《The Shining Highlight of the Zeitgeist - Selected Reported Literature of "Models of the Time》This book is a Co-edited by the Propaganda and Education Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department
and the Creative Research Department of the China Writers' Association to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Entitled "Mission Calls for Responsibility, Role Models Lead the Era," it features 24 out of 85 contemporary "models of the times," highlighting their inspiring stories and extraordinary life experiences.
Focusing on the ambitious vision of achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realizing the Chinese Dream, the book emphasizes the importance of exemplary figures as a crucial means to this end. By showcasing the strength of these role models, it aims to inspire, uplift, and enlighten the public, encouraging readers to incorporate this inspiration into the nation’s reform and development initiatives, as well as into the heroic endeavors of the people in shaping history.
The Motherland First: Strategic Scientist HUANG Danian's Unwavering Commitment
Navigating Towards the 'Grand Strategy ' ………… 1
Take off: "Revitalizing China is our responsibility!"………… 11
Return: For you, my motherland ………… 17
Above the clouds: the eternal light of the Geological Palace ………… 29
Turbulence: "He doesn't eat fireworks" ………… 41
Speed up: achieve "curve overtaking" ………… 52
Stop: for the future of the motherland ………… 60
Strong turbulence: national mourning ………… 69
Endurance: start again ………… 84
Remain true to the original aspiration LIAO Junbo, "a model of leading cadres in the new era"
Ⅰ. Rural teachers ………… 88
Ⅱ. Nova ………… 92
Ⅲ. Head of Town ………… 96
IV. Sharing Glory ………… 99
V. "Secretary in the Province with the Lowest Economy" ………… 101
Ⅵ. Harmony between government and people ………… 108
VII. I love Wuyi Mountain ………… 113
Ⅷ. clear water rises from the hibiscus ………… 116
Ⅸ. Rain Farewell ………… 119
The Eternal Icon: LI Baoguo (Excerpt)
Chapter II Fugang Xiang Welcomes the “God of Fortune in Science and Technology”………… 125
The China reader: Saihanba
——The story of Chinese Five Elements Theory— “Metal, Wood, Water,
Fire and Earth”………… 173
Earth——The Foundation of Native Land ………… 174
Wood—— The Backbone of the Nation ………… 178
Water - The Crown of Nature ………… 188
Fire - the Source of Light and Heat ………… 194
Metal——Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains ………… 200
The Guarder of KaiShan Island
Chapter 1 An Assignment to Guard KaiShan Island ………… 205
Chapter 2 An Outpost was Opened ………… 221
Chapter 3 Raising the National Flag - the Most Solemn Moment on the Island………… 232
Chapter 4 Kaishandao Primary School Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics …………237
Chapter 5 The Meager Living Allowance …………252
Chapter 6 The Spiritual Beggar Meets the Spiritual Millionaire …………261
Chapter 7: WANG Jicai Became a Celebrity …………268
The Pioneer of Judicial Reform
A Chivalrous Child………… 279
ZOU-featured Smile………… 281
APotential Man …………284
Test Field …………286
A Pioneer in Judicial Reform …………288
Salute to hero
Records of the 760th CSIC Hero Group in Disaster Relief …………292
Unexpected threats: "Typhoon Rumbia" set off a storm …………292
True Warrior: Live to Death…………295
Life and death rescue …………298
HUANG Qun: "I want to run all over the playground of every
university in Wuhan."…………300
SONG Yuecai: "Old Captain" of"Xiaohei" Home………… 303
JIANG Kaibin: The veteran and the love of his life, the sea.………… 305
Pay tribute to heroes: endless thoughts turn into strength………… 309
Postscript:…………311
The Mountain Spirits (excerpt)
Preface —The Way to Heaven………… 312
Chapter Two ………… 328
NAN Rendong
Chapter 1 …………380
Chapter 2 …………381
Chapter 3 ………… 384
Chapter 4………… 386
Chapter 5 ………… 390
Chapter 6………… 393
Chapter 7 ………… 396
Chapter 8…………399
Chapter 9…………402
Gaze Expressing Strong Emotion from South China Sea
Endurance and Love Seen by Dates…………410
Married to a Man Devoting Himself to Serving in Navy…………414
Waiting for the Pink-Looking Clouds to Fill the Sky …………417
A Tree of Haique Village——the Story of WEN Chaorong, the elderly Party secretary of Haique Village…………421
The Elderly Man and History, the first to suffer………… 421
The Elderly Man and the Age, Lead by Example…………428
The old man and the sea, worked ahead …………433
“Star” Liming and a Myriad Twinkling lights of a City.
