Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) During the New Year's Day holiday, Banan District, adhering to the main theme of strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation, deeply integrated the creation of ethnic unity and progress into various festive activities. Through diverse and rich cultural performances and interactive activities, a strong atmosphere of celebration, exchange, and integration among all ethnic groups was created throughout the district, injecting vigorous vitality into the work of ethnic unity in the new year.
Firstly, streets, towns, and communities actively built "bridges of hearts" among people of all ethnic groups. Towns and streets actively played their leading role, organically embedding elements of ethnic unity into New Year's Day celebrations. Nanquan Street, Shitan Town, and other towns and streets held special New Year's Day galas, widely inviting people of all ethnic groups in their jurisdictions to gather together, enhancing mutual understanding and friendship by enjoying cultural performances and participating in fun activities. New Era Civilization Practice Stations in Longzhouwan Street, Lianhua Street, and other places also carried out activities such as park visits and cultural performances. These activities provided residents of all ethnic groups with a warm opportunity to step out of their homes and integrate into the community, effectively promoting neighborly harmony and community cohesion, and strengthening the foundation of ethnic unity at the grassroots level.
Secondly, schools served as the "main battleground" for inheriting culture and building consensus. Primary and secondary schools throughout the district fully utilized the New Year's Day holiday to carry out themed and educational campus cultural activities. Chongqing Banan Experimental Middle School successfully held the "Banan Stage Empowers Growth, Pomegranate Hearts Unite to Start a New Journey" New Year's Day art performance, vividly interpreting the profound meaning of "being tightly bound together like pomegranate seeds" through art. Schools such as Yudong No. 2 Primary School and Yudong No. 4 Primary School continued to hold New Year's Day temple fairs themed on traditional culture, allowing students to enhance their cultural confidence through experiencing folk customs. Schools such as Dajiang Primary School and Lijiatuo Primary School simultaneously opened ethnic unity practice classes during the activities, planting the seeds of ethnic unity in the hearts of young people through ethnic songs and dances, knowledge explanations, and other forms.
Thirdly, commercial, cultural, tourism, and sports activities created a "grand atmosphere" for comprehensive co-construction. The grand opening of the "Enjoy the New Year, Savings in Banan" New Year Consumption Season across the district has provided a broad social platform for promoting exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups. During the consumption season, a series of themed activities, including a million-yuan consumer voucher giveaway and four major New Year-themed events, deeply integrated traditional folk customs, cultural and sports events, and diverse consumption scenarios. This attracted citizens and tourists from different backgrounds to participate, sharing the benefits of development and experiencing the unique characteristics of Banan. In the process, this has broadened the space for exchanges among different ethnic groups, deepened their sense of identity and belonging to Banan, and painted a vivid picture of economic and social development resonating with ethnic unity and progress.
