On September 1, the large-scale public welfare program 2023 "The First Lesson of School" jointly sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Education, and China Central Radio and Television will meet with young audiences across the country as scheduled.

"The First Lesson of School" Poster

Based on the frontier of the times, the program adopts a new mode of multi-site and multi-theme real-scene classrooms from various aspects such as traditional culture, civilization exploration, ecological civilization, rural revitalization, national defense education, and technological innovation. Lead the students into the fields, national parks, and cultural landmarks, take a look at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and understand Chinese history and perceive Chinese civilization in the "walking classroom".

As a national-level ideological and political classroom, the program depicts the magnificent picture of Chinese-style modernization with a high amount of information and vivid brushstrokes, and encourages young people to take over the historical baton of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation with a high-spirited and unremitting attitude .

Stills from "The First Lesson of School"

This year's "Lesson 1" traces the origin of history from the perspectives of cultural inheritance projects and new archaeological discoveries to explore the origin of Chinese civilization. The program selects three major national cultural projects - the National Edition Museum, "Confucianism" and "Chinese Paintings of Past Dynasties". Professor Wang Bo, the chief expert of the project, told the students the guarding stories behind the classics passed down from generation to generation, and reviewed the process of Mr. Tang Yijie, the editor of "Confucianism" and the collection of "Confucianism". The historical consciousness and cultural self-confidence passed down from generation to generation; Jin Xiaoming, deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chinese Paintings of Past Dynasties" project, led the students to "travel in the painting" to experience the profoundness of Chinese culture; archaeologist Gao Xing told the origin of human beings through the latest archaeological discoveries and research results , Evolutionary history, trace the historical context of the origin and development of Chinese civilization, guide young people to better understand the long-standing and profound Chinese civilization, and strengthen their cultural self-confidence.

In the classroom, Tao Wei, a pilot on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and Zhang Wei, a pilot who flew a J-20 aircraft for the first time to escort the remains of the ninth batch of volunteer martyrs back home, took the students to experience the selfless spirit of soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who were not afraid of sacrifice and defended their homes and country; Cao Zhen, the chief scientist of "Lasuo", introduced to the students the past and present life of "Lasuo", a compound high-altitude cosmic ray observatory independently designed and constructed in China, in order to provide Chinese people with their own voice, wisdom and wisdom in the field of space observation. We are proud of our right to speak; in the space class of Tiandi Lianlian, the crew of Shenzhou 16, who is on a business trip in the sky, gave school-opening gifts to the young people, telling them to have the enterprising spirit of continuous exploration and willingness to seek knowledge as they grow up. With thirsty curiosity and a rock-solid original intention, students are encouraged to set up their ambitions and devote themselves to the new journey of building a powerful aerospace country in an all-round way.

In 2023, "The First Lesson of the Beginning of the School" invites winners of the "August 1st Medal", representatives of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, role models of the times, astronauts, scientists, cultural scholars, and representatives of front-line workers to share their inspirational and influential life experiences and struggles. Footprints spread knowledge, impart virtue, cultivate students' socialist core values, let the majority of young people feel the vast social reality and the great progress of the times in three dimensions, and convey a clear value orientation: "There is me in the revival of a strong country."

Stills from "The First Lesson of School"

It is reported that the program will be broadcast on China Central Radio and Television (CCTV-1) at 8:00 p.m. on September 1, and will be synchronized on new media platforms such as CCTV News, CCTV Video, Learning Power, National Primary and Secondary School Smart Education, etc. broadcast.