The 13 years in Yan'an was a critical period for the Party in exploring Chinese modernization, laying a solid foundation for national independence and people's liberation, and creating fundamental social conditions for modernization, said Li Qun, vice-minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Lin Shangli, president of RUC, said the key to the success of Chinese modernization cannot be fully understood without the Party's 13 years in Yan'an. He stressed that without that crucial period, there would be no socialist and Chinese modernization.

Noting the university's glorious revolutionary traditions and distinctive red heritage, Lin highlighted the exhibition's role in fostering a deep understanding of the historical, theoretical, and practical exploration of Chinese modernization.