The spirit of the Zunyi Conference
Strengthen faith, seek truth from facts, be independent and self-reliant, dare to break new roads, and be democratic and united
As an important meeting of great turning significance in the history of our party, the Zunyi Conference has left valuable experience and important enlightenment in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality, adhering to the road of independence and self-determination, strengthening the correct political line and policy tactics, and building a strong and mature central leading collective. We must make good use of the historical experience of the Zunyi Conference and let the spirit of the Zunyi Conference shine forever.
——On June 16, 2015, Xi Jinping's speech during a visit to the Zunyi Conference Site and the Zunyi Conference Exhibition Hall in Guizhou
Remember the original heart
At that time, the Central Red Army had been sharply reduced from more than 86,000 people at the beginning of the Long March to more than 30,000 people, and it was already facing the critical juncture of life and death.
On December 20, 1934, the CMC column arrived at an orange orchard called HuangPing on the Wujiang River, where Zhang Wentian and Wang Jiaxiang were talking.
The Zunyi Conference put an end to the erroneous rule of "Left" dogmatism in the Central Committee and established Comrade Mao Zedong's leading position in the Party Central Committee and the Red Army.
The Zunyi Conference, a key "chapter" in the century-old history of the Communist Party of China.
This is a panoramic view of the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall (drone photo taken on January 26). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ou Dongqu
86 years ago, the meeting held in the Baihuizhang Mansion on Ziyin Road in Zunyi City saved the Party, the Red Army, and the Chinese revolution at the most critical juncture.
Reflect in exploration, rise up in desperate situations, and open up in challenges. The spirit forged by the Zunyi conference spanned time and space and lasted for a long time, guiding the CPC to cross the mountains, create a century of glory, and rush to a new journey.
Insisting on the truth points the way
Visitors listen to a briefing at the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall on July 22, 2018. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Liwang
"Zunyi Conference Site" - Mao Zedong is the only inscription on the site of the Chinese Revolution. Here, Mao Zedong ushered in a great turning point in his life, and the fate of the Chinese revolution also ushered in a great turning point.
In 1934, after the fierce Battle of the XiangJiang River, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was reduced from more than 80,000 to more than 30,000 people, short of food and ammunition, and exhausted.
A staff member walks inside the Zunyi Conference Hall (photo taken on January 26, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ou Dongqu
No one knows if the miracle will happen, but the miracle happened deep in the mountains of Guizhou.
From January 15 to 17, 1935, the Zunyi Conference was held. Meetings that last for 3 days, almost every day until late at night. In the fierce debate, criticism and self-criticism, many problems have been solved.
The "Left" military mistakes and sectarian organizational mistakes were corrected; the supreme command of Bogu and Li De was abolished; and Mao Zedong's leadership position and correct military line were established.
Visitors pass by the stone wall of Loushan Pass inscribed with "Reminiscence of Qin'e Loushan Pass" (photo taken on April 20, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ou Dongqu
Painfully, the Communist Party of China ushered in a turning point in self-revolution. "Upholding the truth and correcting mistakes" is integrated into the blood of the Chinese Communist Party.
In the course of a hundred years of journey, at every important juncture in historical development, the CPC has always been able to face up to its mistakes and turn the tide.
In February 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed during his inspection in Guizhou that the distinctive features of the Zunyi Conference are adhering to the truth, correcting mistakes, establishing the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee, and creatively formulating and implementing strategies and tactics that conform to the characteristics of the Chinese revolution. This is still of great importance today.
A visitor views exhibits inside the Shidu Chishui Memorial Hall on April 22, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ou Dongqu
Practice tests the truth, and history reflects the future. In the process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and under the guidance of the spirit of the Zunyi Conference, the road of the CPC's exploration of truth will surely become wider and wider.
Faith firmly blazing a new trail
From the bloody battle of the Xiang River to the four crossings of the Red River, a curve of a team with a firm will and a rebirth of nirvana is outlined.
This is a rural road taken on February 27, 2020 in Tuanjie Village, Pingzheng Gelao Nationality Township, Bozhou District, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Liang
Lost again and again, searched for again and again. In the face of the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and ourselves, what tests this contingent is not only life and death, but also the adherence to Marxist ideals and beliefs.
A stunning set of data:
At the beginning of the Long March, the commanders and fighters of the Red Army had a rifle every 3 people, and each gun had less than 50 rounds of ammunition; after the Battle of the Xiangjiang River, the troops had little ammunition left. After arriving in the Zunyi area, each gun had an average of only 3 rounds of ammunition left.
At this time, 400,000 heavy troops of the Kuomintang army were rapidly encircling the Red Army. With this equipment of "3 bullets per gun", the Red Army fought with the enemy equipped with aircraft and artillery almost bare-handed.
If you ask, where does their courage to persevere come from? The answer: faith. At the moment of life and death, the faith is unswerving, and the spiritual power of Haoran is shocking.
Wong Dafa patrols along the "Dafa Canal" built on a cliff (photo taken on August 11, 2018). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Xu
From January to March 1935, the Red Army crossed the Chishui River four times. It was freezing cold, and the soldiers of the Red Army, dressed in ragged uniforms, marched day and night in high intensity between the mountains, forests, and rivers of Sichuan and Yunnan, and used a pair of foot soles to leave the encircling and suppressing Kuomintang troops far behind.
