We should cherish the lives we lead now

After undergoing five days of training in the cradle of the Chinese revolution, I realized that the "youth version" of a Party school was completely different from what I had imagined.

The National Youth Education Center for Revolutionary History in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi province, provides education about the Communist Party of China, mostly to domestic students and young people who work for the government.

The wide range of classes on offer in the curriculum caught my eye immediately because there were few lectures, addresses or speeches.