Who is the old man in the story of spring?

The old man mentioned in The Story of Spring is Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform, opening up and modernization.

"1979, it was a spring, and an old man drew a circle on the South China Sea in China." As a result, Shenzhen, as the first special economic zone in China, rose in the south of the motherland.

Shenzhen, as the experimental field of reform, was considered to shoulder the historical mission of exploring the road of reform from the very beginning. As the chief architect of reform and opening up, Comrade Deng Xiaoping first came to Shenzhen in 1984. He was very satisfied with the development of Shenzhen at that time. After the inspection, he also wrote an inscription: "The development and experience of Shenzhen have proved that our policy of establishing special economic zones is correct." He fully affirmed the achievements of Shenzhen's reform and encouraged Shenzhen to continue to take the road of innovation and reform.