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Chen Siwen, Class 6, Grade 2

Instructor: Yang Jianqiang

Teachers and classmates:

When diligent sweat accompanies brilliant smiles blooming on this ancient and rich land, when strong struggles become great achievements soaring in this civilized and brilliant sky, when the bright red flag merges ideals and light and flutters in Tiananmen Square, friends, please allow me to use my sincerity to sing her praises—my motherland!

I love you, China; I am proud, my great motherland!

My proud motherland! Thousands of years of history have made you ancient and brilliant. "Five thousand years up and down, ninety thousand li across," from the primitive Xia and Shang dynasties to the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties, you have nurtured generations of people through difficult years; you have used the wisdom of Yan and Huang to compose chapter after chapter. You have the greatness of Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi who shook the world, you have the beauty of Tang poetry and Song Ci that have been passed down through the ages, you have strong and unyielding children who have gone forward one after another, and you have the demeanor of reform and opening up that looks to the future! Motherland! You nourish a soul like Mount Tai with your thousand-year-old civilization, and you support a spine like the Great Wall with your indomitable spirit. I hear the shout of "I will surely climb to the top, and overlook all the mountains," I hear the boldness of "Ask the vast earth, who is the master?" Motherland, motherland, you make us proud! You have given so many outstanding sons and daughters boiling blood, you are the inseparable mother of tens of millions of Chinese children, even if you are in a foreign country, we can stand tall, because of you, we have supreme glory!

Motherland, motherland, your glorious history makes me proud!

Over a hundred years ago, you slept soundly, your body thus became dilapidated, and your children thus suffered! You worriedly watched your people suffering, you angrily resisted the gunboats of Western powers. Motherland, you have not forgotten the ancient saying "Suffering breeds strength, while ease breeds weakness." You finally let us hear the cry of 1919 and see the figures of revolutionary leaders in Jiaxing Nanhu! My motherland! Did you see your children resolutely running towards the bright red flag of the Communist Party? Did you see your people fighting bloody battles? Yes, without the Communist Party, there would be no New China; without the great people, the blood-stained flag would not have risen over Tiananmen Square! Today, my motherland, standing again on the land of the East, standing among the nations of the world, I am proud, my great mother!

Motherland, your tenacious struggle makes me proud!

Today, you look out at the world, implementing reform and opening up; you stand on your own two feet, attracting the world's attention. Two bombs and one star have been launched, Hong Kong and Macao have returned, the economy has developed, the Belt and Road Initiative has connected friends all over the world, the Chinese dragon has soared into the sky, and the Chinese dream is taking flight! Society is thriving, the people are prosperous and happy, flowers and fruits are everywhere, and the strength of the motherland is stunning the world!

Motherland, my motherland, you are vision and breadth, making me proud!

I love every mountain and every river of my motherland; I will study harder and strive harder, using practical actions to add color to my motherland, making the Chinese dream more brilliant, and letting the Chinese dragon fly higher!

My speech is over, thank you all.

Grade 2 (5) Yang Yuchen

Instructor: Tao Hui

“Holding the Han envoy's staff and herding sheep, working while lying down and getting up, the tassels of the staff are all gone,” Su Wu, who was in a foreign land, was concerned about the Celestial Dynasty. Time took away his appearance, but it could not take away his love for his motherland. This deep affection is why I love my motherland!

Cultural China. Five thousand years of Chinese civilization, a long and profound history. How to grasp and inherit traditional culture is a problem that we, the new youth of today, should solve. The Opium War opened the door to China's modern history, and the country's territory was repeatedly invaded, its culture eroded, and thousands of years of Chinese history was gradually being buried and replaced. It was at this critical juncture that Lu Xun, Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao and others stepped forward, running and shouting to save China, bravely facing danger. Zhou Enlai's "Study for the rise of China" and Tan Sitong's "I have the heart to kill the enemy, but I have no power to turn the tide, I die as I should, how happy, how happy!" Their souls were sublimated in the process of dedicating themselves to China, and it was they who turned the tide at a critical moment for Chinese culture. Today, China is gradually taking to the world stage, and Chinese culture is spreading to the world with the momentum of "a single spark can start a prairie fire," and behind this prosperity lies the sacrifice of those revolutionaries. They also taught us to cherish our country and nation, and to strive for the rejuvenation of China with our own strength.

Developing China. The Belt and Road Initiative has earned China high praise internationally. The establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has further introduced China to the world. China is facing the world with an inclusive and harmonious attitude. In addition to its outstanding performance in foreign exchanges, China has also adopted a strong stance in domestic reforms to address various contradictions. The central government has adopted various measures in domestic areas such as "sweeping away evil," combating corruption, and improving the ecological environment. The country's appearance is gradually becoming prosperous, and it is believed that in the near future, China will surely become a world power.

Peaceful China. "Universal love and non-aggression" is a concept proposed by Mozi, an ancient Chinese thinker. War has never been desired by the working people of ancient China. Throughout the dynasties, feudal rulers waged wars to expand their territories; "When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country perishes, the people suffer" profoundly reflects the tragic situation of the working people. Today's China, with its growing national strength and advanced technology, maintains a peaceful stance towards the world. China's development of national defense technology adheres to the principle of defensive strength, striving to "not fire the first shot," while China's peacekeeping forces have left their mark on the world. "To stop war is the essence of Chinese martial arts, and this idea is also ingrained in each of us. China will surely become a dove of peace for the world.

China's resurgence is underway, and the Chinese nation is gradually emerging from the shadows of the past and moving towards prosperity. We, the new youth, should cherish our motherland, look to the world, and contribute our utmost to China's development.