In January, 2023, the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Notice on Pilot Resuming the Travel Agency’s Business of China Citizens’ Outbound Teams to Relevant Countries (hereinafter referred to as the Notice). As mentioned in the Notice, starting from February 6, 2023, the national travel agencies and online travel enterprises will be resumed on a pilot basis to operate China citizens’ outbound group tours and "air tickets+hotels" business. Recently, with the pilot resumption of outbound team tours of travel agencies, the outbound tourism fever has gradually warmed up, and the outbound travel market has ushered in a recovery.

There used to be a popular saying when traveling abroad: "If you have a credit card, you can leave when you travel abroad." As we all know, outbound travel and credit card are the preferred payment methods, which can not only enjoy various preferential activities, but also enjoy an interest-free repayment period of up to 50 days after consumption.

Different from domestic travel, when shopping abroad, many consumers will find that they have not brought enough or the right bank card, which adds a lot of "trouble" to their travel payment. If you prepare in advance and apply for a credit card suitable for overseas use, maybe you will finish your overseas trip happily.

Then, what credit card is better for traveling abroad?

On February 3rd, professionals in the credit card department of Chongqing Branch of ICBC strongly recommended these three most practical credit cards for citizens planning or planning to travel abroad.

Top1：ICBC Global Travel Plus Credit Card Recommendation Index：★★★★★

▲ ICBC Global Travel Plus Credit Card/Source China Industrial and Commercial Bank

ICBC Global Travel Plus Credit Card (hereinafter referred to as "Global Plus Card") is an upgraded version of ICBC Global Travel Card, which has two versions: MasterCard+UnionPay and Visa+ UnionPay, and is divided into two grades: Platinum Card and Gold Card. On the basis of the existing trump card rights of "10 foreign currency, 0 foreign exchange fee" and "dual card and dual chip" in ICBC Global Travel Card, this product adds pounds to launch the rights of "2% cash back for consumption abroad pens".

Global Plus Platinum Cardholders can enjoy exclusive rights such as "2888 Yuan Premium Platinum Business Travel Benefit Package" and "1888 Yuan Luxury Limited Card Set". Global Plus card "1+1" card issuance: customers can handle UnionPay single-identification single-currency card (magnetic stripe +PBOC non-connected chip card), MasterCard or Visa single-identification multi-currency card (magnetic stripe +EMV non-connected chip card) simultaneously, and the accounts of the two cards are related, which supports the payment mode of swiping, inserting, waving and sweeping, and the domestic and foreign payments are unimpeded.

Top2: ICBC Credit Card AmericacountryYuntongshineRed card recommendation index:★★★★☆

▲ ICBC Credit Card American Express Yaohong Card/Tuyuan Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Since American Express was allowed to carry out bank card settlement business in mainland China, it has applied for "American Express" brand credit cards, such as this ICBC credit card, American Express Yaohong Card, and can use this card for online and offline payment transactions inside and outside China. In consumption abroad, it can be settled directly in RMB, and it is not necessary to exchange foreign currency for repayment as before. According to reports, this card is specially made for Chinese, and it is very special, with the "China Red" and the classic "Centurion Head" of American Express.

Top3: ICBC Credit Card and American Express Clear Card　Recommendation index：★★★★☆

▲ ICBC Credit Card American Express Clear Card/Source: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

ICBC Credit Card AMEX CLEAR Card is an exclusive American Express brand classic series product jointly issued by ICBC and AMEX. The card adopts single-chip dual-application technology, the medium is magnetic stripe and chip (supporting contact and non-contact payment at home and abroad), the card is of gold card grade, the card is valid for 5 years and the currency is RMB.

With this card, you can use it on the American Express network at home and abroad. It supports the use of RMB for account entry and repayment, and the payment at home and abroad is unimpeded. The card is made of 3M high-permeability substrate, pearlescent effect, Express Clear silver box label, metal fiber induction coil, transparent laser, fashion classic.

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　　[Sui Xin, Chen Kang, Liu Yupeng, correspondent of Global Times in Russia] While Ukraine, the United States, Europe and other western countries cheered and celebrated the "great victory" of the Ukrainian army in Hellson, it was surprising that senior Ukrainian and American officials and the media frequently mentioned "negotiations with Russia" in the past two days. Even Ukrainian President Zelensky, who wrote "Never Negotiate" into the presidential decree, suddenly changed his tune a few days ago, saying that the international community should "force Russia to conduct real peace talks". However, the Russian side believes that all kinds of information about the negotiations sent by Uzbekistan are full of contradictions, and it does not believe this. At present, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been going on for nearly nine months, and the two sides are stuck in a stalemate on the battlefield, and the war is showing a long-term trend. Western countries such as the United States and Europe are also caught in the quagmire of energy and inflation crisis brought about by war. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) quoted a "Western official who understands military operations" as saying: "In winter, everything will slow down. We hope to see this happen to the possibility of (Russia-Ukraine) negotiations. "

　　Ukraine frequently releases negotiation signals.

　　According to the Associated Press, US Secretary of State Blinken said in a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the 12th that Ukraine would decide the time and content of the negotiations with Russia. Blinken also said that the United States has made a firm commitment to help Ukraine mitigate the impact of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s key infrastructure as winter approaches.

　　Reuters said that at the press conference during the ASEAN Summit, Kuleba said that if Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov asked for talks, the Ukrainian side would consider it. However, the Russian Business Consulting Daily said that later that day, Kuleba claimed that the Russian Foreign Minister did not propose a meeting with him. "I don’t see any signs that Moscow is sincerely preparing for negotiations, and I doubt whether it is necessary to sit at the table and take a beautiful photo."

　　Ukraine and the United States have recently made various statements about whether Russia and Ukraine will reopen negotiations. Ala Hamija, chairman of the parliamentary group of the People’s Public Servant Party, who was the head of the Ukrainian delegation in the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said on the 12th that Ukraine may resume negotiations with Russia as early as the second half of 2023. Ukrainian President Zelensky also said a few days ago that the international community should "force Russia to conduct real peace talks". He also put forward several conditions for the negotiations: restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity, compensating all the losses caused by the war, and punishing every war criminal … … The Associated Press said that Zelensky’s preconditions for negotiations were not feasible for Moscow, and it was hard to see how he would push the negotiations forward. However, this change in wording also reflects his attitude towards the peace talks.

　　NBC said that with the stalemate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it is impossible for both Ukraine and Russia to fully realize their goals, so this provides an opportunity to re-negotiate in the interim period of the conflict. However, the report said that considering that there are still a large number of Russian troops deployed in Ukraine, the United States does not want to create an atmosphere of "the West is pushing Ukraine to negotiate."

　　Russia: The Ukrainian conditions are absurd.

