Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province innovates to carry out national defense education in the new era—— Red business card of the millennium old city ■ Bian Jingze, hanhongyu The people's Armed Forces Department of Dai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province organized young people to visit the site of Yanmen pass ambush and take an oath. Photographed by Songhua Yanmen pass, Wutai Mountain, Tianzhu Mountain... When talking about Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, many people will think of these tourist attractions. In history, Xinzhou City, which has been built for more than 1800 years, is known as the "key to the north of Shanxi". It has been a place of war since ancient times. Li Mu of the Warring States period, Meng Tian of the Qin Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, and Yang generals of the Northern Song Dynasty all left their figures here. During the Anti Japanese War, the two major base areas of Shanxi Chahar Hebei and Shanxi Suiyuan developed and expanded from here, leaving more than 110 important battle sites and revolutionary sites. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located on the Loess Plateau in Kelan County, Xinzhou City. China's first solar synchronous orbit meteorological satellite "fengyun-1" and China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 01, China's first transmission remote sensing satellite, were launched here, creating many "firsts" in the history of China's satellite launch. The rich military history, revolutionary tradition and aerospace cultural resources provide unique advantages for Xinzhou to carry out national defense education. In recent years, the army and the local people's Government of Xinzhou have jointly integrated national defense education into the construction of red scenic spots, the publicity of aerospace spirit, the establishment of civilized cities and various education and training, and gradually built a new pattern of national defense education that highlights the characteristics of the times and has the characteristics of Xinzhou. Figure ①: representatives of teachers and students of No. 2 middle school in Hequ County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province were invited to visit the people's Armed Forces Department of Hequ County. The picture shows students observing the weapon model. Fu Wenjing Figure ②: during the camp open day organized by Xinzhou detachment of Shanxi Armed Police Corps, students experienced the operation of weapons and equipment. Photographed by Zuo Shuai Figure ③: at the launching ceremony of conscription publicity and conscription in Colleges and universities held by Xinzhou Normal University, college students volunteering to join the army enthusiastically signed their names. Photographed by houyuqing Figure ④: officers and soldiers perform assassination drill during the camp open day activity organized by Xinzhou detachment of Shanxi Armed Police Corps. Photographed by he Jiawei Deep excavation of resources Red tourism and national defense education "Inspired!" "Long knowledge!" At the beginning of June, in the conscription publicity activities carried out by the Xinzhou military sub district of Shanxi military region, the picture album "red Xinzhou" presented to school-age youth was very popular. The author opened the album, more than 400 photos and more than 30000 words, and introduced in detail the revolutionary history of Xinzhou during the war of resistance against Japan and the war of liberation. Leaders of Xinzhou Military District told the author that Xinzhou is a red fertile land, but in the investigation, it was found that the school-age youth do not know much about the revolutionary history of their hometown. History is a textbook, and red history is the best nutrition. The Xinzhou military sub district is determined to compile a national defense education album with the theme of Xinzhou revolution history, which is easy to understand and illustrated. In the compilation, in order to strive for the authenticity and accuracy of the content, the Political Work Office of the Xinzhou military sub district, together with the Party History Research Office of the Xinzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, spent more than a year visiting and investigating the old revolutionary base areas, collecting and sorting out a large amount of data. At present, the album of "red Xinzhou" has been distributed to colleges and technical secondary schools in Xinzhou City as a compulsory publication for national defense education and an important reader for youth ideological education. "Battle sites and revolutionary sites are the most intuitive teaching materials for national defense education." According to the leaders of Xinzhou Military District, Xinzhou City held a joint military civilian meeting to discuss how to better develop and utilize red resources, determine the main idea of "protecting damaged, developing unused, summarizing fruitful and disseminating representative", and fully tap the educational value of red resources on the basis of proper protection and rational development. It is understood that in recent years, Xinzhou military and civilian authorities have conducted a comprehensive survey on the current situation of the city's battle sites and revolutionary sites, and found that some of the sites are in disrepair for a long time. To this end, the city has identified the first batch of 12 key revolutionary sites, which will be jointly protected and utilized by the military and the local government. Today, Xinzhou City has repaired a number of former sites of the Anti Japanese War, such as the former headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and Bethune's model hospital. Memorial halls that reproduce the revolutionary course and tell heroic stories have sprung up, enriching the carrier for carrying out revolutionary tradition education and patriotism education. "The sun comes from the Dongming Dynasty. I am the Eighth Route Army. I wear straw sandals and carry a long gun. I go from south to north to protect the northwest of Shanxi..." in baijiazui village, 20 kilometers southeast of Pianguan County, Xinzhou City, there is a ditty in memory of Liang Lei, the first county magistrate and anti Japanese hero. In order to let more people know about the deeds of heroes and martyrs, two years ago, the people's Armed Forces Department of Pianguan County, in conjunction with the local government, raised funds to renovate the houses where Liang Lei once lived, made red cultural walls and nearly 100 display boards, built Liang Lei's former residence integrating party spirit education, national defense education and revolutionary tradition education, and compiled a militia propaganda team to introduce the deeds of heroes and martyrs and distribute brochures to tourists who came to visit and study. The former site has become a national defense education classroom, and cultural relics and historical materials have become national defense education teaching materials... On the basis of protecting the red resources, Xinzhou has innovated the way of expression to make the red resources "live". At the xihetou tunnel battle site in Dingxiang County, Xinzhou City, there are not only bunkers, gun holes and other battle fortifications, but also living facilities such as wells and kitchens in the tunnel, which are connected with the pot platforms and civilian houses in the village, forming a three-dimensional intersection and integrated attack and Defense Battle Fortress. In the combination of sound, light and electricity, tourists use prop guns to simulate shooting and immerse themselves in the Anti Japanese struggle. For young people, Party members and other groups, Xinzhou City has successively launched characteristic projects such as "re following the road of victory", "the journey