2015年2月14日，習近平總書記在陜西考察時指出：“我們黨要依靠群眾，要把照金精神傳承好、發揚好，如果能做到這些的話，我們的事業就固若金湯了。”
On February 14, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspectiontour to Shaanxi Province that“our Party should rely on the masses and carry forward the spirit of Zhaojin. If we can do this, our cause will be impregnable”.
照金，位於銅川市新區西北部四十余公里處的偏遠山區。上世紀三十年代初，革命先輩領導和發動群眾打土豪，開展分糧分地，實現了耕者有其田，極大地激發了根據地群眾的革命積極性。他們領導革命隊伍在群眾的掩護和支援下開展了一系列艱苦卓絕的武裝鬥爭，經過長期不斷的探索和嘗試，最終成功創建了以照金為中心的陜甘邊革命根據地，這是中國共産黨在極端艱苦的條件下創建的中國北方第一個山區革命根據地，堪稱是西北革命根據地的揺籃。
Zhaojin is located in a remote mountainous area more than 40 kilometers northwest of New District of Tongchuan City. In the early 1930s, the revolutionarypredecessors led and mobilized the masses to fight against the local tyrants, anddistribute grain and land. Thus, thecultivators had their own land. It greatly stimulated the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people in the base areas.Under the cover and support of the masses, they led the revolutionary team to carry out a series of arduous armed struggles. After a long period of continuous exploration and attempts, they finallysucceeded in establishing the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Revolutionary Base Area with Zhaojin as the center.This is the first mountainous revolutionary base in northern China created by the Communist Party of China under extremely difficult conditions, and it can be regarded as the cradle of the Northwestern Revolutionary Base.
如今，這片紅色的熱土，發生了翻天覆地的變化，高速公路修通，鎮裏建起移民安置社區，便利店、體育館等基礎設施一應俱全，曾經偏僻落後的小鎮已發展為遠近聞名的紅色旅遊小鎮，鄉親們真正過上了好日子。走進照金街區，矗立在山上的“照金”二字與火形的標識，見證著這座小鎮的歷史變遷。
Today, significant changes have taken place in thisrevolutionary land of promise.Highways,relocated communities,convenience stores, stadiums and other infrastructure have been built.The once remote and backward town has developed into a famous red tourist town, and the villagers are really living a good life. Walking into Zhaojin, the character "Zhaojin" and the fire-shapedsign standing on the hill witness to the historical changes of this town.
照金是一本紅色的大書，照金精神是革命先輩留給我們的寶貴精神財富，滋養著一代代後來人，也見證著這片紅色熱土上翻天覆地的變化。今天，照金精神仍然閃耀著燦爛的時代光芒，我們要繼續弘揚，敢於拼搏擔當，善於開拓奮進。
Zhaojin is a big book ofrevolutionary traditions. The spirit of Zhaojin is the precious spiritual wealth left by our revolutionary forefathers, nourishing the generations to come, and witnessing the earth-shaking changes in thisrevolutionary land of promise. Today, thespirit of Zhaojin is still shining bright light of the times. We should continue to carry it forward, work hard and bear responsibility, and forge ahead with pioneering spirit.