(Looking at China recently) Xi Jinping: The fragrance of books is an atmosphere

China News Agency, Beijing, March 7. Title: Xi Jinping: The fragrance of books is an atmosphere

China News Agency reporter Huang Yuqin

"The fragrance of books is an atmosphere." On the 6th, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping visited the members of the Democratic League, the Democratic Progressive Party and the Education Association who attended the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and attended the joint group meeting.

When talking about reading, Xi Jinping said so.

Zheng Jiajian, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of Fujian Normal University, proposed to "create a diverse and three-dimensional reading ecology for children and adolescents." In his speech, he mentioned a data: the average annual reading volume of minors in China is 11.39, which is significantly higher than that of adults, and the construction of the "book-flavored campus" shows a thriving scene.

Xi Jinping listened quietly. After the member's speech, from the past family of scholars to the advocacy of building a school-romantic campus and a society of scholarship, Xi Jinping said with deep emotion: "In the digital era, the society is fast, so it is not easy to calm down and read this book patiently."

On the afternoon of March 6, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping visited the members of the Democratic League, Democratic Progressive Party and Education who attended the Third Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and attended the joint group meeting to listen to opinions and suggestions. Photo by China News Service reporter Sheng Jiapeng

The sentence "It's not easy" is meaningful.

In the era of intelligence, convenient digital services make information within reach, but people have unknowingly alienated the books that exuded the fragrance of ink. The focus that once could enjoy time between the pages of the book and explore wisdom in the words is gradually being replaced by fragmented entertainment and fast food information.

Now, in people's lives, when you move your fingers, a large amount of information instantly comes into your eyes. In a short leisure time, browsing a few lines of news titles and brushing a few short articles on social media has become a habit, and holding a good book in your hand has gradually become a scarce experience for many people.

"Digital reading should be combined with traditional reading to maintain our core and literacy." Xi Jinping said earnestly.

From reading to education, the rapid development of emerging technologies is affecting all aspects. How to view this phenomenon dialectically?

At the joint group meeting, Xi Jinping revealed in one sentence - on the one hand, we must keep pace with the times to learn and apply artificial intelligence to empower teaching tools and methods. On the other hand, education cannot ignore the cultivation of students' enlightenment and mind, and cannot lose the cultivation of cognitive ability and problem-solving ability.

Reading is an important way to strengthen spiritual cultivation. "National Reading" has been written into the government work report for more than ten consecutive years. The fragrance of books is filled with mist, and learning and thinking are endless. As Xi Jinping said, reading can keep people's thoughts alive, inspire wisdom, and nourish the spirit of greatness.

At this joint meeting, Xi Jinping emphasized that education should strengthen the supporting role of science and technology and talents, and further create a vivid situation where talents emerge in large numbers, people give full play to their talents, and talents make full use of them.

The most beautiful thing about books can lead to far-reaching success. (End)