In the process of conducting and maintaining the advanced nature education activities, party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres have combined the basic requirements of a new period set by the central government to maintain the advanced nature, and further clarified specific requirements with industry, department, and unit characteristics. Although these requirements vary, they share one thing in common: Party members should play a vanguard and exemplary role in the practice of reform and opening up and socialist modernization. Figuratively speaking, this means that the Chinese Communist Party is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, as well as the vanguard of the Chinese people and nation. This nature requires all party members to always stand in the forefront of the times and strive to become advanced elements promoting China’s social development and historical progress. Being a vanguard model means behaving and playing a role clearly defined by the Party Constitution. The 16th CPC National Congress Party Constitution emphasized that Party members should play a vanguard and exemplary role in production, work, study, and social life. By definition, a pioneer means standing in front of others. Although the specific meaning of the pioneer has a strong era-specific connotation, the basic essence remains unchanged. What makes a good pioneer for today's Communists? For example, one should bear hardships first and enjoy comforts last, and possess the spirit of taking on risks first. Regardless of how far social development progresses or how much living standards improve, in a sense, hard work, difficulties, and risks are inevitable in work and life. In the face of these challenges, Communist Party members must step forward, take responsibility, and overcome difficulties. This is an important criterion for testing the Party and also an important guarantee for our Party to gain the support of the masses and remain invincible. For example, one should always adhere to the interests of the masses. Our Party's purpose is to serve the people wholeheartedly. Under any circumstances, Communists must be dedicated to safeguarding, realizing, and developing the fundamental interests of the masses. Under the conditions of reform and opening up and developing the socialist market economy, the advanced nature of Party members should be reflected in this regard, not just in everything else. For instance, having the courage to be explorers and pioneers of reform and development. Today, both China and the world are undergoing dramatic changes. Promoting reform and development, especially the Communists' efforts in liberating their minds and updating concepts, require them to take the lead as vanguards. Party members should play an exemplary role in production, work, study, and social life, which is higher than that of the masses, aiming to become models for the masses to emulate. The exemplary role should first be reflected in work. Work is the stage for officials' entrepreneurship and also tests whether Communists are advanced. Communists should adhere to high standards and excellence in their work, striving to do better and better. Jiao Yulu, Kong Fansen, Zheng Peimin, Niu Yuru, Xu Zhenchao, Ren Changxia, Song Fish Water, and other pioneers of the times, aren't they all models of work? The exemplary role should also be reflected in learning. In the current era, new things and new problems emerge constantly, making the role of knowledge in social development and progress more important. Continuously accelerating the renewal of knowledge is also part of the exemplary role. The exemplary role should also be reflected in abiding by laws and regulations and daily lives. Modern society is a rule-of-law society. Communist Party members should be exemplary in abiding by party discipline and national laws, setting examples for the masses anytime and anywhere. Nowadays, in some places, superstition, vulgarity, luxury, corruption, and other unhealthy trends spread. Party members must take a clear stand and resolutely resist these trends. They must not follow the wind or fall behind, otherwise, they will become the opposite of typical. A group of geese flies with the leading goose's collar, and the flock strives with the leading sheep. Being a vanguard model is the inevitable requirement to maintain the advanced nature. Party members must use this as their goal and work on everything accordingly; when they encounter distress, they should not rush, dare not lead, or fear climbing rafters, nor should they become complacent, trade down, and land behind the masses, thus losing their advanced nature.