Editor’s note:

　　What is the most glorious, sublime, greatest and beautiful?

　　General secretary of the supreme leader said:Work!

　　On April 30th, 2020, on the occasion of the May 1st International Labor Day, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader wrote back to all employees of Zhengzhou Yuanfang Group, praising them for their contributions to the fight against the epidemic with practical actions.I also hope that the broad masses of working people will strengthen their confidence, maintain their enthusiasm, carry forward the spirit of labor, overcome difficulties and obstacles, continue to write extraordinary stories in ordinary posts, and contribute more to epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development with their hard work.

　　Over the years, outstanding representatives of the working people, the most beautiful workers-"model worker"The general secretary never lavished praise.

　　On April 28, 2013, the General Secretary pointed out in a discussion with representatives of national model workers that,Model workers are the elite of the nation and the model of the people..

　　On April 30, 2014, the General Secretary who was inspecting in Xinjiang met with model workers, advanced workers and representatives of advanced figures, emphasizing.Generation after generation of model workers, advanced workers and figures are outstanding representatives of the working people in China and the pride of the motherland and people.

　　On April 28, 2015, at the International Labor Day celebration, the General Secretary reiterated that,Model workers and advanced workers are models for adhering to the road of China, carrying forward the spirit of China and rallying China’s strength.

　　On April 26, 2016, the general secretary who was inspecting Anhui hosted a symposium of intellectuals, model workers and youth representatives, which was deeply praised.: "Model workers are outstanding representatives of the working people and the most beautiful workers."

　　On April 30, 2018, the General Secretary wrote back to the undergraduate class of model workers of China Institute of Labor Relations, praising them.He has made outstanding contributions to the development of the party and the country.

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　　What kind of strength and spirit makes the general secretary read this and praise it again and again? On the "May 1" International Labor Day, which advocates labor and praises laborers, let’s select several labor models praised by the general secretary and pay our highest respects to the model workers!

　　The general secretary said

　　On April 28th, 2013, the General Secretary pointed out in a discussion with representatives of national model workers that during the revolutionary war years, a large number of model workers, such as Zhao Zhankui, took an active part in voluntary labor, fully supported the front-line struggle, and drove the masses to join the people’s liberation cause led by the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Zhao Zhankui (1896-1973), "A Banner for Border Workers"

　　In 1938, Zhao Zhankui went to Yan ‘an to participate in the anti-Japanese war. When he worked as an iron worker in a farm tool factory, he never slacked off in front of a high-heat furnace as high as 2,000 degrees Celsius. Once when smelting copper, the lead pot suddenly burst, and thousands of degrees of copper water splashed on Zhao Zhankui’s right foot. During his convalescence, he returned to work before his foot injury healed, and donated solatium to the frontline soldiers. Zhao Zhankui’s spirit of hard work, selflessness and self-sacrifice greatly inspired the labor enthusiasm of workers in the border area and effectively promoted the development of industrial construction in the whole border area. In October 1942, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Federation of Trade Unions issued a notice calling on the workers in the whole border area to learn from Zhao Zhankui’s spirit of hard work and consistency and launch the "Zhao Zhankui Movement" with the content of establishing a new labor attitude and improving production efficiency. Zhu De called him a "new laborer" who treated his work with a revolutionary attitude.

　　The general secretary said

　　On April 28th, 2013, the General Secretary pointed out in a discussion with representatives of national model workers that after the founding of New China, a large number of advanced models, such as Meng Tai, responded to the party’s call and drove the masses to become self-reliant and strive for strength.

"Defender of Blast Furnace" Meng Tai (1898-1967)

　　Meng Tai, former deputy director of Angang Ironmaking Plant, was interviewed by Chairman Mao for eight times and was the first generation model worker in New China. At the end of 1948, after the victory of Liaoshen Campaign, Meng Tai faced the dilemma of lack of equipment and funds for Angang’s resumption of construction, braved the snowstorm and ran around Shili factory to find equipment. Together with a dozen workers, in a few months, he collected thousands of materials and tens of thousands of parts and built a nationally famous "Meng Tai Warehouse". He made great efforts to tackle key technical problems, successively solved more than a dozen technical problems, and successfully made large rolls, which filled the gap in China’s metallurgical history. After the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, facing the dangerous situation of bombing by American planes, he carried his luggage to the blast furnace regardless of his personal safety and risked his life day and night to guard the blast furnace.

　　The general secretary said

　　On April 28, 2013, the General Secretary pointed out in a discussion with representatives of national model workers that in the new historical period of reform and opening up, a large number of model workers and advanced workers, such as Kong Xiangrui, worked hard, loved their work, specialized in their work and refined their work, and drove the masses to forge ahead and actively participate in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, thus making outstanding contributions to the country and the people.

