Yan 'an is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization for 5, years. The mausoleum of Huangdi Xuanyuan lies on the top of the bridge hill in Yan 'an, and is honored as the "ancestor of humanity" by the descendants of the Chinese people. In the long history, Yan 'an, with its special strategic position of "the county on the border" and "the throat of the five roads", was used by many ancient China famous soldiers, such as Wuqi, Meng Tian, Fan Zhongyan, Shen Kuo and so on, to display their skills and put on a series of tragic historical dramas.
in the first half of the 2th century, Yan 'an wrote a brilliant page in the history of the Chinese nation. The revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi, founded by national heroes Liu Zhidan and Xie Zichang, became the foothold of the long-distance campaign of the Central Red Army. From 1935 to 1948, Yan 'an was the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the general rear area of China people's liberation struggle. During the thirteen years, Yan 'an experienced a series of major events that affected and changed the historical process of China, such as War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Liberation War and the rectification movement, the mass production movement and the Seventh National Congress of CPC.
In particular, the Yan 'an spirit of self-reliance, hard work, seeking truth from facts and serving the people wholeheartedly, cultivated by Mao Zedong and other revolutionaries of the older generation, is a precious treasure in the spiritual treasure house of the Chinese nation and has become an important spiritual pillar for the people of the whole country to unite in socialist modernization. In 1982, Yan 'an was named as a famous historical and cultural city by the State Council. In November 1996, the State Council approved the revocation of Yan 'an area and the establishment of a prefecture-level Yan 'an city.
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Yan' an spirit is a revolutionary spirit created by China * * * production party. It was born in the revolutionary holy land of Yan 'an, hence its name. The main contents include: the spirit of seeking truth from facts and integrating theory with practice, the spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly and the spirit of self-reliance and hard struggle. The essence is emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts. Yan 'an is a world-famous revolutionary holy land in China.
From 1935 to 1948, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong led and directed War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation here, which achieved the first historic leap in the practical integration of Marxism–Leninism and China, gave birth to Mao Zedong Thought and laid the cornerstone of the Chinese people's Republic. Yan 'an spirit nurtured by Yan 'an is a great spiritual motive force for China's revolution and construction.
to carry forward Yan' an spirit, we must always insist on seeking truth from facts. Seeking truth from facts is the living soul of Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents and the essence of the Party's ideological line. Whether we persist in hard struggle, ruling for the people, keeping pace with the times and pioneering and innovating under the new historical conditions, the key lies in seeking truth from facts. At any time and under any circumstances, a region, a department and a cadre in party member can not be divorced from the masses and reality unless they persist in seeking truth from facts.
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