On June 17, 1902, the Ta Kung Pao was launched. (File photo)
June 17 was an ordinary day. However, in the more than one hundred years of history since the late Qing Dynasty, this has become a special day that has recorded many humiliations and witnessed countless glories, running through the great course of China's three centuries from poverty and weakness to prosperity and rejuvenation.
On June 17, 1902, the Ta Kung Pao was launched in Tianjin, which opened the prelude to a newspaper legend. The founder Ying Shuzhi wrote in his publication: "This newspaper does not dare to have a self-righteous heart and be self-conscious, nor does it dare to take the pleasure of customs to reverse right and wrong, and the total period is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is helpful to the people's hearts and minds... With light I newspaper, to enlighten my people's wisdom, to dissolve my ugly customs, and to enter civilization. ”
At that time, China was suffering from the ravages of the great powers, and was almost tragically divided by beans and divided, and the country was destroyed. In 1895, after the Battle of Jiawu, Japan forcibly occupied the island of Taiwan, and Shigeyama Ziji, who had "made meritorious contributions" in the war, was appointed as the first governor of Taiwan. It was also on June 17 of that year that Huashan formally established the "Governor's Palace of Taiwan" in Taipei, held the so-called "inaugural ceremony", and began to colonize Taiwan for half a century.
Dong Wo's appetite was not enough, and Xi Kou's black hand came again. On June 17, 1900, the Eight-Power Alliance captured The Tagu Fort, opened the Gate of Beijing and Tianjin, and finally the capital fell, and the empress fled west. Following the "Treaty of Maguan", the "Xinugu Treaty" was signed again, and the people lost their rights and humiliated the country, and the people did not have a good life.
It can be said that from the very beginning, the founding sages of the Ta Kung Pao harbored deep pain from the backwardness of the country and the ignorance of the people, and they were so worried that they were determined to serve the country. Since then, by the time Wu Hu zhang troika began the era of "new records," no matter how the historical situation changed, the Ta Kung Pao always adhered to the patriotic dan heart, stood on the stand of national interests and national righteousness, waged arduous and unremitting struggle against the invading enemies and cowards, waged relentless lashing out at corruption and harsh government, spared no effort to popularize science, advocate civilization, and enlighten the public, thus winning the universal trust and welcome of readers and "shouldering the reputation of China's best newspaper" (Hu Shi).
On June 17, 1949, the Shanghai edition of the Ta Kung Pao issued the Declaration of New Life. ( File Photo)
On June 17, 1949, the Shanghai edition of the Ta Kung Pao issued the "Declaration of the New Life", hailing that "the war of liberation has basically been completed and the whole of China has been basically liberated, and the imperialist forces will withdraw from China", formally changing its position, declaring that the Ta Kung Pao will "definitely belong to the broad masses of the people" in the future.
After the founding of New China, it pursued the national policy of independence and self-reliance, and got rid of the situation of relying on the nose of a big country for a hundred years. The day of "June 17" has also been given a new brilliant color again and again. On June 17, 1967, in the depths of the northwest Lop Nur Desert, the dazzling light of the first hydrogen bomb, the earth-shattering sound, and the rising smoke screen sensationalized the world. China has a stronger confidence in dealing with nuclear blackmail and nuclear threats, and has consolidated the cornerstone of national strategic security. The next day, the Ta Kung Pao covered this veritable "breaking news" on the front page.
On June 17, 2021, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft successfully flew into the sky, opening the first manned mission in the space station stage of China's manned space project, and astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo successfully entered the Tianhe core module, marking the first time that Chinese entered their own space station. The three-month on-orbit residency also set a new record for the longest spaceflight Chinese.
On June 17, 2021, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft was launched, opening a new journey of China's manned space industry. (Ta Kung Pao)
After a year, the Ta Kung Pao ushered in the birthday of the double armor. And the day of the celebration has once again become a time for the whole country to celebrate - the 80,000-ton Fujian aircraft carrier, launched with its head held high. This is not only China's first domestic electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier, but also the largest tonnage combat warship ever built by China and even In Asia and the Eastern Hemisphere.
On June 17, 2022, the aircraft carrier Fujian was successfully launched. (Ta Kung Pao)
Giant whales swim in the sea, and the breath runs through the rainbow. Looking back at june 17 in 1900, ten foreign warships flaunted their might and bombarded the Tagu Battery, and the Largest Tonnage Cruiser "Hai Rong" purchased by the Beiyang Navy from Germany was abducted. Compared with the two, the indignation of the world and the vicissitudes of the right path in the world are all in it.
From the hydrogen bomb shining in the desert, to the "God TWELVE" flying in space, to the Fujian ship riding the wind and waves, it can catch the moon in nine days, and catch turtles in the five oceans, which can far deter the night... Each "June 17" is like a special code that records the rise of great powers, and at the same time, it can be truly recorded through the unique one-hundred-and-twenty-year page of the Ta Kung Pao. Jia Wu was humiliated, Gengzi guo was martyred, and there was no return. More than a hundred years of glory, the journey of the third century, is continuing a magnificent new chapter.
In the ta kung pao issued on June 17, 1902, Ying Shuzhi wrote emotionally at the end of the Ta Kung Pao's expectations for the future of the country: "But if the customs and customs are easy, the country is rich and the people are strong, there is no disaster, and people are happy and healthy, then they will be rewarded with the aspirations of the same people, and the hearts of the contemptible people will be comforted." ”
Looking around today's China, standing tall among the nations of the world, it is enough to comfort the heart of the British and the aspirations of the predecessors of the Grand Duke.
Source: Ta Kung Pao