China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network Reporter Wu Xiaodong) Sponsored by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, China Radio and Television Station, undertaken by the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, and co-organized by the Chengdu Federation of Trade Unions, Xindu District Party Committee, and Xindu District People**, the 2023 "Great Country Craftsman of the Year" release event, on the evening of March 1, 10 "Great Country Craftsman of the Year" (hereinafter referred to as the annual figure) and 40 nominees were selected.
Screenshot of CCTV live broadcast at the event site.
The 10 people of the year are: Peng Fei, senior engineer of Hanwang Technology Co., Ltd., Dong Litao, CNC milling worker and special technician of Harbin Electric Group Steam Turbine Factory Company, Yang Xulei, senior technician of Bailonggang Sewage Treatment Plant of Shanghai Chengtou Sewage Treatment Co., Ltd., Zhang Shuaikun, senior engineer of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., Cui Xingguo, special technician of Dongfang Electric Group, Wu Shunqing, research librarian of Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center, and Xu Yinglong, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center (** Meteorological Observatory), Li Hui, relay protection engineer and special technician of the substation repair and test institute of Kunming Power Supply Bureau of China Southern Power Grid, Zhang Guoyun, process technician and special technician of Xinjiang Transformer Factory of TBEA Co., Ltd., and Pan Congming, smelter and special technician of Jinchuan Group.
The 10 people of the year come from equipment manufacturing, water conservancy, environment, artificial intelligence, electric power, cultural relics protection, smelting, meteorology and other industries. Some of them bravely climbed the hydropower "Everest", some guarded the "forest" of urban pipelines, some helped the development of the frontier, some helped the millennium cultural relics to see the light of day, some made outstanding contributions to the construction of the country's new power system, some provided the "Chinese heart" for the country's important equipment, some were the "milling champions" who created tens of millions of benefits, some were the "women heroes" who opened up territory in the field of artificial intelligence, some were the "golden eyes" of "gold panning in the sand", and some were weather forecasters who "moved with the wind". They are all top technical and skilled talents in their industries, and they are all excellent inheritors of the spirit of model workers, labor spirit, and craftsman spirit.
At the release ceremony, a short film of the Person of the Year was held, and 10 people of the year were invited to board the "Ingenuity Glory Stage" and press the handprint and raise the trophy. The responsible comrades of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, and the Chengdu Federation of Trade Unions presented certificates to the annual figures and woodcut prints carefully made by Xindu craftsmen.
The Organizing Committee announced the 50 finalists of the Year on January 13 this year on the basis of extensive recommendations from trade unions at all levels, and held a red carpet ceremony and check-in activities. The expert review committee finally selected 10 people of the year and 40 nominees from the shortlists.
The release event of "Great Country Craftsman of the Year" was held for the first time in 2018 and has been held for five sessions so far, and a total of 50 well-known national craftsmen such as Gao Fenglin, Zhu Shijie, and Ai Aiguo have been selected.
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