　　Kosachev, vice chairman of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament), said on the 12th that Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials deliberately put forward absurd and unacceptable preconditions for negotiations. He said: "Zelensky’s recent statement is essentially a refusal to negotiate; Secondly, he tried to cover up the obvious fact that Ukraine’s position (whether to negotiate or not) was not decided by Kiev, but by Washington. "

　　The "Russia Today" website said on the 12th that Ukraine has been sending contradictory signals about whether to hold talks with Russia. According to the report, Kuleba said so much, but he did not clearly indicate whether Kiev would accept if Russia really made a request for negotiations.

　　Another report on the website said that Washington and Kiev consciously put forward the negotiation conditions that Russia could not accept. Russian political scholar Bajiuk said that the United States privately pushed Ukraine to release the wind of negotiations, which showed that Washington lacked confidence in defeating Russia. Washington openly or secretly sent a signal to Kiev to ease the escalation of the conflict. Europe, in particular, is worried about the deterioration of the situation, and their arsenals and financial reserves are running out. The United States is also caught in the quagmire of energy and inflation crisis. In order to save face, it is proposed to let Ukraine negotiate with Russia.

　　Russian air strikes again

　　For the Russian and Ukrainian military, what is not available on the battlefield is hard to get at the negotiating table. A few days ago, Russian troops abandoned part of Hellson area west of Dnieper River and retreated to the east coast for defense. This is considered by many as a victory for Ukraine and an embarrassment for Russia. However, most international media, including western media, believe that this victory cannot fundamentally change the situation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

　　Russian satellite news network said on the 13th that Kiev and 11 other regions in Ukraine were attacked by Russian air again that day. According to the report, starting from October 10th, the Russian army used long-range high-precision weapons to attack infrastructure targets such as energy in all parts of Ukraine. Since then, air raid alarms have sounded every day in all parts of Ukraine.

　　Zelensky issued a video speech on the 12th warning not to get carried away by his victory in Hellson. He said: "There is a fierce battle in Donbass. In the Donetsk region, it is simply hell now. " Kiev City Councillor Vitlenko said on the 13th that Kiev is facing a severe situation, and people can leave Kiev if they have better conditions for winter in other places.

　　Medvedev, vice chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council, posted on social media on the 12th that Russia is fighting the whole West alone. "Russia is recovering its territory since ancient times, not the other way around. This recovery will continue. " The day before, Medvedev said after inspecting the military manufacturing department of Kurgan Machinery Factory that "it is incomprehensible that some people are hysterical and too panicked about the situation".

　　The New York Times of the United States said that there were differences at the top of the US government on whether to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through diplomatic channels. According to the report, Mark Millie, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, urged negotiations, while other senior White House officials believed that it was too early to negotiate. At a recent internal meeting, Millie said that Russian troops withdrew from Hellson to build a more defensive front. He quoted the example of World War I as saying that such a war would not change the situation of both sides, but would cause millions of meaningless casualties.

　　Another report in the newspaper said that wars usually last for many years. The United States has fought in Afghanistan for 20 years and in Iraq for many years. The report regrets that perhaps the peace talks will only start when both sides are exhausted or one side is watching the defeat.

In March this year, the "Work Plan on Developing Investigation and Research in the Whole Party" issued by the Central Office emphasized that developing investigation and research in the whole party, as an important part of the theme education carried out in the whole party, will make a good start in promoting the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country. Investigation and research is the heirloom of our party, and it is also the natural mission and job of a new type of think tank with China characteristics. Comprehensive social investigation and continuous information acquisition are the foundation for think tanks to improve the level of consultation and advice. At the time when the whole Party is engaged in investigation and research, think tanks need to put investigation and research in a more prominent position, focus on improving the quality of investigation, integrate social investigation and academic research, make in-depth observation, understand the general trend of the times, grasp the historical initiative, deepen the high-quality development of the construction of new think tanks with China characteristics, actively promote the scientific and democratic decision-making of the Party and the government, and make due contributions to the realization of the goal of the second century.

Improve the political position and actively serve the national strategic needs.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Investigation and research are the foundation of seeking things and the way to accomplish things. Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and without investigation, there is no decision-making power." As a specialized organization that provides decision-making consultation for the Party and the government, think tanks should, first of all, adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era and fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress. Think tanks should take the study, propaganda and implementation of the spirit of the 20th Party Congress as the primary political task at present and in the future, do a good job in learning, understanding and implementation with a high sense of responsibility and mission, and turn the learning results into practical results in further promoting the high-quality development of think tanks in the new era and new journey. Secondly, think tanks should closely focus on the implementation of the Party’s theory, line, principles and policies, and the major decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, fully grasp the world outlook and methodology of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, as well as the stand, viewpoint and method running through it, vigorously carry forward the glorious tradition and fine style of work of the Party, continuously deepen the understanding and grasp of the Party’s innovative theory, and be good at casting souls with the Party’s innovative theory. Thirdly, think tanks should always follow the party’s line and principles, adhere to the party’s mass line, come from among the masses, always stand with the people, want to be together, work together, understand their opinions, sum up their experience and concentrate their wisdom; Insist on seeking truth from facts, adhere to the principle of party spirit, proceed from reality in everything, integrate theory with practice, listen to the truth, examine the truth, and seek the truth in details. Finally, think tanks should firmly serve the decision-making of the party and the government and establishThe core idea of "investigation and research is the vitality and primary research method of think tanks". Investigation and research should be targeted, consider the needs of decision-making, and seek the key points; It should be applied, so as to apply the research to specific problems; Be forward-looking, both based on the present and facing the future; To be effective, "being born at the right time" can be used.

In-depth study of planning and development of practical direction according to local conditions

The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "It is necessary to prevent research for the sake of research, to prevent’ starting a car, having a meeting in a room, speaking and reading manuscripts’, and to prevent cluster research and’ show-like’ research." Think tanks should really implement, land and refine the investigation and research. First, they should screen the research information and determine the research theme. Choosing the right topic is the first step in the investigation and research of think tanks. Think tanks should make clear the research direction, select the right research topics, firmly grasp the top priority and the current importance, and focus on investigating outstanding problems in reform, development and stability, which are related to the overall and strategic major issues of economic and social development, as well as the hot, difficult and key issues that the people care about, so as to achieve small incision depth, promote the solution of big problems and serve the decision-making of the party and the government. The second is to strengthen the overall planning of research and plan the layout of research. Think tanks should clarify the regional layout, annual planning and specific requirements of field research, pay attention to the frequency and quality of research, and coordinate and solve the difficulties and problems existing in the research in a timely manner. We must adhere to the problem-oriented, goal-oriented and result-oriented principles, listen to opinions from all sides extensively, earnestly strengthen the concepts of innovation, talents and implementation, and constantly promote the quality and efficiency of think tank work. The third is to pay attention to research and propaganda and spread the voice of research. Think tanks should tell the story of investigation and research through media communication, determine the unique discourse, expression and narrative mode of investigation and research, and promote the society to think more positively, rationally and constructively about investigation and research work; Build communication platforms such as websites, train professional think tank operators, and transform academic discourse and research discourse into media discourse in time.Launch think tanks, disseminate policy ideas, and guide the public. The fourth is to build a research mechanism and do a good job in research and evaluation. Think tanks should comprehensively use discussion interviews, random visits, questionnaires, expert surveys, sampling surveys, statistical analysis, etc., and make full use of modern information technologies such as the Internet and big data to carry out investigations and studies to improve their scientificity and effectiveness; Establish a whole-process research and evaluation system, put scientific research innovation in a more scientific and comprehensive evaluation framework, make a dynamic comprehensive evaluation of research quality, research content and achievements, and objectively and comprehensively evaluate the potential, achievements and shortcomings of think tank research from multiple angles, so as to truly realize "promoting reform by evaluation" and "promoting construction by evaluation".

