Passionate Patriotism: Reading Tang Jiyao's Poetry and Remembering Yunnan's Past

Author: Baina / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Morning grass military book, night singing song
Patriotism and national spirit are the profound cultural traditions of the Chinese land. Loyal to the country, concerned about the nation, self-sacrifice, and facing death as home have always been the noble spirit esteemed by the descendants of the Chinese nation. Poems and songs that express patriotism and national spirit with high-spirited enthusiasm, grandeur, and boundless passion shine through the ages and are passed down to future generations. The poets who created these works, such as Qu Yuan, Li Bai, Du Fu, Yue Fei, Lu You, Xin Qiji, and Wen Tianxiang, have become role models for later generations. Patriotism and national spirit in poetry radiate the light of traditional Chinese morality and spirit, serving as the spiritual pillar that sustains the Chinese nation and stands tall in the world. They are a precious spiritual treasure of the Chinese nation.
Jiang Zemin pointed out: "It is essential to promote national spirit as a crucial task in cultural construction and integrate it into the entire process of national education, ensuring that the entire people maintain an uplifting and spirited state of mind." Inheriting and promoting the excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation is an important part of building contemporary spiritual civilization, and this guiding principle has become a fundamental state policy. Patriotism is the core of national spirit and an inexhaustible spiritual driving force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "A person cannot do without spirit, a nation cannot do without spirit, and a country cannot do without spirit." "Though dressed in foreign attire, my heart remains Chinese." The 16th National Congress Report of the Party Central Committee formally included the concept of "national spirit" in the report and provided a comprehensive and scientific interpretation of it, which was the first time in the history of all Party Congresses, highlighting its great importance and urgency. "To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the 21st century, it is essential to enrich and develop the great national spirit." The "Outline for Implementing Civic Moral Construction" by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China places "loving the motherland" as the first requirement in the basic principles of civic moral construction, emphasizing the need to "guide people to uphold the spirit of patriotism, enhance national pride, confidence, and sense of honor, and regard loving the motherland and serving the people as the greatest glory, while viewing harming the interests of the motherland and the dignity of the nation as the greatest shame."
Patriotism and national spirit are centered on people and transmitted through culture. Patriotism and national spirit are both concentrated expressions of excellent traditional culture and important components of contemporary advanced culture. Jiang Zemin pointed out: "A nation or a country without its own spiritual pillar is like a soulless entity, losing cohesion and vitality. The presence of an uplifting national spirit is an important measure of a country's comprehensive strength, and spiritual power is also a vital part of comprehensive national strength."
Patriotism and national spirit are the main theme and strongest tone in Tang Jiyao's poetry. "Do not call upon the blue sky in despair, sweep away grievances and sing wildly," "forge new role models for the people, arrange the old land of the Yellow Race," "with bold passion, cleanse the vast mountains of China with the waters of the Dianchi Lake," "if a man fulfills his life's aspirations, he should match the vastness of the universe with composure." These resounding lines of poetry strike our hearts again and again, stir our nerves, ignite our passion, and continuously inspire us to strive with fervent blood and unwavering self-improvement for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
"Only when talent is as vast as rivers and seas does literature begin to flourish; with knowledge in abundance, words naturally become brilliant." "The deeper the accumulation, the greater the achievement." From a young age, Tang Jiyao was deeply immersed in traditional culture, influenced by modern commercial culture, as well as Japanese and Western cultures. This upbringing endowed him with profound knowledge, confidence, and a brilliant literary talent.
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