The experience was very impressive and profound

Although I joined the Party two decades ago, this was my first trip to Yan'an and my first systematic study of the Party, including history, spirit and theory.

I'm an engineering consultant, and I rarely had a chance to study the Party until I was appointed to my company's Party committee. I undertook periods of short-term study at a local Party school, usually two or three days, but it wasn't adequate.

My trip to the Yan'an academy was arranged by the Tianjin organization department. Two weeks before the program started, I was told to hand over my work and travel to Yan'an.