East China’s Jiangsu province launched series of activities to mark the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, the greatest thinker of modern times.
Some 400 young people were organized by authorities in Nantong on Friday to mark the 200th birthday of Karl Marx by performing a stage play Karl Marx is a post-90s to answer the puzzles encountered by the young people from the youth perspectives and in the youth style.
Nantong established the nation’s first Young Marxist Academy last year and opened a micro-video and WeChat column on the Internet, which has become an effective interface for youth at the grass-roots level in Nantong to reach Marxism, spread the truth, and shore up their beliefs.
The College of Marxism at Yangzhou University launched a series of themed activities under the title of Going into Marxism. By holding symposiums and carrying out Red Classics Reading, the students are more sensible of Marx’s determination to pursue the truth.
Suqian city organized an exhibition of Marxist literature and published works such as the New Rheinland News, People's Daily and the Communist Manifesto.
In addition, the 200th Anniversary of Marx commemorative stamp designed by Wu Weishan, a famous sculptor from Dongtai of Jiangsu and director of the National Art Museum of China, was issued Friday and has been sought after by many philatelists.
Though repeatedly being dispelled in his life, Marx has become more and more recognized in today's world, especially after the 2008 financial crisis. People want an explanation. So they turn to Marx for the answer -- he is not out; he is in.
In September 1999, the BBC launched an online poll to find the greatest thinker of the millennium. Karl Marx, a great German philosopher and pioneer of the international communist movement, topped the list, leading Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and even Charles Darwin with a clear margin.
Two centuries on, despite huge and profound changes in human society, the name of Karl Marx is still respected all over the world and his theory still shines with the brilliant light of truth, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a grand gathering that marks the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth.
(Source: Jiangsu International Channel)