Insist on seeking truth and being pragmatic, vigorously promote research and see results.

The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "We must persist in going among the masses, go into practice, listen to what the grassroots cadres and the masses are thinking and anxious, and understand and grasp the real situation. We must not take a cursory look at the flowers and skim the water." Investigation and research runs through the whole process of government policy formulation, selection, implementation and evaluation, which is the key to improve the quality of policy research by think tanks. To produce real and effective results, think tanks must go deep into reality and carefully investigate. The first is to define the goal and find the right problem. Think tanks should highlight problem-oriented and goal-oriented, take the policies promulgated by the party and the government as the starting point of social investigation, identify the problems, analyze the causes of the problems, and put forward truly feasible and effective solutions and schemes to the problems. The second is to trace back to the source and get first-hand information. Think tanks should go deep into the front line, seek depth, detail and accuracy, understand the actual situation in a multi-level, multi-faceted and multi-channel manner, truly master first-hand materials, and analyze specific problems in the front line. At the same time, we should handle the relationship between second-hand information and first-hand information and make full use of the value of information. The third is to put an end to one-sidedness, be accurate and effective. Faced with a large number of materials and situations, in order to ensure the truthfulness and credibility of the research results, think tanks should make "multi-comparison and repeated consideration" when conducting research, dare to expose and analyze contradictions, study the development of contradictions, overcome the one-sidedness of understanding, analyze the feasibility of research, weigh its advantages and disadvantages, and select the best scheme, thus making the research more scientific. The fourth is the integration path and multi-perspective evaluation. Think tank personnel should overcome the disadvantages of unilateral research when investigating and studying.Pay attention to the convergence of multiple independent investigation and research paths, and combine investigation and research to scientifically evaluate the information obtained from the investigation.

Strengthen intellectual support and steadily improve the quality of output.

The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "To measure the success of investigation and research, it is not to look at the scale and time of investigation and research, nor to just look at how the investigation report is written. The key depends on the effectiveness of investigation and research, the application of research results, and whether the problem can be solved well." The fundamental purpose of investigation and research in think tanks is to solve problems. Failure to solve problems is formalism. Think tanks should do high-quality investigation and research and produce high-quality results. First, they should be more scientific and improve the accuracy of analysis and research. After social investigation, think tanks should comprehensively use the methods of induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, concreteness and abstraction and comparison, classification, statistics and reasonable association to form a general perceptual grasp of things on the basis of mastering factual materials, and then analyze and compare the individual aspects of the essence or internal relations of things, and finally grasp the law of the development of things and get a holistic understanding, thus providing scientific basis for decision-making. At the same time, think tanks should pay regular visits to research objects and issues, pay attention to discovering and studying new problems, and ensure the formation of a closed loop of investigation and research work. Second, we must strengthen the system and enhance the transformation of results. Think tanks can build an incentive mechanism for the transformation of research results, form a moderate competition with significant incentive effect, and improve the performance level of think tank researchers. Improve the supply mechanism of think tank research results, improve the way, form, standardized procedure of think tank consulting and assisting politics, and the government’s policy of purchasing think tank services, and optimize the transformation path of research results. Think tanks can unite with other social forces to create an innovative model of "scientific research+industry+fund" and make "innovation chain-industrial chain-capital chain"Communicate and integrate, and effectively promote the transformation of think tank research results. Third, we should enhance the uniqueness and enhance the "brightness" of the research report. In order to form a high-quality research report, think tanks should have a good overall grasp of the content and form, with clear views, accurate facts, strong arguments, rigorous structure, clear organization and vivid expression, so as to be "full of words, without losing a word". Fourth, we should enhance the times and increase the depth of new think tanks. Building a policy investigation and research system based on modern investigation organization and means is one of the goals of building a new type of think tank. To build a new type of think tank with China characteristics, we should inherit and carry forward the methodology of investigation and research, integrate the evidence-based analysis of the Party’s policies with the policy research of modern think tanks, and improve the level of evidence-based analysis of policies with the theories and methods of modern think tanks. Only in this way can a new type of think tank with China characteristics do a good job of grounded and emboldened investigation and research, and provide strong intellectual support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

(Author: Wang Heng, a researcher at Zhejiang Normal University Base of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought Research Center, the supreme leader of Zhejiang Province, and the executive director of the think tank of African Research Institute; Zhou Xingcan and Wang Yuqin, master and doctoral students of Zhejiang Normal University)

　　At around 9: 00 am local time on the 14th, Japan, the expert group of the International Atomic Energy Agency held talks with officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on the issue of Fukushima nuclear sewage discharged into the sea. According to the plan, the expert group of the International Atomic Energy Agency will inspect the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the 15th and exchange views with Tokyo Electric Power Company and other parties.

　　In April 2021, the Japanese government issued the basic policy on sewage treatment of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Since then, the Japanese government has made a request to the International Atomic Energy Agency, hoping that the International Atomic Energy Agency will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the safety of the measures.

　　In this assessment, the International Atomic Energy Agency needs to make a series of assessments on the necessity and safety of the sea discharge scheme in the next few years.

　　According to reports, in November 2021, members of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its special working group attended the relevant preparatory meeting held in Tokyo, and discussed and reached a consensus on the tasks, technical issues and specific agenda of the investigation team.

　　During this visit to Japan, the investigation team of the International Atomic Energy Agency plans to evaluate all aspects of nuclear sewage treatment, the sea discharge plan, relevant data and relevant documents, and investigate whether the follow-up treatment measures of the Fukushima nuclear power plant meet relevant international standards. The proposal of discharging the nuclear sewage into the sea, including the composition of the nuclear sewage, the safety of the discharge process, and the feasibility of monitoring the nuclear polluted water, needs to be evaluated. In addition, in order to ensure public health and environmental safety, it is necessary to evaluate the environmental impact of radiation.

