China searches Guang ‘an on January 27th.(Reporter Chen Cheng) On January 26th, in the drizzle, the 2018 "New Era, New Dream" national online media went to the hometown of Deng Xiaoping in Guang ‘an, Sichuan.
Deng Xiaoping’s hometown is located in Paifang Village, Xiexing Town, Guang ‘an City, 7 kilometers away from the urban area. It is the only memorial park in China with the theme of commemorating Comrade Deng Xiaoping. There are four national key cultural relics protection units, including Deng Xiaoping’s former residence, Beishan Primary School Hall, Silkworm House Yard and Hanlin Courtyard, and two provincial cultural relics protection units, including Deng Shaochang’s Tomb and Dan’s Tomb. More than 20 places for Deng Xiaoping’s youth activities, such as Tombstone and Dezhengfang, have been restored. Since the opening of the scenic spot, more than 28 million tourists have visited it, including nearly 5 million young people. In 2016, it received 2,916,500 tourists.
Deng Xiaoping’s hometown has successively won the titles of national advanced unit of patriotism education demonstration base, national 5A-level tourist attraction, national first-class museum, etc. It has become an important base for people to pursue Xiaoping’s footprint, remember the great man’s achievements, and receive patriotism and revolutionary traditional education.
The reporter and his party first came to the exhibition hall of Deng Xiaoping’s former residence, which has a building area of 3,800 square meters and consists of preface hall, three exhibition halls, movie hall and collection hall. A total of 170 cultural relics, more than 200 archives and documents, 408 pictures and 4 restoration scenes were exhibited. The multimedia display system and the most powerful movies were used to form a vivid three-dimensional space, which vividly, comprehensively and vividly displayed Deng Xiaoping’s great and legendary life course.
The reporter and his party went to Deng Xiaoping’s former residence, which was an ordinary triple courtyard for farmers in eastern Sichuan, and the local people affectionately called it "Deng’s old courtyard". Deng Xiaoping was born here on August 22nd, 1904, and spent 15 unforgettable years in his childhood and adolescence. Deng Xiaoping’s former residence, which sits east to west, covers an area of 883 square meters. The house is a small blue tile roof building with hanging mountain wood structure and a funny load-bearing system. There are 17 rooms in total, which are divided into the main room, the left wing room and the right wing room. It was built by three generations of Deng Xiaoping ancestors, and the earliest left wing room was built in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. In July 2001, Deng Xiaoping’s former residence was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up, and the national online media’s grass-roots activities in the Spring Festival came to the hometown of Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform and opening-up, which was endowed with more significance. Online media reporters have said that visiting Deng Xiaoping’s hometown is very rewarding. Through the in-depth understanding of Deng Xiaoping’s life story, they have a comprehensive understanding of a generation of great men, feel the arduous task of reform and opening up, and have more gratitude for the party and the country.