Shi Jiuyun/Xinjiang Daily reporter Zhang Yanfang
Exchanges, exchanges and integration are the only way to enhance national unity, forge a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, and promote the building of a community of the Chinese nation.
The 11th Plenary Session of the 10th Party Committee of the Autonomous Region made a comprehensive plan for promoting the practice of Xinjiang in a tangible and tangible way to effectively forge the sense of community of the Chinese nation, and called for continuing to expand the breadth and depth of exchanges, exchanges and integration, and promoting all ethnic groups to hug each other like pomegranate seeds.
What are the aspects to broaden the breadth and depth? What are the innovative measures taken by various localities, departments, and units? This reporter conducted interviews on this.
Create a new era of national unity and progress, and create an "upgraded version"
The creation of national unity and progress is an important starting point and practical carrier for forging the sense of community of the Chinese nation.
Su Xiangdong, executive deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the regional party committee, said that in recent years, Xinjiang has adhered to the main line of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, constantly improving the leadership system and working mechanism for ethnic unity and progress, scientific planning and categorical guidance, and significantly improving the coverage of work and the participation of the masses.
At present, Xinjiang has built 101 demonstration units in the national demonstration zone for ethnic unity and progress, and 14 national education bases for ethnic unity and progress. The people of all ethnic groups live together, study together, work and enjoy together, and the flowers of national unity bloom all over the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.
"Standing at a new starting point, we must take the cause of national unity and progress as a basic cause and grasp it well. Su Xiangdong said that in accordance with the requirements of the plenum, we should implement the "Regulations on the Creation of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Model Zone for Ethnic Unity and Progress", improve the evaluation index system and assessment methods, strictly standardize the evaluation procedures, establish an exit mechanism, and promote the creation of the work from the connotation, form, and method to improve quality and efficiency. Adhere to the masses of all ethnic groups as the main body, promote the creation of the focus of communities, villages, schools, enterprises and other grass-roots units and public service windows, widely carry out the creation of micro-actions with prominent themes and various forms, and actively build platforms and carriers for the people of all ethnic groups to participate and interact with each other, and constantly consolidate the foundation of work and stimulate the vitality of creation. It is also necessary to solidly carry out the pilot work of demonstrating and creating a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, promote the creation of responsibilities to focus on the main line, and measures to focus on the main line, so as to create an "upgraded version" of national unity and progress in the new era.
On January 23, 2024, Wubuli Kasim, a resident of Xingfuyuan Community, Yavag Street, Kashgar City, returned home from vacation for his son, who was studying in Aksu, and his neighbor Ji Changqing's family came to visit with their children's favorite meals. Xingfuyuan community is a multi-ethnic community, and the community often carries out various forms of "national unity and family" friendship activities. Today, the flower of national unity has blossomed in the hearts of the masses of all ethnic groups. Photo by Shi Jiuyun/Xinjiang Daily reporter Tang Yong
At the same time, with heart-to-heart harmony as the focus, this year Xinjiang will continue to optimize the "ethnic unity and family" and ethnic unity and friendship activities, innovate carrier methods, enrich content forms, give full play to the leading role of party members and cadres, promote activities to go in practice, go deep and go to the heart, and promote all ethnic groups to hug each other like pomegranate seeds and jointly build a beautiful Xinjiang.
Compile the "Work Plan for Strengthening the Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation in Altay Region (2024-2027)", further promote the creation of the whole region, and continue to polish the "Jinshan Pomegranate Homeland" national unity and progress demonstration brand......
Li Qiang, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Altay Prefectural Committee, said that this year, Altay will continue to expand the field of national unity and progress, deepen the connotation of creation, focus on heart-to-heart and grassroots, accelerate the construction of a theme education center with a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, and promote the creation of quality and efficiency. It is necessary to actively build an inter-embedded social structure and community environment, and further create conditions to promote extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges, and in-depth integration among the masses of all ethnic groups.
Give full play to the important role of tourism in promoting exchanges, exchanges and integration
Tourism is an important carrier to meet the needs of the people for a better life and promote the exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups.
Mountains and rivers meet, friendship is self-connected. In the first quarter of this year, Xinjiang received 41,013,300 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 15.88%. Through the vigorous development of tourism, Xinjiang has effectively promoted the people of all ethnic groups to increase their incomes and become rich, and effectively promoted the exchanges, exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups.
