
↑↑↑[Live playback] The flag-raising ceremony of the "National Flag Village" in Wenchang, Hainan to commemorate the "September 18th"

Hainan Province Wenchang City Bangchun Village Committee, Jinshan Town, held a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the "September 18th" . Photo by Chen Wang, reporter from Nanhai.com
"Get up! People who don't want to be slaves! Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall! When the Chinese nation is at its most dangerous time, everyone is forced to make the last roar..." At 8 a.m. on September 18, Houlu Village, Bangchun Village, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City, held a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the "September 18th" Incident and the villagers' patriotic education activities.
Since 2016, this small village with only 40 households will hold a flag-raising ceremony for the whole village every Monday or major festival, and is called the "national flag village" by the locals. Accompanied by the majestic national anthem, all the staff on the scene couldn't help singing the national anthem. The flag-raising hands waved their arms, and the bright five-star red flag unfolded in the wind, rising slowly and fluttering in the wind. More than 200 villagers, student representatives, party member representatives, etc. from the "National Flag Village" came spontaneously to attend the flag-raising ceremony.


Children raised the national flag to welcome the flag-raising ceremony at the scene. Photo by Chen Wang, reporter of Nanhai.com
Nanhai.com, in conjunction with many media in the province, carried out the full-media multi-matrix communication of "website + client + WeChat + Weibo" for this highly-watched flag-raising ceremony. Nanhai.com's video live broadcast and rolling report "Red Flag Flying in the Deep Coconut Grove Nanhai.com All-media Live Broadcast Wenchang "National Flag Village" Houlu Village "9.18" Flag Raising Ceremony" was browsed online by nearly 150,000 people. More than 850 party members and cadres from the Party Committees of 17 towns in Wenchang City watched the flag-raising ceremony in a concentrated manner. More than 7,000 party members and masses at all levels in Wenchang also watched it spontaneously through computers and mobile phones. The Weibo topic #Wenchang National Flag Village# opened on Sina Weibo has more than 200,000 views. Baidu search #Wenchang National Flag Village# has more than 25,000 news. Global Network, Oriental Network, Sohu and other well-known domestic websites forwarded and reported the flag-raising ceremony.

Watching a minute of silence before the flag-raising ceremony. Photo by Chen Wang, reporter of Nanhai.com
Sick old branch secretary took a wheelchair to participate in flag-raising. The "National Flag Village" has a flag-raising system. On September 18, accompanied by the solemn and majestic national anthem, the bright five-star red flag rose slowly in Houlu Village in the morning breeze. Chen Xunxiang, the old branch secretary of Bangchun Village Committee, was ill and insisted on attending the flag-raising in a wheelchair. He was so excited that he burst into tears.
On the same day, 12 Young Pioneers and representatives of the League of the Hushan Middle School came to experience patriotic education. "I hope that through such ritual education and various forms of activities, we will inspire young people's patriotic enthusiasm, promote the national spirit with patriotism as the core, and guide young people to enhance their national concepts and enhance their national self-confidence and pride." said Mr. Fu from Hushan Middle School.

Wenchang Houlu Village announced the national flag raising system and held a flag raising ceremony every Monday morning. Photo by Chen Wang, reporter of Nanhai.com
. A villager of Houlu Village and principal of Hushan Middle School, Chen Chuanjie, hopes to use the action of raising the national flag to inherit the red revolutionary spirit and further enhance the villagers' patriotism. In particular, we should pay attention to the cultivation of young people, so that children can feel the rendering of the red spirit from an early age, and let the red flag spirit be "passed on from the torch". When a young man is prosperous, the country will prosper; when a young man is strong, the country will be strong. I also hope that the children of Houlu Village will study hard and contribute their own strength to building their hometown and revitalizing China in the future.
"This flag-raising ceremony is not only a patriotic education, but also provides us villagers with a platform for communication to get rich." Chen Yixi, the village chief of Houlu West Village, introduced that at first, only village cadres and party members participated, and participating in the national flag-raising has gradually become a habit for villagers in the past two years. In order to standardize the national flag raising activities, the village standardized the flag raising time, steps and procedures, and announced the latest national flag raising system, requiring that the national flag raising be held on the first Monday morning of each month, on holidays or important anniversary. During each flag raising ceremony, the villagers who came to attend must dress, line up, etc.

