Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 17 (Wu Bowen) on the afternoon of the 17th, the Party branch of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the Party branch of the national table tennis team came to the railway Soldiers Memorial Hall to carry out theme party day activities. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said that the revolutionary spirit of the railway soldiers should be brought to the training and to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Railway soldiers were brave pioneers in establishing new China, resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and reform and opening period, making historical contributions to the victory of the war and the completion of urgent, difficult, dangerous and heavy railway construction tasks, leaving precious spiritual wealth.
The Chinese table tennis team members Ma Long, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and others visited the railway Soldiers Memorial Hall under the introduction of the commentator. They all expressed that they should learn the fighting spirit of the railway soldiers, work hard and win honor for the country.
When talking about the feeling of visiting, Liu Guoliang said that from the revolutionary spirit at the beginning to the rapid development of China’s high-speed rail into the world’s high-speed rail, this is very shocking and amazing, “I think this is China’s pride.” He said that the members of the national basketball team should learn the spirit of hard work, simple and silent dedication of the railway soldiers.
Ma Long, a member of the national army, said that it was not easy for the railway soldiers to build the railway by visiting the railway Soldiers Memorial Hall, “we should learn from their spirit. The opponents we are facing are getting stronger and stronger, so we need to be able to do what our opponents can’t do.” He said.
After the visit, the Party branch of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the Party branch of the national table tennis team reviewed the pledge to join the party under party flag.