Introduction………… 439
A Universe of Glowing Stars Brighten up My Home………… 439
Dreams of Innovation Herald the Flush of Dawn…………443
Secrets of“Star” Liming’s life…………446
Epilogue…………450
New Songs ofLop Nor (Excerpt)
Prelude, Awakening “Sleeping Beauty”…………452
the First Movement, Beginning ………… 463
Holding steadfastly, the clouds part and reveal the moon’s brilliance. ………… 467
one step at a time ………… 474
First Obstacle, Chinese American “Takes Action”…………474
The Second Obstacle, Being Teased “Comfort Oneself with Illusions”
……………………………………………………480
The Third Obstacle, Throw Money into No Man’s Land? Stop Dreaming! …………484 Interlude, “Six Fellows” and Female Reporter………… 488
Let Youth, More Youthful
One You Reap What You Sow ………… 495
Second Saving one life with just one finger—Worth it!………… 501
Three Continuation of“LEI Feng’s Diary”, Inheriting the Red Army Spirit…………504
Four This is How the Brave Fire Brigade was built …………510
Five Out of Blows Friendship Grows, Good idea for Shadow Play…………516
Six Special Love for Special You…………520
Seven Morning Exercises with No Slogan, Night Patrols with no Alarms…………525
Story One: No slogans during morning drills…………526
Story Two: No alarms during night patrols …………526
Story Three: Minimize water use for extinguishing fires, use more foam…………527
Eight On the road to building a strong military, blossoming with youthful
dreams …………529
ZHAO Yafu—The Model of the Times
Introduction …………532
Chapter 1 the Pursuit of the Chinese People…………533
Chapter 2 The Situation is Getting Worse………… 534
Chapter 3 An Honest Man………… 535
Chapter 4 Concentrating on Learning ………… 537
Chapter 5 Strawberry Cultivation Technology ………… 538
Chapter 6 Strawberries were Planted all over the Hill………… 539
Chapter 7: The Most Beautiful Volunteer…………541
Chapter 8 The Pilot of Dai Zhuang Cun …………542
Chapter 9 ZHAO Yafu, A Righteous Man…………544
Seed ZHONG Yang (Excerpt)
Introduction………… 548
Chapter II "To Achieve Dreams": the arduous path of a seed………… 549
Chapter 3: "The Bold ZHONG Yang" and "A Pancake Made of unleavened Dough" …………560
Chapter 4: After a brush with death …………571
YAN Su: Singing Between the World (excerpt) Rhododendron bloom all over the hills
Bloody Rhododendron…………625
Passing on the Red Gene …………652
Song of the Earth The Story of WANG chuanxi and his Daicun village 674
Chapter 1. He has strongly felt that a new era is coming in China. ………… 674
Chapter 2. Daicun village was about to fall apart ………… 676
Chapter 3. The notebook was densely packed with over 80 questions………… 678
Chapter 5. Reassure villagers by 10 thousand boundary tablets………… 684
Chapter 6, Huifang drunk the DDVP, remember to keep it secret …………688
Chapter 7. Our village team must transform the village………… 690
Chapter 8. Draw the latest and most beautiful pictures on 10,000 acres of land………… 693
Chapter 9. We achieved three out of five requirements, but the remaining two requirements were really our shortcomings.…………697
Chapter 10. We promise not to disturb you anymore, so please spend the Spring Festival at home with your family…………700
Chapter 11. WANG Chuanxi’s inner poetry continues to stir, the poetry presented by Daicun continues to expand. …………704
Chapter 12. Travel to Daicun, to take the train, to watch flowers…………707
Chapter 13. A national level project had been settled in Daicun………… 710
Chapter 14. We have one party representative among just 85 party members, so the central government is indeed very kind to us…………712
Chapter 15. Daicun village was both ancient and young ………… 714
Chapter 16. The magnificent Tiananmen Gate, with its red and yellow colors, showcased unprecedented national prestige. ………… 718
Chapter 17. WANG Chuanxi’s dream took off from this land, and will forever hover on this land…………720
JIA Liqun’s B-ultrasound examination
Introduction…………723
Chapter 1, Compress two months on the calendar………… 724
