Ningxia Military Region staff tell students red stories. Photo by Xu Xiaohui Over the weekend, at the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Western Expedition Memorial Park in Tongxin County, Ningxia, the innocent yet determined voices of children echo. In 1936, the Red Army of the Western Expedition established the Hui Autonomous Government of Yuhai County, Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia Province in Tongxin. Red Army soldiers and Hui people were as close as one family... "Fourth grade student Su Kaining stood on the trumpet player square, giving voluntary explanations to tourists. In addition to the trumpet player square, there are more than 10 young commentators like Su Kaining active in red venues such as the Red Army Western Expedition Memorial Hall and the former site of the Hui Autonomous Government Establishment Conference in Yuhai County, Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia Province. They passionately recounted the magnificent journey of the Red Army's western expedition and the glorious deeds of their tenacious struggle, becoming a beautiful scenery in the revolutionary old areas. Most of these young tour guides with an average age of 10 come from Hongxing Elementary School in Weizhou Town. They are the 'Red Scarf Explainers' jointly selected and cultivated by the Ningxia Military Region and schools, "said the leading teacher Ma Xiaoyan." During holidays, we often organize them to give voluntary explanations at red venues. "This activity was initiated by the Ningxia Military Region - in 2017, Ningxia Military Region and Hongxing Elementary School formed a joint pair. The leaders of the Political Work Bureau of the Ningxia Military Region stated their work ideas for carrying out paired assistance, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure assistance and soul building education, and using red culture to nourish children's hearts and lead their growth. Entering the campus, a strong red atmosphere greets us: in the exhibition room, the historical pictures of the Red Army's westward expedition and the display boards of heroic deeds are neatly arranged; In the library, red reading materials such as "Ningxia Red Mark" and "Ningxia Military Region Red Story Collection" donated by the military region can be seen everywhere. In the moral education class of Class 2, Grade 4, Zhao Yongbo, a civilian staff member of the Ningxia Military Region and an off campus counselor, is guiding students to draw handwritten reports. Student Ma Jiaxin's handwritten report is titled "The Red Star in My Heart": The bright red star is located in the center, surrounded by children wearing military hats and Red Army soldiers. At the bottom of the picture, the line by line reads "The red star shines on me to fight". Red education is not only on campus. We actively coordinate and carry out activities such as red study tours, military open days, and national defense themed practices, leading children out of the campus, so that the red spirit no longer stays in books, but transforms the requirements of inheriting the red gene into concrete actions of caring for and loving national defense, "said Liu Jiantong, a member of the Political Work Bureau of the military region. Last late autumn, more than a hundred teachers and students rushed to the Yinchuan Yellow River Military Culture Expo Park, boarded the "Yinchuan Ship" that had served in the North Sea Fleet for 36 years, visited ship equipment, learned naval flag language, and experienced simulated command. Sixth grade student Ma Jiayu is a "little army enthusiast". Under the guidance of the instructor, he repeatedly experiences training aids. Before, I only saw warships on TV and in books. Today, not only did I personally board the ship, but I also experienced equipment operation. When I grow up, I want to become a naval soldier and defend our country's vast maritime territory! "Said Ma Jiayu. In addition, the Ningxia Military Region has also acted as a bridge between Hongxing Complete Primary School and the 11th Primary School in Xixia District, Yinchuan City, establishing a joint construction mechanism: sharing high-quality resources online and conducting teaching by renowned teachers offline. Through teaching and research assistance, I have innovated the classroom situational teaching mode, and now the classroom atmosphere is getting better and better, "said young teacher Ma Yuli. In recent years, thanks to this mechanism, the school's teaching quality has significantly improved, and it has successively been awarded as an advanced collective in ethnic unity in Wuzhong City and an advanced collective in education work in Tongxin County. The 'red seeds' planted by the army for us will eventually take root, sprout, and grow towards the sun. ”Teacher Ma Rongrong has been teaching for many years and has personally witnessed the gratifying changes in students: "Many children used to have introverted personalities, were not good at expressing themselves, and knew very little about the local red history. After years of military civilian joint education and red influence, now children have become lively, cheerful, polite, and willing to actively learn about red history and share national defense knowledge. They have also set pure aspirations in their hearts - some are determined to join the army and serve the country when they grow up, and some vow to build their hometowns after completing their studies." From the renovation of infrastructure, to the deep cultivation of red education, and to the leapfrog improvement of teaching quality, under the shining of the "red star", each child's heart is absorbing the power of faith, growing strong towards the sunshine and the distance. (Looking into the New Era)