Compiled by He Sai & Bai Ning

Translated by Luo Dongyuan & Xiao Jiayan

Photos by Visual News Center of Hubei Daily & Hubei Provincial Archives

From 1921 to 2021,the Communist Party of China has undergone a glorious course toward her centenary.History has proved that this has been a century for the Party to fulfill its original mission,to endure great hardships with a pioneering and innovative spirit,to surge forward courageously,and to create brilliance and miracles that push China forward to a better future.Through one hundred years’trials and hardship,time has scripted a spectacular and milestone-packed epic of the splendid history of the Communist Party of China.

The year 1921 witnessed an unprecedented social crisis in the Chinese nation which was devastated by incessant internal wars and turbulence while being endangered by the aggression of foreign powers.At this crucial moment,the Party was born,integrating Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese workers’movement.This epoch-making event has profoundly transformed the direction of the Chinese nation since modern times,greatly altered the future and destiny of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation,and fundamentally revolutionized the paradigms and patterns of global development.

From a small party with only a few dozen members to the world’s largest governing party with more than 95 million members,and moving from a poor and weak backward country toward a great modern socialist country,the Party has nourished a new social practice,a new political system,and a new development path under the guidance of Marxism.

1921—2021，中国共产党走过了一百年的光辉历程。历史证明，这一百年是中国共产党矢志践行初心使命的一百年，是筚路蓝缕奠基立业的一百年，是创造辉煌开辟未来的一百年。风雨苍黄百年路，时间如椽巨笔，为中国共产党的发展史写就一本丰富生动的教科书。

1921年，在中华民族内忧外患、社会危机空前深重的历史大背景下，中国共产党诞生，并把马克思列宁主义同中国工人运动结合起来。这一开天辟地的大事变，深刻改变了近代以后中华民族发展的方向和进程，深刻改变了中国人民和中华民族的前途和命运，深刻改变了世界发展的趋势和格局。

从只有几十人的小党发展成拥有9500 多万名党员的世界最大执政党，从积贫积弱的落后国家向着社会主义现代化强国前进，马克思主义信仰催生了一种新的社会实践、一套新的政治制度、一条新的发展道路。

中国共产党始终把实现共产主义作为最高理想和最终目标，一代又一代中国共产党人把为中国人民谋幸福、为中华民族谋复兴作为自己的初心和使命，顽强拼搏、不懈奋斗。从中国共产党建党的开天辟地，到新中国成立的改天换地，到改革开放的翻天覆地，中国共产党和中国国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革，初心使中国共产党永葆政治本色，使命使中国共产党永具前进动力，一路跨高山闯险关，推动中华民族迎来了从站起来、富起来到强起来的伟大飞跃。

The charming Fuhe River (Photo by You Zhongping)府河雄姿(游忠平 摄)

The Communist Party of China has consistently taken the realization of communism as the highest ideal and final objective.Generation after generation of Chinese communists have remained true to the original aspirations and mission in the pursuit of happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,and have been working diligently and unremittingly for this cause.From the founding of the Party to the founding of the People’s Republic of China,and to the launch of reform and opening-up,both the Party and the country have witnessed profound changes and achieved a miracle of development unprecedented in human history.The Party always stays true to its original aspiration,bears its eternal mission in mind,breaking the waves and sailing out for the journey ahead.Chinese people have stood up; the nation has become prosperous and is still growing in strength.

To develop itself into a fulcrum in the rise of Central China,stay at the forefront of reform and opening-up,and compose new chapters of development constitute the major tasks for the province of Hubei.Here in this province a new regional development layout is launched,guided by the principle of “one megacity Wuhan as the main engine,two sub-provincial cities Yichang and Xiangyang as propellers,and all other cities coordinating jointly.’ As an important node for internal circulation and a strategic link point for dual circulation covering both the domestic and overseas markets,the inland province of Hubei has now emerged at the forefront of reform and opening-up.

With this great and ongoing mission of prosperity in mind,the centenary ushers in the prime of China’s life.Strong determination and down-to-earth practices are the keys to a long and fruitful journey.The best tribute to history is to write a new and glorious history; the best promise of the future is to create a better future.From this issue,Special Focusstarts a special series of stories,by the name of “Splendid Achievements Made by the Heroic People of Hubei in the Past 100 Years,” to outline and record the footprints of changes in the land of Hubei as a special gift to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

建成支点、走在前列、谱写新篇，中国中部的湖北省面对的都是重大时代课题。“一主引领、两翼驱动、全域协同”，湖北正在构建新的区域发展布局。打造中国国内大循环的重要节点和国内国际双循环的战略链接点，地处内陆的湖北正跃上开放前沿、成为开放高地。

胸怀千秋伟业，恰是百年风华；走好漫漫征途，唯有笃定实干。对历史最好的致敬，是书写新的历史；对未来最好的把握，就是开创更美好的未来。时值中国共产党百年华诞之际，本刊特推出“荆楚百年”系列，汇集湖北百年发展亮点，勾勒荆楚大地百年变迁的足迹，以飨读者。

Earning the title of “Motor Valley” of China,the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone takes on a fantastic new look.从“中国车都”向“中国车谷”跨越升级的武汉经开区焕新颜。