　　In response to this investigation, Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, requested the establishment of a special investigation team, including the IAEA secretariat and its members, as well as external experts with different technologies and research expertise who participated in their personal capacity.

　　Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed the hope that the assessment work of the investigation team was based on science, objectivity and credibility, and could transmit transparent information to the outside world.

　　International experts from Australia, Canada and Marshall Islands were unable to participate in the survey due to various reasons, such as international travel restrictions under the COVID-19 epidemic. They will express their opinions on the relevant situation after the mission. (Headquarters reporter He Xinlei)

　　On February 4th, it was learned from the Provincial Communications Department that Hubei Provincial Highway Network Planning (2011-2030) was recently approved. The plan proposes to build a trunk road network with a total scale of 36,500 kilometers, connecting cities, counties (cities, districts) and towns in the province, covering key industrial distribution areas, agricultural product bases, tourist attractions and logistics parks in an all-round way, and ensuring that there are at least three expressway exits in each neighboring province and city.
　　The plan will be implemented in two stages: by 2020, an ordinary trunk network of 28,000 kilometers will be basically formed and an expressway of about 7,500 kilometers will be built; By 2030, a 28,200-kilometer general trunk network will be built in an all-round way, and all qualified sections will meet the highway standards above Grade II, forming an expressway network of about 8,260 kilometers.
　　According to the plan, the ordinary national highway in our province consists of 3 capital radial lines, 8 north-south longitudinal lines and 10 east-west transverse lines, with a total scale of about 9380 kilometers; Ordinary provincial roads consist of 24 Wuhan radiation lines, 87 north-south longitudinal lines, 68 east-west transverse lines and 83 tie lines, with a total scale of about 18,870 kilometers. Together, they form an ordinary trunk network with a total scale of 28,200 kilometers.
　　The expressway adopts the layout form of combining radiation with vertical and horizontal grids, which consists of 9 north-south longitudinal lines, 5 east-west transverse lines, 3 loop lines, 14 Wuhan radiation lines and 20 connecting lines, with a total scale of about 8262 kilometers. (Dong Jing, Ding Honglin)

　　5.6%, higher than the average growth rate of Guangdong Province by 0.8 percentage points. In 2023, Zhongshan handed in a solid high-quality development report card.

　　Where is the solid embodiment? As an export-oriented city, Zhongshan withstood the pressure in the face of shrinking external demand.The growth rate of GDP (5.6%), industrial added value (6.1%) and industrial investment (47.3%) are all higher than the provincial average, which has taken a big step to reverse the development momentum.

　　High quality color geometry? In the past two years, Zhongshan has "clung to industrial investment", which has laid a solid foundation for structural optimization and kinetic energy conversion of manufacturing industry. Behind the high growth of industrial investment, in the past two years, Zhongshan has prepared more than 33,000 mu of land through "industrial reform" and the "number one project" of business environment reform, which has provided emboldened support for the manufacturing industry to take root and thrive.

　　Behind the change of data is the change of development stage and concept.For some time, Zhongshan has made great efforts to break the dilemma of limited resource elements and weakened comparative advantages with commendable strategic determination, and opened up a new situation of high-quality development of manufacturing industry with the confidence and determination of government and enterprises to work together for the economy.

　　Looking forward to 2024, the opening of the Shenzhen-China Passage is just around the corner, and the waves on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary are surging and flapping towards Zhongshan. "This year’s Zhongshan, we must seize the historic opportunity that the Shenzhen-China Passage will be opened soon, take the initiative, and create a new situation of high-quality development in Zhongshan with reform and innovative thinking." On January 27th, Guo Wenhai, secretary of Zhongshan Municipal Party Committee, said at the city’s economic work conference.

　　Answering the construction of the first-class Bay Area and creating a new demonstration of integrated development, Zhongshan is catching up.

Strong support: continuous high growth of industrial investment.

　　The long-term economic development always follows scientific laws. In recent years, in the process of wave-like development and tortuous progress, Zhongshan has grasped the key elements of high-quality development and devoted itself to building its own competitive advantage.

　　Reflected in the economic data, in 2023, the growth rate of industrial investment in Zhongshan (47.3%) and industrial technological transformation investment (53.2%) was 25.1 and 30.8 percentage points higher than the average growth rate of the whole province, which not only reflected the continuous internal changes in Zhongshan’s factor endowment structure, but also reflected the scene of industrial upgrading in full swing.

　　Manufacturing accounts for half of Zhongshan’s economy — — In 2022, the added value of Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry reached 160.2 billion yuan, accounting for 44.1% of GDP, much higher than the provincial average of 34.1%. Over the years, the number of industrial enterprises in Zhongshan has always been the fifth in the province, which is a valuable asset in the development of Zhongshan manufacturing industry.

　　However, the road to industrial upgrading, Zhongshan did not go smoothly in the past. Since 2012, the total industrial investment and growth rate in Zhongshan have been weak for ten years. With the rising cost of factors, the traditional comparative advantage is weakened, and industrial upgrading is like castles in the air without the instigation of industrial investment.

　　For an industrial city, industrial investment plays an important role in high-quality economic development. In 2023, Zhongshan implemented the "Top-ranking Project" for the manufacturing industry, and comprehensively promoted the strengthening of work force to the manufacturing industry, the inclination of policies and measures to the manufacturing industry, and the concentration of resource elements to the manufacturing industry.

　　On the basis of 20.4% growth rate in 2022, industrial investment in Zhongshan will increase by 47.3% in 2023, ranking among the top in the province.

On the basis of 20.4% growth rate in 2022, industrial investment in Zhongshan will increase by 47.3% in 2023, ranking among the top in the province. South+Zhu Xiaoyu Cartography

　　Focusing on industrial investment, Zhongshan’s investment structure has been continuously optimized: within a few years, the proportion of industrial investment in Zhongshan’s fixed assets investment has been less than 20% at one time, and it will be close to 40% by 2023.

Focusing on industrial investment, Zhongshan’s investment structure has been continuously optimized. South+Zhu Xiaoyu Cartography

　　This record-high quantitative change has a decisive impact on the qualitative change of industry. From the change of two dimensions, we can get a glimpse of Zhongshan’s high-quality development:

　　The first dimension lies in the effectiveness of the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing industry.Since 2022, Zhongshan Municipal Finance has spent 5 billion yuan to fully support the digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises, which is rare in the country. In 2023, among the 450 key industrial projects in Zhongshan, there were 280 digital intelligent projects, accounting for over 70%. On this basis, in 2023, Zhongshan’s investment in industrial technological transformation increased by 53.2%, and it was in the forefront of the province in terms of the digital transformation rate of enterprises.

　　With the digital and intelligent transformation, "Zhongshan Goods" will be upgraded, and Zhongshan Manufacturing will accelerate to the higher end of the industrial chain division in the Bay Area.

