Lianhua Mountain in Shenzhen, a tall banyan tree stands tall and lush in the wind.  

The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle.  

After planting the tree, he gazed at it for a long time.

Gaoshan Banyan is a native tree species in Lingnan, evergreen and vigorous throughout the year. In 1992, Comrade Deng Xiaoping personally planted a tall banyan tree at the Xianhu Botanical Garden in Shenzhen. The characteristics of the tall banyan tree are in line with its tenacious and upward spirit of reform, "said Yang Yibiao, then director of the Lianhuashan Park Management Office in Shenzhen.

This arrangement connects the reform stories of different eras in China, which is the intersection of history and the continuation of reform, "said Yang Yibiao.

In 2013, the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opened the curtain on comprehensively deepening reforms. 336 major reform measures in 15 fields, covering various fields from party building to economy, politics, culture, society, ecological civilization, etc.

Facing the sunshine and unafraid of wind and rain, the Ficus microcarpa thrives, witnessing the myriad of changes in the new era of reform and opening up.

The captain of the Lianhua Mountain Park Honor Guard, He Jinyuan, was one of the members on site.

A small tree that used to be over 3 meters tall has grown into a big tree that is over 13 meters tall, and is now a pavilion with lush branches and leaves.

General Secretary walked up to the tree and said with deep emotion, "It's been 8 years, in the blink of an eye. The chosen place is great, the canopy can spread out, and the tree grows quickly

Looking down from Lianhua Mountain, high-rise buildings stand tall and full of vitality, showcasing the urban landscape of Shenzhen. Rooted in the soil of reform and standing at the forefront of the times, Shenzhen has grown into a "big tree" of socialist China.

As he said, "In the future, we will deepen reform and expand opening up with greater courage, and continue to write more 'stories of spring'