"People of all ethnic groups take tourism as a bridge to understand each other, enhance their feelings, feel the charm of Chinese culture, and witness the vivid scene of pomegranate blossoms and love. Duan Yuming, director of the Resource Development Division of the Autonomous Region's Department of Culture and Tourism, said that last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism also released the Autonomous Region Museum, the Kurban Turum Memorial Hall, the Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area, the Kazanqi Folk Tourism Area in Yining City, and the Jiaohe Ancient City and other tourism to promote exchanges and exchanges among various ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
Duan Yuming said that this year, in accordance with the requirements of the plenum, we should implement the plan for promoting exchanges and exchanges through tourism, focus on cultivating a number of tourism products and activities that highlight the sense of community of the Chinese nation and the theme of national unity and progress, encourage and attract domestic and foreign tourists to travel to Xinjiang, and better promote the exchanges and integration between tourists and the local people, so that tourism will become a process of understanding Chinese culture and forging the sense of community of the Chinese nation, and a process of better understanding and publicizing Xinjiang.
On September 17, 2023, actors perform songs and dances for tourists at the Hotan Night Market. Over the past few days, Hotan Night Market has attracted tourists from all over the world to come to check in, tasting food and enjoying singing and dancing. Photo by Yuan Huanhuan (data map)
When night falls, the Hotan Night Market comes alive. Tourists from all over the world share food, sing and dance here. Hotan Night Market has become a "folk stage" and a "city living room" for exchanges and blending of various ethnic groups.
"There are three cases in Hotan area, including Hotan Night Market, which have been selected as one of the top ten cases in Xinjiang where tourism promotes exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups. Zhou Nengwen, Secretary of the Party Group of the Hotan Regional Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said that this year will adhere to the main line of forging the sense of community of the Chinese nation, strengthen the research and interpretation of Kunlun culture, Chinese jade culture, and Khotanese Buddhist culture, promote the creation of 5A-level tourist attractions in Kunlun Mountain Scenic Area in Xinjiang, strive to build an excellent cultural tourism brand, strengthen the linkage with brother prefectures and cities, and key tourist destination cities outside Xinjiang, and hold activities such as the 2024 "Silk Road Assembly Competition", adhere to the participation of the whole people, and promote the "normalization" of cultural and tourism activities. It is necessary to make good use of the "attracting tourists to peace" policy reward and subsidy funds, attract more tourists from outside Xinjiang to travel to Hotan, and better play the important role of tourism in promoting exchanges, exchanges and integration.
Strengthen cross-regional exchanges and interactions among people of all ethnic groups inside and outside Xinjiang
At the project construction site and business district in Aksu Prefecture, you can always see builders and businessmen with different accents shuttling back and forth, working and living with the local people and integrating into this land.
Sun Wei, head of the Investment Promotion Section of the Aksu Regional Bureau of Commerce, said that in 2023, 951 investment promotion projects will be implemented in Aksu Prefecture, of which 627 will be introduced from Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Henan, Anhui and other places. Aksu Prefecture adheres to the close integration of ethnic unity and investment promotion, and allows more enterprises to settle in Aksu through investment promotion, so as to promote exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups.
"The next step will be to thoroughly implement the spirit of the plenary session, take the Yangtze River Delta region as the main direction of attack, and promote high-level, high-frequency, and high-efficiency investment promotion of small teams, exhibition investment, promotion investment, and Xinjiang investment. Sun Wei said that in this process, we should increase the promotion of resource advantages and humanistic characteristics, expand the popularity and reputation of Aksu, and attract more entrepreneurs to come to Aksu for sightseeing and tourism, investment and business.
On July 7, 2023, Houyuan Street Primary School in Haizhu District, Guangzhou and Mingde Primary School in Shufu County jointly held a football summer camp. Image source: Guangzhou Aid Xinjiang WeChat public account
With the help of Xinjiang, more than 400 students from Mingde Primary School in Shufu County and primary school students in Guangzhou City have paired up to go to Guangzhou every year, and the children from the two places study and play together. "With winter camps, summer camps and various red research activities as the carrier, and letters as the medium, the children have become more and more affectionate in the communication and blending. Dang Songpo, director of the school's Party Construction Office, said.
In recent years, Xinjiang has carried out in-depth exchanges, exchanges and blending activities among young people of all ethnic groups inside and outside Xinjiang. In 2023, 2,653 schools and 3,998,000 young students will be organized to pair up and make friends with young people from other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
Zuliati Ismaili, deputy secretary of the Education Working Committee of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and director of the Education Department of the Autonomous Region, said that this year, it is necessary to continue to promote the "foundation building" project for young people, and carry out the "Motherland Love, China Tour" Xinjiang Youth Patriotism Visit and Study Activities, so that the sense of community of the Chinese nation can take root in the hearts of young people of all ethnic groups.