FOCUS ON HOT SPOTS
The front page of Xinhua Daily published a signed comment: "First in the competition, first in civilization.
Published:
2025-06-18
At the "Scottish Premier League" match held last weekend, a touching scene occurred: After the game, the fans at the scene voluntarily took away their garbage. The cleaning staff, who originally thought they would have to put in a lot of effort, only spent about forty minutes cleaning up the scene. The video was released, and netizens commented: "Su Daqiang" once again delivered a good shot of civilized viewing.
This sentiment is probably no exaggeration: During the match between Nanjing and Huai 'an, the audience who watched the game spontaneously bent down to pick up garbage. In the match between Yangzhou and Taizhou, no matter which side scored, the fans cheered for the athletes enthusiastically without distinction between you and me. After the competition ended, tens of thousands of spectators left the venue safely and orderly in just half an hour. The hot memes like "the coolest way to pick up garbage" and "the speed challenge of leaving the venue" spread all over the Internet. Some netizens said that on the field of the "Su Super League", "Su Daqiang" not only "heated up the Internet meme", but also "heated up the civilization", indeed performing a good show of "humanistic economics".
Within a month of the start of the competition, the jokes were so numerous that it was hard to tell which one to laugh at. Since the start of the Scottish Premier League, it has adhered to the concepts of "Happy Football", "people's Football" and "grassroots football", taking encouraging public participation, stimulating social vitality and enhancing the happiness index of the people as important tenets, and has created a relaxed atmosphere where everyone participates and everyone is happy. "First in the competition, fourteenth in friendship." "Big brother Su is in a bad situation, second brother doesn't care, third brother is always at the bottom." "When you win, add vinegar to the wine; when you lose, add wine to the vinegar." "Everyone wants to be 'Brother Nan'..." Since the start of the Scottish Premier League, there have been frequent hot memes and jokes flying around, and netizens have exclaimed, "My legs hurt from laughing." Amidst the self-mockery and self-mockery of netizens, the image of "Su Daqiang" as open, confident, calm and composed was fully displayed. With the help of the "Su Chao" platform, the "Thirteen Taibao" not only "roll up the hot meme", but also "roll up the culture", "sing a song to express affection", "write a poem to express friendship", the image of "Su Daqiang" chasing each other, 百舸争流, being of one mind and working together is vividly presented. No wonder the media both inside and outside the province have been expressing their admiration, saying, "The 'Thirteen Taibao' are one big family," and directly stating, "The 'loose Jiangsu' is loose in form but not in spirit. 'Loose' is the appearance, 'fully decorated' is the strength, and 'fully decorated' is the standard." They directly point out, "Behind everyone's desire to be 'Brother Nan' is the joint achievement of 'Jiangsu Great Strength'!"
Indeed, whether it's "racing the hot meme", "racing the culture", "racing the civilization", or "racing the image", the "Thirteen Bodyguards" all have an indomitable spirit that everyone wants to be "Brother Nan". This "competition" is directly reflected in the competition venues, but it doesn't stop there: Changzhou offers free entrance tickets to scenic spots to tourists from Yangzhou. Yancheng, Zhenjiang and other places have given "benefits" to fans from other places. Jiangyin Public Security Bureau has for the first time put into use the "Jiang Xiaoxun" all-terrain robot dog, the "Iron Man" robot dog and humanoid robots, using intelligent devices to safeguard the safety and civilization of the competition venue... On the field of the Scottish Premier League, the "Thirteen Protectors" are neck and neck, competing with each other. On the track of civilized viewing and urban civilization construction, the "Thirteen Bodyguards" are also neck and neck, competing with each other. It is precisely in this kind of "competition" that a win-win situation has been achieved where the city's civilized image is enhanced simultaneously and the citizens' civilized qualities are improved together.
The "Jiangsu Super League" serves as a window. While showcasing the fine image of Jiangsu people, it also highlights Jiangsu's positive achievements in spiritual civilization construction: all 13 prefecture-level cities have been selected as national Civilized cities, 8 county-level cities have been newly selected, and 16 county-level cities have passed the re-examination, all ranking among the top in the country... Civilized qualities are not cultivated in a day. The "most handsome posture" of bending over to pick up garbage on the sports field is rooted in the profound soil of civilization in Jiangsu. The "Scottish Super League" is an examination venue. In the test of civility and quality, everyone wants to be an "outstanding student". Every city makes the greatest efforts and every city presents its best state. This kind of "sense of honor" that transcends the outcome of competition makes the cities more civilized and beautiful. The Scottish Premier League is more of a melting pot. In this melting pot, fans are learning and growing, and so are the cities. The self-awareness of fans has driven more spectators to follow suit. The event organizers have taken advantage of the situation and used eco-friendly bags, commemorative badges, etc. as encouragement for fans to watch the event in a civilized manner. Local authorities take advantage of the situation to carry out activities and promote the experience of the competition venues to public places such as parks and business districts... When individual behaviors converge into collective self-awareness and when competitions become a "melting pot" for nurturing social civilization, a positive interaction is thus formed: the cultivation of civilization outside the competition venue gives rise to civilization inside the venue, and the "most stylish way of picking up garbage" inside the venue, in turn, becomes a positive energy for promoting social civilization.
"First in the competition, first in civility!" This is Jiangsu. The various details both on and off the field of the "Jiangsu Super League" showcase from one aspect the new realm and new height that Jiangsu has been striving to build a highland of moral standards and strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization. The "Jiangsu Super League" has gone viral and is an honor for the city and Jiangsu Province. Everyone should cherish it very much. The matches of the Scottish Premier League are still ongoing, and the test of civility is far from over. When the spotlight shines on the face, even a tiny flaw can be magnified. As the attention paid to the "Scottish Premier League" continues to rise, the tests for fans' civilized viewing and citizens' civilized qualities will become increasingly "difficult", and the inspections will become more and more strict. I sincerely hope that on the field of the "Scottish Premier League", everyone will strive to be "Brother Nan". On the civilized sports field, everyone can also bravely be "Brother Nan". When all the matches are over, the cleaning staff no longer worry about the garbage all over the ground, and the audience no longer worry about the congested exit channels. This is the most beautiful appearance of the "Scottish Premier League" : it allows the passion of competition to dance with the rationality of civilization, and blends the hustle and bustle of the Internet with the responsibility of reality. Eventually, one city after another and one individual after another move towards a better self in mutual reflection.