　　The second dimension lies in the strength of attracting investment.In 2023, investment in Zhongshan reached a record high, with more than 500 contracted projects and a total investment of over 110 billion yuan, of which projects with an investment of over 1 billion yuan increased by over 60% year-on-year. The efficiency of the project from signing to construction is unprecedented: in 2023, the number of contracted rotary projects in the city exceeded 190, with a total investment of over 43 billion yuan, accounting for more than 50% of the total investment of investment projects that have been started in the city.

　　Driven by industrial investment, Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry has taken a steady and rhythmic step. In the long run, Zhongshan has a more ambitious goal to promote the manufacturing industry: to implement digital intelligent transformation and upgrading for three years, and strive to achieve full coverage of digital transformation of enterprises on the whole by 2026; At the same time, strive to exceed 100 billion yuan in industrial investment in 2025.

Have confidence: "for the government" helps "deep roots"

　　Another noteworthy data is that in 2023, the industrial added value of Zhongshan gauge increased by 6.1%, 1.7 percentage points higher than that of the whole province.

　　After a lapse of five years, the added value of the secondary industry in Zhongshan has once again exceeded 50% of GDP, and the manufacturing industry has achieved initial results, and the supporting role of the real economy has been significantly strengthened.

　　Why does Zhongshan walk so firmly on the road of manufacturing being the master? Behind the full promotion of industrial development, where is Zhongshan’s confidence? Answering the above two questions is an important logic for Zhongshan to promote reform and innovation in recent years:

　　The countdown to the opening of the Shenzhen-China Passage will write a new chapter in the integration and development of the east and west sides of the Pearl River Estuary. As a pathfinder for the integration and development of Greater Bay Area, Zhongshan should take the manufacturing industry as an important starting point to accelerate regional cooperation;

　　In the past two years, Zhongshan has launched a series of reform measures to help industrial progress with space expansion, to deepen reform to stimulate market vitality, and to support business entities with policy escort. The scope, degree and intensity of various reforms have reached the highest in the history of nearly ten years.

　　Forging a high-quality development carrier by breaking the bottleneck of land constitutes the foundation for promoting regional coordination space.In order to solve the land bottleneck of nearly 40% development intensity, Zhongshan has comprehensively implemented the transformation and upgrading of inefficient industrial parks in 23 towns and streets of the city, and has transformed over 33,000 mu of industrial land, more than the number of industrial land sold in Zhongshan in the past decade. The "industrial reform" has broken the space, bringing new breakthroughs in attracting new enterprises and local enterprises to increase capital and expand production.

　　Optimizing the government’s administrative efficiency with the reform of the business environment constitutes the emboldened spirit of exploring and integrating the development environment.Taking the business environment reform as the "number one project" of the reform to speed up the administrative efficiency, Zhongshan proposed to build one of the cities with the best business environment in Greater Bay Area. From the launch of "Walking Office" and "Running Office Right away", to the establishment of "Enterprise Service Line 1" and "7×24-hour" response mechanism, and then to the announcement of mobile phone number by "number one", Zhongshan declared to the whole society that business services are "always online".

　　Various reforms have provided solid support for the development of the industry step by step and helped the real economy to "take root"."Entrepreneurs are peach jellyfish and need a good business environment to survive." Zhu Cheng, chairman of Zhongke Fuhai (Zhongshan) Low Temperature Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. said, "The business environment in Zhongshan is getting better and better."

　　In 2023, there were two phenomena in the industrial development of Zhongshan: on the one hand, leading enterprises that once went out of Zhongshan returned one after another, including two giants, Jianhua Pipe Pile and Opal Lighting, which announced that they would place their South China base in Zhongshan; On the other hand, a group of top 500 enterprises in China, including Sanhua Holding Group and Zhongchuang Group, chose to enter Zhongshan at this time. Behind these two phenomena, the Zhongshan project reached a new speed: the signing of the Sanhua South Headquarters Base project invested and built by Sanhua Group was officially started only in the past two and a half months, and all 56 approval procedures were completed in only five and a half months for the tens of billions of new Maiqi projects.

　　In 2023, the output value of Zhongshan "4+6" and "New Ten Fleet" industrial clusters increased by 4.9%. With the help of the government, Zhongshan enterprises are regaining market competitiveness.

　　"The hard-won work results also show that our idea of grasping the economy is good and the method is right." Xiao Zhanxin, mayor of Zhongshan City, said at the city’s economic work conference that we should strengthen our confidence, maintain a good momentum, plan our economic work well this year, and strive to achieve a "good start".

Cohesion: government and enterprises work together to create a "new Zhongshan"

　　"The main line of the Shenzhen-China Passage runs through the whole line, and it takes only half an hour between Shenzhen and Zhongshan after it is opened to traffic this year." The vision of "Shenzhen, China and the same city" was clearly written in the 2024 Guangdong Provincial Government Work Report. In the face of historic opportunities, Zhongshan put forward the goal of doubling major economic indicators such as GDP and total industrial output value in 2035 and "recreating a new Zhongshan".

　　How far is it from the target? From the objective situation reflected by economic data, Zhongshan is not without pressure. For example, as an export-oriented city, influenced by the international situation, the total import and export value of Zhongshan decreased year-on-year in 2023, and many traditional industries are facing challenges.

　　Under the influence of unfavorable factors, Zhongshan is more resilient against the pressure. Among them, an important change is that the atmosphere of government and enterprises working together day and night to fight for the economy has been formed.

　　The change in the style of cadres is particularly intuitive.

　　At the end of October, 2023, an entrepreneur forum was held in Zhongshan, and many enterprises stood up and "praised" the services of the Zhongshan Party Committee and government, which was a great change from the entrepreneur forum that was "bitter" two years ago: from "Can you open ‘ Walking office ’ ‘ Do the office right away ’ " From the demand to the plan of "I decided to stay in Zhongshan and continue to increase capital and expand production", the same group of cadres and masses has a different look.

　　The enterprising attitude of entrepreneurs is even more commendable.

　　In 2023, the traditional industries in Zhongshan, represented by lighting, household appliances and clothing, will accelerate the transformation of high-end, intelligent and green, and continue to glow with new vitality. According to customs statistics, in 2023, the export of household appliances such as microwave ovens, air conditioners and refrigerators in Zhongshan increased by 16.3% year-on-year. "Made in Zhongshan" household appliances continue to be popular overseas, and 10 overseas markets such as Belarus, Luxembourg and Niger have been newly opened.

　　The "new three kinds" of emerging industries in Zhongshan, represented by new energy, medicine and new generation information technology, stand out with new technologies and new products and gain new competitive advantages. Mingyang Electric’s 2023 performance forecast net profit may exceed 90%. Kangfang Bio achieved its best performance since its establishment in the first half of the year, with a record high income.

