让我们与旧事告别，向新岁开花

我们新中国的医生就应该：为天地立心，为生民立命，为往圣继绝学，为万世开太平”。2026年已经来到了，我想讲一个77年前的故事。她生在南方绍兴，长在南方上海，1945年她从英国和美国读书回到积贫积弱的中国。她的父亲介绍她加入了中国共产党。1949年1月10日两父女从上海乘火车来到北平准备与傅作义的代表进行和平谈判。他们之前派来的三拨人都牺牲了。她来以前就已经做好了死的准备。因此做了很多功课。她熟悉了北平的街道、小吃、文化、建筑。让自己对北平这座城市饱含深情。否则她永远都不知道她为什么而死。她第一次来到这座城市，就是为了这座城市能够和平解放。1949年1月城外100万解放军围而不打，城内有60万傅作义的部队。当年父女俩人一到北平前门火车站就被几十个特务围了。她的父亲当街被刺身亡。20多天她在北平的时间，她坐牢、越狱、被杀、在乱世中亡命，在九死中一生。许多陌生的老百姓拚了命救她于水火。最终她活了下来。1949年1月31日北平和平解放。当年她仅仅只是一个25岁的女生。却可以为了我们的新中国做了这么了不起的一件大事。2026年已经来到了，让我们与旧事告别，向新岁开花。感恩千千万万先辈们的英勇付出，让我们今天可以有了新中国。让我们有饭吃，有衣穿，有书读，有家回。让我们可以与家人闲坐，与灯火可亲。让我们每一个人也可以更加热爱我们可爱的祖国。

Such is the calling of doctors in our new China: To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth, to secure life and fortune for the people, to continue unfinished teachings for past sages and to open a path to lasting peace for generations to come. As 2026 arrives, and I would like to tell a story from 77 years ago. She was born in Shaoxing in southern China and grew up in Shanghai in southern China. In 1945, she returned to a poor and war-torn China after studying in the United Kingdom and the United States. Introduced by her father, she joined the Communist Party of China. On January 10, 1949, the father and daughter took a train from Shanghai to Beiping (now Beijing), ready to take part in peace negotiations with representatives of Fu Zuoyi. Before them, three previous delegations had already sacrificed their lives. Before setting out, she had already prepared herself for death, so she made thorough preparations. She familiarized herself with the streets, local snacks, culture, and architecture of Beiping. She allowed herself to develop a deep affection for the city of Beiping, because otherwise, she felt she would never understand what she was dying for. Her very first arrival in this city was for the sole purpose of its peaceful liberation. In January 1949, one million soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) besieged the city without launching an attack, while 600,000 troops under Fu Zuoyi were stationed inside. Upon arriving at Qianmen Railway Station in Beiping, the father and daughter were encircled by dozens of secret agents. Her father was assassinated on the street, in broad daylight. During the more than twenty days in Beiping, she was imprisoned, escaped from jail, faced assassination attempts, fled for her life in the chaotic war-torn era, and survived against all the odds of death. Countless ordinary citizens, total strangers, risked everything to save her from danger. In the end, she survived. On January 31, 1949, Beiping was peacefully liberated. At that time, she was only a 25-year-old young woman. Yet she had accomplished something extraordinary and magnificent for our New China today. As 2026 arrives, let us bid farewell to the past and allow new beginnings to blossom. We are forever grateful to the countless predecessors whose bravery and sacrifice made it possible for us to have the New China today, A country where we have food to eat, clothes to wear, access to education, and a home to return to. A country where we can sit leisurely with our families, surrounded by the gentle glow of the lights. May each of us cherish, even more deeply, this beloved motherland of ours.