JINGGANGSHAN SPIRIT
During his stay in Jinggangshan, the President honored revolutionary martyrs and presented them with flower baskets in Jinggangshan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. Xi also visited former residences of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong and Zhu De.
"The Chinese nation is a nation that worships heroes, makes heroes and has numerous heroes in its history. The spirit of heroes still exists in the age of peace. We must uphold the spirit of heroes, who sacrificed their lives for the Party, the country as well as the Chinese people," Xi said when meeting with offspring of martyrs and moral models.
Xi stressed that Jinggangshan is regarded as the cradle of the Chinese Communist revolution and the Jinggangshan Spirit is the greatest legacy that the city's history has passed on to today's generation.
"We must carry forward the Jinggangshan Spirit in modern context," said Xi, calling on every and each Party member and leading official to take ideals and faith as a source of guidance in their daily work.
Party members and leading officials should never lose the traditional virtues of frugality and honesty and must strive to better serve the people, added Xi.
MILITARY LOYALTY
Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), met with senior officers at local military units, urging the country's armed forces to follow the CPC.
Xi extended greetings to all military personnel in Jiangxi on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC.
Stressing the commitment to build a strong army, Xi called on all military units to promote political faithfulness, reforms and rule of law among China's armed forces.
Education and guidance should be enhanced to promote servicemen's awareness to listen to the Party and follow the commands of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC, Xi said, underlining the province's revolutionary tradition in forging the soldiers' spirit.
Also, the CMC chairman told the military to better support poverty reduction in the province's less-developed areas and advance the civil-military integration.
The People's Liberation Army was regrouped into five theater commands on Monday.
Xi presented military flags to top officers of the five theater commands at the inauguration ceremony on Monday morning, urging construction of a joint battle command system that is "absolutely loyal, resourceful in fighting, efficient in commanding, courageous and capable of winning wars."
