5月10日 阿里日
2005年5月10日，阿里日誕生，阿里巴巴有了屬於自己的節日。
阿里日，爲了紀念2003年阿里人抗擊非典時所體現的果斷、團結、敬業、互助互愛和永不放棄的阿里精神。
2003年的那場非典，來得氣勢洶涌。阿里巴巴一名同事被確診爲非典疑似病人，在杭四百多名阿里員工以及他們的家人朋友近千人從5月7日起開始了爲期一個星期的隔離生活。這是阿里巴巴的第一次SOHO!
非典的突襲，讓整個社會以及各個行業都受到不同程度的打擊。對於阿里巴巴，從我們SOHO的那一刻起到隔離結束，沒有人察覺到阿里巴巴的任何變化，相反，我們的業績節節攀升，並突破當月歷史新高。
非典給我們帶來的，不僅僅是一次SOHO的經歷，更在於我們找到阿里精神的真正內涵所在。
“但凡一個個人乃至一個公司，要成就其非凡的偉大必經受並戰勝非常的困難和挑戰。當非典的記憶悄悄的在我們的腦海中褪去的時候，阿里人在抗擊非典過程中所體現出來的果斷、團結、敬業、互助互愛的阿里精神卻歷久彌新，不管是否親身經歷過那段危急時刻，都深深爲阿里人所創造的奇蹟感動着、激勵着。我們相信，非典只是一個試金石，其實在我們日常工作中的點點滴滴細微之處都能感受作爲阿里人所具有的獨特質量；就是這種質量，這種精神，讓我們坦然的面對挑戰並戰勝挑戰；讓我們迅猛發展並更加迅猛強勁的發展；讓阿里之所以爲阿里，讓阿里人之所以爲阿里人。
在阿里巴巴走過的歷程中，我們創造了許許多多的商業奇蹟，所有阿里人都爲之歡呼，爲之自豪；但是我們知道在閃亮的業績背後更值得驕傲的是推動阿里不斷前進的阿里精神和價值觀。爲了讓更多的阿里新老同事能更深切的體會和交流阿里巴巴所倡導的企業價值觀，我們隆重推出專屬阿里人的節日「阿里精神日」。在每年的五月十日，我們會推出一系列的活動來激盪和昇華每位阿里人心中對阿里精神的領悟，讓更多的同事看到、聽到、聞到身邊的同事是如何在工作中展現阿里價值觀，如何在平凡中孕育奇蹟。在這一個特殊的日子裏，讓我們的心在同一個頻率跳動，讓我們的聲音在同一個地方迴響，讓我們的微笑以同一個方式綻放。
讓我們共同期待五月十日的到來！！
馬雲
10 May - Ali Day
No matter where they were in March 2003, most people remember how that month an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) threatened the health of virtually everyone on the planet. During the outbreak, SARS cases and deaths were reported every day in countries all around the world as health authorities desperately tried to figure out how to stop the pandemic
One of our colleagues was confirmed to be the 4th SARS case in Hangzhou, and all Aliren were quarantined on May 7, 2003. Despite the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, our business was almost entirely unaffected during the isolation period. Under trying circumstances, all staff members remained dedicated to their jobs and carried out their duties without losing sight of our key value: customer first. Love, care and support were demonstrated in every corner of our organization.
We successfully fought against SARS, and within a few years our business had increased dramatically. To remember and honor the passion and dedication shown during the SARS epidemic, as well as to encourage Aliren to advocate these values, 10 May has been named Ali Day, a festival for all Aliren.
“To allow both new and old Aliren to gain a deeper understanding of Alibaba’s values, we have created a day of festivities dedicated to our employees – “Ali Spirit Day.” Each year on May 10th, we will engage in a range of activities to invigorate and stimulate Aliren spirit so that everyone can experience how Alibaba’s values are embodied in our work lives and how teamwork can enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things. On this special day, let our hearts beat in sync, let our voices be united and let our smiles become one. Let us look forward to the arrival of May 10th!” --- By Jack