In March 2021, on the banks of Jiuqu River in Wuyishan, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader walked into Zhu Xi Garden. Seeing that the wall was printed with "the country is people-oriented, and the country stands for the people", the general secretary stopped to stare. In June 2018, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader quoted this old saying when he presided over the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s collective study. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "I always say that our goal is grand and simple. In the final analysis, it is to make all China people live a good life. Taking the people as the center is our fundamental ruling philosophy. " Adhering to this ruling idea requires the broad masses of party member cadres to implement the Party’s mass line, keep in mind the Party’s fundamental purpose, think about what the masses think, worry about what the masses are anxious about, and devote all their energy to making the people live a good life.

　　People-oriented thought has a long history in Chinese history. In ancient China, there were many discourses on attaching importance to and caring for the people. For example, "the people are the foundation of the country, and this is the foundation of the country", "the people are the root of the country" and "water can carry a boat or overturn it". In national governance, it emphasizes the implementation of benevolent governance and moral governance, conforms to the people’s hearts, and puts forward that "Yao and Shun can’t rule the world without benevolent governance" and "those who win the people’s hearts will win the world, and those who lose the people’s hearts will lose the world". These thoughts of caring for the people, loving the people, benefiting the people, supporting the people and protecting the people are important contents of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Adhering to the people-centered fundamental ruling concept is a creative transformation and innovative development of people-oriented thought in ancient China.

　　On the point of attaching importance to the people, Chinese excellent traditional culture has something in common with Marxism. People’s nature is the most distinctive character of Marxism, and people’s position is the fundamental political position of Marxist political parties. Marxism holds that the people are the real driving force to advance history. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is an advanced political party armed with Marxism, a guardian of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of people in China, and a faithful inheritor of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Our party is soberly aware that the future and destiny of a political party and a political power ultimately depend on people’s hearts. To study Marxism, it is necessary to study and practice Marxist thoughts on sticking to the people’s position.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Jiangshan is the people, and the people are Jiangshan". Since its founding, our Party has made it its initial intention and mission to seek happiness for the people of China and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Our party insists on taking the people as the center, and the party has no special interests except the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people. Over the past hundred years, our party has always put the people first, adhered to the consistency of respecting the laws of social development and the people’s historical dominant position, adhered to the consistency of striving for lofty ideals and seeking interests for the overwhelming majority of the people, adhered to the consistency of completing the party’s work and realizing the interests of the people, and constantly pushed forward the cause of benefiting the people. The Party led the people in a magnificent and great struggle. The people of China became the masters of the country, society and their own destiny, people’s democracy continued to develop, more than 1.4 billion people achieved a well-off life in an all-round way, and the people’s longing for a better life in China continued to become a reality.

　　It is the hearts of the people to fight and defend the country. For the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, the word "people" is more important than fate. The people’s sense of gain, happiness and security has been significantly enhanced, and the days are getting better and better. In the final analysis, our party always adheres to the people’s supremacy and regards the people’s yearning for a better life as the goal. On the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, our party also unswervingly adheres to the people-centered development thought, focuses on the people’s livelihood issues that the people are generally concerned about, pays attention to one thing after another, works year after year, works hard with heart and affection, and strives continuously, hard and unremittingly for the people to live a better life and achieve common prosperity.

　　People’s Daily (11th edition, August 9, 2022)

　　The expressway operation in Jiangsu province is generally stable. As of the morning of August 6, the exits or entrances of 90 expressway toll stations in Nanjing, Taizhou, Nantong, Suzhou, Huai ‘an, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Zhenjiang, Lianyungang, Changzhou and Wuxi were temporarily closed. The details are as follows:

　　Nanjing (11):G25 Changshen Expressway Xinji entrance, Lishui North entrance, G2503 Xinhuang, Ma ‘an, Crossbeam entrance, Tianhou Village entrance, G40 Hushan Expressway Crossbeam North entrance, G4221 Huwu Expressway Dongping entrance, Lukou South, Jiangjun Avenue entrance, S55 Ningxuan Expressway Lishui Development Zone entrance;

　　Taizhou (10):G1515 Yanjing Expressway Qintong, Anfeng and Xinjie exits, G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Taizhou Toll Station entrances and exits, G40 Hushan Expressway Guangling and Jishi exits, S35 Fuli Expressway Xinghua Zhouzhuang, Hailing, Yuduo and Dasi exits;

　　Nantong (1):G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway starts from the southeast entrance;

　　Suzhou (1):G15 entrance to Taicang New District of Shenhai Expressway;

　　Huaian (9):G1516 Yanluo Expressway Lingqiao and Shitang Exit, G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Huai ‘an North Exit, G25 Changshen Expressway Gaogou, Tieshan Temple Exit and Wulipai Exit, S49 Xinyang Expressway Huanghuatang and Xuyi North Exit, S22 Yanbang Expressway Dongyang Exit;

　　Yangzhou (24):G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Gaoyou, Zhenwu Exit, Putou Exit, G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway Jiangwang, Tangwang, Yangzhou Guangling, Hangji South, Daqiao Exit, Jiangdu South Exit, Yizheng, Zaolinwan Entrance, G4011 Yangli Expressway Guazhou Exit, S28 Qiyang Expressway Yangzhou North, Slender West Lake, Yangzhou West Entrance, Jiangdu North, Dinghuo, Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, Guocun Exit, etc.

