General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m

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October 28th morning

General Secretary Xi Jinping

Come to the Hongqi Canal Memorial Hall, Linzhou City, Anyang, Henan

General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the exhibition hall

Sequentially visited the "Thousand Years of Drought Demon, Generations of Resistance"

"Red Flag Leading, Create Miracle"

"Heroic People, Taihang Monument"

"Great changes in the mountains and rivers, realizing dreams"

"Inheriting the past and opening up the future, the spirit is eternal" and other exhibition contents

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in Youth Cave:

Hongqi Canal Spirit is the same as the Yan'an Spirit

is the indelible historical memory of the Chinese nation

Forever shocking

Forever shocking

Forever shocking

Forever shocking

Forever shocking

Redqi Canal Spirit is the same as the Yan'an Spirit, and is the indelible historical memory of the Chinese nation, and is forever shocking. The younger generation should inherit and carry forward the spirit of hard work, self-reliance and hard work, abandon the arrogance and delicacy, and engrave the passion of youth on the monument of history like our fathers. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should make contributions to our generation. The spirit of the Red Flag Canal will always be! ——Xi Jinping

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

On the morning of October 28, Xi Jinping inspected the Hongqi Canal Youth Cave in Linzhou City, Anyang. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng Photo by

Hongqi Canal Construction

Official construction from February 1960

to August 1974All completed

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews million heroic children under the leadership of the Party

By one hammer, one shovel, two hands

Dire holes in the mountains and build bridges

Horse heat fight against the severe cold

Under the unimaginable difficulties

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formed in the process of building the Hongqi Canal "self-reliance, hard work, unity and cooperation, selfless dedication"

Red Flag Canal Spirit

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Thousands of troops are coming soon Taihang . (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲In the struggle on the Taihang Mountains, thousands of people used wheelbarrow to transport cement and stone for the construction of canals to the construction site. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Lin County Party Secretary Yang Gui walked in front of the masses. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Cross the Thousand Mountains of Taihang. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The Hongqi Canal was caused by the cannon crash and was also launched by the wheelbarrow. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Red Flag Canal is like this, made of square stones and turrets of soil. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Sisters work together. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲On this construction site of Duofeng Aqueduct, which is hundreds of meters long, there is no iron tool, because this square stone was pulled to the top of the bridge by migrant workers using wooden booms. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲ More than 150 aqueducts on the Hongqi Canal were erected in this way. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲No explosives are made by themselves, no tools are made by themselves, and the skilled craftsmen among the migrant workers in the canal repair workplaces are constantly making tools for construction sites and improving production efficiency. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲In February 1960, when the main channel was built to Langya Mountain "Little Ghost Face", there was no other way to block the road on the mountain and dig a hole. The Hongqi Canal Engineering Command immediately decided to organize an youth commando to conquer this natural danger.More than 300 young men, after 17 months of heroic fighting, finally dug through this rock tunnel. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The battlefields are placed everywhere on the Taihang Mountains, and everyone is showing off their heroes. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The migrant workers use the blue sky as their quilts and the earth as their beds, camp in the mountains and fields, eat and live in caves. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Removal of danger in the air. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Hero Cliff is busy digging. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The main channel of the Hongqi Canal can be said to have been broken by cannons. When you cut a mountain when you encounter a mountain, you will be digging a hole when you encounter a ridge. It will be entirely due to the cannon crash, and when you fire it, you will be ignited manually. If you are not careful, you will be crushed to pieces. With his bravery and wit, Chang Hugen led the gunners to dig, load and fire fire tens of thousands of times on the cliff, and was praised as "ire" and "god gunners". (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The girls who carefully fill the mud with the Hongqi Canal. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲When building the Shuguang Cave that is more than 800 meters long, the cave body had to pass through the village and could not fire the cannon, and it was all driven by hammer and drilling. Wang Shicun He did not walk out of the cave for several consecutive months. He was not afraid of landslides, lack of oxygen, water and power inside the cave. Under his leadership, the Shuguang Cave digging project was completed as scheduled, ensuring that , three main channel, was opened to water on time. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲Dimmers the Dawn Cave. At the Red Flag Canal Command, Ma Youjin, the longest-serving commander, ran on the construction site for many years, his face was tanned by the sun, so he was praised as the "black old horse". Wherever there is danger and difficulties on the construction site, he will appear; as much soil and sweat as the migrant worker has on the canal construction work, he will have as much soil and sweat as he has on the canal construction work. He is no different from a migrant worker. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲In 1965, the main main channel of the Hongqi Canal was successfully built. The Zhang River water flows into Lin County according to people's will, realizing the wish that the people of Lin County have dreamed of for many years. A grand waterway ceremony was held at the watershed on April 5. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The thousand-year wish has come true, the Zhang River water flows into Lin County, the Red Flag Canal is opened to water, and the people of Lin County have realized the long-cherished wishes of ancestors for thousands of years. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The Zhang River water flows into the land of Lin County. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The Red Flag Canal has been built, and a bird's eye view of the canal. In the past ten years, the poor mountain valley, which had "drought nine years, water was as expensive as oil", is now "the channels surround the mountain, and clear water flows everywhere; we are not afraid of drought and flood, and we will ensure a bumper harvest every year." (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The Hongqi Canal water surrounds the Taihang Mountains, passes through layers of mountains and ridges, winding for hundreds of miles, adding a beautiful landscape to the ancient Taihang Mountains. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

▲The lower left corner is the Zhang River water and the Red Flag Canal on the right, forming a spectacular scene of Taihang on the Zhang River water. (Works by Photographer Wei Dezhong)

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

Visitors took photos of the Hongqi Canal Water Opening Celebration Celebration at the Hongqi Canal Memorial Hall (photo taken on July 4, 2019). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ang Lee

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

This is the main main channel of the Hongqi Canal winding through the Taihang Mountains (photo taken by drone on July 4, 2019). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ang Lee

The main channel of the Hongqi Canal bypassed from a village (photo taken by drones on July 5, 2019). Xinhua News Agency reporter Ang Lee

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the Youth Cave that the spirit of the Red Flag Canal is in line with the spirit of Yan'an. To achieve the second centenary goal is the matter of one or two generations. We should be at the right time and should not let it go. We should m - DayDayNews

This is the Hongqi Canal Memorial Hall located in Linzhou City, Henan Province (photo taken on July 4, 2019).Xinhua News Agency reporter Ang Lee

Years can weather the hard Taihang Mountain stone

Only the spirit will not go with the wind

The spirit of the Red Flag Canal is an indelible historical memory of the Chinese nation

Forever shocking

The spirit of the Red Flag Canal will always be in

(in addition to the pictures in this article, the source: Linzhou Propaganda Department Hong Flag Canal Official Website)

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