"Heroes are the brightest coordinates of the nation" – written on the occasion of the eighth Martyrs' Day

Source: People's Daily - Chinese Communist Party News Network Original draft

Heaven and earth are heroic, and the thousand autumns are still awe-inspiring. September 30 is Martyrs' Day. The Chinese nation has always admired heroes and martyrs. Everything we have today is condensed with the dedication and even great sacrifice of countless sages and heroes.

"A nation with hope cannot do without heroes, and a country with a future cannot do without pioneers." On this day that deserves to be remembered, we pay tribute to the heroic martyrs together and bravely move forward under the guidance of the heroic spirit.

The mountains and rivers are magnificent and picturesque, and the history cannot be forgotten

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, has reviewed the heroic deeds on many occasions and fondly remembered the heroic martyrs.

"New China was forged with the blood and lives of countless revolutionary martyrs. We must profoundly understand that the red regime was not easy to come by, the new China was not easy to come by, and socialism with Chinese characteristics was not easy to come by. ”

"To all those who have paid their precious lives for the country, for the nation, and for peace, no matter how the times change, we must always remember their sacrifices and dedication."

Remembering the names of heroes and martyrs, revisiting the spiritual heritage of revolutionary heroes, and remembering the historical merits of heroes and martyrs, in order to take history as a mirror and history as a teacher.

"Remembering heroes and commemorating martyrs is of great significance to promoting the whole society to admire and learn from heroes." By remembering heroes and commemorating martyrs, we can encourage more people to persevere like heroic models, struggle like heroic models, and encourage more people to create great causes in ordinary posts. Hong Xianghua, supervisor and professor of the Cpc Central Party School (National School of Administration), said this in an interview with People's Daily.

In Hong Xianghua's view, remembering and commemorating the martyrs is also of great significance to carrying forward the great spirit of party building: "It is the sacrifice and dedication of the revolutionary martyrs who have created the great achievements of the Communist Party of China, formed the great spirit of adhering to the truth, adhering to ideals, practicing the original intention, undertaking the mission, not being afraid of sacrifice, heroic struggle, loyalty to the party, and living up to the people. ”

Always with reverence and defend the glory of heroes

In the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up and getting rich to becoming strong, there are heroic epics of magnificent mountains and rivers everywhere, and everywhere there is a heroic style and a heroic spirit of triumphant deeds.

"We must have reverence for the heroes of the Chinese nation, record and shape heroes in a heavy way, let the heroes be disseminated in literary and artistic works, guide the people to establish a correct outlook on history, nationality, country, and culture, and never do anything that desecrates the ancestors, desecrates the classics, or desecrates the heroes." Xi Jinping's speech at the opening ceremonies of the Tenth National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Ninth National Congress of the China Writers Association was loud and clear.

In recent years, the establishment of martyrs' memorial days, the rise of red tourism, and the resistance to historical nihilism... "advocating heroes, defending heroes, learning from heroes, caring for heroes" have increasingly become the consensus and social trend of the whole people.

In particular, since the implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs in 2018, the law has provided strong protection for the names, portraits, reputations and honors of heroes and martyrs.

"Over the years, we have seen some inappropriate remarks on the Internet that insult, denigrate and denigrate heroes and martyrs, which have hurt the public's feelings for heroes and martyrs. The Internet is not an extralegal place, and the Heroic Martyrs Protection Law helps to correct inappropriate speech online and offline, and forms a good atmosphere of advocating martyrs, respecting heroes, and revering virtue and goodness in the whole society. Wang Lei, an associate professor at the School of Civil and Commercial Economics and Law of China University of Political Science and Law, said.

Nowadays, there have been many typical cases of using law to protect heroic martyrs across the country, so that the law really "grows teeth" and defends the glory of heroic martyrs in the name of law.

Inherit the spirit of heroism and cohesion

"The motherland is the most solid reliance of the people, and the hero is the most shining coordinate of the nation."

"For all heroic and exemplary figures who have made dedication and sacrifices for the party, the country, and the people, we must carry forward their spirit, draw strength from them, and work together to fight tenaciously, arduously, and unremittingly for the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

Learn from the past, know the comers. The deeds and spirit of heroes are a powerful force that inspires us to move forward. Xi Jinping pointed out that the Chinese nation is a nation that admires heroes, achieves heroes, and heroes are born, and heroic feelings are also needed in peacetime.

Every year, when Martyrs' Remembrance Day comes, commemorative activities are solemnly held throughout the country to pay tribute to the martyrs in the name of the country and to guide the way forward with the spirit of heroes.

Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, "September 18" History Museum, Chongqing Gele Mountain Martyrs Cemetery, Jiangsu Province Nanjing Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery... Behind the commemorative activities is a period of turbulent history, one after another touching and profound stories, writing the loyalty of martyrs to the motherland and inspiring future generations to inherit the heroic spirit.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and all localities have actively carried out party history study and education activities. Commemorating the heroic martyrs is a vivid lesson in party history education. Only by taking the heroic martyrs as an example and drawing strength from them can we better overcome difficulties in carrying forward the spirit and forge ahead in the bloodline of inheritance.

"How a nation treats heroes and martyrs is the embodiment of the morality, values and historical outlook of the whole society." Hong Xianghua explained, "Planting heroic feelings and carrying forward the heroic spirit is more conducive to our not forgetting our original intentions and riding the wind and waves in the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." ”

Inherit the bones of the martyrs and stand up the backbone of the nation. In the era of peace, we advocate heroes, learn from heroes, care for heroes, inherit the spirit of heroism, and gather the strength to move forward.