　　Xuzhou (3):G30 Lianhuo Expressway Xinyi West Exit, Pizhou West Entrance and Exit, S49 Xinyang Expressway Malingshan Exit;

　　Zhenjiang (8):G42 Hurong Expressway Jurong and Heyang Exit, G4011 Yangli Expressway Town Jiangxi and Shangdang Exit, G4221 Huwu Expressway Tianwang Exit, S35 Fuli Expressway Danyang North and Zhenjiang New District East Exit, S39 Jiangyi Expressway Gao Qiao Exit;

　　Lianyungang (10):G15 Shenhai Expressway Haitou, Luo Yang, Lianyungang North, Xinba and Guanyun North Exit, G25 Changshen Expressway Ganyu South, Dapu, Songtiao, Guanyun West and Guannan Exit;

　　Changzhou (7):S39 Jiangyi Expressway Wujin Economic Development Zone, Chunjiang Exit, S35 Fuli Expressway Shanghuang Toll Station Exit, G4221 Huwu Expressway Gehu Entrance, Maoshan Exit, G25 Changshen Expressway Caoshan Exit, S68 Liyu Expressway Tangqiao Exit;

　　Wuxi (6):G4221 Shanghai-Wuhan Expressway Xiake, Huaxi and Jiangyin Xinqiao entrances and exits, S39 Jiangyi Expressway Heqiao exit, S19 Tongxi Expressway Donggang and Anzhen toll station exit.

　　(Reporter Wu Rui from the General Desk)

　　Gaoyou, a county-level city belonging to Yangzhou, has been called Shennong County, Yucheng, Ping ‘a, Sana ‘a and Gaosha for thousands of years. The organizational system in past dynasties was different from county, county, army, state, road and government, but the name "Gaoyou" has been inherited to this day.

Gaoyou Shenju Mountain

　　Prehistory: the fragrance of rice flowers 7,000 years ago

　　Between 7000 and 5000 years ago, there was a primitive culture with unique cultural features and complete cultural series in the Jianghuai basin, which was confirmed by experts at the 1997 Long Qiuzhuang Site and the Symposium on Ancient Culture in Jianghuai Area. The most precious thing is that carbonized rice was unearthed in all cultural layers of the site, which was identified as artificially cultivated japonica rice. Its discovery advanced the history of artificially cultivated rice in China to 5,500 years ago, and the cultivation area was divided from the south of the Yangtze River to the south of the Huaihe River.

Longqiuzhuang Site

　　Qin: Build a high platform and a postal kiosk.

　　In the late Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, dug a ditch, and after the unification of Qin, he built a gallop, which made Gaoyou at the crossroads of land and water transportation between Jianghuai and Jiangsu. In 223 BC, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, built a high platform and a postal kiosk here, so it was called Gaoyou, which is the only city named after "postal" among more than 2,000 counties and cities in China.

Qinyou pavilion

　　Han Dynasty: Jia Hesheng, Shennong County

　　In the fifth year of the inaugural ceremony of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (the first 118 years), gaoyou county was located in Guangling, where Gaoyou City is located. Gaoyou has become an important political, economic and cultural city between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the war lasted for years, and the Jianghuai area was a place of war, and Gaoyou was deserted. In the 18th year of Xian Di Jian ‘an (213), gaoyou county was abolished. After a lapse of 67 years, the first year of Emperor Taikang of the Western Jin Dynasty (280) relocated the county, belonging to Guangling County. In August (441), in the 18th year of Yuanjia of Liu Song Wendi in the Southern Dynasties, "gaoyou county Jiahe was born, and the emperor ordered it to be changed to Shennong County."

　　Sui Dynasty: Dredging Gully and Building Imperial Road

　　In the first year of Emperor Yangdi’s great cause (605), more than 100,000 people in Huainan, including Gaoyou, were collected to dredge the gully, and "imperial roads were built along the river, and trees were planted with willows". Gaoyou section of Hangou became the main channel of Hangou, and gradually formed a distinctive landscape of "Yanliu", one of the eight ancient "Qin postal sights".

Canal old road

　　Tang Dynasty: Pingjin weir was waterproof.

　　The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of feudal society. There were 60,000 residents in Gaoyou county, and the scale of Gaoyou city was further expanded. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong (874-888), Emperor Xuanzong raised Zen Master Zhi to build Zhenguo Temple on the foundation of Taipingfang in the southwest of Gaoyou Institute, where he practiced. In the third year of Xian Zongyuan’s reign (808), Huainan made Li Jifu build a Pingjin weir in Gaoyou to regulate the water level and prevent water from being invaded.

gaoyou zhenguo temple

　　Song Dynasty: Dayi where boats and cars meet.

