What is the spirit of Lei Feng? Why is March 5 designated as the Day to Learn from Lei Feng?

The Lei Feng spirit is named after Lei Feng. It takes Lei Feng’s spirit as its basic connotation and is a revolutionary spirit that is constantly enriched and developed in practice. Its essence and core is to serve the people wholeheartedly and make selfless contributions to the people's cause. It has become synonymous with the spiritual civilization of our era and a symbol of advanced culture. Premier Zhou comprehensively and incisively summarized Lei Feng's spirit as "a clear class stance of love and hate, a revolutionary spirit that is consistent in words and deeds, a communist style that forgets selfishness, and a proletarian fighting spirit that disregards one's own safety."

In order to commemorate Comrade Lei Feng and learn from Lei Feng’s spirit, on March 5, 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong’s inscription “Learn from Comrade Lei Feng” for the heroic soldier Lei Feng who died in the line of duty in a certain unit of the Shenyang Army was published in the People’s Daily . Since then, activities to learn from Lei Feng have been widely carried out across the country.

Lei Feng's Quotations:

Without wind and rain, it cannot grow into a big tree; without being tempered, it is difficult to become steel. Moving forward in the face of difficulties is also the only way for our revolutionary youth to grow. Young people with ideals and potential must be willing to endure hardship. ——Lei Feng

Youth is always beautiful, but true youth only belongs to those who strive for the top, those who always work selflessly, and those who are always humble. —— Lei Feng ?

Nails have two advantages: one is squeezing power, and the other is drilling power. We must promote this "nail" spirit in study and be good at squeezing and drilling. ——Lei Feng