Wenchang Houlu Village Villagers' Symposium.Photo by Chen Wang, reporter of Nanhai.com
The village organized a patriotism symposium. After the craze for building a "beautiful countryside"
flag-raising ceremony, the Jinshan Town Committee and Town Government of Wenchang City organized a patriotism symposium for villagers in Houlu Village to explore how to further build the beautiful countryside of Houlu Village and set off a patriotic brand of "national flag village". At the meeting, the village party members and villagers actively offered suggestions. Hainan's well-known Internet V "Li Jia Methadone" said: "This flag-raising ceremony gives me a feeling that it is more exciting than watching the flag-raising of Tiananmen ." Li Jia Methadone said that when seeing the next generation's recognition of patriotic education in the village, I see the hope of the future of Houlu Village.

Wenchang City Jinshan Town Party Secretary Xing Zhan spoke at the symposium. Photo by Chen Wang, reporter of Nanhai.com
, Wenchang City Jinshan Town Party Secretary Xing Zhan said that under the leadership of the local genius Chen Chuanhao, and under the organization and implementation of 23 outstanding Communist Party members including Chen Yixi and Chen Chuanjie, the people of Houlu Village have not waited or relied on self-financing and construction, and have invested and made a new wave of building a "beautiful countryside". This year, in order to implement the construction strategy of building the "beautiful Hainan Hundred Towns and Thousand Villages" at the 7th Party Congress of Hainan Province, the Party Committee and Government of the town applied for Houlu Village to create a "three-star" demonstration village, focusing on creating the first batch of beautiful villages.
Lu Xianhui, branch secretary of the Bangchun Village Committee of Jinshan Town, said that in addition to holding flag-raising ceremony on major anniversary or traditional festivals, some patriotic education activities should also be carried out regularly in the village, such as preaching the deeds of outstanding party members, visiting the Red Revolution Base Area and other activities. Through these activities, we will promote positive energy, enhance the patriotism, love the Party and love the home of villagers and even children, remember the Party’s kindness, constantly improve the villagers’ sense of belonging, cohesion and centripetal force, attract more villagers to go out and their wives to return to their hometowns to build, and enrich reserve forces for the construction of a beautiful and prosperous countryside.
New version of the village rules and regulations, strengthen the "one family" of the whole village
Houluxi Villagers Group leader Chen Yixi told reporters that in the past two years, the village's unremitting flag-raising action has promoted the unity of the villagers and enhanced the villagers' patriotism and collectivist consciousness. The village has set three guarantees and village rules and regulations. On the 10th and 20th of each month, villagers will take the initiative to participate in voluntary labor to do a good job in environmental sanitation and cleaning work in the village, and more than 1,000 volunteers will be given. The village foundation also voluntarily donated funds to the village in the WeChat group, mobilizing the masses to donate more than 600,000 yuan, providing financial support for the village's infrastructure.
Chen Yixi said that Houlu West Village and Houlu East Village, the villagers in the two villagers' groups, are united and work together, and are rolling up their sleeves and working hard around the goal of building a beautiful countryside. The small mountain village is changing day by day, and the life in the countryside is getting sweeter and sweeter.
The five-star red flag raised in the village is not only a unique spiritual symbol of Houlu Village, but also the simplest belief of the people. The solemn flag-raising ceremony not only unites the hearts of the people, but also enhances the relationship between the Party, the masses, cadres and the masses, and promotes the rapid economic and social development of the whole village. It is precisely because of this original motivation that Houlu Village, a village hidden deep in the coconut forest, has become a beautiful countryside deeply cultivated by the red spirit and has strong and simple patriotism.
(Nanhai.com, Nanhai.com client Wenchang September 18 Nanhai.com reporter Yao Shaolong and Chen Lina reported)
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Nanhai.com exclusive | Hainan: There is a "national flag village" deep in the coconut forest [Video]

bird's eye view of Houlu Village, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City. Photo by Li Qingfang, reporter of Nanhai.com,

bird's eye view of Houlu Village, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City. Photo by Li Qingfang, reporter of Nanhai.com,