　　The "old three samples" are full of new vitality, and the "new three samples" show new advantages. The transformation and upgrading of Zhongshan’s manufacturing industry has achieved positive results and gradually realized the transformation of competitive advantages in the industrial division of labor in the Bay Area.The investment in scientific and technological innovation has reached a new high, which has become the most intuitive embodiment of this transformation of competitive advantage.

　　According to the data disclosed at the end of 2023, in 2022, the investment in Zhongshan R&D (R&D for short) broke through the 10 billion mark with a growth rate of 24%, becoming the seventh city in the province to be promoted to the "10 billion legion", and the R&D expenditure accounted for the first increase in GDP in the province.

　　As the core index to measure the regional scientific and technological innovation ability, the R&D investment in Zhongshan ushered in a historic breakthrough, releasing a strong signal: the "first driving force" of scientific and technological innovation is stronger in Zhongshan, and innovation consciousness, innovation elements and innovation power are surging with unprecedented momentum. Zhongshan is changing from a "chaser" of industrial development to a "pioneer" of innovation and development.

　　The surging tide of the Pearl River is just like the enterprise that keeps going around the clock. In 2024, Zhongshan, presented on the industrial map of the Bay Area, will be a more competitive pathfinder for integrated development.

　　BEIJING, Sanya, September 3 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin, Li Yufan) The reporter learned from the press conference held on the 3 rd that since the city entered the "silent" mode in early August, Sanya has transferred nearly 60,000 outbound tourists.

　　Affected by the epidemic, tens of thousands of tourists were stranded in Sanya. On August 9th, Sanya set up a special class for "0801" stranded tourists’ return transportation and the guarantee of the exit passage, which was composed of 165 people from 8 departments, and set up tourist transportation headquarters in Sanya Bay, Haitang Bay and Yalong Bay respectively. From August 9 to September 1, Sanya City transported nearly 60,000 outbound tourists in accordance with the principle of "classified policy, batch operation, safety and order, and strict prevention of spillover" to ensure that the stranded tourists should turn around and return.

　　In the aspect of cancellation of travel-related orders, Sanya set up a special class for cancellation of orders, and handled the procedures for tourists who cancelled the orders of hotels, air tickets and other travel services due to the epidemic through various channels such as hotline work orders. From August 1 ST to 21 ST, the hotel unsubscribed and transferred to the office to coordinate and complete more than 280 work orders for hotels involved in the epidemic, involving more than 1.2 million yuan; From August 1 ST to 30 th, the special class for air ticket refund and change has handled 321 work orders and 733 air tickets have been refunded and changed, involving a total amount of more than 900,000 yuan.

　　Ye Kaizhong, Deputy Secretary-General of Sanya Municipal Government, introduced at the press conference that with the support of big data such as "departure code" and "application for health station", the work class gradually explored a complete set of services and management processes such as departure code application, inter-provincial communication and coordination, airport traffic guarantee and full closed-loop transshipment in stages, from the planned government charter flight to the orderly resumption of commercial flights, to the outlying islands of Haikou port and wharf, and then to moderately liberalize closed-loop transshipment of social vehicles, so as to speed up the return work efficiency of tourists.

　　"Under the general requirement of preventing the spillover of the epidemic, we do everything possible to let every tourist who meets the conditions of leaving Qiong return as soon as possible to provide warm-hearted services for stranded tourists." Ye Kaizhong said that it is the unchangeable working aim for Sanya to do its best to provide tourist service. "After the epidemic, we will meet again at the edge of the ends of the earth, and Sanya will always invite you."

　　CCTV News:On August 13th, the State Council Press Office held a press conference to introduce this year’s flood control and disaster relief work and answer reporters’ questions. Ye Jianchun, vice minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Water Resources has scientifically and finely dispatched 3,177 large and medium-sized reservoirs, impounding 109.7 billion cubic meters of floods and avoiding the transfer of 18.52 million people.

　　Ye Jianchun introduced that since the beginning of this year, there has been more rainfall in China, and time and space have been concentrated. There have been 12 numbered floods in the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Pearl River and Taihu Lake. There was a basin flood in the Yangtze River, and the Three Gorges Reservoir had three inflow peaks of more than 50,000 cubic meters per second. The section below Shashi, Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the main stream exceeded the police, and the longest exceeding time was 42 days. There is a large basin flood in Huaihe River, and the reaches from Wangjiaba to Zhengyangguan in the main stream are beyond protection, and the reaches from Runheji to Wangji are beyond history. A basin flood occurred in Taihu Lake, with the highest water level reaching 4.79 meters, which is the third in history and the highest in history is 4.97 meters. A total of 634 rivers across the country have experienced floods exceeding the police, of which 194 are over-protected and 53 are over-historical. At present, except for the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Huaihe River and Taihu Lake, the water level of other major rivers is stable.

　　Ye Jianchun said that the Ministry of Water Resources conscientiously implemented the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on flood control and disaster relief work and the spirit of Premier Li Keqiang’s instructions, adhered to the bottom line thinking in accordance with the unified arrangements of the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the National Defense General, and strengthened the awareness of risks and worries. At the beginning of the year, it overcame the impact of the epidemic and made comprehensive arrangements for the prevention of "three major risks" such as excessive floods, reservoir crashes and mountain torrents. Based on the three main responsibilities of monitoring, forecasting and early warning, water project dispatching and emergency technical support, a special class for water regime forecasting and water project dispatching was established, and Class II and III emergency responses were launched many times, organizing and guiding all river basins and localities to do a solid job in flood and drought disaster prevention. Scientifically and finely dispatch 3,177 large and medium-sized reservoirs (times), retain 109.7 billion cubic meters of floods, and avoid the transfer of 18.52 million people. Among them, the reservoir groups in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River with the Three Gorges as the core are jointly dispatched to intercept floods and cut off peaks, thus avoiding the use of flood storage and detention near Chenglingji. Eight flood storage zones, such as Mengwa, were activated to store floods, and the water level in the main stream of Huaihe River was reduced by 0.2— 0.4 meters; The main projects such as Taipu Gate and Wangting Water Control Project have accumulated an outward displacement of nearly 3 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to lowering the water level of Taihu Lake by 1.26 meters. The meteorological, industrial and information departments jointly released 24.35 million pieces of early warning information of mountain torrents to the flood control responsible persons and the public. A total of more than 720 working groups, expert groups and unannounced inspection teams have been dispatched to guide and urge all localities to do defense work such as dispatching, inspection and defense. Strengthen joint consultation with meteorological departments,Inform the emergency department of the results of water regime forecast in time and provide technical support for flood fighting and emergency rescue.

　　Ye Jianchun emphasized that China is still in the flood season, and it is expected that typhoon rainfall, local rainstorm and autumn rain in West China may still cause serious flood. The Ministry of Water Resources will continue to focus on the prevention of "three major risks" and do its best to prevent floods and droughts to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

　　Great course and brilliant achievements — — A large-scale achievement exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC).

