PhototakenonJune22,2021showsanexteriorviewoftheMuseumoftheCommunistPartyofChinainBeijing,capitalofChina.(Xinhua/JuHuanzong)--TheMuseumoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC),asitedevotedtopermanentandcomprehensiveexhibitionsoftheParty'shistory,wasinauguratedonFridaywithitsfirstvisitors,includingXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCPCCentralCommittee.--BelievingthattheParty'shistoryisthemostvividandconvincingtextbook,theCPCCentralCommittee,withXiJinpingatitscore,decidedtobuildamuseumoftheCPC'shistoryinlate2017.--OnMay5,2021,afternearly1,000daysofconstruction,theMuseumoftheCPCwasofficiallycompleted.Detailsofthemuseumarefullofhistoricconnotations.BEIJING,June22(Xinhua)--Aheadofthe100thanniversaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC),theMuseumoftheCPChasopenedinBeijing,capturingtheattentionofthecountry.Themuseum,asitedevotedtopermanentandcomprehensiveexhibitionsoftheParty'shistory,wasinauguratedonFridaywithitsfirstvisitors,includingXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCPCCentralCommittee.WhyisthenewlandmarkmuseumdescribedastheParty's"spiritualhome"?WhyisitsoimportanttothecentennialCPC?ScatteredthroughoutChina,revolutionarysitessuchasthememorialofthefirstNationalCongressoftheCPCinShanghai,thememorialhallmarkingthestartoftheLongMarchbytheCentralRedArmyinJiangxiProvince,thevenueofthe1935ZunyiMeetinginGuizhouProvince,andtheFragrantHillsmemorialsiteinsuburbanBeijing,mapoutthecontoursoftheCPC's100-yearhistory.Sincethe18thNationalCongressoftheCPC,Xi,alsoChinesepresidentandchairmanoftheCentralMilitaryCommission,hasbeenreflectingontheParty'sfoundingmissionduringhisinspectionsofrevolutionarymemorialsacrossChinainabidtoleadthePartyandthecountrytocreatethefuture.PeoplewaittovisitthememorialofthefirstNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,inShanghai,eastChina,June6,2021.(Xinhua/LiuYing)BelievingthattheParty'shistoryisthemostvividandconvincingtextbook,theCPCCentralCommittee,withXiJinpingatitscore,decidedtobuildamuseumoftheCPC'shistoryinlate2017.Thefirstissueistoselectasite.ApieceoflandreservedforculturalsitesnearBeijingOlympicParkwaschosen,takingintoconsiderationitslocations,theheightofthebuildingandthesurroundingenvironment.ShaoWeiping,chiefarchitectoftheBeijingInstituteofArchitecturalDesign(Group)Co.,Ltd.,wasinformedaboutthemuseumprojectatthebeginningof2018."AsanarchitectaswellasaPartymember,Iwasveryexcitedtohavethechancetoparticipateinsuchanimportantproject,"saidShao.Adesignteamwassoonestablishedbythecompanytodrafttheproposal.Seventop-leveldomesticarchitecturaldesigninstitutesbidforthecommission.Shao'scompany,renownedfordesigningtheGreatHallofthePeoplemorethan60yearsago,emergedvictoriousandbecamethemuseum'sleadingdesigninstitute.Themuseum'sgroundbreakingceremonywasheldonAug.26,2018,andconstructionbeganonSept.10ofthesameyear.PhototakenonMay20,2019showsamemorialhallmarkingthestartoftheLongMarchbytheCentralRedArmyinYuduCounty,eastChina'sJiangxiProvince.(Xinhua/HuChenhuan)"WeturnedourloveofthePartyintomotivationfortheconstructionwork,regardlessoftheheatofsummerandthecoldofwinter,"saidWangHeng,projectmanageroftheBeijingUrbanConstructionGroupCo.,Ltd.Themuseum'sconstructioninvolvednearly50,000people.Xihimselfhasbeenfollowingtheconstructionprocess.OntheafternoonofSept.29,2020,Xilistenedtoaworkreportonengineeringconstructionandmuseumexhibitions,andoutlinedclearrequirementsforthenextstep.Xistressedtheimportanceofdemonstratingthethemeof"stayingtruetothefoundingmission"toshowthattheCPCstrivesforthewell-beingofthepeopleandnationalrejuvenation.Themuseumshouldbeasacredhall,aspiritualhomeforPartymembers,aneducationalcentertoguidethepublictofollowtheParty'sinstructions,andanauthoritativeinstituteforPartyhistoryresearchandpublicity,Xisaid.OnFeb.8,2021,XialsopresidedoverameetingtoreviewthePartyhistoryexhibitionplan.ThemeetingstressedthatrepresentativeandconvincingelementsshouldbeusedtoclearlyexplainthehistoricalbackgroundofthefoundingoftheCPC,thehistoricalinevitabilityoftheChinesepeoplechoosingtheleadershipoftheCPC,andtheParty'sadherencetointegrity,innovationandprogressingwiththetimes.Peoplevisitthevenueofthe1935ZunyiMeetinginsouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,Jan.28,2021.(Xinhua/OuDongqu)OnMay5,2021,afternearly1,000daysofconstruction,theMuseumoftheCPCwasofficiallycompleted.Detailsofthemuseumarefullofhistoricconnotations.ThemuseumisintheshapeoftheChinesecharacter"gong,"whichlookslikeahorizontalH."Gong"meansworkersorlaborinChinese.ThedesignimpliesthattheCPCisthevanguardoftheChineseworkingclass,theChinesepeople,andtheChinesenation.Themuseumadoptsatraditionalcolonnadestructure,fullyrepresentingtheessenceofChinesearchitecture:uprightandfoursquare,simplebutgrand.Thereare28colonnadesontheeasternandwesternsidesoftheexhibitionhall,symbolizingthatafter28yearsofstruggle,theCPCestablishedNewChina.Fivemagnificentsculpturesstandinthemuseum'ssquare,withthehugeCPCflagsculptureaptlynamed"Flag"denotingthattheCPCflagoffersdirectionandisasourceofstrength.Inthefourothersculptures,atotalof276figurestellthestoryoftheCPC's100-yearstruggleforthewell-beingoftheChinesepeopleandnationalrejuvenation.Nearlytwo-thirdsofthemainbuildingarea,orabout150,000squaremeters,hasbeendesignedasexhibitionspace.Intheexhibitionhall,aspecialpostofficeissetuptoservevisitorsandtellCPChistorythroughitsservices,usingaspecialpostcode"100100"thatnotonlysymbolizesthatthemuseumwascompleteduponthe100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheParty,butalsothattheCPCismarchingforwardtowarditstwocentenarygoals.■