The name of the country was set in the year, and the Tsinghua professor proposed to remove itWord,** makes sense.
The name of a country, the symbol of a country, is also the spiritual pillar of the country. Over the past 3,000 years, the name of China has changed with the successive regimes. On October 1, 1949, ** announced from the tower of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, the words were inspiring, and the words immediately resounded throughout the land of China, and people chanted in unison "Long live the People's Republic of China".
It is worth noting that when preparing for the founding ceremony, the name of China was not originally the current "People's Republic of China", but had another name. At that time, some scholars even engaged in heated debates about the establishment of the name of the country.
In addition, a professor at Tsinghua University is the driving force behind the name "People's Republic of China".
The evolution of China's national name is a revolutionary history full of blood and twists and turns, and its origin is closely related to the people, which is not only the choice of history, but also the choice of millions of Chinese.
In December 1939, it was clearly pointed out in the report "The Chinese Revolution and the Communist Party of China" that the state system at that time was a democratic republic with the working class, peasants and other petty bourgeoisie as the majority, and it had a certain status and role.
The goal of our revolution is to lead these people to the final victory and march towards a new China.
The following year, "On New Democracy" was created and published by ***, which responded to the definition of new democracy and what kind of country to build by relying on the new democratic revolution.
** In the book, it is clearly stated: "The democratic Republic of China that we are about to establish is an anti-imperialist and anti-feudal democratic republic led by the proletariat, a brand-new China, and a new democratic republic." ”
Since then, our party has become more and more clear about the path of the country's future development. The "new democratic republic" is a strategy for the founding of the country formulated by the CPC in accordance with China's national conditions, and at the same time, it is also a valuable experience accumulated in the practice of resisting Japanese aggression, which provides a solid theoretical basis for the reconstruction of China in the future.
In 1946, Chiang Kai-shek treacherously launched a civil war. In the face of the unexpected situation, the leaders of the Communist Party of China put forward the idea of solving national problems by extraordinary means, and called on the people of the whole country to "defeat Chiang Kai-shek and establish a democratic union" to build a brand-new China.
In August of the following year, ** put forward the name of the country "People's Democratic Republic of China" for the first time, and in reply to the "May 1 slogan" of the democratic parties, he stressed the need to build an "independent, free, prosperous, strong, and unified" country.
In 1949, when the People's Republic of China was about to be founded, the CPPCC meeting solicited opinions from all parties on the issue of the country's name, which sparked a fierce debate. All political parties have spoken one after another on how to determine a name that is in line with the reality of the country.
Eventually, the meeting was decided"People's Republic of China"The name of the country paved the way for the founding of New China.
At the meeting, some delegates felt that the name of the country was too long. Democrats Huang Yanpei and Zhang Zhirang proposed using abbreviations, such as "Zhonghua**" or "China Democracy", which would be more convenient to read and write.
Most representatives expressed their agreement that both terms were justified. On the last day of the meeting, it was decided to adopt this suggestion. At this time, Zhang Xiruo, a professor at Tsinghua University, put forward a different point of view.
Professor Zhang Xiruo suggested changing the name of the country to "People's Republic of China", saying that the word "people" already included the meaning of "democracy", and it would be more appropriate to delete the word "democracy".
** Agreed, but stressed that the determination of country names required careful consideration of various factors. After the meeting, the comrades in charge of recording summarized the opinions of the three country names and handed them over to the fourth group in charge of Dong Biwu for further discussion and weighing.
Dong Biwu presided over three meetings of the Drafting Committee of the People's Organic Law, and conducted in-depth discussions and confirmation of the country's name. At their third meeting, on August 17, they unanimously agreed on a new name for the People's Republic of China.
A month later, the first Chinese Political Consultative Conference was held in Beijing. During the deliberation of the documents of the "Common Program of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" and the "People's Political Consultative Conference" and the "People's Organic Law", there was a small issue that caused controversy.
