2023 is about to roll away, which minute and moment have you spent with this city?It was the night when the flame of the Chengdu Universiade was lit on the shore of Dong'an Lake, and the blood was surging in front of the TVIt is the fiery Phoenix Mountain Stadium, singing "Chengdu" with 10,000 people;Or is it the first time that the World Science Fiction Convention has landed in China and stepped into the cool Chengdu Science Fiction Museum for the first time?So vivid, so vivid. It is the figures of people that make the city have details, sounds, and memories. People and cities choose each other and nourish each other. People irrigate the city with their youth, and the city also pours out nutrients to nurture the growth of dreams. In October 2023, the online theme publicity and interactive guidance activity of the "Writing the Chapter of Youth on the Land of the Motherland" was held at Sichuan University, and a series of activities of the "Youth Lecture Hall" in Chengdu were launched. On the evening of December 28, as the first event of the "Youth Lecture Hall", the "2024 Chengdu City New Year's Eve Speech" was held at Chengdu University. Young "dream chasers" from all walks of life gathered here to bring their youth stories in 2023. This is also the hot answer they give in the proposition of the times of "how can cities and people achieve each other".
Dreams come together because of the city.
Chengdu's open and inclusive cultural characteristics and vigorous and upward development trend have gathered into an endless driving force. It respects the dreams of every "Rongpiao", cherishes every upward force, and polishes the light of their dreams.
An astronaut who chose to walk with Chengdu. In 2005, Chai Lin, a student of Northwestern Polytechnical University, came to Chengdu from the north and entered the 10th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. When he was a student, he thought, "It will be at least 2030 years before China's space station goes into space." You may not have the opportunity to participate in this major project until you retire. ”
But the development of the city and the development of China's aerospace industry are far faster than he imagined. He has participated in a number of major projects of China's manned spaceflight, and the important systems of many of China's space launch sites are also "made in Chengdu". More young people set off from Chengdu with him to pursue their dreams in the 10,000-meter sky.
When Shi Kaibo was 15 years old, he almost gave up his studies because of his family background. When he was admitted to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with excellent results, his life also ushered in a bright future.
Chai Lin. During the six years of studying in Chengdu, Shi Kaibo came into contact with a large number of universities, science and technology enterprises, science and technology parks, etc., and the strong scientific research atmosphere in Chengdu not only deeply attracted this new "Rongpiao", but also pushed him to chop waves all the way on the road of scientific research, and go farther and farther.
Their stories are the epitome of countless "Rong Piao". Chengdu's abundant scientific and technological innovation resources have given countless aspiring young people a stage to display.
The water accumulates and the fish gather, and the trees are lush and the birds gather. In order to attract more young people, Chengdu strives to solve the problems of young people.
In recent years, Chengdu has built 26 "Rongpiao Youth Talent Stations", which are the "foothold" of many fresh graduates who come to Chengdu to find jobs. As long as you have an interview notice and pass the online application, young college students can stay in the apartment for free. Up to now, it has received more than 80,000 young college students.
In addition, it has also implemented an open and inclusive youth settlement policy, built a support system for youth innovation and entrepreneurship incubation carriers, and increased the proportion of youth foreign affairs activities in exchanges and cooperation between sister cities......On the road of serving young people, Chengdu's strength, breadth and temperature truly interpret the meaning of "the city is more friendly to young people, and young people are more productive in the city".
Cities thrive on youth
Youth is endless, and the struggle is endless. A city, because of generation after generation of young people with their youth and struggle, continue to struggle and forge ahead, in order to be full of vitality and run forward.
In June 2018, at the age of 18, I won the sixth place in the national championship at the age of 18, although I did not enter the national team trials, but it was a great encouragement for me and the best gift for me. Li Dajiang, a national technical expert, is a cold-work sheet metal worker from the Chengdu Steel Structure Branch of China 19th Metallurgical Group, and was awarded the youngest "Chengdu Craftsman" in 2023. Facing his peers at the scene, Li Dajiang was full of emotion, from a vocational high school student to a craftsman, all the way, it was because he kept moving forward that he saw the light.
Li Dajiang. No one can tell which path is the best way to reach the end until they have experienced it. But as long as we take a step, firm our steps, and go down-to-earth, I believe that ordinary and ordinary people will also be able to be seen. ”
After graduating from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shu Xingyu returned to his hometown to become an agricultural professional manager, using the knowledge of communication engineering he learned to help his parents and villagers realize mechanized production, reduce the burden of labor, and increase production and income.
It is science and technology that support our group of 'new farmers', who have been chasing Academician Yuan Longping's 'dream of enjoying the cool air under Hexia', and contributing the strength of young people to the construction of 'Tianfu Granary'. Shu Xingyu said that when he was a child, he had fantasized countless times about leaving the land and going to the city. However, the rural policies are getting better and better, the system is getting better and better, and the "new farmers" have a lot to do.