, Wenchang City, the villager group leader of Houluxi Village, Bangcun Village Committee, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City, serves as the flag-raising bench. Photo by Zhonghua
[Editor's Note] The party's cause and the development of the country are inseparable from the native driving force from the grassroots. In the "Telling the Extraordinary Story of Ordinary Party Members" field trip activity hosted by the Organization Department of Wenchang Municipal Party Committee, Nanhai.com reporters and a group of middle school students went to ordinary villages and communities together, listening to the vivid and touching stories of a group of outstanding grassroots party members. Houlu Village, known as the "National Flag Village", is one of them.This is a small village supported by strong grassroots party organizations and grassroots party members who work hard for the people. It is precisely because of this original motivation that Houlu Village, a village hidden deep in the coconut forest, has become a beautiful village deeply cultivated by the red spirit and has strong and simple patriotism. Starting from now on, Nanhai.com will start with the "National Flag Village" and launch a series of reports on Wenchang's "Telling the Extraordinary Story of Ordinary Party Members", demonstrating the exemplary role and dedication of Hainan's grassroots party members in building a beautiful new Hainan, and gathering strong positive energy for unity and progress to welcome the successful convening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
As usual, at this flag-raising ceremony, 63-year-old Communist Party member "Brother Xi" served as the flag-raising bench. At the flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m., he got up early to prepare for the flag-raising ceremony, picked out a white long-sleeved shirt from the closet and put it on, repeatedly checked the buttoned collar cuffs, striving to be neat and solemn.
"Brother Xi" is Chen Yixi, the head of Houluxi Village Village Committee, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province. Since 2016, his small village will hold a flag-raising ceremony for the whole village every Monday or major festivals, and it is called the "flag village" by locals.
htmlThe flag raised on September 9th is to welcome the 33rd Teacher's Day. In the small square in the village, Chen Yixi and Chen Chuanjie, principal of Hushan Middle School in Wenchang City and secretary-general of Houlu Village Foundation, boarded the flag-raising platform together. The national anthem was played, and a five-star red flag was raised under the attention of the villagers.Among the lush coconut forest, the fluttering national flag is even brighter against the blue sky and white clouds. The flag-raising ceremony here is not unspectacular, but it is very solemn.


