November 24 this year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Liu Shaoqi, the former leader of the Communist Party of China.Since the second half of 2018, Hunan Province, Liu Shaoqi's hometown, has intensively launched a series of activities to step up preparations for his birthday commemoration.
According to The Paper, on November 24, 1898, Liu Shaoqi was born in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province.As Liu Shaoqi's hometown, Changsha City, Hunan Province has established a leading group for preparations to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Comrade Liu Shaoqi's birth since the second half of last year to promote relevant preparations.
On August 16 this year, Hunan Province held a coordination meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Liu Shaoqi in Changsha.Cai Zhenhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, emphasized that all relevant units should improve their political positions, further unify their ideological understanding with the requirements of the central government and the specific deployment of the Provincial Party Committee, and with a high sense of political responsibility and deep affection for Liu Shaoqi,Carefully prepare and organize various commemorative activities.
Also in August, Liu Shaoqi's son, Liu Yuan, the former political commissar of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army, wrote a book Dreaming Back to Wanli Wei Huang Baohua - Recalling Father Liu Shaoqi and National Defense, Military, and Army, published by People's Publishing House.
According to another news, from Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, Peng Dehuai's hometown, Xiangtan County will also solemnly commemorate the 120th anniversary of Peng Dehuai's birth this year, and the local area has recently promoted a number of projects based on this theme.
