Unlocking the Secrets of a Better Life: People’s Leaders Share Their Simple yet Powerful Livelihood Hacks
Food everywhere is just a bowl of human fireworks.
Autumn and winter alternate, and the smell of happiness is stronger in the steaming smoke. Ordinary and warm meals guard the “food” matters of people’s livelihood on the “tip of the tongue”, and are also full of heartfelt feelings for the people.
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△ On November 5, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Siyi Village, Panjiawan Town, Jiayu County, Xianning City, Hubei Province.
On November 5, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was investigating in Hubei, came to Siyi Village, Panjiawan Town, Jiayu County, Xianning City, and walked into the village’s elderly care service station to inspect the situation of convenient services.
The accompanying reporters recorded this scene with their cameras: Standing in front of the price list of Xingfu Canteen at the Elderly Care Service Station, the General Secretary carefully inspected the menu of the day. The menu includes a rich variety of breakfasts, as well as lunch and dinner set meals with six dishes and two soups, with a combination of meat and vegetables and balanced nutrition. There are special discounts for seniors in the village, and free porridge and rice soup…
△Screenshot of the price list video of the Elderly Care Service Station Xingfu Canteen
The small menu leads to the lives of the people who regard food as the first priority, and connects the great leaders of the country to the people as the first priority.
During local research and inspections, General Secretary Xi Jinping often visits canteens in villages, communities, and schools. Looking through the community canteen menu, asking about the school canteen prices, and understanding the recipes of the senior canteen… The general secretary observed the life happiness index of the elderly and children from the small menus.
Six years ago, while inspecting Qingheju Community in Wuhan City, a “small meal ticket” accidentally placed on the table of the community canteen attracted the attention of the General Secretary.
In Qingheju Community in Wuhan, delivering meals to the homes of the elderly and disabled has been a tradition that continues for many years. In order to make it easier for them to pay for their meals, the community specially designed this “retro” meal ticket. For 6 yuan, you can buy two meat, two vegetarian and one soup. At every meal time, the elderly and disabled people in the community only need to pay a fixed meal ticket, and volunteers will deliver a steaming love meal.
After learning the story behind the “small meal tickets”, the general secretary praised them for doing a “great thing”.
Today, the “good things” are still continuing, and the “meal tickets” of Qingheju Community are new again. The face value of the new meal ticket is 4 yuan more, with more dishes to choose from and larger portions; the age of residents served has been expanded from over 65 to over 60.
“A hot meal” has opened up the happy “eating” light for the elderly, young and poor groups, and radiated a new atmosphere of grassroots social governance and services.
△ On February 4, 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to a senior care restaurant in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, picked up a plate of steaming food and delivered it to an elderly person.
In Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, many people still remember the scene when General Secretary Xi Jinping served meals to the elderly at a local senior care restaurant 11 years ago.
On February 4, 2013, the General Secretary inspected the senior care restaurant of Lanzhou’s “virtual nursing home”. It was noon, and many elderly people came here to have dinner. The General Secretary walked to the restaurant to get the meal, carefully looked at the elderly meal recipe hanging on the wall, and carefully inspected the meals prepared for the elderly.
“How much does a meal cost?” “Are the quality and hygiene of the meals guaranteed?” “What if the elderly don’t have enough to eat?” the general secretary asked very carefully and comprehensively.
“I will also bring a dish to the old man.” Seeing the waiter serving the set meal, he happily picked up the plate, walked to an old man, and handed it over with both hands: “Invite the old man to a meal.”
“Chinese-style modernization puts people’s livelihood first. All the work of the party and the government is to help the people live a happier life.”
In recent years, from the community convenience canteen in Qingdao, Shandong to the “Age-friendly and Happy Canteen” in Xining, Qinghai, from the senior citizen restaurant in Mudan Community in Shenyang to the Nanwenying community canteen in Rongdong District, Xiongan New District… the general secretary cares about menu prices and dishes. types, and repeatedly warned that “the service must be in place” and “the work should be done at home”.
When visiting the campus, children’s nutrition and health are also one of the focuses of the General Secretary’s attention.
At Fuzhou Hope Primary School in Yangjialing, Yan’an City, Shaanxi Province, he was concerned about “how nutritious lunches are being implemented for the children”; at the teacher and student canteen of Zhongyi Township Primary School in Chongqing, he carefully inspected the restaurant and kitchen, looked up recipes, and looked through the canteen water treatment registration records “We must put safety first, ensure that students are safe in school, live and eat, so that parents can rest assured”; in the canteen of the central primary school in Laoxian Town, Pingli County, Shaanxi Province, he urged the school to clean the tableware , Make every nutritious meal for students…
△ On June 18, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the dining conditions of students in the canteen of Xining National Middle School in Goluo, Qinghai.
On June 18 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Goluo Xining National Middle School during his inspection in Qinghai and walked into the cafeteria to inspect the dining conditions of students.
Two details in this inspection are impressive. One is to ask about the price, and the other is to warn about food safety.
The general secretary asked the canteen staff: “How much does a bowl of ramen cost?”
“Seven dollars.” the staff member replied.
“How big is the bowl?” the general secretary asked.
Seeing a bowl picked up by the staff, the general secretary nodded with satisfaction.
Across the dining window, the General Secretary warned: “You must pay attention to hygiene.”
The staff nodded seriously in response.
“First of all, the procurement must be qualified, problem-free, and safe. Then the storage and production processes must pay attention to hygiene. On this basis, the food will be delicious and the children can eat nutritiously and healthily.” General Secretary 1 One emphasis.
Thousands of things, in the final analysis, are the affairs of thousands of households. Each small menu is related to the happy life of thousands of families. “It is the common aspiration of Communists to handle matters that concern the common people well.”
Director System丨Luo Hongbing Wei Quhu
Producer丨Wang Jingdong
Editor-in-Chief丨Li Xuan
Editor丨Liu Zhen
Proofreading | Li Shanshan, Wang Zhuojie, Song Chunyan, Liang Yaqin, Yan Tiantian
Produced by China Central Radio and Television Station CCTV Network
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