The gunshots of the Nanchang uprising 95 years ago opened a new page in the Chinese nation's transition from suffering to rejuvenation. The birth of the people's army has enabled the Chinese people to have sons and daughters who are linked to their flesh and blood and serve the people wholeheartedly, and the Chinese nation has since had a strong guarantee for realizing independence and liberation and great rejuvenation.
Turning over the annals of the history of New China, defending the homeland, building frontiers, emergency rescue and disaster relief, evacuating overseas Chinese to escort, and carrying out international peacekeeping tasks, wherever there is danger, there will be the figure of soldiers and soldiers, and where there is a need, it is the battlefield where the Chinese People's Liberation Army is fighting.
Peace has not come easily. In order to better maintain international peace and security, in September 2001 the United Nations adopted General Assembly resolution 555/282, in which it decided to designate 21 September as the International Day of Peace, beginning in 2002.
Since the establishment of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations has held ceremonies and sounded the peace bell on this day every year, and invited celebrities, artists and others from all over the world to attend the commemoration as messengers of peace. The International Day of Peace has received positive response and support from governments around the world and more than 2,000 international organizations, and has been held for 19 years so far.
Whether it is the years of war, the era of arduous hardship, or the new era of peaceful development, many outstanding figures have emerged from all walks of life in China, who have always closely followed the pulse of the times, exalted the main theme, rooted in the fertile soil of life, and spread the concept of peace to all corners of the world. They are veritable messengers of a culture of peace.
Art is the link between people, art has no borders, it is rooted in the soil of their respective countries. Art can also delight the body and mind, cultivate sentiments, and vent emotions, which is indispensable to people's lives. Any work of art is a product of the times and a mother of our feelings.
We have many artists who, through the brush in their hands, enthusiastically praise peace, praise peace, indulge in a harmonious and beautiful life, and sincerely use art to speak for peace.
Peace is the common aspiration of all mankind. In November 1950, in order to commemorate the World Peace Congress held in Warsaw, Picasso gladly drew a dove with its wings held high, and the famous Chilean poet Neruda named the painting "Peace Dove", which was also recognized by the world as a symbol of peace, and Picasso was also revered as the "Father of Peace".
In 1955, the famous Chinese painter Qi Baishi was awarded the annual "Peace Art Award" by the World Peace Council. The old man of Baishi once said with emotion: The reputation of the "International Peace Prize" can be added to qi Baishi's name, which is the supreme glory of my life and the supreme glory given to the people of Chinese.
Art for peace. In order to better celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army in Chinese 2022 and the 20th International Day of Peace of the United Nations, the United Nations Foundation for the Protection of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage has specially authorized the European Philatelic Society, the China International Center for the Development and Exchange of Culture and Art, the Shanshui Danqing International Art Center, the Art Finance Magazine and other international authoritative cultural institutions to jointly carry out -
At that time, the United Nations Post, France Post, Canada Post and Austria Post will simultaneously issue stamps of international peace artists. This is not only an affirmation and praise for the outstanding achievements of the artist, but also a deep call for world peace!
Love peace and build the Great Wall together. Today's China is standing at a historic key juncture. Let us struggle shoulder to shoulder, towards the ideal of peace, towards the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, forward, forward, forward!