CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 5 PATH TO GLORY SICHUAN Editor’s note: This year, the Communist Party of China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. China Daily is publishing a series of stories looking at the tremendous changes that have occurred in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the leadership of the Party. They also include stories of the people and places that have left indelible marks in the Party’s path to glory. The Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan province. The venue mainly displays exhibits discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins, a nearby archaeological site of the ancient Shu civilization some 2,800 to 4,800 years ago. The civilization is known for its peculiar-shaped bronze and golden masks, among other ivory and bronze ware. YU JIA / FOR CHINA DAILY ‘Red genes’ drive Sichuan forward Southwest province using innovation to propel it to its goal of establishing a well-off society SICHUAN By Huang ZHiling in Chengdu provincial capital of Chengdu to be spirit of struggle, Sichuan’s GDP 8.9 percent and 10.4 percent, respec- Population: 83.67 million
[email protected] executed with a thousand sword slash- increased from 2.39 trillion yuan in tively, Peng said. Area: 486,000 square kilometers es. 2012 to 4.86 trillion yuan ($760 bil- Sichuan has enhanced exchanges outhwest China’s Sichuan When the Red Army came to the lion) last year, and the goal of building and cooperation with countries and province is a hot land full of Dadu that same month 72 years later, a well-off society in an all-around way regions along the Belt and Road Initia- the “Red genes” and the revo- the current was too swift, and the is in sight, according to Peng.