　　September 23, 2019 Beijing Exhibition Hall

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that the historic achievements and changes in China in the past 70 years fully show that only the Communist Party of China (CPC) can lead China, only socialism can save China, only reform and opening up can develop China, socialism and Marxism, and only Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road can lead China to prosperity. 70 years later, I will start again, and now I will take a step from the beginning. It is necessary to display and publicize the magnificent development course, earth-shattering brilliant achievements and precious experience enlightenment of the new China, encourage the whole party and people of all ethnic groups to unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee, hold high the great banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, unite and forge ahead, and make unremitting efforts to win the victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way, win the great victory of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realize the people’s yearning for a better life.

　　Laying the foundation for a new China — — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Xiangshan, Beijing.

　　September 12, 2019, Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that history has fully proved that the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China are not only good at breaking the old world, but also good at building a new one. Looking into the future, China has a bright future.

　　Great change — — A large-scale exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up.

　　November 13, 2018 National Museum

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that through exhibitions, education should guide the broad masses of cadres and people to more deeply understand the great strength of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the people of China and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the correctness of our party’s theory, the line and policy of reform and opening up set by the CPC Central Committee, and a series of strategic arrangements for reform and opening up, and the bright future of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, unify their thinking, build consensus, inspire their morale, unite and struggle, and firmly follow the party on the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road and reform and opening up.

　　Great Beginning — — The Communist Party of China (CPC) creates a historical exhibition.

　　Special exhibitions such as "Exploring the Road to Saving the Nation and Saving the Survival" and "The Establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC)"

　　On October 31, 2017, the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai and the Nanhu Red Boat in Jiaxing, Zhejiang

　　The Supreme Leader emphasized that the purpose of our collective trip by Comrade The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) is to review the glorious course of our Party, especially the history when it was founded, to educate the revolutionary tradition, to learn from the lofty spirit of the revolutionary ancestors, to clarify the great responsibilities shouldered, and to enhance the sense of responsibility and mission for achieving the goals and tasks set by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　“砥砺奋进的五年”大型成就展

　　2017年9月25日 北京展览馆

　　最高领袖强调，党的十八大以来的5年，是党和国家发展进程中很不平凡的5年。5年来，党中央团结带领全党全国各族人民，统筹推进“五位一体”总体布局、协调推进“四个全面”战略布局，团结一心，与时俱进，顽强拼搏，攻坚克难，推动中国特色社会主义事业取得长足发展、人民生活得到显著改善，党和国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革。

　　铭记光辉历史 开创强军伟业——庆祝中国人民解放军建军90周年主题展览

　　2017年7月21日 中国人民革命军事博物馆

　　最高领袖强调，人民军队砥砺奋进的90年，凝结着坚定理想信念、优良革命传统、顽强战斗作风，是我们宝贵的精神财富。

　　英雄史诗 不朽丰碑——纪念中国工农红军长征胜利80周年主题展览

　　2016年9月23日 中国人民革命军事博物馆

　　最高领袖强调，红军长征胜利，充分展现了革命理想的伟大精神力量。现在，时代变了，条件变了，我们共产党人为之奋斗的理想和事业没有变。

　　国家“十二五”科技创新成就展

　　2016年6月3日 北京展览馆

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that under the new situation, the vast number of scientific and technological workers across the country should respond to the call of the CPC Central Committee, strengthen their confidence, persevere and persevere, put scientific and technological innovation in a more important position, implement the innovation-driven development strategy, continue to make contributions in accelerating the historical process of building an innovative country and building a world-class science and technology power, and strive to make new and greater contributions to achieving the goal of "two hundred years" and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　The theme exhibition "Historical Contribution of Great Victory" commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese people’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war.

　　July 7, 2015 China People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall

　　The Supreme Leader stressed that the whole Party and people of all nationalities in China should remember the great history of China people War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which was forged by blood and life, the great contributions made by China people to safeguarding national independence and freedom and the sovereignty and dignity of the motherland, the great contribution made by China people to the victory of the world anti-fascist war, cherish peace, warn the future, unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, unswervingly safeguard world peace and push Socialism with Chinese characteristics forward with one heart and one mind.

　　The road to revival exhibition

　　November 29, 2012 National Museum

　　The supreme leader stressed that now, everyone is discussing the Chinese dream. I think that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. This dream embodies the long-cherished wish of several generations of Chinese, embodies the overall interests of the Chinese nation and the people of China, and is the common expectation of every Chinese son and daughter.

　　　 From 776 BC to 394 AD, the ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1168 years and was held for 293 times. According to its origin and rise and fall, it can be roughly divided into three periods:
　　　　 (1) From 776 BC to 388 BC, in 776 BC, Evy Tus, the ruler of the Peloponnesus, tried to integrate religion with sports. It not only innovates religious ceremonies, but also organizes large-scale sports competitions and activities, and decides to hold them every four years. The time is set after the summer solstice of leap year. Therefore, the ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC officially went down in history and became the first session of the ancient Olympic Games. There was only one event. Site run, with a distance of 192.27 meters.

　　　 Although there were disputes among the city-states in this period, Greece was an independent country with developed politics, economy and culture, which was the golden age of the Games. Especially in 490 BC, after Athens, Greece, defeated the Persian army in the Marathon Valley, the people’s feelings were vigorous, and the national prestige was greatly enhanced. Many sports facilities and temples were built, and the contestants spread all over the Greek city-States. The Olympic Games was at its peak and became the biggest festival in Greece.

　　　　 (2) From 388 BC to 146 BC, it began to decline. Due to the long Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens (from 431 BC to 404 BC), Greece’s national strength was greatly reduced, and Macedonia gradually annexed Greece. Philip, the king of Macedonia, also took part in horse racing by himself. Later, Alexander the Great actively supported the Olympic Games, although he didn’t like sports activities, and regarded it as the highest opening ceremony of sports activities in ancient Greece, adding facilities for it. However, during this period, the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games has greatly faded, and professional athletes began to appear.

