In a city, one soil nurtures one culture. Culture endows a city with a unique temperament. The times are constantly advancing, and cities are changing rapidly. Recently, at the press conference of the State Council Information Office, the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that the urbanization rate of China's permanent population has "progressed beyond expectations" and achieved the "14th Five Year Plan" target ahead of schedule. As urbanization enters the "second half" of development, shifting from quantitative expansion to qualitative improvement, how to create unique national defense classrooms in cities and continuously enhance national defense awareness has become a new issue. Shanghai is the birthplace of the CPC, the birthplace of its original aspiration, the birthplace of its great founding spirit, and the pioneer of Chinese path to modernization. In May of this year, the "Glorious City" 2025 Shanghai Red Culture Season was launched. The military and civilian sectors in Shanghai are working together to explore new forms of red culture dissemination and national defense education, making caring for national defense, loving national defense, building national defense, and defending national defense a new trend in the city. On the audio app, a new "cloud based" matrix of red classics has been built, including "The Five Heroes of Langya Mountain", "Lei Feng Diary", and "The Red Army is Not Afraid of Expedition Difficulties". With the arrival of summer, a Shanghai audio platform has opened a "Red Classics" section on the app's homepage, launching more than 50 red audio works online and embarking on a red journey of parent-child reading with millions of families. Each era has its own unique communication methods. Where is the battlefield for national defense education in the new era? How can national defense education accurately connect with the concerns of young people? Based on these issues, the military and civilian sectors in Shanghai have conducted research and worked together to explore the construction of a systematic "cloud based" communication matrix for national defense education. The Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and the Shanghai Garrison District have launched the "National Defense Education Day Online Live Broadcast" for two consecutive years, with staff from relevant departments, experts from military academies, and representatives of outstanding retired soldiers taking turns on stage to explain military knowledge and share national defense stories. The live broadcast lasted over 8 hours and attracted over 7.5 million viewers. They can overcome obstacles, climb ladders, and dive underwater, with great strength and fast speed, super powerful! ”In late June, at the recording site of a children's program on Oriental TV, Junwa Zhou interacted with the host and described his image as a soldier in childlike words. This program team has been cooperating with the Political Work Bureau of Shanghai Garrison for 7 years, visiting more than 1000 military families and inviting more than 100 military children to participate in recording. Together, they plan and launch multiple special programs such as National Defense Education in Kindergarten, Listening to Grandfather Generals Tell Stories, and Walking into the Oriental Green Boat National Defense Park. The program is broadcast simultaneously on TV media and Internet platform, and becomes a hot spot on the Internet once it is released. A video platform in Shanghai and the security zone jointly issued a "one-day military camp exploration" online solicitation order, inviting more than 10 young video production teams to enter the military camp and experience a day of military travel, with phrases such as "I'm in the army again", "Romantic night flight of a female fighter pilot", and "This is the best video I've ever watched this year". The series of national defense education propaganda videos filmed and produced have received high views on video platforms. The full screen of red bullet comments shuttle through, becoming a "hardcore" national defense education class. Shanghai has multiple influential online platforms, and there is great potential to explore new models of national defense education. Going to the 'cloud' platform makes national defense education more interesting and meaningful, "said the leader of the Political Work Bureau of Shanghai Garrison District. The transformation of national defense education methods has created more vivid and lively works, which have entered the hearts of more and more young people. National defense themed flash mob enters the bustling city and leverages the trend to "get out of the circle". "I won the J-35A and Fujian ship! ”In late June, a unique national defense themed flash mob event was held at a large shopping mall in Jing'an District, Shanghai, with the slogan "I have gathered four cards: Dongfeng, God of War, Weilong, and Kunpeng. Citizens participating in fun national defense knowledge quizzes on site can win a newly designed national defense themed card. As a highlight project of the "Glorious City" 2025 Shanghai Red Culture Season, the national defense themed flash mob will last for 4 days. At the event, exquisite military models, highly collectible commemorative badges, and creatively designed national defense themed stationery attracted many citizens to stop and watch. Many teenage "military enthusiasts" exchange their cards on site and share knowledge about weapons and equipment. Using cultural and creative industries as a carrier to bring national defense education into commercial districts and integrate it into daily life is an innovative exploration of the form of national defense education for all. ”The relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee introduced that this move breaks the