CCTV News (News Network): Sacrifice to heroes on the Qingming Festival and inherit the national soul. Through various forms, all parts of the country commemorate and pay tribute to heroes, continue the red bloodline, and gather the powerful spiritual power to forge ahead in building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

Monuments of revolutionary martyrs stand tall among the green pines and green cypresses. In the Red Army Square in Jinzhai, Anhui, at the Eight Girls' Touting River Memorial Square in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, and at the Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery in Chongqing... people offer flowers to express their deep remembrance and high respect for the heroes.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. At the Yang Jingyu Martyrs Cemetery in Tonghua, Jilin, descendants of Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces and more than 700 people from all walks of life participated in the public memorial activities and visited the Martyrs Memorial Hall. At the Eighth Route Army Martyrs Cemetery in Wuxiang, Shanxi, a funeral ceremony was held for the relocation of remains of the Eighth Route Army martyrs. The scene was solemn and dignified, and people presented flowers in front of the monument to commemorate the martyrs of the War of Resistance.

The spring breeze sends sorrow, and the mountains and rivers remember the heroic soul. In the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery, people remember the merits of heroes and martyrs and let the spirit of the Long March pass on from generation to generation. In front of the Martyrs Memorial Tower of the Huaihai Battle in Xuzhou, people stood solemnly, cautiously chasing the distance, and draw strength to move forward. At the Martyrs Cemetery of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Shenyang, veteran volunteer soldiers, families of martyrs and representatives from all walks of life came here to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Volunteer Army.

Carry red education and cultivate a sense of family and country. At the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, people pursue the footsteps of their ancestors and firmly believe in maintaining their original aspirations and taking responsibility. In Yan'an, Shaanxi, local governments organized revolutionary memorial halls and revolutionary sites to enhance their understanding of the party's history and revolutionary traditions and inspire patriotism.

During the Qingming Festival, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the National Youth Work Committee, and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs jointly carried out the theme education and practice activity of "Continue·2025·Qingming Festival. The majority of young members of the League and Young Pioneers pay tribute to the heroes and inherit the red genes. By searching for red footprints, theme ideological and political courses, we will promote the spirit of patriotism and gather the strength to forge ahead.

In the Five Warriors Exhibition Hall of Langya Mountain, in the Red Army Martyrs Cemetery in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Revolutionary Base Area, officers and soldiers of all troops stood in silence and presented flowers to commemorate the revolutionary heroes and martyrs, and realized their original aspirations and mission.


