Fujian Province Launches Ideological and Political Course on National Hero Lin Zexu

To commemorate the 240th anniversary of national hero Lin Zexu's birth, Fujian Province's Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, the Provincial Party Committee Education Working Committee, and the Provincial Education Department jointly produced an ideological and political course titled "If It Is Serving the Country, Life and Death Are Not Worshipped - Fujian Province's Universities, Middle Schools and Primary Schools Take the Same Ideological and Political Course in 2025". The course premiered on multiple platforms on August 30, with university, middle school, and primary school students across the province jointly starting the new semester through collective viewing and independent learning.

Key Takeaways:

• The course aims to promote patriotism and follow Lin Zexu's example, encouraging students to integrate their individual self into the greater self of family and country.
• The course breaks the boundaries of traditional classrooms, using multi-level and three-dimensional methods to show Lin Zexu's value stance and spiritual realm as a person and an official.
• Over 1,000 schools across the province have organized students to watch the course, combining centralized viewing with independent viewing to include it as an important part of the start-of-school education.
• Teachers and students are organized to carry out relevant thematic education and publicity activities after viewing the course.
• The course is part of a larger effort by the province to integrate Chinese historical figures into ideological and political courses to cultivate a sense of patriotism and draw spiritual strength from it.
• The Provincial Party Committee's Education Working Committee will integrate this curriculum into the ideological and political education programs at the beginning of the school year at primary, secondary, and college levels.

Statistics:

• Over 1,000 schools across the province have organized students to watch the course.
• The course is being viewed by university, middle school, and primary school students across the province.