Chapter 2, In September, 2008, there was a kind of mysterious substance with a molecular weight of 126 ………… 732
Chapter 3, High-precision Guidance…………740
Chapter 4, A doctor who was on duty for 24 hours with a closed pocket.…………750
Chapter 5, About JIA Liqun…………759
Epilogue…………769
Highlands of GABulong
ONE………… 772
TWO ………… 780
THREE ………… 785
FOUR ………… 790
FIVE ………… 794
SIX ………… 804
Special Medals
Introduction………… 810
The Fragrance of Osmanthus Fills Bengbu ………… 811
The “familiar face” rushing ahead………… 814
“Let Me Go First”………… 817
She Loved Two Policemen All Her life ………… 821
Heroic Father ………… 825
Talking Fingers ………… 827
Eternal Comrade-in-Arms — “Brother Jie”………… 832
“Rebirth and New Glories”………… 836
Navigating Towards the 'Grand Strategy ' ………… 1
Take off: "Revitalizing China is our responsibility!"………… 11
Return: For you, my motherland ………… 17
Above the clouds: the eternal light of the Geological Palace ………… 29
Turbulence: "He doesn't eat fireworks" ………… 41
Speed up: achieve "curve overtaking" ………… 52
Stop: for the future of the motherland ………… 60
Strong turbulence: national mourning ………… 69
Endurance: start again ………… 84
Remain true to the original aspiration LIAO Junbo, "a model of leading cadres in the new era"
Ⅰ. Rural teachers ………… 88
Ⅱ. Nova ………… 92
Ⅲ. Head of Town ………… 96
IV. Sharing Glory ………… 99
V. "Secretary in the Province with the Lowest Economy" ………… 101
Ⅵ. Harmony between government and people ………… 108
VII. I love Wuyi Mountain ………… 113
Ⅷ. clear water rises from the hibiscus ………… 116
Ⅸ. Rain Farewell ………… 119
The Eternal Icon: LI Baoguo (Excerpt)
Chapter II Fugang Xiang Welcomes the “God of Fortune in Science and Technology”………… 125
The China reader: Saihanba
——The story of Chinese Five Elements Theory— “Metal, Wood, Water,
Fire and Earth”………… 173
Earth——The Foundation of Native Land ………… 174
Wood—— The Backbone of the Nation ………… 178
Water - The Crown of Nature ………… 188
Fire - the Source of Light and Heat ………… 194
Metal——Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains ………… 200
The Guarder of KaiShan Island
Chapter 1 An Assignment to Guard KaiShan Island ………… 205
Chapter 2 An Outpost was Opened ………… 221
Chapter 3 Raising the National Flag - the Most Solemn Moment on the Island………… 232
Chapter 4 Kaishandao Primary School Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics …………237
Chapter 5 The Meager Living Allowance …………252
Chapter 6 The Spiritual Beggar Meets the Spiritual Millionaire …………261
Chapter 7: WANG Jicai Became a Celebrity …………268
The Pioneer of Judicial Reform
A Chivalrous Child………… 279
ZOU-featured Smile………… 281
APotential Man …………284
Test Field …………286
A Pioneer in Judicial Reform …………288
Salute to hero
Records of the 760th CSIC Hero Group in Disaster Relief …………292
Unexpected threats: "Typhoon Rumbia" set off a storm …………292
True Warrior: Live to Death…………295
Life and death rescue …………298
HUANG Qun: "I want to run all over the playground of every
university in Wuhan."…………300
SONG Yuecai: "Old Captain" of"Xiaohei" Home………… 303
JIANG Kaibin: The veteran and the love of his life, the sea.………… 305
Pay tribute to heroes: endless thoughts turn into strength………… 309
Postscript:…………311
The Mountain Spirits (excerpt)
Preface —The Way to Heaven………… 312
Chapter Two ………… 328
NAN Rendong
Chapter 1 …………380
Chapter 2 …………381
Chapter 3 ………… 384
Chapter 4………… 386
Chapter 5 ………… 390
Chapter 6………… 393
Chapter 7 ………… 396
Chapter 8…………399
Chapter 9…………402
Gaze Expressing Strong Emotion from South China Sea
Endurance and Love Seen by Dates…………410
Married to a Man Devoting Himself to Serving in Navy…………414
Waiting for the Pink-Looking Clouds to Fill the Sky …………417
A Tree of Haique Village——the Story of WEN Chaorong, the elderly Party secretary of Haique Village…………421
The Elderly Man and History, the first to suffer………… 421
The Elderly Man and the Age, Lead by Example…………428
The old man and the sea, worked ahead …………433
“Star” Liming and a Myriad Twinkling lights of a City.
