Chapter of Youth｜China Youth Network Comment: Internet communication allows ideological and political education to break through the circle and grow

The innovation of ideological and political education must not only adhere to the thickness of the content, but also expand the breadth of communication. When the "Youth Chapter·Mountains and Rivers Remembered" online communication event was held at Taiyuan University of Technology, those ignited memories of youth and those awakened echoes of the times are forming a surging force through the Internet, taking root in a wider space, allowing more young people to find their own spiritual coordinates among mountains and rivers.

The depth of an ideological and political class lies not only in how many stories it tells, but also in how many seeds it plants in the hearts of young people. From the descendants of Song Renqiong's affectionate look back at the revolutionary years of their fathers, to Youyu tree planter Li Yunsheng's account of his persistence in greening the local area for more than 70 years; from the daily life of Zhang Weidong, a national flag guard, practicing in March and Summer, to Gu Pengfei, a member of Taiyuan University of Technology's polar clean energy innovation team, persevering in the extreme cold of more than 30 degrees below zero - these seemingly unrelated individual narratives, but together they outline the youth map of an era.

The power of network communication lies in its ability to "reach". The youthful choices during the war years in the Taihang Mountains, the persistence of the supporting teachers in the Pamir Plateau, the Taiyuan University of Technology basketball team’s struggle to win the championship after 14 years... These real and tangible details are spread through the Internet, breaking through geographical restrictions, allowing young people across the country to feel the same spiritual touch at the same time. This online communication activity makes ideological and political education both "excellent" and "spread" through online communication.

With the theme of "Youth Chapter, Mountains and Rivers Remembered", this event built a narrative framework of three chapters: "Chasing the light and finding the way", "Picking up the light and walking the road" and "Flash and opening the way". This structural design not only conforms to the fragmented reading habits of online communication, but more importantly, it forms a clear spiritual growth path: from pursuing the light of history, to fulfilling the current mission, to creating a path for the future.

Ideological and political education needs to adapt to the information-receiving habits of contemporary youth. When Yang Huiyao, a teacher at the School of Marxism at Taiyuan University of Technology, told the story of young people in the new era nourished by the Taihang Spirit, the Luliang Spirit, and the Youyu Spirit, these contents were not only heard at the scene, but also disseminated through short video reports, graphic reports, and other forms. Gao Congyao, a student at Changzhi College, said, "Sister, we will continue to do what you haven't finished yet." spread through the Internet and became a spiritual force that inspired more young people.

Network communication has also brought about innovations in participation methods. Through on-site interaction, online discussions, topic setting, etc., this event transformed young people from passive recipients to active participants and communicators. When the basketball team of Taiyuan University of Technology took the stage to interact with the students, and when Song Jingbo, a descendant of the revolutionary ancestors, looked back on the years of his father's generation, these contents were redistributed through the Internet, inspiring more young people to think and discuss.

When an ideological and political open class moves from campus to the Internet, and from the scene to the cloud, it not only reaches more people, but also reaches more diverse ideological collisions. Those stories about struggle, responsibility and dedication have gained new vitality in cyberspace. They are no longer one-time event sites, but digital resources that can be watched repeatedly, discussed continuously, and fermented continuously.

In the era of information explosion, how can ideological and political education not be drowned in the massive amount of content? The answer may lie in such innovative exploration - telling stories that touch the heart in a format that young people like to hear and see, and using the power of network communication to give the red gene new vitality in the digital age. When youth stories are remembered by more people through the Internet, ideological and political education will have more possibilities to reach young people. (Qiao Jiaxin)