traditional venue restrictions, enriches the business district formats, and expands the coverage of education, bringing immersive national defense culture experiences to citizens. In Shanghai, various new forms of national defense education that closely follow the trend of culture and cater to the aesthetic characteristics of young people have been implemented, such as creating cartoon military images and launching "AI instructors" to host national defense knowledge competitions. The original design of the "Guardian of Shanghai" image is carried by cute cartoon characters, integrating elements of red culture, military culture, maritime culture, etc. It frequently appears at various national defense education activities and is deeply loved by young people. Education 'going out of the circle' should first break traditional thinking. The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission introduced that as the birthplace and gathering place of trendy culture, Shanghai's national defense education should also update its concepts, cleverly integrate themes such as patriotism and mission responsibility into fashionable and trendy elements, and create products that are both ideological and interesting. At the beginning of this year, the "People's Army: Music and National Defense Course" was held at the China Financial Information Center. The course ingeniously integrates live storytelling with various art forms such as music, film and television, animation, poetry, etc., immersively reviewing the development process of the People's Army and depicting the heroic struggle history of the People's Army. The teaching of national defense education requires a sense of immersion in order to be infectious. Young students should listen to and watch these high-quality courses more, "said the school leader of Chongming Experimental Middle School after class. Approaching the border for 13 years, we have continuously polished our distinctive "brand". Whether it is the martyrs of the volunteer army who defend their country, the space heroes who explore the sky, or ordinary people like their parents, they all love their country and their home in their hearts. This feeling of family and country is the "bugle sound" that always resonates in the hearts of every Chinese. ”On May 27th, at the finals of the "Love Our National Defense" speech competition for teachers and students in primary, secondary, and tertiary schools in Shanghai, Zhu Chenxuan, a student from Baoshan District Xingzhi Foreign Language School, delivered a keynote speech titled "The Sound of the Military Emblem at Home and the National Conditions", discussing the "military horn" sentiment and winning the first prize in the primary school category. At the award ceremony, Hu Mengna, a retired college student soldier from Shanghai Normal University, took the stage to receive the red certificate. Hu Mengna's grandmother made a special trip from Zhejiang to Shanghai by car and encouraged her in the audience, hoping that she would continue to contribute to national defense. Although my military career was short, I gained a lot and I will never forget it for the rest of my life, "said Hu Mengna. This academic year's speech competition has gone through preliminary rounds, semi-finals, and online voting, attracting over 1000 teachers and students from primary, secondary, and tertiary schools in the city to participate. The online viewing volume of the speech video has reached 20 million times. ”It is reported that as a key brand event in the city, the "Love Our National Defense" series covers various categories such as speech competitions, essay contests, photography competitions, etc. In order to broaden the genre of creation, the Shanghai Military and Civilian Affairs also held the first "Love Our National Defense" Red Network Short Drama Script Competition. During the competition, the organizing committee received over 200 short drama scripts, and a number of excellent original scripts emerged, including "Hou Shaoqiu: Starry Clouds" and "Beyond Time and Space Secret Message". I want to create a work that transcends time and space, to build a spiritual bridge between us and our revolutionary predecessors. ”The creator of the best creative script "Beyond Time and Space Secret Letter", Zhang Zhuan, introduced that "the inspiration for the script topic came from the revolutionary pioneer Chen Yannian. He sacrificed his life for the revolutionary ideal, which also gave birth to my initial creative impulse." "Some people admire the beauty of the border, but only after passing through the border can they experience the bitterness behind it." "Enduring the loneliness of thousands of miles of sea and guarding the peace of thousands of lights"... Looking through the "Approaching the Border Line" themed activity reflection collection, students expressed their simple patriotic and military feelings with sincere words. The 'Approaching the Border Defense Line' activity, held once a year for 13 consecutive years, ignites the enthusiasm of young people for respecting the military and martial arts. ”The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission introduced that with the joint efforts of the military and the civilian, more than 700 Shanghai high school students have participated in the event so far, and have established regular contacts with some border and coastal defense cities, with the influence continuously increasing. The size of a city determines the size of a national defense classroom. The leaders of Shanghai Garrison Command stated that in the next step, they will focus on the development of the times, strengthen military civilian cooperation, continuously promote innovation in national defense education models, and strive to create a more dynamic and influential group of educational samples. (New Society)