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President Xi Jinping has written back to a group of primary school
students who contacted him to wish children all over the country a happy
International Children's Day, which falls on Tuesday. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,
encouraged members of the Chinese Young Pioneers who wrote to him to
learn the Party's history well and stay committed to following its lead. The young students are from Xin'an Primary School in Huaian, Jiangsu
province. The school was founded by the renowned educator Tao Xingzhi in
1929 and has been closely connected to the revolutionary era and the
Party's history. In October 1935, 14 students from the school founded the Xin'an
Touring Troupe to travel the country and promote resistance against
Japan's invasion and save the nation by publishing articles, performing
stage plays, selling pro-revolution newspapers and airing movies. Under the care and guidance of leaders such as Mao Zedong and Zhou
Enlai, the troupe publicized the Party's proposals, traveled more than
25,000 kilometers and covered 22 provinces across the country in 17
years, contributing to the victory against invasion and the nation's
liberation. Recently, the Young Pioneers at the school wrote to Xi about their
experiences studying the school's and Party's histories, expressing
their determination to hand down the revolutionary legacy and be good
youths in the new era. On Sunday, Xi wrote back to the students and noted that they had
expressed pride in the school's revolutionary history and what they had
learned from the history of the Party. In its day, under the care and leadership of the Party, the Xin'an
Touring Troupe overcame hardship and traveled throughout more than half
of China. It used literature and art as tools to arouse the people to
resist Japanese invasion and save the nation, and it publicized the
Party's propositions, demonstrating patriotism and enterprising spirit,
Xi said. In his letter, Xi stated his hope that the students learn the Party's
history well as they grow up, follow the examples of heroes and role
models and strengthen their determination to listen and follow the
Party's lead from an early age. Xi encouraged them to study hard, build on their ideals, build their
character, boost their skills and strive to achieve all-around
development.
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