Municipal Party Secretaries and Mayors across multiple regions lead by example in charity donations - 第一行大图 - Charitable

September 5, 2026, marks China's 11th "Charity Day." Recently, Party and government leaders across multiple regions have taken the lead in making donations to show their support and compassion.

According to a message released via the WeChat official account "Quzhou Fabu" (Quzhou Release), on the morning of September 2, ahead of the 11th Charity Day, Quzhou Municipal Party Secretary Gao Yi, Deputy Secretary and Mayor Xu Zhangyan, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Fang Jianzhong, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Du Xinglin, and other municipal leaders gathered to participate in the 2026 "One-Day Charity Donation" campaign.

The donation campaign was held in the conference room of Building 1 at the Municipal Administrative Center. Leaders at or above the deputy departmental level, including Gao Yi, Xu Zhangyan, Fang Jianzhong, and Du Xinglin, took turns placing their prepared donations into the collection boxes. Through their practical actions, they called upon all Party members, cadres, and people from all sectors of society across the city to participate in charitable endeavors, spread the concept of charity, and promote charitable culture, jointly fostering a positive social atmosphere where everyone engages in philanthropy and contributes their love.

The report mentioned that the "One-Day Charity Donation" campaign on that morning raised a total of 26,000 yuan. The Municipal Charity Federation will categorize and register all donations, including the names of donating organizations and individuals, the dates, and the amounts. The donation details will be publicly announced on municipal media and the official website of the Quzhou Municipal Charity Federation to ensure transparency and accept supervision from both donors and the general public. This campaign will continue until December 31.

Earlier, according to a report by the Changzhou Daily, Changzhou Municipal Government held a centralized "One-Day Charity Donation" campaign at the Municipal Administrative Center on the morning of August 27. The event extensively mobilized and guided people from all sectors of society to actively participate in public welfare and charitable endeavors. Through ordinary acts of kindness that "gather tiny lights into a blazing torch," the city aims to illuminate the warm undertone of being a "City of Charity and Capital of Love." Li Baiping, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Zhou Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor; Bai Yunping, Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress; Ji Peidong, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Lin Xiaoyi, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; and all other leaders of the city's four principal governing bodies attended the event.

This year, Changzhou's "One-Day Charity Donation" campaign is being integrated with the 2026 "Benevolent Hearts for the People, Charitable Deeds in Jiangsu" online donation initiative, facilitating donations through the Tencent platform. Leaders of the city's four principal governing bodies took the lead in making donations, and representatives from various municipal government departments responded actively. Through their practical actions, they promoted charitable traditions and advanced the development of a charitable culture. The campaign will continue until October 31, and the fundraising results will be promptly released to the public after the event concludes.

Meanwhile, according to a message released via the WeChat official account "Dongyang Fabu" (Dongyang Release), on the evening of August 31, Huang Shengke, Secretary of the Dongyang Municipal Party Committee (under Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province); Ren Kui, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor; Zhu Zhijie, Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress; Fang Xianwen, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Pan Guodong, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; and other leaders participated in an on-site "One-Day Charity Donation" event, taking the lead in showing their support for the city's charitable endeavors. At the donation site, leaders of the city's four principal governing bodies, the heads of the municipal court and procuratorate, and leaders of the Hengdian Film and Television Cultural Industry Cluster took turns placing their donations into the collection boxes. Through their practical actions, they called upon the entire city to actively participate in the campaign, injecting positive momentum into the high-quality development of the city's public welfare and charitable undertakings.

According to a message released via the WeChat official account "Kunshan Fabu" (Kunshan Release), Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, held a centralized "One-Day Charity Donation" ceremony for municipal government organs on September 1. At the scene, Chen Liyan, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Fan Jianqing, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor; Sun Yong, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; Xu Minzhong, Party Group Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Li Hui, Chairman of the Municipal CPPCC Committee; and other leaders of the city's four principal governing bodies took the lead in making donations. Representatives from municipal government departments responded actively, taking turns placing envelopes containing their donations into the collection boxes. Through their practical actions, they called upon the entire city to participate in public welfare and charitable endeavors, gathering positive momentum toward the common good.

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