China 2021 Recap: CPC 100

By Zhang Andi

Jin Yinghua contributed to the selection

BEIJING, Feb. 14 -- The year 2021 marked the centenary of the Communist Party of China, a milestone in the history of the Party and the country. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, people from all walks of life expressed their sincere respect, love and loyalty to the Party in different ways. Here’s a selection of images from those memorable moments.

"Without the Communist Party, there would be no New China", "Sing a folk song to the Party", "Me and my motherland"... Red songs are the most touching music to the Chinese people. In 2021, provinces and cities across China held events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of CPC by singing red songs. Students sing red songs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of CPC at Wenhua Road Primary School in Shizhong District of Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong Province, on June 22, 2021. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Guangming Photo)

Organized by local CPC Publicity Departments and Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureaus around the country, a series of performances with red themes was launched in 2021, covering such artistic categories as drama and dance drama, so that the audience can feel the unique cultural charm of red performances. The original folk song and dance drama "Veteran" premieres at the Enshi Prefecture Grand Theater in Enshi, Hubei Province on June 11, 2021. (Photo by Wen Lin/Guangming Photo)

On the occasion of the centenary of the founding of CPC, people around the country had photos taken with the Party flag with sincere and confident faces. On June 24, 2021, Rong Yang, a volunteer police officer assigned from the entry and exit border inspection station of Nanjing Port to Guangxi Province, prepares Zhang Yuanying, a 53-year-old ethnic Dong woman, for a photo shoot. (Photo by Zhang Shanyu/Guangming photo)

Visitors from all over the country visited red landmarks to explore the footprints of ancestors and feel the revolutionary spirit in 2021. Students visit the memorial tower for “crossing the Chishui River four times” in Maotai Town of Renhuai City, Southwest China's Guizhou Province on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Chen Yong/Guangming Photo)

Many places held brilliant light shows to convey love for the Party. People watch a light show at Zhongguancun Science City in Beijing on June 28, 2021. (Photo by Chen Xiaogen/Guangming Photo)

In 2021, the study of Party history was in full swing across the country. Party officials and tourists have been walking into “Red Education” bases to learn the centennial history of the CPC. Photo taken on June 27, 2021 shows 25 grassroots Party members from rural areas recite their pledge upon joining the CPC at Lenin Rock Square organized by the Party branch of Gengyao Village of Huaiqun Town of Mulao Autonomous County in Luocheng City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Cheah Soon-hang/Guangming Photo)

From June 23, 2021, nearly 100,000 square meters of flowers decorated parks in Beijing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of CPC. Eleven parks, including the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven Park, and Beihai Park, had 21 groups of three-dimensional flower beds, more than 400 flower bowls and 17,550 square meters of planted flowers, with a total use of 1.46 million plants. Among them, the Taoranting, Zizhuyuan, and Yuyuantan parks’ main flower beds are equipped with night lighting. (Photo provided by Beijing Park Management Center/Guangming Photo)

Under the guidance of teachers, Party member volunteers and ethnic minority villagers in Zhengjia Village, Hongxingqiao Town, Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province work together to create paper-cut works to review the great history of the Party, promoting the unity and cohesion of different ethnic groups in the village, on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Lu Yiping/Guangming photo)