Introduction………… 439
A Universe of Glowing Stars Brighten up My Home………… 439
Dreams of Innovation Herald the Flush of Dawn…………443
Secrets of“Star” Liming’s life…………446
Epilogue…………450
New Songs ofLop Nor (Excerpt)
Prelude, Awakening “Sleeping Beauty”…………452
the First Movement, Beginning ………… 463
Holding steadfastly, the clouds part and reveal the moon’s brilliance. ………… 467
one step at a time ………… 474
First Obstacle, Chinese American “Takes Action”…………474
The Second Obstacle, Being Teased “Comfort Oneself with Illusions”
……………………………………………………480
The Third Obstacle, Throw Money into No Man’s Land? Stop Dreaming! …………484 Interlude, “Six Fellows” and Female Reporter………… 488
Let Youth, More Youthful
One You Reap What You Sow ………… 495
Second Saving one life with just one finger—Worth it!………… 501
Three Continuation of“LEI Feng’s Diary”, Inheriting the Red Army Spirit…………504
Four This is How the Brave Fire Brigade was built …………510
Five Out of Blows Friendship Grows, Good idea for Shadow Play…………516
Six Special Love for Special You…………520
Seven Morning Exercises with No Slogan, Night Patrols with no Alarms…………525
Story One: No slogans during morning drills…………526
Story Two: No alarms during night patrols …………526
Story Three: Minimize water use for extinguishing fires, use more foam…………527
Eight On the road to building a strong military, blossoming with youthful
dreams …………529
ZHAO Yafu—The Model of the Times
Introduction …………532
Chapter 1 the Pursuit of the Chinese People…………533
Chapter 2 The Situation is Getting Worse………… 534
Chapter 3 An Honest Man………… 535
Chapter 4 Concentrating on Learning ………… 537
Chapter 5 Strawberry Cultivation Technology ………… 538
Chapter 6 Strawberries were Planted all over the Hill………… 539
Chapter 7: The Most Beautiful Volunteer…………541
Chapter 8 The Pilot of Dai Zhuang Cun …………542
Chapter 9 ZHAO Yafu, A Righteous Man…………544
Seed ZHONG Yang (Excerpt)
Introduction………… 548
Chapter II "To Achieve Dreams": the arduous path of a seed………… 549
Chapter 3: "The Bold ZHONG Yang" and "A Pancake Made of unleavened Dough" …………560
Chapter 4: After a brush with death …………571
YAN Su: Singing Between the World (excerpt) Rhododendron bloom all over the hills
Bloody Rhododendron…………625
Passing on the Red Gene …………652
Song of the Earth The Story of WANG chuanxi and his Daicun village 674
Chapter 1. He has strongly felt that a new era is coming in China. ………… 674
Chapter 2. Daicun village was about to fall apart ………… 676
Chapter 3. The notebook was densely packed with over 80 questions………… 678
Chapter 5. Reassure villagers by 10 thousand boundary tablets………… 684
Chapter 6, Huifang drunk the DDVP, remember to keep it secret …………688
Chapter 7. Our village team must transform the village………… 690
Chapter 8. Draw the latest and most beautiful pictures on 10,000 acres of land………… 693
Chapter 9. We achieved three out of five requirements, but the remaining two requirements were really our shortcomings.…………697
Chapter 10. We promise not to disturb you anymore, so please spend the Spring Festival at home with your family…………700
Chapter 11. WANG Chuanxi’s inner poetry continues to stir, the poetry presented by Daicun continues to expand. …………704
Chapter 12. Travel to Daicun, to take the train, to watch flowers…………707
Chapter 13. A national level project had been settled in Daicun………… 710
Chapter 14. We have one party representative among just 85 party members, so the central government is indeed very kind to us…………712
Chapter 15. Daicun village was both ancient and young ………… 714
Chapter 16. The magnificent Tiananmen Gate, with its red and yellow colors, showcased unprecedented national prestige. ………… 718
Chapter 17. WANG Chuanxi’s dream took off from this land, and will forever hover on this land…………720
JIA Liqun’s B-ultrasound examination
Introduction…………723
Chapter 1, Compress two months on the calendar………… 724
Chapter 2, In September, 2008, there was a kind of mysterious substance with a molecular weight of 126 ………… 732
Chapter 3, High-precision Guidance…………740
Chapter 4, A doctor who was on duty for 24 hours with a closed pocket.…………750
Chapter 5, About JIA Liqun…………759
Epilogue…………769
Highlands of GABulong
ONE………… 772
TWO ………… 780
THREE ………… 785
FOUR ………… 790
FIVE ………… 794
SIX ………… 804
Special Medals
Introduction………… 810
The Fragrance of Osmanthus Fills Bengbu ………… 811
The “familiar face” rushing ahead………… 814
“Let Me Go First”………… 817
She Loved Two Policemen All Her life ………… 821
Heroic Father ………… 825
Talking Fingers ………… 827
Eternal Comrade-in-Arms — “Brother Jie”………… 832
“Rebirth and New Glories”………… 836
Zhang Sen is a professor at Hebei Normal University, where he holds a doctoral degree in education and serves as a doctoral advisor. Currently, he is the director of the New Zealand Research Center at Hebei Normal University. A nationally recognized outstanding educator, he oversees a national quality course and leads a national demonstration site dedicated to the reform of college English teaching. Furthermore, he heads a national teaching team and has edited and published over 40 works, encompassing monographs, translations, teaching materials, and reference books.