One person: The first flag-raising. Party member "Brother Xi" cried excitedly
Looking at the rising five-star red flag, Chen Yixi remembered that more than a year ago, the moment when the national anthem was played and the national flag was raised in Houlu Village for the first time, he cried excitedly.
flag-raising platform is just over 10 meters away from Chen Yixi's house. "You can see the five-star red flag fluttering at home, so I'm happy." Because it's very close to home, Chen Yixi took the initiative to take on the work of removing weeds and leveling the land around the flag-raising platform.
The villagers said that this flag-raising platform was built by Chen Yixi with them brick by brick. Chen Yixi was originally a construction worker. He used his expertise to lead the villagers to work as a worker. He bought cement, ceramic tiles and brickwork by himself, and was not willing to be the last job. "When building the flag-raising platform, although I was sweating profusely every day, I was very energetic," said Chen Yixi. After the completion of
, the village committee distributed work meal payment to Chen Yixi, and he donated it to the village foundation as soon as he received it. He said that the money should be invested in the construction of Houlu Village.
is dedicated to his work and silently dedicating. The villagers see Chen Yixi's every move and respectfully call him "Brother Xi". The day before each flag-raising ceremony, "Brother Xi" would verbally notify the villagers, and he would make an appointment to attend the event, never absent.
Chen Yixi, who has been a member of the Party for 7 years, has his own understanding of how to be a qualified Party member. "I am a party member and a group leader in the village. I don't have much ability, so I do more things. Only by doing my job well can the villagers be positive."
A village: villagers donate money to build a flag-raising platform. The flag-raising ceremony is not absent.
Houlu Village is composed of two villages in the east and west, with only about 40 villagers. In 2016, the Jinshan Town Government of Wenchang City identified Houlu Village as a beautiful village that was built with a focus, and the villagers were happy from the bottom of their hearts. Chen Chuanhao, who once took the lead in donating money to raise funds to build a road into the village for the village, proposed to build a "national flag-raising platform" in the village. "The original intention at that time was that holding a flag-raising ceremony during the Chinese New Year and the Festival could enhance the villagers' patriotism. Through the ceremony, the villagers could also be more united and work together to build a good hometown." As soon as the proposal was made, the villagers agreed.
The villagers took the initiative to donate money to build a flag-raising platform. Chen Yixi led his two sons to take the lead in donating money and worked with the villagers to build a flag-raising platform. "Every time the flag is raised, the villagers at home in the village will be present." This is what makes Chen Yixi the most gratifying. During holidays, many villagers who work outside will come back to attend the flag-raising ceremony, with more than 200 people participating.Although villager Chen Chuanhao lives in Haikou, he often drives home from Haikou to attend the flag-raising ceremony. "This has become a habit. I am very proud and motivated to watch the national flag rise in the village square," said Chen Chuanhao.
"The flag-raising ceremony will continue to be held in the future." Chen Yixi said, "Raising the national flag is the best patriotic education for the next generation. Everyone cannot just focus on work and ignore the patriotic education for the next generation. They cannot forget the kindness of the party." Now, raising the national flag in the square has become a natural persistence in the lives of villagers.
A flag: Poor mountain villages transform into beautiful villages. Young people who go out to work return home
After each flag-raising ceremony, Chen Yixi and other members of the village committee will carry out relevant publicity, education, learning and training activities in combination with national flag-raising. In an easy-to-understand dialect, they will tell everyone the meaning of the national flag, explain the country's people-friendly policies, and convey a simple patriotic feeling.
Slowly, "Brother Xi" and his flag-raising partners are also like a banner, becoming role models for the villagers, and everyone's cohesion is getting stronger and stronger. "He (Brother Xi) gave us a good look and led everyone to build the village well. The villagers work voluntarily, doing, watching and thinking, and their lives are getting better and better." Chen Chuanjie told reporters that many young people who go out to work are influenced by party members such as "Brother Xi" and take the initiative to contribute money to build their hometowns.
At the same time, the villagers of Houlu Village took the initiative to establish three guarantees for village rules and regulations in front of the door. The next step is to write the national flag raising and other things into the village rules and regulations and recommend them on the wall. On the 10th and 20th of each month, villagers will gather spontaneously, go out of their homes to participate in voluntary labor, and do a good job in hygiene and cleaning in the village. In the WeChat group, the villagers donated more than 600,000 yuan to the village foundation, actively raising funds for the construction of beautiful villages and poverty alleviation assistance.
In Houlu Village, an ancient Ming Dynasty temple silently tells the century-old history of the village and witnesses the changes in the village over the past two years. In recent years, Houlu Village has taken strengthening the construction of village-level party organizations as its core, continuously enhanced the cohesion, combat effectiveness and appeal of the party organizations, fully played the vanguard and exemplary role of the whole village party members, and promoted the development of the village-level economy and the increase of farmers' income. Especially after the completion of the flag-raising platform, the solemn flag-raising ceremony not only united the hearts of the people, but also enhanced the relationship between the party, the masses, cadres and the masses, and promoted the rapid economic and social development of the whole village.
Nowadays, the hardware conditions of Houlu Village, a beautiful countryside, are getting better and better. The roads are open, the water is green and the flowers are bright, the public street lights are lit, the parking lot is flat, the lighting volleyball court is built, and the leisure room is lively... The five-star red flag raised in the village is not only a unique spiritual symbol of Houlu Village, but also the simplest belief of the people.
(Nanhai.com, Nanhai.com client Haikou September 14th news reporter Liu Mai Chen Lina)

