习近平总书记在2014年中央民族工作会议上指出，“历史上，我国各民族交往交流交融留下很多佳话”。习近平总书记是讲故事的大家，在许多场合都用民族团结故事来传达深意。本专栏内容取自中国民族报推出的“总书记讲过的民族团结进步故事”系列专题文章，通过总书记讲过的民族团结进步故事，认识和理解习近平总书记关于加强和改进民族工作的重要思想，推进中华民族共同体和人类命运共同体建设。

　　President Xi Jinping emphasized in the Central Conference on Ethnic Affairs in 2014 that there have been many stories on interaction and exchanges among all ethnic groups in history. President Xi has shared plentiful stories on ethnic unity and progress on many occasions. The stories presented are selected from the column Stories on Ethnic Unity and Progress Told by President Xi Jinping edited by China Ethnic News, which are aimed at facilitating people’s understanding of President Xi Jinping’s Important Thoughts on Strengthening and Improving Ethnic Work and promoting the building of the community for the Chinese nation and moreover, the community of shared future for mankind.