"Blue-collar expert" Kong Xiangrui (1955-)

　　As a representative of industrial workers in the new era, Kong Xiangrui is the captain of Tianjin Port China Coal Huaneng Coal Terminal Co., Ltd. Since joining the work, he has persisted in learning by doing, applied what he has learned, and trained the unique skill of "listening to sounds and diagnosing diseases", becoming a "king of door machines" and "expert in troubleshooting", and growing from a worker with junior high school education to a "blue-collar expert" in the production line. In 1995, a 40-ton gantry crane, the core equipment of loading and unloading production in Tianjin Port, broke down, which will seriously affect production if it is not repaired immediately. The premise of repair is to lift the upper plate of the 168-ton gantry crane. According to the convention, it is necessary to rent a sea crane and wait for two months. Determined to solve the problem by himself, he led his workmates through repeated research to overcome the difficulty that the lower fulcrum was not easy to fix because of the rotation of the bearing. Ten single jacks with a pressure of 30 tons were used to jack up the upper plate of the 168-ton gantry crane, so that the fault was repaired, and thus a new achievement was formed-a new type of jacking bearing technology welded under the big flange.

　　The general secretary said

　　On April 30, 2014, the General Secretary met with model workers, advanced workers and representatives of advanced figures in Xinjiang and had a discussion with them. At the symposium, Zhuang Shihua, president of the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps Hospital, and others, combined with their own experiences, talked about their experiences of loving, building and contributing to the frontier. The general secretary said that your deeds are very touching and I am very encouraged.

"Contemporary Lei Feng" Zhuang Shihua (1955-)

　　Zhuang Shihua, chief physician of Hepatobiliary Surgery Center of Xinjiang Armed Police Corps Hospital, was awarded the honorary title of "Contemporary Lei Feng" by the Central Civilization Committee on March 1, 2013. As a military doctor, he has been rooted in the frontier for nearly 50 years, from a health worker to a hospital director, and then back to an ordinary military doctor. No matter how his environment and job benefits change, his belief in being loyal to the party in the frontier has never wavered. He has been making rounds for more than 40 years, making voluntary rounds and carrying out telemedicine services. He has to perform more than 20 operations every day, serving the people of all ethnic groups in the border areas like an old ox, and shining in the places where the party and the people need it most. He insisted on sending doctors and medicines to people of all ethnic groups all the year round, traveling more than 400,000 kilometers and visiting more than 440,000 people. He volunteered to help 19 hospitals in remote and poor agricultural and pastoral areas improve medical conditions, train 120 technical backbones and help more than 580 patients lift poverty. He always strives for first-class performance with enterprising spirit, loves his post and works hard, is brave in innovation, and creates extraordinary performance in ordinary jobs.

　　The general secretary said

　　On April 29, 2016, the General Secretary hosted a symposium for intellectuals, model workers and youth representatives in Anhui. At the symposium, Xu Qijin, the squad leader of the live working class of the Transportation Inspection Department of State Grid Anhui Power Company, combined with his own study and work, talked about understanding, feelings and suggestions around the themes of scientific and technological innovation, labor creation and youth dedication. The general secretary said that your speech was vivid, simple and insightful, and you were very encouraged and inspired after listening.

"Great Craftsman" Xu Qijin (1963-)

　　Known as a "great country craftsman", Xu Qijin is the monitor of the live working class in the transmission and inspection room of Suzhou Power Supply Company of Anhui Electric Power Company of State Grid. He has been sticking to the front line of production for nearly 40 years, doing one thing, loving one thing and specializing in another. He can bear hardships and dare to take responsibility, shuttling back and forth on the 1,700-kilometer power supply line, and has traveled all over every base tower of the transmission line of Suzhou Power Grid. He is always inseparable from his busy figure in the emergency and dangerous work site, and there has never been a safety responsibility accident. He is diligent in learning and innovation, leading the team to research and develop 54 achievements and obtain 41 patents, and is known as an expert and champion in the industry. He used to copy important knowledge on paper, read it whenever he had time, and accumulated tens of thousands of "small papers" over the past decades. Because he often reads books and studies, his colleagues like to find him to solve technical problems, so he is affectionately called "Gold Medal Xu Laojiu" by everyone. He also walked into the university classroom, taught college students as a part-time teacher, and compiled and published a 150,000-word "Typical Question Bank for On-the-job Training and Assessment of High-voltage Line Electrician". He is enthusiastic about public welfare, carries out pairing assistance all the year round, and supports many students with difficulties to complete their studies and carry out rehabilitation treatment.

　　The general secretary said

　　In May 2017, the General Secretary gave important instructions on Huang Danian’s advanced deeds. The General Secretary pointed out that Huang Danian adhered to the ideal of serving the country through science and technology, and made his lifelong pursuit of contributing to the prosperity of the motherland, national rejuvenation and people’s happiness, and made outstanding contributions to China’s education and scientific research. His advanced deeds touched people’s hearts. The general secretary stressed that we should learn from his patriotic feelings of being self-centered and sincerely serving the country, his professionalism of teaching and educating people, and his noble sentiments of being indifferent to fame and fortune and being willing to contribute, and integrate patriotism and ambition to serve the country into the great cause of the motherland’s reform and development and into the great struggle of the people to create history.

