Carry on the Red Culture and Bravely Shoulder the Mission of the Times

On July 1, in celebration of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Party Branch of Tsinghua (Qingdao) Academy of Arts and Science Innovation Research (TASA) and the Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles jointly carried out the celebration of July 1st with the theme of "Carry on the Red Culture and Bravely Shoulder the Mission of the Times". PENG Shaohua, Leading Party Group Secretary and Chairman, BAO Jing, Member of Leading Party Group and Vice Chairperson of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles, LIU Qinghua and XUE Guanglei, Vice Chairpersons of the Federation, and LIU Weidong, Secretary of Party Branch and Assistant to President of TASA, attended the celebration. Other participants included members of relevant institutions of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles and all Party members and Party activists of TASA, totaling more than 50 persons.

At the beginning of the celebration, all members visited the "Humanities Gathering at West Coast" exhibition at the Lixian Art Museum, which had just opened. This is an invitational exhibition of poetry, songs, and calligraphy works by cultural celebrities from different dynasties in Qingdao West Coast. It specially invited famous calligraphers with high academic achievements and influence in the national art circles and some local authors for participation, where they presented calligraphic works in rich forms such as regular script, official script, and seal script. At the exhibition, while fully enjoying the exquisite poems of ancient literati's praising the customs and folklore of Qingdao West Coast, the audience also appreciated the different calligraphic styles of famous artists from all over the country.

Afterwards, the delegation of Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles came to TASA, visited the Art and Science Experience Center, Design Laboratory of the International Industrial Research Department and the Advanced Manufacturing and Design Prototype Laboratory, listened to the R&D concepts and related introductions of the scientific research results of TASA, and participated in the discussion and exchange.

During the discussion and exchange, Chairman PENG Shaohua introduced in detail the main functions of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles and various associations and their achievements in recent years. At the same time, he highly praised TASA for actively introducing Tsinghua resources, exerting Tsinghua's strength, and driving the upgrading and development of local industries. He also expressed his expectation for the two parties to further explore relevant industrial cooperation and exchanges from multiple angles, levels and directions.

Secretary LIU Weidong said that on this special and significant day, the mutual visits and exchanges in the form of joint construction of Party Branches are an effective measure for TASA to carry on the leadership of Party building and strengthen the integrated development of Party affairs and business. The Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles has always been committed to the inheritance of excellent historical, cultural and artistic works and the continuation of the red bloodline, and has played a positive role in strengthening cultural confidence and empowering the West Coast with literature and art. As a new R&D institution of Tsinghua University, TASA is willing to work with the Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literary and Art Circles to strengthen joint construction and actively promote school-local integration, and realize the "1+1>2" goal in enhancing the influence of local culture.

At the end of the celebration, all Party members from both Party Branches reviewed the Party oath under the leading of Secretary LIU Weidong. Reviewing the Party oath is an important ceremony for Party members to firmly establish the awareness of "first identity" and strengthen party spirit cultivation. Meanwhile, it serves as Party education to remind all Party members to stay true to the original aspiration and founding mission, which is of great significance to upholding the Party's leadership and strengthening Party building.