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The Motherland's 70th Anniversary: Listen to my story with the Motherland.


09-27

My Story with My Motherland on Her 70th Birthday

2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

70 years of wind and rain, vicissitudes of life,

70 years of hard work, spring and autumn harvest.

The spirit of the nation, the blood of the family and country,

In generation after generation of descendants of Yan and Huang,

Have been inherited, have been forged!

Across the fields, over the mountains,

70 years, this magnificent landscape is finally as you wish!

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, and to deeply feel the tremendous changes in our country's construction and development over the past 70 years, Zhenghe Exhibition launched the "Zhenghe Cup" My Progress with the Motherland - 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nation Essay Contest. All employees actively participated, and many sincere and simple works of national feelings emerged.

The following are excerpts from the wonderful passages of the entries,

Let's listen to their stories,

Feel the changes of the motherland...

Tribute in words

Yes, these warm and powerful words,

Flow from the pens of us post-80s/90s.

There are also handwritten letters from our older generation.

As a generation spanning centuries,

We are grateful for the changes of the times,

And we are also striving to bloom and describe the future.

We, walk with the motherland!

In everyone's sharing, there are many picture stories. Behind each seemingly calm photo, there is a small story belonging to me and my motherland...

Applause, my photo with the motherland

2008

The Olympic torch relay of the Beijing Olympics was held in Seoul, South Korea.

As an international student,

The moment I received the five-star red flag,

I felt the strength and pride of my motherland!

2009

National Day ten years ago,

I met a soldier brother on the Great Wall.

At that time, the mobile phone pixel was 5 million,

But today in 2019, it is 48 million!

2009

Work requires business trips to Beijing,

At that time, I was still young,

But the courageous and stubborn look in my eyes,

Has continued to this day.

2011

As the school grass, I first entered the capital,

I had a preliminary definition of the then popular Beijing spirit,

Patriotism, innovation, inclusiveness, integrity!

2011

Passing by the Water Cube on my way to an exhibition in Beijing,

At that time, my favorite Chinese women's volleyball player was Wang Yimei from 87,

Now I am fascinated by Zhang Changning from 95,

Times are changing,

But the spirit of the women's volleyball team remains timeless!

2012

Beijing Capital

Senior year internship

Three years later, the Blue Sky Plan was launched,

And later "APEC blue", "Two Sessions blue",

The motherland is getting better and better!

2013

My child was three years old,

Full of curiosity about the outside world.

Now, at the age of ten, she gradually understands what a country means!

National Day in 2015,

The journey from my hometown to Beijing is 2,000 kilometers.

The moment I stood in front of Tiananmen Square,

My fatigue disappeared.

2015

Our wedding photos

There are more and more ways to express love now

But keeping it in my heart,

Is the best way to keep loving!

2016

Work required me to go to Beijing for an exhibition,

My first visit to the capital.

I'm always known for my looks, but in front of Tiananmen Square,

I felt a little shy.

2016

My husband and I fell in love in college and stepped into society,

From me to us, our tenth year,

Hand in hand, walking with the motherland!

2018,

Lhasa Liberation of Tibet Memorial Square

Breathing the thin but sacred air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

This joy and shock are unparalleled by any previous trip.

2018

The child's school organized a National Day activity,

Those born after 2010 live in an era of rapid development in our motherland,

Experiencing unprecedented happiness!

2018

The Bund, Shanghai,

The Oriental Pearl Tower, completed in 1991,

and we, belonging to Generation X,

are all China's precious jewels!

2019

On the eve of National Day,

the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China,

The red flag flutters, happiness lasts!

......

Time is short,

There should be more wonderful stories with pictures and texts to tell.

Here,

Thanks to all the colleagues who participated,

Thank you for your heartwarming stories!

Mountains and rivers are magnificent, the country is evergreen.

Years are glorious, the motherland is always spring.

Wishing the motherland prosperity and a happy birthday!

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