習近平總書記在2014年中央民族工作會議上指出，“歷史上，我國各民族交往交流交融留下很多佳話”。習近平總書記是講故事的大家，在許多場合都用民族團結故事來傳達深意。本專欄內容取自中國民族報推出的“總書記講過的民族團結進步故事”系列專題文章，通過總書記講過的民族團結進步故事，認識和理解習近平總書記關于加強和改進民族工作的重要思想，推進中華民族共同體和人類命運共同體建設。

　　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.