Ninety years after the Long March, the road once marked by hardship and sacrifice has become a path toward prosperity and hope. Through the lives of local people in Henan, the enduring spirit of perseverance continues to guide a new generation forward.

In 2025, Henan Province hired 5,000 university graduates as rural revitalization assistants. Liu Xuejing, born in 2001, was one of them. Rural revitalization assistants help consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively link the effort with rural revitalization. They are also involved in rural construction and grassroots governance.

Nanyang, Central China's Henan province, is doubling down on making good use of both domestic and international markets alongside resources to seek faster development, after the city historically stepped onto the 500-billion-yuan ($75 billion) economic-scale stage, posting the second-fastest growth in the province last year, according to its top official.

Representatives of historic capitals from around the world convened in Luoyang, Henan province, on Oct. 16-18 for the 6th International Ancient Capitals Forum.