China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4 every year, marks the anniversary of the May Fourth Movement in China.
In the new era, Chinese youth are expected to carry on the May Fourth spirit, which refers to patriotism, progress, democracy and science, with patriotism at the core, and bear their responsibility to strive for national rejuvenation.
On this year's Youth Day, let's take a look at how the current young generation in China is shaping their future and chasing their dreams.
Researchers pose for a group photo after the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Luo Xinsheng (L) instructs a "post-00s" staff member on assembly work at the final assembly and testing workshop of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in north China's Tianjin, April 19, 2023. Luo Xinsheng, born in 1988, is in charge of the final assembly and testing of the new-generation carrier rockets such as Long March-5 and Long March-7. As a veteran, Luo led his team with an average age of 29 in every detail and completed the final assembly task many times. The youth play a vital role in space exploration and manned moon landings, and should contribute more to China's progress in aerospace science and technology, Luo said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
This photo taken on March 24, 2023 shows Mu Yiping (L) and his wife Tan Yan with their coffee van in Bome County of Nyingchi City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. This young couple from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality runs a mobile coffee van business that allowed them to fund their travels while enjoying the trip. They continued to make progress with their coffee business as they continued with their mountain adventure, setting up stalls on the roadside during traffic jams. They also began to serve new beverages infused with Tibetan characteristics. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)
Li Chenyu, a student at Anhui Normal University, creates portraits of a fallen hero's family in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, March 31, 2023. A number of volunteers have joined the "Portraits for War Heroes" project launched by Anhui Normal University in November 2021, which aims to create portraits of heroes and help more families realize their dream of reuniting with their loved ones. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Coffee farming volunteer Lin Wenzhe makes coffee for tourists at Yeyatang Valley coffee farm in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 27, 2023. Yang Hongjian, who was born in the 1990s and the founder of the Yeyatang Valley coffee farm, is a former teacher whose father and grandfather were among the first large-scale coffee farmers in the region. As a third-generation coffee grower, he returned to the village in 2020 to build a coffee farm. He also established the volunteer platform One Cup of Yunnan with his partner Wang Guoliyi. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Cheng Wentao restores a book at the ancient book restoration center of Shanxi Library in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, April 22, 2023. Cheng, a "post-90s" ancient book restorer at Shanxi Library, has been working in this field since 2017. After years of work which requires great skill, precision, patience and a high sense of responsibility, he has restored more than 30 ancient books and dozens of rubbings and title deeds. He said that the most fulfilling thing for him is to restore the damaged ancient books with his own hands to revive history. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)
Shao Tianhong gives a lecture on an ancient cartography book in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 10, 2023. Shao Tianhong, a "post-90s" art market practitioner, graduated from a British university and studied Chinese art history for her Master's degree. Shao has been engaged in the collectibles auction market since graduation. (Xinhua)
