The Historical Construction and Discourse Shaping of Pishihang Spirit:Centered on the Report of People's Daily(1950-2023)
Since its construction in 1958,Pishihang irrigation area project has played a great role in west Anhui and even Huaihe River basin.The Pishihang spirit of "self-reliance,tenacious struggle,sacrifice,science and truth"is also born here.As one of the important factors in the formation of collective memory,news report plays an important role in the formation of red spirit and the encouragement and promotion of mass behavior.People's Daily,as the offi-cial newspaper of the CPC Central Committee and the most influencing newspaper in China,has reported a lot on Pishihang River Basin since before the construction of the irrigation area project,witnessing the multiple transforma-tion of the irrigation area project from non-existence to existence,from the area of disaster prevention and flood con-trol,agricultural protection to ecological conservation,tourism economy and so on.The discourse shaping and subli-mation of Pishihang spirit can also be found in People's Daily's historical report on irrigation area project.