Written by | Cai Yiyi
"Today, on the occasion of celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, we are here to solemnly hold a ceremony to award the highest honor in the party to communist party members who have made outstanding contributions to the party and the people."
At 10:00 a.m. on June 29, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the ceremony for awarding the "July 1st Medal" was solemnly held in the Great Hall of the People.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the "July 1st Medal" for the first time and delivered an important speech.
At about 8 a.m. this morning, a state escort team composed of 21 motorcycles escorted the recipients of the "July 1st Medal" and meritorious party members all the way to the Great Hall of the People with the highest courtesy of the state.
According to the custom, the State Guest Motorcycle Escort Is the highest courtesy specially established for foreign heads of state or government to visit China.
At about 9 o'clock, the recipients of the "July 1st Medal" arrived outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People, and the salute soldiers with the red flag were lined up on both sides of the road, 18 salute soldiers stood on the steps with guns, and the teenagers cheered warmly and greeted.
It is worth mentioning that the "July 1st Medal" is the highest honor in the party, and this award is the first time.
In July 2017, China established the Party, State and Army Meritorious Service Books, and established a meritorious honor commendation system with "five chapters and one book" as the main trunk.
thereinto:
The "Order of the Republic" is a national medal determined by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and issued by the President of the People's Republic, which is the highest honor of the country
The "July 1st Medal" is decided by the CPC Central Committee and issued by the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and awarded the highest honor within the Party
The "August 1st Medal" is decided by the Central Military Commission and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission issues a certificate and confers the highest honor of the army
The "Friendship Medal" is decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the President of the People's Republic of China issues a certificate and awards the National Medal
National honorary titles are awarded to outstanding people who have made significant contributions and enjoyed a high reputation in various fields and industries such as economy, society, national defense, diplomacy, education, science and technology, culture, health, sports and so on
In order to record the above-mentioned recipients of meritorious honors and their merits, a special book of party, state and army merits has also been set up.
The medal is the supreme honor of the party, the state and the army, including the "Order of the Republic", "August 1st Medal" and "Friendship Medal" that have been awarded, plus the "July 1st Medal" issued today, and the four supreme honors of our country have been awarded.
According to the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Awarding the "July 1st Medal", 29 comrades were awarded the "July 1st Medal". Zheng Zhijun noted that these 29 people are from the grassroots, the frontline, and from the forefront of practicing the original intention and mission.
In the East Gate Hall of the Great Hall of the People, the relevant leading comrades of the Party and State Meritorious Honors and Commendations Working Committee greeted the arrival of the meritorious personnel and shook hands one by one.
The scene of the Golden Hall where the ceremony is held is also very ceremonial.
On the rostrum, 18 bright red flags are lined up, and on the bright red background board is the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China on the left and Tiananmen Square on the right. In the center of the background panel, there is a pattern of the party emblem and the "July 1st Medal".
In addition, the second-floor cloister is also decorated with the pattern of the "July 1st Medal" and the event logo celebrating the centenary of the founding of the party.
On September 29, 2019, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China awarded national medals and national honorary titles for the first time. Xi Jinping awarded the "Order of the Republic", the "Friendship Medal" and the "National Honorary Title Medal" to the recipients of the National Medal and the National Honorary Title Medal respectively.
At that time, the ceremony was also held in the Golden Hall, and the layout of the scene was different from this one, such as the 18 national flags lined up in a row.
On September 8, 2020, the National Commendation Conference for Fighting COVID-19 was held. Xi Jinping awarded medals and medals to recipients of national medals and national honorary titles. The venue for the ceremony was chosen in the Great Hall of the People.
After the ceremony began, Xi Jinping and the recipients of the "July 1st Medal" walked into the venue together.
The host of the award ceremony was Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, who is also the "Director of the Party and State Meritorious Honors and Commendations Working Committee".
One more word.
At 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 2019, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the ceremony for awarding the National Medal and National Honorary Titles of the People's Republic of China was held. Xi Jinping awarded the "Order of the Republic", the "Friendship Medal" and the "National Honorary Title Medal" to the recipients of the National Medal and the National Honorary Title Medal respectively. The host at that time was also Wang Huning, director of the Party and State Meritorious Honors and Commendations Working Committee.
At today's ceremony, Wang Huning said, "Attending today's ceremony were Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission; Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Zhao Leji, Comrade Han Zheng, and Vice President of the Cpc Central Committee, Comrade Wang Qishan. ”
Also present at the ceremony were:
Other relevant leading comrades of the Party and the State in Beijing
He is a member of the Central Military Commission, a responsible comrade of the relevant departments of the Central Party, Government, and Military Groups, and a Beijing Municipality
Recipients of the "July 1st Medal" and representatives of their relatives and representatives of their units
Representatives of the national "two excellent and one first" commendation object
Representatives of recipients of previous meritorious honors
"Glory in the Party 50 Years" medal recipients represented
Veteran Party members, representatives of veteran cadres, etc
After the ceremony began, the six trumpeters of the Chinese people's Liberation Army Military Band in front of the rostrum and the military band on the side of the venue played the horn of the medal award together, and Chinese the salute soldiers of the honor guard of the three armed services of the people's liberation army escorted the "July 1st Medal" in a straight step.
Zheng Zhijun learned that among the recipients of the "July 1st Medal", several centenarians could not come to the scene because of their age and mobility, they were Lu Yuanjiu (born in January 1920, one of the pioneers of automation science and technology in China), Xin Yuling (born in February 1921, the pioneer and founder of the thoracic surgery cause in New China) and Qu Duyi (born in November 1921, descendants of revolutionary martyrs).
In addition, there are three deceased "July 1st Medal" recipients, namely Chen Hongjun ("Hero of defending the country"), Chai Yunzhen (one of the prototypes of "Who is the Loveliest"), and Huang Wenxiu (an excellent representative of the young party members and cadres in the new era who have sweated and dedicated themselves in the frontline of poverty alleviation).
On the front seats of the golden hall, there are the names of the recipients of the "July 1st Medal" and their accompanying relatives. Several of the recipients who could not come to the scene, their relatives also took seats in the front row.
There are two more details worth paying attention to.
First, the music at the ceremony site is "Loyalty Hymn".
Second, after Xi Jinping awarded the medal to the recipients of the "July 1st Medal", all stood up and once again paid high respect to the recipients of the "July 1st Medal" with warm applause! After that, the Young Pioneers presented flowers to the recipients of the "July 1st Medal".
"The recipients of the 'July 1st Medal' who are commended today are outstanding representatives of Party members on all fronts. In them, they vividly embody the lofty qualities and lofty spirit of the Chinese Communists in strengthening their convictions, practicing their purposes, working hard and dedicating themselves, and performing official duties honestly and honestly. ”
At the ceremony, Comrade Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.
He mentioned that to be honest in performing official duties means to maintain the glorious tradition of communists who are arduous and simple and selfless and forgetful of selfishness, never regard themselves as meritorious heroes, do not care about personal gains and losses, do not covet enjoyment, observe discipline, and stress rules, which vividly embodies the moral demeanor that communists should have.
"Communists have the strength of personality in order to win the hearts and minds of the people. The comrades of the whole party must be wise and virtuous, abide by public morality, and strictly enforce private morality, behave in a clean and innocent manner, do things cleanly, be self-denying and self-serving, cultivate themselves with frugality, and always maintain a clean and honest political nature. ”
Xi Jinping said that the new era is an era that needs heroes and will certainly be able to produce heroes!
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