From 65438 to 0953, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province decided to designate September as "National Unity Publicity Month" every year. 1982165438+10 In October, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region took the lead in convening a commendation meeting for advanced collectives and individuals of national unity and progress. 1In April 1983, Xinjiang decided to designate May of each year as "National Unity Education Month". In September of the same year, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held the first National Unity Commendation Conference, and decided to designate September as "National Unity Commendation Month" every year.
On the basis of affirming and summarizing the activities of creating national unity and progress carried out by various regions and departments, the State Council has held six national commendation conferences for national unity and progress since 1988. In 2005, activities to create national unity and progress were officially recognized as national legal activities.
An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood, a piece of hot land, a soul ",the century-old glory of China * * *, is the result of the unity and common struggle of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country. Everyone was deeply shocked and encouraged, and they all said that they would take the revolutionary ancestors as an example, bravely shoulder heavy burdens, work hard and work in unity, find their own persistence in ordinary jobs with high spirits and full work enthusiasm, solidly promote the education of national unity, and contribute to writing a new chapter of national unity.
The significance of national unity
National unity is the unity between ethnic groups, but also the unity within ethnic groups. China's Guidelines for Dealing with Ethnic Relations. Article 4 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "All ethnic groups in People's Republic of China (PRC) are equal. The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of ethnic minorities and maintains and develops the harmonious relationship of equality, unity and mutual assistance among all ethnic groups.
Discrimination and oppression against any ethnic group are prohibited, and acts that undermine ethnic unity and create ethnic divisions are prohibited. "National unity is the prerequisite for the common prosperity of all ethnic groups and the foundation for the reunification of the motherland. Therefore, national unity must be maintained. To maintain national unity, we must oppose both big nationalism and local nationalism; We should conscientiously implement the ethnic policy, seriously solve the problems existing in reality, resolutely oppose undermining ethnic unity and creating ethnic divisions, and severely crack down on and punish activities that split the motherland according to law.