of joining the party" and "red research in northern Shanxi", and the first batch of 11 excellent tourism routes for national defense education. Among them, the research route of "the road of victory" that Chairman Mao led some personnel of the central organs and the headquarters of the people's Liberation Army to cross the Yellow River eastward through seven counties of Xinzhou in april1948 has been followed again, and more than 30000 tourists from all over the world have been received. Xinzhou's red tourism is "hot" and national defense education is "hot". Statistics show that since 2017, the party and government departments, enterprises and institutions, schools and other counties (cities, districts) in Xinzhou have organized more than 1700 red research and learning activities, and more than 5million tourists have visited the red scenic spots in Xinzhou. Looking up into space Plateau "rocket city", education "golden card" "Who am I in the boundless sea of people? Who am I in the surging waves? In the army of conquering the universe, it is I who silently contribute..." chenxinye, a senior 2 student of Kelan county middle school in Xinzhou City, is still unforgettable. He and his classmates were filled with pride when they sang "the motherland will not be forgotten" in front of the launch tower of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The exhibition hall of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is the patriotism education base of Shanxi Province and the national youth science popularization education practice base. In August, 2020, Xinzhou military sub district organized middle school students to participate in the national defense education theme day activity of "inheriting the spirit of space and igniting the space dream". An unforgettable visit and a special experience planted the seeds of caring for, loving and building national defense in the hearts of students. After watching the rocket launch process on the spot, chenxinye wrote in his notebook: I will turn the aerospace spirit that is especially able to endure hardships, fight, tackle key problems and contribute into the driving force for future learning, and strive to become a pillar of the motherland. "Exploring the vast universe, developing the space industry and building a space power" and "working hard to make earth shattering things and being willing to bury celebrities" can be seen everywhere in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Xinzhou gives full play to the national defense education function of the "rocket city", organizes young people to watch the space launch and feel the space spirit. It has also set up space characteristic courses in 13 national defense education demonstration schools in the city, and organized second classroom activities such as space knowledge competition and space themed handwritten newspaper, so as to release the national defense education effect of space culture. On April 16, at the space theme class meeting of Fanting middle school in Yuanping City, Xinzhou City, teachers and students collectively watched the live broadcast of the return of Shenzhou 13. Li Wei, a student, said excitedly, "Wang Yaping, the mother who picked the stars, is our daughter-in-law of Yuanping. We are very proud of her. In the future, I will make contributions to the country like her!" Visiting and learning at the launch site has also become an important content for Xinzhou military and local organizations to carry out ideological education for military cadres, militia backbones, and young cadres of Party and government organs. "For the first time, I went into the launch site to watch it on the spot. It was so shocking. The huge roar at the moment of ignition was deafening, and the standing rocket pierced the sky and flew straight into the sky." Liu Yangyang, a student from the training class for young cadres of the Party School of Xinzhou municipal Party committee, recalled excitedly that at that moment, he felt a great responsibility on his shoulders and was firmly determined to work hard for the motherland. In Shenjian square of Tianma Mountain Forest Park in Kelan County, there stands a rocket model. The elderly and toddlers who do morning exercises stop here to feel the power of the rocket. In order to carry forward the spirit of space, Kelan county has built a Shenjian square and a space park covering an area of more than 180 Mu outside the launch site. According to the leaders of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, when the center was established, the conditions were very difficult. On the ninth cold day, people vacated their houses for the older generation of space entrepreneurs. Today, the modern satellite launch center drives the local development and feeds back the people in the old areas. The spirit of space has inspired generations of young people to thrive. There is a popular saying among the local people in Xinzhou: "a good man should be a soldier, and a good young man should strive to be an astronaut." Every graduation season, the registration telephone of the Ministry of military affairs of the whole city and the recruitment telephone of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center have become the hotline for young people of the right age to consult, and aspiring young people deeply influenced by the aerospace culture have signed up one after another. The "rocket city" embedded in the Loess Plateau is like a pearl and has become the "golden card" of national defense education in Xinzhou City. In the launch site, shiny slogans and towering towers have built a new position for national defense education, extending and expanding the vision of national defense education. Focus on Integration Full urban coverage and participation of the whole people In early summer, strolling along the main sections of Changzheng street, Heping Road, Mushan Road, Xinfu District, Xinzhou City, and at the road lamp posts and bus stop signs on both sides, national defense education publicity picture boards with ingenious ideas and various forms are like new city labels, making people feel the new wind coming from their faces. Zuo Shuai, a staff member of Xinzhou National Defense Education Office, told the author that in order to strengthen the effect of national defense education for the whole people, they carried out national defense education publicity in urban trunk roads and crowded public places; During the recruitment season, public service advertisements for national defense education are put on TV stations, radio stations, outdoor electronic screens, etc; Take advantage of the national defense education day, August 1st army building day, national day and other opportunities to jointly organize rich forms of publicity activities with the military sub regions. Xinzhou national defense education theme park, built on the basis of jiulonggang Forest Park, has a beautiful environment and full of military flavor. It is located with military themed sculptures and dozens of military science publicity and Exhibition windows. "The military bulletin boards in the park are rich in content, with pictures and texts. The contents of the domestic and foreign situation windows are regularly updated. Sometimes they catch up with the national defense education volunteer commentators, and they can hear a lot of battle stories in Xinzhou." Mr. Zhao, a citizen, said. It is reported that Xinzhou has integrated national defense education into the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and urban planning, carried out "double creation activities" to create national defense education demonstration communities (villages and towns) and national defense education demonstration schools, and put forward the goal of building "ten parks, hundreds of streets and thousands of stations" national defense education propaganda positions, so that the masses can go there at any time