Xinhua News Agency, Shijiazhuang, May 24.Question: Strive to take the new road of “taking the test” – Hebei chapter along the footsteps of the general secretary
Xinhua News Agency reporters Li Fengshuang, Yan Qilei and Qi Leijie
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Hebei 9 times and delivered a series of important speeches, which have provided fundamental guidelines for Hebei to win the battle against poverty, relay rural revitalization, and promote high-quality development and party building.
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s entrustment, Hebei has taken the attitude of “rushing for the examination” to promote the “old districts” to rejuvenate and the “new districts” to take shape, and strive to write a new answer sheet for accelerating the construction of a modern economic province and a beautiful Hebei.
I like to see “loess turns into gold”
In December 2012, deep in the Taihang Mountains, in Fuping County, Hebei, General Secretary Xi Jinping braved the freezing cold of minus ten degrees Celsius, came on the snow, visited the people in need, and inspected the poverty alleviation and development work.
Scenery of Luotuowan Village in Fuping County, Hebei Province (taken on July 23, 2021, drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xudong
This is the first stop of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s local poverty alleviation inspection after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Here, the general secretary profoundly pointed out that “to build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, the most arduous and arduous task lies in rural areas, especially in poverty-stricken areas. Without a well-off in rural areas, especially in poverty-stricken areas, there will be no well-off society in an all-round way.” A general mobilization order for poverty alleviation was issued to the whole party and the whole country.
Hebei, which is located in Gyeonggi, was faced with a very serious poverty problem: 22 counties were classified as contiguous contiguous areas of extreme poverty in Yanshan-Taihang Mountains. Among them, Fuping County, which combines old revolutionary areas, mountainous areas and poverty-stricken areas, has nearly half of the population. into poverty.
“Everyone is twisted into a rope, thinking in one place, working hard in one place, sweating in one place, and we must find ways to make the villagers live a good life as soon as possible.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words, not only put forward to the majority of party members and cadres The request also brings warmth and hope to the people in extremely poor villages in the severe winter.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s footsteps in Hebei have always been engraved with a deep concern for the poor people——
A dwelling in Luotuowan Village, Fuping County, Hebei Province (photographed on October 1, 2020).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao
In Luotuowan Village and Gujiatai Village in Fuping County, they greeted the poor people and encouraged the villagers to “as long as they have confidence, the loess will turn into gold”; It reflects an important aspect of our party’s purpose.” In Desheng Village, Zhangbei County, he worked with the villagers to calculate the family’s income and expenditure, and urged to explore effective ways to accurately eliminate poverty according to local conditions.
Bearing in mind the entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Hebei Province implemented the five-level secretaries to grasp poverty alleviation. All 2.323 million rural registered poor people were lifted out of poverty as scheduled, all 7,746 poor villages were listed, and 62 poor counties were all removed.
Cultural Square in Gujiatai Village, Fuping County, Hebei Province (photo taken on September 11, 2019).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xudong
When the General Secretary visited, the annual per capita net income of Luotuowan Village was less than 1,000 yuan. In 2021, the village’s per capita disposable income has exceeded 17,000 yuan. “Nowadays, every family lives in new dwellings, and half of the people in the village have cars, and life is getting better and better.” Speaking of the great changes in the past ten years, villager Tang Zongxiu was filled with emotion.
Getting rid of poverty is not the end, but the starting point of a new life and new struggle. After the overall victory in the battle against poverty, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again came to rural Hebei to inspect and comprehensively promote rural revitalization.
On the afternoon of August 24, 2021, in Daguikou Village, Shuangluan District, Chengde City, which is located in the remainder of Yanshan Mountain, the villagers who heard the news greeted the general secretary one after another. “We have built a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and the next goal of our rural areas is rural revitalization. Not only the towns are better, but the countryside is also as good as the rural towns. We can’t be satisfied, and we have to make persistent efforts.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s sonorous words inspired From the scene bursts of warm applause.
Implementing the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Hebei Province takes industrial revitalization as the top priority, with the development of modern urban agriculture as the direction, concentrates its efforts on building 15 characteristic and advantageous industrial clusters and a batch of high-end agricultural products, and accelerates the promotion of rural one-two Integrated development of the three industries. Since last year, 50 provincial-level rural revitalization demonstration areas have been established, and more than 2,300 beautiful villages have been newly built.
“City of the future” takes shape
In early summer, there are many tower cranes in the start-up area of Xiongan New District, Hebei Province, and it is in full swing. A “city of the future” that carries a thousand-year plan and national affairs, is growing in joints.
The establishment of Hebei Xiongan New Area is a major decision and deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core to further promote the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The general secretary makes decisions, deploys, and promotes in person, and guides and guides the planning and construction of Xiongan New Area.
