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Visit the People, Benefit the People, Bring Together the Hearts of the People: Promote "Monday Flag Raising Ceremonies and Lectures" Becoming the Norm

February 20, 2017
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Escort the Flag and Take an Oath

February 20, [2017,] Guma (Pishan) County’s Langan Village, in Muji Township, held a solemn flag-raising ceremony. In contrast to past events, “Flag Guards” and “I’m a Citizen of China” oath-taking activities were part of the flag raising event.

At 10:00 AM Beijing time [8:00 AM Xinjiang Time], flag guards neatly marched towards the square and fanned out beneath the flagpole. To escort the national flag, the flag guards and 862 villagers sang the national anthem. As the flag was raised, the atmosphere was sobering and warm.

Afterwards, the village party branch secretary–while facing the flag–swore a solemn oath: “Ardently love the great motherland, ardently love the Chinese Nation’s Great Family, ardently love educating my village, support the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, respect the constitution and laws, protect the integrity of the motherland and ethnic unity, resolutely oppose violent terror activities, ethnic separatist activities, and illegal religious activities, and resist the influence of extremist religious thoughts. Be an honest, trustworthy, hardworking, civil, friendly villager and work hard to build a harmonious and prosperous hometown!” The oath resounded throughout Langan village.

Flag guard member Sidi’aihemaiti Azi said: “At the moment when the national flag was raised, I felt pride in my heart. I was guarding the national flag as if I was guarding the motherland.”

Villager Abuliekemu said: “Swearing an oath under the national flag is a commitment from the heart. Now the party has more and more favorable policies, and the lives of the villagers are getting better and better. We must protect our village’s harmony and make the village even more prosperous.”

When escorting the national flag, a sense of solemnity is born. When taking an oath, one’s sense of mission becomes stronger. The villagers actively participated in the flag-raising ceremony, proving through their actions that even though they are in the remote land of southern Xinjiang, the motherland is always in all their hearts.

Sewaiteqiaka Village in Qiaoda Township

On February 20, the villagers of Sewaiteqiaka Village in Qiaoda Township came to the flagpole early as usual to participate in the flag-raising ceremony. They also participated in a “Listening to a Lecture and Feeling Gratitude toward the Party” knowledge and propaganda activity.

Participating in the national flag raising ceremony every Monday is already an action that the cadres and masses of all ethnic groups in Pishan County take on their own initiative. The five-star red flag was raised slowly as the national anthem resounded. Everyone’s hearts were full of pride, and everyone sang the solemn national anthem. This kind of activity ensures that the masses carry out patriotic education once a week and feel deeply identified with the motherland.

Raising the national flag and singing the national anthem conveys a spirit of patriotism; propaganda under the national flag conveys to people of all ethnic groups in a timely manner the Party and government policies that benefit them, and urges Party members and cadres to firmly establish the idea of ​​”everything for the people”; the act of raising the national flag brings together cadres and masses of all ethnic groups, and cultivates feelings of identification with the motherland, feelings of identification with the Chinese nation, feelings of identification with Chinese culture, feelings of identification with the socialist road, and feelings of identification with the Communist Party of China.

The villagers said, the kindness of the Party is deeper than the ocean. Whenever the national flag is raised, the heart cannot remain calm. Without the Communist Party of China, how could we live the happy life we live now.

为国旗护航、用宣誓明心

2月20日,皮山县木吉镇兰干村举行庄严的升国旗仪式,与以往不同,“国旗护卫队”和“我是中国公民”宣誓活动首次进入升国旗仪式的内容当中。

北京时间上午10时,国旗护卫队迈着整齐的步伐走进场中,在旗杆下呈扇形排开,为国旗护航,护旗手与862名村民高唱国歌,国旗冉冉升起,现场气氛庄重、热烈。

随后,村支部书记面对国旗,庄严领誓,“热爱伟大祖国,热爱中华民族大家庭,热爱教育我的家乡,拥护中国共产党的领导,遵守宪法和法律,维护祖国统一和民族团结,坚决反对暴力恐怖活动,民族分裂活动,非法宗教活动,抵御极端宗教思想影响,做一名诚实守信、勤劳致富、文明友善的村民,为建设和谐、富裕的家乡而努力奋斗!”宣誓声响彻兰干村上空。

护旗队员斯地艾合买提·阿孜说:“在护卫国旗升起的那一刻,我的内心格外自豪,护卫着国旗,如同护卫着祖国。”

村民阿不列克木说:“在国旗下宣誓,这是一份发自内心的承诺,现在的党的优惠政策越来越多,村民们的生活越来越好,我们一定要保护好这份和谐,让村子更加富裕。”

为国旗护航,庄严感顿生,用宣誓明心,使命感更强,村民们积极主动的参与到升国旗仪式当中,用实际行动证明,身处南疆,地虽偏远,但祖国就在大家心中。(汤飞雪)

乔达乡色外特恰喀村

2月20日,乔达乡色外特恰喀村村民像往常一样,早早地来到国旗杆下,参加升国旗仪式,并参与“听宣讲、感党恩”知识宣讲活动。

参加每周一升国旗仪式,已经是皮山县各族干部群众自觉行动。 五星红旗在嘹亮的国歌声中冉冉升起,每个人心中都充满了自豪感,大家齐唱着庄严的国歌。这种活动使得广大群众每个星期都能进行一次爱国主义教育,深刻地感受到对祖国认同的情怀。

升国旗、唱国歌传递的是一种爱国主义精神;国旗下宣讲则是把党和政府的惠民政策第一时间传递给各族群众,促使党员干部牢固树立“一切为民”思想;升国旗活动把各族干部群众凝聚在一起,培养着对祖国的认同、对中华民族的认同、对中华文化的认同、对社会主义道路的认同、对中国共产党的认同的情怀。

村民说到,党的恩情比海深,每当国旗升起,内心都久久不能平静,没有中国共产党,哪有我们现在的幸福生活。

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