　　　　 (3) From 146 BC to 394 AD, the ancient Olympic Games went from decline to destruction. After the Roman Empire ruled Greece, Olympic Games were still held at first, but Olympia was not the only place to compete. For example, in the 175th Olympic Games in 80 BC, Rome’s economic laws called excellent athletes to compete in Rome, while Olympia only held junior competitions. At this time, professional athletes began to appear in large numbers, and the Olympic Games became a competition for professional athletes, and the Greeks lost interest in it. After the 2nd century A.D., Christianity ruled the whole of Europe, including Greece, advocating asceticism, advocating the separation of soul and body, and opposing sports, which made Europe in a dark age, and the Olympic Games declined even more, until it existed in name only. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius I declared Christianity as the state religion, and thought that the ancient Olympic Games were against the purpose of Christianity and were pagan activities. The following year, he announced the abolition of the ancient Olympic Games. In 895 AD, the Byzantines fought fiercely with the Goethe’s Alphonse River, which destroyed all the facilities in Olympia. In 426 AD, Theodosius II burned the remnants of the Olympia building. In 522 and 511, two strong earthquakes occurred one after another, which completely destroyed Olympia. In this way, the ancient Olympic Games, which has been postponed for more than 1000 years, no longer exists, and the prosperous Olympia has become a ruin.　
　
　　　　　　　　　　　 Competition schedule and events of ancient Olympic Games　
　　
　　　 From the 1st session, the ancient Olympic Games decided to be held once every four years, and each session lasted only one day. With the increasing number of events, since the 22nd ancient Olympic Games, the organizers decided to change the competition time to 3 days, and the whole duration will be 5 days with the opening ceremony, closing ceremony and celebration activities. The number of events increased as pentathlon (discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling and running), boxing, wrestling, chariot racing and horse racing.

　　　 The ancient Olympic Games were held in 293 sessions from the first session in 776 BC to 394 BC, all of which were held in the Olympia Stadium in ancient Greece. The playing field is built next to the hill in the north of the Alphonse Valley. After renovation, the hill became a stand, which could initially accommodate 20,000 spectators, and then expanded to 45,000 people, with 160 VIP seats. The playing field is 212 meters long and 32 meters wide, and the runway is 192.25 meters long. The surface has not been specially treated, and the starting place is paved with marble. There is a driving range in the southwest of the stadium, which is surrounded by stone pillars to form a courtyard. A conference hall, dressing room and bathroom are built on one side. There is also a 770m× 320m racecourse for horse racing and carriage racing.
　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Punishment rules of ancient Olympic Games　
　
　　　　 The rules of the ancient Olympic Games were very strict, and offenders were severely punished. This shows their sense of honor and disgrace. The ancient Greeks believed that the Olympic Games were sacred, and winning aboveboard was the most glorious. On the contrary, it is a blasphemy against the sacred cause.

　　　 The ancient Olympic Games hated cheaters. At the 90th ancient Olympic Games, a player named Lihas won the championship. He claimed to be a Spartan, but after verification, he was from another city-state, so he was ranked. In the ancient Olympic Games, hell to pay was the one who paid bribes. Not only should he be deprived of the title of champion, but he should also be fined heavily to warn people, and the fine was used to carve the statue of Zeus. At the 98th ancient Olympic Games, a boxer won by bribing three other opponents, and all four were fined heavily. The organizers of the ancient Olympic Games carved four statues of Zeus with the fines of these four people, and one of them was engraved with the following warning: Olympic victory cannot be bought with money, but depends on fast feet and strong body.　

　　　　　　　　　　　　 Characteristics of ancient Olympic Games　

　　　　 The ancient Olympic Games had three characteristics. First, the ancient Olympic Games was an all-Greek comprehensive event with rich and colorful contents. Including offering sacrifices to Zeus, worshipping and celebrating the birthday of gods, poets reciting works, speakers delivering speeches, and developing market trade, sports competition is only one of them. The Second Ancient Olympic Games is a part of Greek national culture, which has played a positive role in uniting people of all ethnic groups, safeguarding national unity, reducing and stopping wars, and has a very close relationship with politics. Thirdly, determined by the ancient Greek customs, artistic style, geographical environment and material production, "naked sports" is a major feature of it. During the competition, naked athletes are required to be covered with olive oil, so that their bodies will shine under the sunlight, their muscles will be more elastic, and their bodybuilding posture will be more displayed, so that people can enjoy beauty from it.

　　　 In addition, the rules of the ancient Greek Olympic Games stipulated that women were forbidden to participate in and visit the games, and violators were subject to capital punishment. There are two reasons: First, in most events of the ancient Olympic Games, athletes were required to compete naked for a long time, and it was indecent for women to be present. Second, sports competitions in ancient Greece were one of the contents of religious celebrations, and women were not allowed to attend. It is said that the original athletes in the ancient Olympic Games competed in animal skins. In a competition, a player wearing a lion’s skin accidentally dropped the lion’s skin to the ground, and he suddenly became naked, but he did not affect his competition. Finally, he defeated his opponent and won the olive crown. In this unexpected "accident", people found that nudity can better reflect muscle fitness and appreciate a special charm, so it is stipulated that all naked competitions will be held in the future.

　　　 Naked sports is a unique feature of ancient Greek culture and art, with a long history. The "era of power" in ancient Greek history refers to this period. This is reflected in the works of ancient Greek sculptors and artists, whose works depict naked people. At that time, muscular and strong, it was recognized as a symbol of beauty.
　
　　　　　　　　　　　 Award ceremony of ancient Olympic Games　
　
　　　　 The awarding ceremony of the ancient Olympic Games was solemn and grand. The awarding platform is located in front of the statue of Zeus, and the olive crown is placed on a special tripod. When awarding prizes, the reporter first announces the athletes’ names, competition results, the city-state to which they belong and the names of the athletes’ parents. Then the emcee led the winner to the host, who got up, took the olive crown off the tripod and put it on the winner. At this time, the audience sang, recited poems, played music, cheered and threw flowers at the athletes. Although the rewards for winning athletes in the ancient Olympic Games have been changed many times, the principles are all focused on spiritual rewards. There are also material rewards, but they are quite meager.

　　　　 Taking the olive branch as the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games and as a symbol of the Olympic spirit has profound implications and far-reaching influence. The ancient Greeks believed that the olive tree was brought to the world by Athena, the patron saint of Athens, and it was a symbol of peace and happiness given to mankind by God. Therefore, the olive crown woven with olive branches is the most sacred prize, and it is the highest honor to get it. It is said that the olive branch used to weave the laurel must be cut from the sacred tree by a 12-year-old child whose parents are still alive, and then carefully compiled.

　　　　 After the awarding ceremony in Olympia, the winners can return home one after another. At this time, the city-states will also organize grand celebrations for the triumphant return of their winners. Later, Greece also stipulated that the winning athletes should be exempted from their obligations to the country, and honorary seats should be set up for them in theaters or festivals. Individual city-states also gave lifetime allowances to meritorious athletes.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 The flame of the ancient Olympic Games　

　　　 Before the ancient Olympic Games, according to religious regulations, people gathered in front of temple of olympian zeus, held a solemn ceremony, lit the torch from the altar, and then went to Greek city-states. Torchbearers held the torch high and ran, shouting: stop all wars and take part in the sports meeting! The torch, like a strict command, has supreme power. Wherever the torch goes, the war goes out. Even in the fierce fighting, the city-states laid down their weapons one after another, and the holy truce began. Greece resumed a peaceful life, and people forgot their hatred and war, and all rushed to Olympia to participate in the Olympic Games.
　

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