Chapter 4220: Colorful Activities

At eight o'clock in the morning, the first class of this training class officially began. The professor who gave the lecture to the students was Professor Cheng Dongliang of the Central Party School, and the course he taught was "Frontier Issues of China's Democratic Political Construction."

Professor Cheng Dongliang was in his fifties, about the same age as most students. As soon as he entered the classroom, he started taking attendance. The students were well prepared, so no one was absent, and everyone was present, which made Professor Cheng very satisfied.

Professor Cheng's teaching style was humorous and explained profound theories in simple language, and what he talked about were some sensitive issues currently in China, and the scale was still relatively large. Only in such a training class could one hear such courses, which basically couldn't be heard outside.

Professor Cheng gave many examples, all of which were hot topics currently happening, and many were hotly discussed on the Internet. Through the handling of these hot topics, he expounded on some major contradictions currently existing in society.

These contradictions included the relationship between adhering to socialism with Chinese characteristics and absorbing the common achievements of human civilization, the relationship between improving the democratic system and reforming and improving the Party's leadership and governing methods, and the relationship between expanding orderly political participation by citizens and maintaining stability. On this basis, he put forward his understanding and views on cracking these contradictions.

What Professor Cheng talked about was what these students needed most at present. As long as they could digest and absorb these things, they could improve their governing ability, better resolve social contradictions, and promote social development.

Professor Cheng taught well, and what he talked about was not only very good theoretical knowledge but also very practical methods, so the students listened very attentively, and from time to time, students would raise their own questions and ask Professor Cheng to answer them, which made the classroom atmosphere very good.

Su Xinghui also listened very attentively and felt that this class was very beneficial to him. This Professor Cheng really had goods in his stomach.

Soon, forty-five minutes passed, and Professor Cheng announced the end of the class. His lecture hadn't finished yet and would continue the next day.

On this day, their courses were arranged quite tightly. They had six classes in one day. The courses of this day were very fulfilling, including "Basic Issues of Marxism-Leninism," "Research on Several Issues of Intra-Party Democracy," "Basic Theory of Socialist Market Economy and Economic System Reform," etc., all of which were very useful to these municipal party secretaries.

Su Xinghui felt that this training class was indeed very useful, not a mere formality, and could well improve their theoretical level and governing ability.

Su Xinghui took many notes in class, and after class, he also added these notes and his own understanding to the PPTs he made.

When he was making PPTs, Zhang Chongshan was leaning on his bed, looking at the textbook. He turned his head to look at the PPT made by Su Xinghui and smiled, "Xinghui, you are really amazing. You can still use a computer. People of our age don't even know how to turn on a computer."

Su Xinghui smiled, "Using a computer is not difficult at all. Old Zhang, you can also learn. Using a computer is really quite convenient."

Zhang Chongshan shook his head, "No. Now the brain is not enough, and time and energy are not enough. I can't learn this new thing anymore."

Su Xinghui also shook his head with a wry smile. Yes, he and other students were basically two generations apart. Where could these fifty-year-old municipal party secretaries learn computers? They were too busy at ordinary times to have the mind to figure out these things, and most importantly, they didn't need to use computers. They had secretaries to do these things for them.

Su Xinghui liked to do things by himself at ordinary times and didn't rely on Ding Qingyong for everything, so when he came to this training class, he could use his laptop to do these things by himself, which was very beneficial for his exams and writing papers.

On the second day after the training class officially started, after the two classes in the afternoon, Zhang Chongshan convened all the students to hold a class meeting. The theme of the class meeting was to discuss some activities that the training class would hold recently.

First proposed was the red song concert proposed by Qian Wenyu. As soon as Qian Wenyu proposed to hold this red song concert at the class meeting, the students cheered and agreed unanimously, and the next step was to determine the time and place of the red song concert.

Many students proposed to hold this red song concert this weekend, because there was no class on the weekend, and it was just right to hold such an activity.

However, other students felt that holding this red song concert this weekend was a bit too urgent. Everyone hadn't prepared well, and they wanted to invite those leaders to participate in this red song concert. In just a few days, the leaders' schedules might have been arranged long ago, and it was very likely that they couldn't be invited, so it should be pushed back for a period of time.

The second opinion received more support, because their opinions were indeed reasonable. There were only a few days left this weekend, and holding a red song concert was indeed a bit too urgent. The leaders' schedules were generally arranged quite tightly, and they might not be able to be invited this weekend, so waiting for a period of time was more appropriate.

After everyone's discussion, finally, this red song concert was set for the weekend a month later. As for the location, it still needed to be contacted with the school, and it was best to set it in the auditorium on campus. The sound facilities of the Party School's auditorium were quite good, and it was very suitable for holding such a performance.

More importantly, holding a red song concert here was also more suitable for inviting leaders to participate.

Although this red song concert was set to be held a month later, the training class still had an activity this weekend. Zhang Chongshan proposed to organize a two-day tour of the capital this weekend, and this proposal was also agreed upon by everyone unanimously.

Although the municipal party secretaries present came to the capital quite often, every time they came to the capital, they were in a hurry, either running for relationships or running for projects. Where did they have time to play in the capital?

And there were countless attractions in the capital, which were still very yearning. All Chinese people hoped to see those famous attractions in the capital.

The two-day tour this weekend was first to go to the square to watch the flag-raising, which could be considered patriotic education, and it had a certain relationship with this study. Then it was to go to the Memorial Hall, the Forbidden City, the Military Museum, and other attractions, all of which could be related to patriotic education. This could be considered a theme party day activity held by the party branch, and at noon, it was to go to a forest park for a picnic.

Such a tour itinerary was very popular with students. It was early spring, which could be considered going out for a spring outing, especially going out for a picnic, which was an experience that these leaders who were busy with official business and tired of paperwork rarely had, so everyone passed it unanimously.

Xu Weidong, the study committee member, proposed that at the class meeting after the courses ended every afternoon, students should take turns to talk about their insights on this study according to their understanding of the class and combined with a book they liked.

Xu Weidong's proposal was also passed unanimously by everyone. Such an activity was also very meaningful, especially after knowing that the leaders attached great importance to this training class, such an activity could obviously make the leaders look at the students of this time with new eyes. Everyone also proposed to invite a professor from the Party School to participate in every such class meeting and let the professor comment on the students' speeches.

As for Su Xinghui, the sports committee member, he proposed to often organize some sports competitions during class breaks or weekends. Of course, these sports competitions would not be intense sports like basketball and football. These sports were not very suitable for these leaders around fifty years old.

In Su Xinghui's vision, non-confrontational sports such as table tennis, badminton, and tennis could be carried out. These sports were very suitable for these middle-aged people, and these sports also had a relatively deep mass foundation among these leading cadres. Many people liked them, and the Party School also had an indoor gymnasium and venues for these sports, so it was very suitable to carry them out in the training class.

In addition, chess and Go competitions could also be carried out. These two chess sports were the national quintessence of our country, and the mass foundation was equally deep. Chess wouldn't be mentioned, almost no one wouldn't play, and Go, after experiencing the Go fever more than twenty years ago, also cultivated a large number of enthusiasts. These leading cadres were young more than twenty years ago, and many people liked to play Go.

Therefore, when Su Xinghui proposed to hold these competitions, it was also passed unanimously. These competitions could not only enrich amateur life but also increase some competitiveness. Some people who felt they had unique skills thought they could show their faces in the competition, show off, let the leaders notice themselves, and even people with average levels hoped to increase some entertainment.