The rolling billows of the Qiantang River tides bear witness to how Zhejiang has become what it is today.

A couple of millennia back, it was the cradle of the ancient Wu and Yue culture, a place long known for its favorable location and fascinating landscape in southeast China together with a kaleidoscope of flourishing cultures.

One hundred years back, it was the place from which the tiny Red Boat of the Chinese Revolution set sail, giving birth to the giant Party today.

Four decades back, it was one of the provinces in China that pioneered reform and opening-up.

Fast forward to the dawn of the new millennium. It was the very place where Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, put forward the Double-Eight Strategy, which inaugurated the advance exploration in practicing in a single province Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Adhering to the vision of innovative, coordinated, green, and open development for all as inherent in the Double-Eight Strategy, Zhejiang has undergone three leapfrog transformations, from a big provincial economy to a strong one; from a participant in domestic and international opening up to an integral member of the global economy; and from a province living in generally moderate prosperity to the one living in greater prosperity in all respects. A happy and comfortable home for all is taking shape in Zhejiang.

(Edited by Ye Ke)