　　Song Dynasty is a heyday of Gaoyou city construction, trade and cultural development. In the fourth year of Kaibao (971), Gaoyou Army was set up, and the imperial edict said: "Only he Gaoyou was called Dayi in ancient times. When boats and cars meet, land and water will rush. It is advisable to build a name for the army and look at it with pride. " Knowing that the army is high, it is necessary to build Gaoyou city. The city wall is slightly square, with a circumference of 10 miles and 316 steps, a height of 2.5 feet and a width of 1.5 feet. There are trenches all around. The street in front of the military headquarters was initially formed, with Minglun Hall and other related buildings, which became the political and cultural center at that time.

Wenyoutai

　　Yuan Dynasty: Kyle Polo once walked.

　　In 1283, Yuan Shizu changed Gaoyou Road to Gaoyou House, which governed Gaoyou, Xinghua and Baoying counties. In the 26th year of Yuan Dynasty (1289), Kyle Polo, an Italian traveler, visited Gaoyou along the canal and described it as "… … Gaoyou &hellip, which is well-built, extensive and prosperous; … To make a living by doing business and crafts, life must be extremely rich, rich in fish, animals and birds, and a lot of game. "

The statue of Kyle Poirot

　　Ming dynasty: "a street in front of the house" became a grand view.

　　In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Huang Keming of Zhizhou built the government office on the foundation of the former military office, and successively rebuilt the Xuegong, expanded the Xingtan and built the Yinyun Building. The "street in front of the house" has become a grand sight. Because of the change from sea transportation to water transportation in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Gaoyou was at an important node of water transportation and salt transportation, and its strategic position as a transit station and distribution center for grain and salt became increasingly prominent. In addition, Yucheng Post itself undertook the heavy responsibility of providing materials for the imperial court and troop transportation, which greatly promoted the urban construction of Gaoyou and the prosperity of business and service industries.

Gaoyou prefecture yamen

　　The area in the original city can no longer adapt to its development, so outside the south gate and the north gate, it gradually develops to the north and south ends by the canal, forming the south gate street and the north gate street, and gradually develops into the south gate block and the north gate block with clear texture and supporting functions.

City map in Ming dynasty

　　Qing dynasty: a "small bridge with flowing water" in Jiangbei

　　In Gaoyou in Qing Dynasty, the relationship between urban construction and water became closer and closer. Many ferries, rivers and bridges are important features of Gaoyou city. According to historical records, there were 26 bridges in Gaoyou City in the Ming Dynasty, which grew to 46 in the Qing Dynasty, forming a unique charm of "small bridges flowing with water". Gaoyou still retains the names of many ancient rivers and bridges, such as Beichengzi River, Yunyan River, Yudai River, Gaogong Bridge, Fuguong Bridge, Fenghuang Bridge and Taishan Bridge.

City map of Qing dynasty

　　After the mid-Qing Dynasty, the functions of the post station were gradually exercised by the state department, and Yucheng post station was resold to the landlord named Zhao. Due to the development of modern postal services, the traditional functions of the post station gradually lost, and in 1912, the post station was returned to postal services. After nearly 600 years of operation, Yucheng Post has been preserved as a rare legacy of post culture.

Yuchengyi

　　In the Qing Dynasty, Gaoyou’s commercial trade was more prosperous. According to the Third Continuation of Gaoyou Prefecture Records, there were 6 pawn shops in Gaoyou during the Qianlong period, and the number increased to 11 during the Tongzhi period. The largest and longest-running one is the North Pawnshop, which is now a state-level cultural relics protection unit.

Pawnshop in Qing dynasty

　　In Gaoyou in the Qing Dynasty, education was generally valued, and 10 places including Zhuhu Academy, Pragmatic Academy, Huaihai School and Yixue were successively restored and founded. According to the Records of Gaoyou Prefecture, 343 authors left 707 works. The method of "seeking righteousness by sound" advocated and practiced by Wang Niansun and Wang Yinzhi is of epoch-making significance in the history of exegetics, which is called "Gaoyou Wangshi" in academic circles.

Statues of Wang Niansun and Wang Yinzhi’s father and son

　　Republic of China: Gaoyou on Panama Exhibition

　　In the early years of the Republic of China, modern transportation industries such as automobiles and ships, modern communication industries such as postal services and telephones, and modern financial industries such as banks rose one after another, county junior middle schools and county junior normal schools were established one after another, and national industry and commerce also developed by leaps and bounds. In 1914, at the Panama Games, Gaoyou produced wicker plaid, Wang Wanfeng wine and balsamic vinegar, various beans, wheat, rice and handmade products, which were classified as second-class, third-class or fourth-class products respectively.

　　New China: a place where people live happily.

　　After the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the pace of urban construction has been accelerated. In 1991, Gaoyou withdrew from the county to build a city. There are 1 World Heritage Site, 2 4A-level scenic spots, 5 3A-level scenic spots, and 6 national key cultural relics protection units: Yucheng Post, Longqiuzhuang Site, Gaoyou Pawnshop, Gaoyou Ancient Canal in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhenguo Temple Tower and Pingjin Weir. Gaoyou folk songs have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, and Gaoyou section of the Canal has been included in the World Heritage list.

　　In 2018, it was ranked 21st in the list of China’s top 100 happy cities and "Top 100 Gourmet" in China.