Let’s Celebrate China’s National Day!
Two days ago, on October 1st, was China’s National Day, marking the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Today, we’re looking at all the things China has endured, its achievements, and the meaning of National Day.
Many things got needed before the founding of the People’s Republic of China. And one of those things was sacrifices, which ultimately brought victory. On October 1st, 1949, in a founding ceremony held in Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, the first Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, announced that the People’s Republic of China and the Central People’s Government got officially established. With the push of a button, the Five-Starred Red Flag began to rise, slowly, into the air. It was the start of a new era for China.
China has seen a lot both before and after the founding of the PRC. Before the official establishment of the new government, China had seen the Republic of China (ROC; 1912–1949) and thousands of years of monarchical dynasties. Under the leadership of Chairman Mao, China went through a socialist transformation from a traditional peasant society, leaning toward heavy industries under a planned economy. Since late 1978, economic reforms led by Deng Xiaoping made China the second-largest and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, specializing in high-productivity factories.
Since then, there have been many leaders of the PRC, with the current president being Xi Jinping. He became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, the two most powerful positions, in 2012. Furthermore, he became the 7th President of China in 2013, and Li Keqiang became the Premier of China in the same year. Since Xi Jinping became President, China has seen many scientific advancements, boosting the country’s position in the tech and space industries. These include: Tu Youyou became the first Mainland Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015, the successful launching of the Tiangong-2 space laboratory in 2016, etc. And those are just some improvements China has made in the last decade.
It is hard to believe how far the People’s Republic of China has come since its founding ceremony on October 1st, 1949. So we should all celebrate China’s National Day with joy and happiness, sit back, and enjoy the 7-day holiday that accompanies it. But never forget that you should also work hard to try to make this country even better. The PRC is still a young country (compared to others), and I’m sure more surprises for China in the future. A country’s National Day celebrates its national pride and glory, ideals and achievements, while also trying to be even better, which is what everyone should do, and also why National Day is almost always an important date for a country and its people.
Before all the achievements, there would always be the hard work and sweat of many generations before. Working harder will bring you the things you want, even if it takes time and patience, which is also the case in China. That’s the end of this production from the New News Newsminute. Thank you for reading, and happy National Day!