CCTV News (Focus Interview): May Day is a holiday for workers, and it is also a glorious moment to pay tribute to workers. Workers are ordinary but shining dream chasers. In 2020, at the National Commendation Conference for Model Workers and Advanced Workers, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed that we should vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship. Starting today, "Focus Interview" launches the series "Workers, Dream Chasers", focusing on workers from all walks of life and their spiritual strength. The most important weapon of the country begins with ingenuity, but ingenuity goes a long way. "Perseverance, focus, excellence, meticulousness, and pursuit of excellence" summarize the profound connotation of the craftsman spirit.
China Ordnance Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group is responsible for the production of my country's main battle tanks. In the workshop, senior welder Lu Renfeng is leading his apprentice to study the welding technology of a new material. He would polish every technical detail repeatedly, being meticulous and rigorous to the point of being demanding. This kind of excellence and meticulous craftsmanship is the work attitude he has adhered to for many years.
Lu Renfeng has a record that is difficult for others to break. For more than 40 years of work, all the products he has delivered are 100% qualified. And he has another unique feature that distinguishes him from other welders. Because his left hand is injured and disabled, these products are all completed with his right hand. Everyone called him the "one-armed welder."
On October 1, 2019, during the Tiananmen Square military parade, 32 equipment phalanxes passed by like a torrent of steel. The 99a main battle tank welded by Lu Renfeng and his colleagues appeared in the first phalanx. This is the proudest moment of his life.
Another unforgettable moment in Lu Renfeng’s life will be in November 2021. He was nominated as a national moral model and received by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People.
"Persistent focus, excellence, meticulousness, and pursuit of excellence" is General Secretary Xi Jinping's summary of the profound connotation of craftsman spirit. It is also the belief that Lu Renfeng has been striving to practice in his more than 40 years of welding work.
tank is known as the "King of Land Warfare". The entire body is welded by hundreds of steel plates, making it impregnable. And Lu Renfeng is the "king maker" behind it. It is he who welds these hard steel plates together tightly to ensure that more than 800 welds of various sizes can withstand the violent impact of artillery shells. To achieve this, no extra welding seam or residual welding slag can be left.
More than thirty years ago, Lu Renfeng had an accident while working overtime, and his left hand was cut off by a shear. Although three fingers were reattached after rescue, the left hand basically lost its normal functions. To do welding, you need to complete a lot of extremely delicate and powerful work, which is very difficult to do with only one right hand. The employer told Lu Renfeng that they could change his position, but his love for welding technology made him persist.
It takes extraordinary perseverance to pick up the welding gun again.
At the beginning, it was difficult to maintain accuracy in the parts soldered by Luren. What others can do once, he has to practice several times or even dozens of times.
It was difficult for his disabled left hand to hold the welding helmet, so Lu Renfeng added a piece of iron wire to the welding helmet, bit the welding helmet with his teeth to protect his face, and also made specially thickened heat-insulating gloves to make it easier for his left hand to hold the parts longer.
worked many times harder than others. Lu Renfeng continued to overcome technical difficulties and became the leader in welding technology in the entire factory. He was responsible for the welding of the cockpit and turret on the tank, which is the most critical and complex part of the tank. After
, Lu Renfeng ushered in a new challenge and participated in the development of 99a main battle tanks and armored vehicles. These powerful weapons use hard special steel for armor, which is extremely difficult to weld.
We have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders and we must move forward firmly. Lu Renfeng led his colleagues into the "welding restricted area". In order to find out the best welding process, they tested thousands of materials and welding methods.
After six years of dedicated research, Lu Renfeng and his colleagues finally overcame the welding problem of this new material and delivered a brilliant answer with the 99a main battle tank.
Lu Renfeng has been working for more than 40 years now. He still maintains great enthusiasm for researching new welding techniques, and constantly challenges more advanced technologies with his craftsmanship of persistence, concentration and excellence.
Today, 61-year-old Lu Renfeng still shuttles around the workshop every day, working tirelessly and setting an example to inherit the spirit of craftsmanship and influencing the young people around him.
Lu Renfeng used a strong welder's hand to forge the important weapons of a great nation, while others used their deft hands to weave beautiful embroidery stitch by stitch on the brocade, inheriting the ancient culture.
Lu Jianying is a well-known local representative inheritor of Su embroidery in Suzhou. When the reporter saw her, she was instructing her daughter in embroidery.
Lu Jianying was born in a Suzhou embroidery family, and it has been passed down to her for the fourth generation. Many years ago, Lu Jianying sat in front of the embroidered bed and listened to her mother's teachings.
Lu Jianying: "My cat has been embroidered. I was excited and a little nervous. I showed it to my mother. My mother was very serious. She said how the eyes can be high and low, and she pointed hard at my eyelids. At that time, tears were streaming down her face. "
Her mother's words and deeds made her understand that Su embroidery is an art of fine craftsmanship, and she must focus on polishing her skills to become a qualified inheritor. In recent years, as the country continues to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, Su embroidery, an ancient oriental aesthetic that blooms in every corner, has also burst out with new momentum.
On July 6, 2023, Lu Jianying’s studio welcomed a special guest.
Lu Jianying: "At that time, I was embroidering a piece of "Peach Blossom Peacebird", and General Secretary Xi Jinping came to my stretcher. He said hello, very kind and kind, and looked at it very carefully. He said that the inheritance of Chinese culture How strong the power is can be seen through this Su embroidery. Kung fu like this fully reflects the resilience, patience and determination of the Chinese people. This is part of the Chinese national spirit. It is really an honor to be recognized by the General Secretary. "
The exchange with the General Secretary made Lu Jianying feel warm and powerful in her heart. She became more confident in continuing to focus on improving embroidery skills and inheriting culture.
For Lu Jianying, Su embroidery is a career that she is willing to devote her whole life to pursuing.
Lu Jianying left home at the age of 15 and studied with many famous teachers. In order to improve her skills, she constantly tried to create different types of works and worked hard to develop solid basic skills.
By chance, Lu Jianying saw her predecessors embroidering antique paintings. The delicate charm of ink and wash in the paintings perfectly blended with the embroidery. Lu Jianying was deeply attracted by the connotation of traditional Chinese culture. She realized that Su embroidery is a continuous inheritance of culture. A vivid carrier.
The light and shadow of antique painting embroidery are bright and dark, smart and vivid. To achieve this effect, dozens of colors of silk threads from dark to light must be prepared for each color, and then carefully split to achieve the ideal effect.
Now, with the support of national policies, the local government has invested tens of millions of yuan in intangible cultural heritage protection funds, focusing on supporting the cultivation of Su embroidery talents. Lu Jianying also opened the "Guanxiu Garden" training center, allowing people from all over the country to have the opportunity to come into contact with Su embroidery.
is like discussing and discussing, like polishing. The craftsman spirit of persistence, concentration and excellence surges in the blood of the Chinese nation's workers. Countless ordinary and great craftsmen shine in their respective positions with the belief of continuous pursuit of excellence.
