allow the villagers to live a good life, the local government, keeping in mind the general secretary’s instructions, relying on the rich local red tourism resources, built a red tourism line to connect the Yinan County Red Education Base and the Menglianggu Memorial Hall to form a “Yimeng” “Mother” Wang Huan lived in 7 red tourist attractions along the route, including his former residence and the site of Dazhong Daily.
This “red special line” not only opened up the connection between 26 villages and the outside world, but also built 4 4A-level scenic spots along the line, connecting 2 of the most beautiful villages in the country, and built an agricultural sightseeing park represented by a modern agricultural picking garden. Now the folks can find employment at their doorstep. This “red special line” was also rated as one of China’s “Top Ten Most Beautiful Rural Roads” in 2020.
“For the people, relying on the people” “Listen to the party and follow the party” entered a new era. Under the guidance of the Yimeng spirit, the old revolutionary base has given new vitality. In 2020, Linyi City’s GDP will rise from 7th to 5th in the province; Linyi Airport becomes a port airport; Lunan High-speed Railway is completed and opened to traffic; the mileage of roads open to traffic exceeds 30,000 kilometers, and the total mileage of rural roads reaches 28,000 kilometers. It ranks first in the province; thanks to the high efficiency and convenience of Linyi’s commercial logistics, the peaches from Mengyin County, the vegetables from Lanling, the willows from Linshu, etc. have all gone out of the mountains, sold all over the country and the world. As of 2020, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in Linyi City will reach 39,466 yuan and 15,918 yuan, respectively, an increase of 43.5% and 53.2% from 2013.
The “Ode to Yimeng” sung by the students of the Music College of Linyi University also ushered in the report performance. As this song has been sung to the present, the spirit of Yimeng is pulsing with the times, constantly blending into the new connotations of the times, and radiating new brilliance with the old revolutionary base, no matter in the past or the present.
In the eight years since General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Linyi, inspired by the Yimeng spirit, Yimeng’s economic and social development has made new achievements. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, Linyi will leap from a big city to a strong city in six aspects including economy, culture, commerce and logistics, and transportation. . The country is the people, and the people are the country. Fighting the country and guarding the country is the heart of the people. Everything is for the people, everything depends on the people, all development results are shared by the people, and the interests of the people are above the sky. This is the bright political background of the Communist Party of China, and it is also the original political aspiration that will never change.
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