I'm afraid there is no one in China who doesn't know the phrase "study hard and make progress every day". Do you know the origin of this phrase? There is no doubt that this sentence is Chairman Mao's inscription, but it is Chairman Mao's inscription for "Who" but there are two versions!

Source 1: Ma Sanjie, the hero of crossing the river

Before the founding of New China, * * * had written many inscriptions on children's cause and advocated it. In April 1942, * * * wrote an inscription to commemorate the Children's Day at that time: Children unite and learn to be the new masters of the new China.

On the eve of the founding of New China, in September 1949, Beijing published the first issue of Children of China (now known as China Children's Newspaper), with the inscription: study hard.

In order to make the vast number of children in new China receive better education and grow up healthily, on September 29th, 1949, * * * pointed out in the Same Program of China People's Political Consultative Conference, which he personally presided over: "People * * * should reform the old education system, teaching contents and teaching methods in a planned and step-by-step manner."

In 195, * * * wrote an inscription for the first issue of People's Education: "Restoring and developing people's education is one of the important tasks at present." On June 1st of this year, China designated June 1st International Children's Day as the New China Children's Day, which reflected the concern of * * * and other * * for children, and the people's concern for children's future and protection of their legitimate rights and interests. * * * happily wrote an inscription for People's Daily: "Celebrate Children's Day."

In the busy schedule, * * * is still obsessed with children's education and health. On June 19th, 195, * * * wrote to Ma Xulun, then Minister of Education: "All schools should pay attention to health first and study second. Insufficient nutrition, it is appropriate to increase funds. "

At the end of September, 1951, * * * received the delegation from Anhui Province to participate in the National Day, among which was Ma Sanjie, a little hero crossing the river. * * * Asked her about her studies with concern, and gave her a beautiful notebook with an inscription on the title page: Study hard and make progress every day. These eight-word inscriptions quickly spread throughout the country.

At the end of 1956, * * * emphasized in the instruction of a document: "At present, not only many children of school age in our country have no schools to enter, but also a large number of teenagers and young people over school age have no schools to enter ... This serious problem must be solved in the process of agricultural cooperation." Since then, * * * has also inscribed the registration and titles for China Youth Daily, Counselor and Middle School Students.

The above is the first source of Chairman Mao's inscription "Study hard and make progress every day"!

Source 2: "Little Hero" Chen Yongkang

On May 3, 1951, Chen Yongkang, a student of Jinchang Primary School outside the ancient city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, was 8 years old. "The teachers have all gone to concentrate on their studies, and we have a holiday." His family lives outside the ancient city of Suzhou, and it takes only ten minutes to get to Jinchang Primary School. "If I have nothing to do during the holiday, I will climb the city wall to play."

in the early days of liberation, * * was everywhere in the ancient city. Chen Yongkang said that in class, the teacher would repeat the content of anti-spy every day, which impressed him deeply.

"While climbing the city wall, an uncle came over." Chen Yongkang still remembers the man's appearance, bright hair, wearing black leather shoes and speaking Suzhou dialect. When he came up, he asked him where he was studying. He answered truthfully. The man took out a bag of sugar for him, and took out some money and a bag of powder.

Chen Yongkang's family is poor. His brother and sister have five children, and he is the eldest. My father is a boatman, and my mother helps people do odd jobs. "The tuition fee of five yuan per semester should be paid in three installments. It is a great event for my mother to buy snacks for five cents!"

"These are all for you. Put this flour on the teacher's desk." The strange uncle kindly told him. Chen Yongkang was puzzled: if he had sugar to eat, he would give money back. He has a crush. I remember the last time I ate sugar was during the Spring Festival. But the thought of putting the bag on the teacher's desk made Chen Yongkang wary. "At that time, the teacher talked about spies every day, saying that counter-revolutionaries would use gunpowder, grenades and various methods of killing to destroy our factories and schools." Young as he is, he is clever at heart.

Chen Yongkang said calmly, "Let me go with you!" After walking for a few hundred meters, Chen Yongkang saw four * * * coming towards him at the other end of the city wall. He immediately threw away his things, hugged the man's leg tightly and shouted: "Uncle * * * come and catch the spy!"

"At this time, he (the man) panicked and started to attack me." Chen Yongkang said that he was punched in the head and body, and his nose and mouth were bleeding, but he still clung to each other until * * * arrived to subdue the man, and the injured Chen Yongkang was escorted home. Later, * * * confirmed that the man was a spy and yellow powder was an explosive.

The news that an 8-year-old boy was injured in catching a spy suddenly spread. For the safety of Chen Yongkang, the teacher took him to the school dormitory and took turns to take care of him. A week later, he began to give reports frequently.

All sectors of society are paying attention to Xiao Yongkang. The school received many calls, letters and gifts every day. At that time, a classroom was full of banners.

On May 8, 1951, the New Suzhou Daily reported: "Chen Yongkang Zhiyong, an eight-year-old student of Jinchang Primary School, caught the spy and sent a condolence letter to the Communist Youth League Committee." The full text introduces the story of Chen Yongkang's brave spy in detail. The full text of the condolence letter says, "Your brave and witty actions will be used to educate all the young pioneers, learn from you, and everyone will imitate you and catch the spy clean. I wish you an early health. "

On May 9th of that year, Suzhou Federation of Students and Education Union held a meeting on suppressing counter-revolution. Suzhou * * * specially awarded him the title of "Little Revolutionary Hero". On May 1th, the New Suzhou Daily had a photo of Chen Yongkang and the head teacher, and it was accompanied by Chen Yongkang's immature signature "It is glorious to catch spies", and the font was crooked. According to the article, "Chen Yongkang, the 8-year-old brother who bravely and tactfully caught the spy, came to the stage and was warmly cheered and respected by all the delegates. He is a good boy of the people of China, and the people of this city awarded him a certificate of commendation for his brave exemplary action."

One lecture after another. Zhang Bainian, an old writer who listened to the lecture, recalled: "The beautiful female teacher came to our school to give a lecture with this young hero (referring to Chen Yongkang). We were very excited, impressed and surprised under the stage."

On June 1st, 1951, Chen Yongkang and the head teacher were received by Suzhou Mayor Wang Dongnian. Chen Yongkang's deeds soon spread all over the country. His deeds have also been compiled into textbooks. Finally, the story spread to Beijing, and * * * happily wrote an inscription: "Study hard and make progress every day", and sent someone to make a banner and give it to Chen Yongkang. This year, he was only 8 years old.

However, just after liberation, there were still many unstable factors in the society. Therefore, for the sake of protecting Chen Yongkang, the inscription by the Chairman became a confidential matter, so that we didn't know there was such a thing.

This is the second source of Chairman Mao's inscription "Study hard and make progress every day"!