In the document, the name of the country "People's Republic of China" is followed by the words "abbreviated as Zhonghua**" and indicated in parentheses.
Six words attracted the attention of the audience, should the abbreviation be added to the name of the country? In order to solve this doubt, the prime minister held a banquet at the Liuguo Hotel and invited more than 20 CPPCC delegates around the age of 70 to listen to their opinions.
Some delegates suggested that the abbreviation should be kept for the first time and removed after a year, so as to help the people accept the change.
At the CPPCC meeting, a delegate shared his experience of participating in the Xinhai Revolution and respecting Mr. Sun Yat-sen, but he did not have a good impression of the name Zhonghua**. He believes that China is a bureaucratic state that has nothing to do with the interests of the people.
He proposed that the revolution led by ** was different from the Xinhai Revolution, and therefore, the name of the country should be changed to the People's Republic of China. The other 16 CPPCC deputies also expressed their opposition to the use of the abbreviation Zhonghua**.
After the banquet, everyone's opinions will be reported to the Standing Committee of the Presidium of the General Assembly, and they will make the final decision. At its afternoon meeting on 27 September, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference decided to discontinue the abbreviation "Zhonghua**" and change it to "People's Republic of China."
Since then, the official name of New China has been officially determined.
The dust has settled on the name of the new China, and Professor Zhang Xiruo's proposal has played a key role. So, who is Zhang Xiruo? Why did his proposal get *** approval?
60-year-old Zhang Xiruo attended the ceremony as a member of the **People's Committee** at the founding ceremony, and when he announced that "**People** was established today", he gave up the steps he had stood on to Mr. Shen Junru.
Zhang Xiruo was born in October 1889, his family once ran a pharmacy in the town, and his father was the president of the town's chamber of commerce. He began studying at the age of 18 and planted the seeds of revolution in his heart.
When he was 19 years old, he was forced to transfer to Shanghai because he had fired out two Japanese teachers. That year, he participated in the League and married Yang Jingren, the eldest daughter of Yang Xitang.
Later, he threw himself into the Xinhai Revolution, and also transported back a batch of ordnance from Japan to Shaanxi, because of this incident became a great hero of the Xinhai Revolution in Shaanxi. In 1913, 24-year-old Zhang Xiruo went to the United States to study, he majored in political science at Columbia University, coincidentally, Hu Shi, Tao Xingzhi, Song Ziwen and others were his classmates, and he met the famous logic expert Jin Yuelin during this study period.
At the age of 30, he received a master's degree in political science.
Zhang Xiruo is an outstanding authoritative scholar in political science, he is not only talented, but also always adheres to his principles and bottom line in the second half of his teaching and educating career.
He once served as the director of the International Publications Exchange of the Ministry of Education and the director of the Higher Education Division, but he always handled the chaotic situation calmly and had his own perseverance in his heart.
He has a unique personality and is very nice to those he likes, but unceremonious to those he doesn't. Despite living in poverty, he still adheres to his philosophy and refuses to accept anything unnecessary.
He once said: "A teacher is able to be poor and happy, and this little thing is not rare." "His teaching style is also very unique, he never brings textbooks and lecture notes to class, and only has a few pages of English cards in his hand.
He emphasized that the purpose of studying political science is to serve society, not to become an official. His students know that if you can't be a social reformer and a political scientist, it's good to be an ordinary person, but you must not be attached to the power and seek power.
This kind of thinking of his has always influenced his students, making them understand that the real purpose of studying political science is to serve society and speak out for justice.
In July 1973, Mr. Zhang Xiruo passed away at the age of 84. On the occasion of his death, ** and other comrades attended his memorial service.
Mr. Zhang once proposed the name of the new China, and it was adopted, which is a matter of course. Mr. Zhang is a valuable talent of the country, and his passing is a great loss to us.
Although he is no longer with us, his spirit is still there, inspiring us to keep moving forward.