Shu Xingyu. His current goal is to cultivate the land of Tianfu, guard the granary of Tianfu, and write his youth on the field of hope. "Next year, we will bring the standardized operating model to more places and plant the hope of a good harvest on a wider land. My New Year's resolution is also very simple, I want to see more and more young people return to the countryside and join us as 'new farmers'. ”
In his speech, Liu Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Chengdu University, shared three honors for Chengdu - the first place in China's most attractive city for investment, the "Best Talent Introduction City in China" for five consecutive years, and the "Happiest City in China" for 15 consecutive years.
As a veteran educator, he saw the opportunity and respect that a city gives to young people. He encouraged the students in the audience to take advantage of the high speed of the city's development, pave the background of life with struggle, and achieve their dreams with hard work.
Youth Lecture Hall - 2024 Chengdu City New Year's Eve Speech" attracted many students to check in on the spot.
Ordinary light warms a city.
The charm of a city is inseparable from the glimmer of details. Some ordinary people reflect the spirit of the city with their good deeds: ordinary light, warm a city;City Lights, Warm for Everyone.
Traveling around the city, journalists are witnesses and tellers of these heartwarming stories. Wang Yao, chief reporter of Red Star News, has met many glittering citizens during this year.
In the middle of summer, a hot pot restaurant opened a "love freezer" that delivers water to outdoor workers for freeOn a cold day, a noodle restaurant provides bowls of beef noodle ...... that warm the stomach and heart for those who are shy in the bag
These little kindnesses of mortals have touched many people, and they have volunteered to join this relay of love. Some people pay for water and put it in the freezer, some people quietly press a wad of cash under the noodle bowl, and some people leave a small note: Thank you for your kindness to the city, please continue to pass on this love.
There are still too many such acts of kindness in the streets and alleys of Chengdu - the Tibetan girl who left in a hurry after saving people on the street, the takeaway brother who insisted on "running errands" for the public welfare of the empty nest elderly throughout the year, the singer and artist who decorated the city streets with his singing, and the fried fan father who lost his hands and was still optimistic and strong......
They are just one of a megacity of 21 million people. They work hard to live, work hard, and try their best to light a light for others when the city needs them. Because they felt the transmission of love here, and felt the sense of belonging to "this place of peace is my hometown", they also wanted to make some contribution to the city.
The warmth of the city makes them deeply understand that a drop of water will never dry up until it blends into the river and sea.
The city gives youth a broader stage.
This summer, the phrase "Chengdu makes dreams come true" awakens the youth and dreams of young people around the world.
The Chengdu Universiade, which opened in July, has achieved the highlight moments of the city and countless individuals.
During the Chengdu Universiade, Cao Yurui was a flag-raiser coach. Every day, she will train with the flag-raisers for more than 8 hours to ensure that every action step is accurate and the time is accurate, and with such efforts for excellence, the flag-raisers have completed 268 flag-raising tasks with zero errors. Every time the national flag flutters, their youth is flying.
According to statistics, about 30,000 volunteers participated in various public welfare services during the Chengdu Universiade, allowing the world to see the extraordinary demeanor of Chinese youth. Up to now, the "Youth Gathering Jinguancheng" youth volunteer service platform has registered more than 1.5 million young volunteers, accounting for 15 percent of the city's youth population7%。In environmental protection, rural revitalization, and competition and exhibition activities, more and more young volunteers are joining in.
The Chengdu Universiade not only showed the hospitality of China and Chengdu, but also pushed more Chengdu youth to the stage.
Sports and culture complement each other, and Chengdu's ideal is to build a "world famous cultural city". The speaker, Kwan Guoxing, is a Thai who has lived in Chengdu for 18 years, "like having a relationship with Chengdu for 18 years." ”
In 2006, Kwan Guoxing reached a cooperation agreement with Chengdu University, first to offer short-term Thai language courses, and later to open Thai language training courses and Thai second language courses. In 2008, Chengdu University became the first university in Sichuan to offer an undergraduate program in Thai.
Under his recommendation, more and more Thai students have come to Chengdu University for study and exchange. When they returned to their homeland, they also continued to spread Chengdu's culture to the rest of the world.
Young people have become the city's mobile genes. "If you can see how long the history is, you can see how far into the future. "On this special night of December 28, 2023, so many young role models show the responsibility and responsibility of the younger generation, and show the future of a city.
Their youthful strength and the city blend with each other and achieve each other, warming this winter.
Red Star News reporter Ye Yan Zhang Zhiyi.
Edited by Yu Mange.
*Red Star News, Prizes for Reporting!）