East and west, advance and retreat. The Direction of the Red Army's operations changed as many as 10 times, and the soldiers fought more and more fiercely. All the way through the detour, the established strategic policy of crossing the river to the north was finally realized.
Stemming from a belief that we must win, all hardships are refined, and all tribulations are forged.
Smooth the bumps into the road, fight off the hardships and set off again. In the new battlefield and new tests, the Communists have firm convictions and bravely forge ahead.
Huang Dafa patrols along the "Dafa Canal" built on a cliff (drone photo taken on August 11, 2018). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Xu
In the Tuanjie Village of Pingzheng Gelao Nationality Township in Bozhou District, Zunyi City, 100 kilometers away from the site of the Zunyi Conference, Huang Dafa, a member of the Communist Party, led the masses to rely on hoes, steel brazes, hammers and hands to carve out a "life canal" on the cliff, ending the long history of local water shortage.
Huang Dafa often said a sentence: "Can Communists be afraid of sacrifice?" Those martyrs who used their bodies to block the holes of the guns had to do it, and we had to have this spirit when we did things. ”
In 2020, all 66 poverty-stricken counties in Guizhou Province will be lifted out of poverty, tearing off the millennium label of "absolute poverty" with perseverance.
This imposition photo shows the "four generation houses" of Puffin Village in Hezhang County, Guizhou Province: the top left picture is the first generation of cane houses, the top right picture is the second generation of adobe houses, the bottom left picture is the third generation of stone wall houses, and the bottom right picture is the fourth generation of Qianbei houses (all pictures are taken on July 25, 2019). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Wenbin
In 2021, on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, a moderately prosperous society has been fully built on the land of China, and the most populous country in the world has created a miracle of poverty reduction.
On the new Long March Road, there is no rain of guns and bullets, no natural dangers, but it is also full of reefs and thorns. Only by raising the sails of faith, persistently pursuing and firmly moving forward for the bright future of the nation.
Independence and self-reliance
In the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall, a report details how the Long March of the Red Army and the Zunyi Conference were reported to the Comintern at that time.
Imposition photo: The picture above is the new appearance of Amei Qituo Town in Sanbao Street, Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, taken on June 6, 2019 (drone photo, taken by Yang Wenbin, Xinhua News Agency); the picture below is the old appearance of Sanbao Yi Nationality Township in Qinglong County before the relocation in 2017 (drone photo, taken by Vinson). Xinhua News Agency
After the founding of the Communist Party of China, it was initially a branch of the Comintern, subject to the unified leadership of the Comintern. The Zunyi Conference was the first important meeting without the intervention of the Comintern. Mao Zedong once said: "Truly understanding independence and self-reliance began with the Zunyi Conference. ”
Taking the Zunyi Conference as the starting point, the CPC independently grasped the initiative and leadership of the Chinese revolution, adhered to the principle of democratic centralism and made a series of major decisions, safeguarded the overall situation, and held the fate of the nation in its own hands.
Four crossings of Chishui, false fingering of Guiyang, coercion of Kunming, qiao crossing of the Jinsha River, forced crossing of the Dadu River, flying to seize the Luding Bridge... Under the guidance of Mao Zedong's military thinking of seeking truth from facts and being flexible and mobile, a series of actions that can be called the stroke of God have strongly proved that only by relying on one's own strength and adopting combat methods suitable for oneself can we win the initiative on the battlefield.
In the caves of Wa Yao Fort, in the conference room of Luochuan, next to the kerosene lamp at the foot of Phoenix Mountain... The successive resolutions of the Red Army on its way north also clearly confirmed that the Communist Party of China was constantly maturing.
Imposition photo: The picture above is the new appearance of Yaoshan National Primary School in Libo County, Guizhou Province taken on November 5, 2019 (drone photo, taken by Yang Wenbin, Xinhua News Agency); the picture below is the old appearance of Yaoshan National Primary School in Libo County (file photo). Xinhua News Agency
An indisputable truth warns communists that only by integrating the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism with the concrete reality of the Chinese revolution and resolving the major problems of the Chinese revolution independently and autonomously can the revolutionary cause lead to victory.
After the baptism of wind and rain, the CPC has used the key of independence and self-determination to continuously enter the center of the historical stage, leading the Chinese people to cross the rapids and dangers of the revolutionary journey, write a magnificent chapter in socialist construction, set off a rolling spring tide of reform and opening up, and move toward a beautiful tomorrow of great rejuvenation.
Chen Jin, an expert in party history, pointed out that the Zunyi meeting told us that in order to do a good job in our revolution, construction, and reform, and in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era, we must not copy or copy the experiences of others, and we must independently solve China's practical problems.
"We must make good use of the historical experience of the Zunyi Conference and let the spirit of the Zunyi Conference shine forever." General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed.
Xiong Guan Man Dao is really like iron, and now he steps forward from the beginning.
The spirit of the Zunyi Conference, which burst forth at the great turning point of the Chinese revolution, illuminated our journey forward. (Xinhua News Agency)
Coordinator: Wang Jianhua Dong Shuyun
Copywriter: Dong Shuyun Comic: Luo Rui Drafted: He Xin
Academic advisor: Lu Di, researcher of the Party History Research Office of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee