Recently, Meng Zhongyang's book "Medal Marks: A Hundred Years' Party History on the Badge" was published by China Workers' Publishing House.

    Badges, as an important carrier of the Party's honor incentive system, are precious historical relics and witnesses for the study of the Party's history. The book "Medals: A Centennial History of the Party on the Emblem" has 360000 words. According to the division of the party history, it is divided into four parts: the chapter of revolution, the chapter of construction, the chapter of reform, and the chapter of the new era. It selects nearly 700 medals, medals, memorial medals and other medals issued by the CPC and the people's political power led by the CPC, and the people's army in various periods, explaining the centennial trajectory of strengthening the construction of the honor system since the founding of the Communist Party of China. Among them, the relevant historical facts and system construction in various periods, such as how to strengthen discipline construction at the beginning of the founding of the Party, how to standardize the honor system in the period of the Chinese Soviet Republic, how to carry forward revolutionary heroism during the War of Resistance against Japan, how to unite the people and mobilize the masses through awarding honors in the War of Liberation, how to give great awards and honors in 1955, and how to restore the honor system after the reform and opening up, were thoroughly combed and discussed. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), we have summarized and summarized the new progress of the system of commendation for the meritorious service and honor of the Party and the country, reflecting the characteristics of the times.

    This book is rich in both pictures and texts. Focusing on the principle of "popularity first, promotion later", the honor system is studied. The whole book is popular and popular, so that readers can learn knowledge imperceptibly. Some valuable historical facts in the book, such as the eight people awarded with the "Red Flag Medal" in 1931, the background and conditions for the issuance of the "Red Army 10th Anniversary Medal" in the early years of the Anti Japanese War, the military factory named "Jianxin Company" under the leadership of the Central Military Commission in Northeast China after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, and the commemorative medal issued by the Sino Soviet Joint Air Defense at the beginning of the founding of New China, are important historical materials to support the honor system, some of which are disclosed for the first time.

    Meng Zhongyang, the author of this book, has long focused on the study of the history of the Party, the history of modern badges, the national honor system, and the honor code. He has participated in the expert legislative argumentation of many laws, such as the National Medal and National Honorary Titles Law of the People's Republic of China, and is known as the "first person in the study of Chinese badges". This book is the author's achievement of many years of historical research, word of mouth interview records and professional research.

    Jin Chongji, a famous expert in the history of the Party, Zhang Baijia, etc. wrote an inscription or preface to this book. In the preface, Zhang Baijia believes that this book "uses the physical badges issued in various periods as the main historical materials, combined with other kinds of documents, to support the glorious process of the birth, growth and expansion of the CPC", "enriches the content of party history research, and is pioneering in academia".