Xiongan Station in Xiongan New Area (taken on March 31, 2022, drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao
On February 23, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a special trip to Anxin County, Hebei Province to inspect the outline of the core area of the planned new area. “Xiongan New Area will be our historical heritage for future generations. We must adhere to the concept of ‘world vision, international standards, Chinese characteristics, and high-point positioning’, and strive to build an innovative development demonstration area that implements new development concepts.” In Anxin County When the symposium was held, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly announced that he would draw a blueprint for the construction of Xiongan New Area.
In January 2019, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of promoting the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited again and emphasized the need to fully implement the new development concept, adhere to the requirements of high-quality development, and strive to create a benchmark for high-quality development in the new era.
Over the past five years, from the completion of the top-level design to the large-scale substantive construction, Xiong’an New District has developed steadily and steadily from “a blank sheet of paper”. It has now entered an important stage of undertaking the functions of Beijing’s non-capital city and advancing its construction simultaneously. A total of more than 370 billion yuan has been invested in the new district, the “four major systems” of urban construction such as road network and water system have basically taken shape, and the urban framework has been fully opened.
China Star Network, China Sinochem, China Huaneng and other first batch of 3 central enterprises have completed the location selection for their headquarters; the first batch of 4 universities and 2 hospitals affiliated to Beijing ministries and commissions that have started to release Xiongan New Area The work is progressing steadily and orderly; Beijing supports the construction of key projects such as hospital projects and campus projects in Xiong’an New District and enters the “fast lane”…
“The construction of Xiong’an New Area is a historic project. We must maintain historical patience and have the spiritual realm of ‘success does not have to be mine’.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s earnest exhortation has far-reaching implications.
Today, the “Millennium Beautiful Forest” is lush and green, the Baiyangdian Lake is full of blue water, the construction vehicles are busy, the urban prototype in the start-up area is accelerating, and the infrastructure construction in the start-up area is in full swing… A “wonderful, yearning” “future” City” is changing with each passing day.
“Exam” is always on the way
Xibaipo, the birthplace of “Two Musts” and the starting point of “Going to Beijing to take the test”, is one of the holy places of the Chinese revolution.
On the afternoon of July 11, 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Xibaipo in Pingshan County, Hebei Province, and held a symposium for county and village cadres, old party members and representatives of the masses at the former site of the famous September meeting.
The highway leading to Xibaipo and a photovoltaic power plant on a barren hill in Xibaipo Town (taken on August 16, 2019, drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao
“Everyone was sitting around the long table and sitting on the bench, and I was sitting opposite the general secretary.” Chen Suoping, a 62-year-old old party member in Liangjiagou Village, Xibaipo Town, Pingshan County, recalled that at this symposium, the general secretary spoke to “two He was deeply impressed by his profound thinking.
“The challenges and problems we face are still severe and complex. It should be said that the ‘rushing exam’ facing the party is far from over.” General Secretary Xi Jinping has a deep gaze and a serious tone, once again admonishing party members and cadres with “rushing for the exam”.
On the new road of “taking the test”, Pingshan dispatched the best cadres to the front line of poverty alleviation, and worked hard to take off the title of poverty-stricken county, completing “the best consolation to the revolutionary ancestors”. The old party members showed their enthusiasm and dedication, and the young party members continued their red blood to lead the way.
Xibaipo Memorial Hall in Pingshan County, Hebei Province (taken on April 26, 2021, drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xudong
Completing the “military order” to cut production capacity, gnawing on the “hard bones” of smog control, overcoming the hurdle of structural adjustment, climbing the slope of transformation and upgrading, and promoting economic and social development towards high quality… This is the new road to “take the test”, Hebei Province’s “Required Questions”.
Bearing in mind the earnest teachings of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Hebei Province has vigorously improved the style of cadres, emancipated their minds, and worked hard: the steel production capacity has been reduced from 320 million tons at the peak to less than 200 million tons, 12 provincial-level leading industries and 107 county-level characteristic industries. Cultivation and growth; iron-fisted pollution control, the province’s average PM2.5 concentration continued to decline, and blue sky and white clouds became more and more weather; deepened the implementation of national strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and created a post-Winter Olympics economy, Beijing-Zhangjiakou sports culture and tourism belt Speeding up construction; rolling implementation of livelihood projects, paying back “debts” and making up for “shortcomings”, the masses’ sense of gain has been continuously enhanced…
Xibaipo Memorial Tower in Pingshan County, Hebei Province (taken on April 26, 2021, drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xudong
“The ‘examination’ is still going on, all leading cadres and all party members must continue to pass the people’s ‘examination’ of our party, the ‘examination’ that our party is going through and will pass through, and strive to deliver excellent answers. .” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words were profound and meaningful.
“Crushing for the test is always on the way.” Zhang Xianfeng, secretary of the Pingshan County Party Committee, said that as a party member and cadre from the starting point of “taking the test in Beijing”, we will always keep in mind the “two musts”, always maintain the attitude of “rushing for the test”, work hard, and be practical Action to meet the party’s twenty victories held.