On January 16, the 2024 Chinese New Year Military Recess and Symphony Chorus Concert was held at the Yangpu Grand Theater. The entire performance consists of three units: "Classic Military Song", "Orchestral Hymn" and "Long March Suite".
The performance kicked off with a majestic and impassioned chorus "Military Song of the Chinese People's Liberation Army". Familiar and loud military songs such as "Ode to Yan'an", "Battle Hymn of the Chinese Volunteer Army", "Learn from Lei Feng's Good Example" and "People's Army Loyal to the Party" echoed in the theater.
"Orchestral Ode" was conducted by Zhang Chengjie, the permanent conductor of the Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra, and was performed by 85 performers. They successively presented red odes such as "Ode to the Red Flag", "Shandandan Blooms in Red" and "Long Live the People".
The actors in "Long March Suite" are mainly retired military cadres from Yangpu District, composed of 108 retired military cadres from 11 districts in the city. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March. The retired military cadres were full of spirit and pride. On the stage, they sang their deep remembrance of the Red Army soldiers who "sacrificed so much for their service" and also expressed their The firm belief that he will not give up his ambition after retirement and devote himself to building a culturally powerful country.
Yangpu District is a large garrison area. It is also a central urban area where retired soldiers, preferential treatment recipients, and retired military cadres live relatively concentrated. It serves and manages more than 3,000 retired military cadres, and the total number of retired military cadres transferred to local areas accounts for nearly one-third of the city. Over the years, Yangpu has continued to promote standardization, socialization, and family ties, and continuously improved the construction of military retired cadre propaganda teams, medical teams, and art troupes. The "Art Troupe" actively participated in nearly 20 large-scale cultural performances in the city and district; the "Medical Team" insisted on going deep into the community and carried out nearly 30 free clinic tours; the "Military Retirement Promotion Team" visited schools, communities, enterprises, and Party and government agencies have given thousands of special lectures, with hundreds of thousands of listeners. The Military Retirement Center has established the "Zhongxin has something to say·Veterans Follow the Party Studio", the "Growth Assistance Plan" education base, and the "Inheriting the Red Gene" propaganda The base provides conditions and guarantees for retired military cadres to preach and play their role in political theory.
Author: Liu Liyuan
Text: Liu Liyuan Editor: Zhan Yue Editor: Wang Jiayi
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