"The Most Beautiful Struggler" Huang Danian (1958-2017)

　　Huang Danian is a well-known geophysicist. He was a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Earth Exploration Science and Technology of Jilin University before his death. He has made a series of major scientific and technological achievements and made outstanding contributions to the exploration of deep resources and the construction of national defense security. In 2009, Huang Danian resolutely gave up the superior foreign scientific research conditions and life, and became the first returnee of the "Thousand Talents Program" in Northeast China. The "Theme Project of Aviation Exploration Equipment" and "Research and Experiment Project of Key Instruments and Equipment for Deep Earth Exploration" he undertook broke through the foreign embargo and technical blockade bottleneck in a short time, filling the domestic technical gap. At the same time, he took "training talents for the motherland" as his responsibility, and brought out a team of talents who could get out and get back. On January 8, 2017, Huang Danian died of illness at the age of 58. In July 2017, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions posthumously awarded Huang Danian the National May 1st Labor Medal.

　　The general secretary said

　　In the New Year message in 2019, the general secretary specifically mentioned "some shining names", saying that they are "the loveliest people in the new era, and they are always worth remembering and learning", including Wang Jicai who has defended the island for 32 years. Earlier, the General Secretary gave important instructions to Wang Jicai’s advanced deeds, emphasizing that Jude Wong wrote an extraordinary chapter in his ordinary post with his perseverance and dedication without regrets. We should vigorously advocate this spirit of patriotic dedication and make it the value pursuit of the strugglers in the new era.

"People’s Model" Wang Jicai (1960-2018) (left)

　　Wang Jicai was the director of Kaishan Island militia post in Guanyun County, Jiangsu Province. Kaishan Island is located in the outpost of the Yellow Sea in China, with an area of only two football fields, and its strategic position is very important. After the troops were disbanded in 1985, a militia post was set up. However, due to the difficult conditions, more than 10 militiamen who went to the island were unwilling to stay on duty for a long time. In 1986, 26-year-old Wang Jicai accepted the task of guarding the island. From then on, he and his wife took the island as their home, accompanied by loneliness, silently stuck to it on an island where there was no water, no electricity and plants could hardly survive, and devoted all their youth to the coastal defense cause of the motherland. In 2014, Wang Jicai and his wife were rated as "model of the times" in China. On July 27, 2018, Wang Jicai suddenly became ill while on duty, and died after being rescued, at the age of 58. On September 17, 2019, the supreme leader of president signed a presidential decree and awarded Wang Jicai the honorary title of "People’s Model".

　　The general secretary said

　　In the New Year message in 2020, the General Secretary praised some heroes who "wrote extraordinary lives with ordinary people", including Huang Wenxiu who dedicated his youth and life to the cause of poverty alleviation. This is not the first time that the General Secretary praised her. Before that, the General Secretary gave important instructions to Huang Wenxiu’s advanced deeds, emphasizing that after graduating from graduate school, Huang Wenxiu gave up his job opportunities in big cities and resolutely returned to his hometown. He devoted himself in the front line of poverty alleviation, interpreted the initial mission of communist party people with beautiful youth, and wrote the song of youth in the new era.

"Model of the Times" Huang Wenxiu (1989-2019)

　　Huang Wenxiu was a cadre of the Propaganda Department of Baise Municipal Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After graduating from Beijing Normal University in 2016, she returned to work in her hometown of Baise. In March 2018, Huang Wenxiu actively responded to the organization’s call to serve as the first resident secretary in Baini Village, leye county, and worked hard to lead 418 poor people in 88 households out of poverty, and the incidence of poverty in the village decreased by more than 20%. On June 16, 2019, Huang Wenxiu took advantage of the weekend to visit his father who was seriously ill after surgery. Because of the heavy rain, he drove back to work overnight and was killed in a flash flood. He was only 30 years old. Huang Wenxiu is an outstanding youth representative who grew up under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s ideological education in the new era of the Supreme Leader, and is the epitome of grassroots party member cadres who shed their blood and sweat and devoted themselves to tackling poverty. On July 17th, 2019, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions posthumously awarded Huang Wen Xiu the National May 1st Labor Medal.

　　Conclusion:

　　Everything we have today embodies the wisdom and wisdom of workers, is saturated with the hard work and sweat of workers, and contains the sacrifice and dedication of workers. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The broad masses of working people should follow the example of model workers, love their jobs, work hard, forge ahead and be brave in creation, and constantly write the songs of workers in the new era." Let’s take the model worker as an example, draw strength from it, continue the tradition with hard work and create tomorrow with hard work.

　　(Source: Xinhuanet)