Yingshan, Sichuan: Launching the 28th National Pu Promotion Week Series of Activities

From September 15th to 21st this year, it was the 28th National Mandarin Promotion Week. The theme of this year's Mandarin Promotion Week was "Intensify the Promotion of the National Common Language and Script, and Promote the Strengthening of the Awareness of the Chinese National Community". During the event, the Language Committee Office of Yingshan County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, in conjunction with the County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau and the County Teacher Training School, successively visited the County Administrative Approval Bureau, Hongguang Primary School, and Huilong Town secondary units and schools to carry out a series of promotional activities for the Promotion of Pu Zhou in various forms.

At the service window of the County Administrative Approval Bureau, the staff of the County Language Committee posted promotional posters for the Promotion of Putonghua Week on the exhibition board in advance, and distributed promotion materials to the public who came to handle business one by one. They patiently explained the importance of "speaking Mandarin well and writing standardized characters" in daily communication, guiding the public to pay attention to the use of the national common language and characters.

Fluent Mandarin can quickly bring people closer together. As window staff who deal with the masses every day, only by speaking Mandarin well can we make the people feel the warmth and convenience of government services. "Wang Yan, a window staff member of the County Administrative Approval Bureau, shared her views on promoting Mandarin based on practical work.

On September 19th, the County Teacher Training School held a unique standardized handwriting competition, with more than 230 teachers from various schools in the county actively participating. The competition revolves around the theme of "Learning to Reply and Writing Standard Characters", with a writing competition centered around "three strokes" (chalk, brush, and fountain pen characters). The on-site teachers were calm and focused, splashing their pens and ink. In just over an hour, each piece of neat and standardized handwriting was completed and submitted to the judges for professional evaluation.

Chinese characters are one of the most beautiful characters in the world. Writing the 'three strokes' well is not only the core basic skill of teachers, but also lays a solid foundation for daily teaching work. It can fully demonstrate the cultural heritage, traditional value, and artistic charm of Chinese characters. "Mongolian teacher Wang Yuan from Chengnan First Primary School shared her feelings about the competition. She joined the teaching team through recruitment last year. Over the past year, the county teacher training school and her school have organized multiple activities to promote Mandarin and standardize character writing. A strong atmosphere of "everyone speaks Mandarin and writes standardized characters" has formed on campus.

It is reported that in recent years, many schools in Yingshan County have fully utilized their role as the main battlefield for language and writing work, actively responding to the initiative of "speaking Mandarin, writing standardized characters, and becoming civilized people" through characteristic activities such as reciting Chinese classics, campus calligraphy competitions, and poetry recitations, and integrating the promotion of the national common language and writing into campus cultural construction. At the same time, the County Language Committee Office continues to collaborate with the County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau and the County Teacher Training School to visit ethnic enterprises, communities, factories, and other places. Through special lectures, interactive Q&A sessions, and other forms, the methods and significance of "speaking Mandarin well and writing standardized characters" are popularized, and the promotion of Mandarin propaganda activities is promoted and effective.

Speaking Mandarin and writing standardized characters are important bridges for narrowing interpersonal distances and improving communication efficiency. They are also effective ways to build a harmonious society and enhance social civilization. They are of great significance for promoting exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, achieving national unity and prosperity, and forging a sense of common identity for the Chinese nation, "said the person in charge of the Yingshan County Language Committee. (Guo Ming)