With resonant voices, we sing of a glorious era; with forged resolve, we set out on a new journey. On October 19, the Outstanding Program Showcase of the China Minmetals Choral Competition was successfully staged at the theatre of the China National Opera House. Chen Dexin, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Minmetals, together with the other leadership team members who were in Beijing, including Wang Xingquan, Cheng Yong, Duan Wenwu and He Jianbo, attended the event. They watched the performance together with on-site employee representatives and extended congratulations and encouragement to the participating cadres and staff. Leaders and guests from the Trade Union of Financial and Commercial Workers, Light Industry and Textile Workers, Tobacco Industry Workers, the Chinese Workers’ Association for Culture and Sport and the University of Science and Technology Beijing also attended.

This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. To deeply inherit and carry forward the great Party-building spirit and the Long March Spirit and pool efforts to serve and strengthen the nation through the mining industry, China Minmetals held the choral competition themed “Carrying Forward the Aspirations of the Long March Martyrs, Singing of China Minmetals’ Progress” in five divisions respectively— East China, South China, West China, North China and Beijing. After intense competition and multi-round selection, 16 quality programs with both ideological depth and artistic value stood out and made it to the stage of this outstanding-program showcase.

The venue was lit with dazzling lights and filled with a lively atmosphere. Sixteen choirs, from MCC Tiangong, China Minmetals Headquarters, China MCC, Minmetals Asset Management (Asset Efficiency Center of China Minmetals Corporation), Minmetals Land, Minmetals Development, WISDRI, Qinghai Huixin, Zigong Cemented Carbide Co., Ltd. (ZGCC), China Metallurgical Construction Engineering, Xikuangshan Antimony, China MCC22, Hunan Nonferrous Metals, Shanghai Baoye, China MCC17 Group and Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools Co., Ltd., took the stage in turn. The repertoire was rich in themes and profound in meaning, featuring revolutionary classics engraved with red memories, such as Defend the Yellow River, Ten Farewells to the Red Army and Red Azalea, which looked back on the arduous years and carried forward the red gene, as well as fine works of the new era’s mainstream themes, such as Set Out Once Again, As You Wish and Leading the Way, which expressed devotion to family and country and sounded a rousing call for progress. The sonorous, impassioned melodies stirred the whole hall, evoking deep memories of the revolutionary years; the gentle, melodious singing depicted the deep bond between the army and the people, full of reverence for the revolutionary forebears. The performers, full of vigor and high spirits, interpreted red classics and odes to the times with sincere emotion, connecting the scenes of struggle across different eras and voicing, through plain and sincere singing, their firm conviction to follow the Party, drawing rounds of applause from the audience.

The choral competition further stimulated a stronger sense of honor, belonging and mission among all cadres and employees. They all said they would translate the enthusiasm inspired at the showcase into concrete action to advance their work and contribute to the company’s development, carry forward the Long March Spirit, stand firm at their posts and fulfill their duties, overcome difficulties with tenacity, work pragmatically and deliver solid results, and devote themselves wholeheartedly to the great endeavor of building a world-class metals and mineral resources group.

Also in attendance were representatives of China Minmetals’ Chief Scientists, Chief Technical Experts, national model workers, national master craftsmen and gold medalists of the WorldSkills Competition. The showcase was livestreamed on China Minmetals’ official video account, receiving over 254,000 likes.