Once and again flag-raising ceremony not only unites the hearts of the people, but also enhances the relationship between the party, the masses, cadres and the masses, and promotes the development of Houlu Village. Photo by Zhonghua

The village scenery of Houlu Village, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City Fu Zhenzhong Photo by

The village scenery of Houlu Village, Jinshan Town, Wenchang City Fu Zhenzhong Photo by
[Exclusive Comment]
html The flag raised on this day on September 9th is to celebrate the 33rd Teachers' Day. In the small square in the village, Chen Yixi and Chen Chuanjie, principal of Hushan Middle School in Wenchang City and secretary-general of Houlu Village Foundation, boarded the flag-raising platform together. The national anthem was played, and a five-star red flag was raised under the attention of the villagers. Among the lush coconut forest, the fluttering national flag is even brighter against the blue sky and white clouds. The flag-raising ceremony here is not unspectacular, but it is very solemn.The solemn and solemn flag-raising ceremony made the celebration of Teachers' Day more solemn, fully demonstrating the sincerity of respecting teachers and respecting the Tao in Houlu Village. It is worthy of recognition that in Houlu Village, such a flag-raising ceremony is not only on Teacher's Day, but also on ordinary days. It is reported that starting from 2016, Houlu Village will hold a flag-raising ceremony for the whole village every Monday or major festivals. The villagers built a flag-raising platform brick by brick. Every day before the flag-raising ceremony, they would be passed down by word of mouth and make an appointment to attend, never absent.
, even villagers who work and live outside will come back to watch the national flag raising during holidays.It is understood that Houlu Village attaches great importance to raising the national flag, and through the ceremony, the villagers can also be more united and work together to build a good hometown. It is obvious that the red spirit is cultivating this small village deep in the coconut forest. Raising the national flag has become a value and belief of the villagers in Houlu Village, interpreting the villagers' patriotism and feeling the kindness of the Party.
Currently, we are working hard to build beautiful countryside. Keeping clean and tidy and ecology is just the starting point. Beautiful villages require more spiritual cultivation and a good atmosphere and mental outlook are needed. So, what kind of spiritual cultivation is needed? There is no doubt that it is necessary to protect the village rhyme that is soaked in nostalgia, to explore the roots of local culture, cultivate the culture of local sages, and to cultivate them with specific cultural symbols, but it is even more necessary to nourish and cultivate the red spirit.
In a sense, the cultivation of the red spirit enhances the villagers' identification with the motherland, the Chinese nation, the Chinese culture, and the Party and socialism with Chinese characteristics, so as to achieve the effect of beautiful hearts and uniting people. Under the cultivation of the red spirit, the villagers of Houlu Village are united and take strengthening the construction of village-level party organizations as the core. This not only unites the hearts of the people, but also enhances the relationship between the party, the masses, cadres and the masses, and promotes the rapid development of the village's economy and society.
Nowadays, the hardware conditions of Houlu Village in the beautiful countryside are becoming more and more perfect. The roads are open, the water is green and the flowers are bright, the public street lights are lit, the parking lot is flat, the lighting volleyball court is built, and the leisure room is lively... These most realistic changes allow us to witness the power of the red spirit and the unique charm of Houlu Village, a beautiful countryside. Therefore, we are happy and hope that with the continuous cultivation of the red spirit, Houlu Village can go further and better. (Xiao Shiping)