html On September 25, "I Love You, China - Story Sharing Session to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and the 45th Anniversary of the Release of the Movie "
Overseas Innocence "" was held in Guangzhou. The story sharing session was titled "I Love You, China" As the theme, compatriots from all walks of life at home and abroad share their stories about their home and country, so that more young people can understand the meaning of "patriotism", consciously inherit the patriotic tradition of their predecessors, and vigorously promote the spirit of patriotism. At the sharing meeting, Lin Shaohua, president of the Malaysian Sarawak Chinese Academic Research Association, and Tang Xiaomei, honorary president of the Nanqiao Machinery and Engineering History Research Association and a descendant of Nanqiao Machinery and Engineering from Guangdong, each shared their research on restoring the history of Nanqiao Machinery and Engineering during the Anti-Japanese War. , Tang Xiaomei also donated the book "Sadness and Strength: Our Heroic Fathers, Nanqiao Mechanics" that she co-edited to the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Museum. Lin Shaohua, who is over 80 years old, told Nandu reporters that she will still go to various places to help Nanqiao mechanics find their descendants.
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The feelings of family and country in Guangdong movies
Huang Yuzhen, deputy minister of the United Front Work Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and president of the Guangdong Provincial United Front Theory Research Association, pointed out that on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is important to review the classic movie "Overseas Innocence" and sing " "I love you, China" is a classic song that pays tribute to overseas Chinese, to the Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad who have worked hard for the great cause of national rejuvenation, and to patriots. He hopes that through the story sharing session, young people can understand classics and enhance national identity; tell the classics well and continue the patriotic tradition; use classics well to cultivate the feelings of family and country.
In 1979, the movie "Children Overseas" shot by Pearl River Film Studio was released nationwide. As the first feature film after the founding of the People's Republic of China to reflect the lives of overseas Chinese and the children of returned overseas Chinese, the film focuses on the story of Huang Sihua who overcomes all difficulties and joins the military art troupe. , penetrated into the emotional world of generations of overseas Chinese who care about the motherland, and aroused strong repercussions among overseas Chinese at home and abroad. It won awards such as the Ministry of Culture's Outstanding Film Award and the first "Lu Xun Literature Award" of Guangdong Province.
"I love you, China! I love your vigorous seedlings in spring, I love your golden fruits in autumn..." The movie episode "I love you, China" spread all over the country and across the five continents overnight, becoming a popular name at home and abroad. The eternal melody in the hearts of the Chinese people inspires generations of Chinese people to continue to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In the past few days, Nandu and n Video have launched , entering multiple industries and fields, telling vivid stories of generations of people inheriting the enterprising spirit, working hard, relaying innovation, and unswervingly promoting Chinese modernization.
Qi Hai, a national first-level film and television editor, resident vice-president of the Guangdong Film Industry Association and a well-known film planning expert, told Nandu reporters that in the early days of reform and opening up, Guangdong filmmakers who had the courage to pioneer were innovative and pioneered many innovations in terms of subject matter, genre, and style. "No. 1 in the country", "Overseas Innocence", the first film to positively reflect the life of overseas Chinese, is one of them.
At this sharing meeting, Chen Yiqi, member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Zhujiang Film Group, revealed that in order to restore the real working and living scenes of overseas Chinese, the crew went to Xinglong Overseas Chinese Farm on Hainan Island, which was one of the largest overseas Chinese farms in the country at the time. Exterior view. During this period, the crew used great enthusiasm to delve into the lives of local overseas Chinese and contend with the unpredictable weather in Hainan Island in order to achieve the best presentation of the film.
He also mentioned that the film not only strived for excellence in shooting, but also worked hard on the music. "Children Overseas" is a musical feature film, so music creation and composing and singing of interludes have become top priorities. For this purpose, the crew specially hired the famous screenwriter and lyricist Qu Cong, and the famous composer Zheng Qiufeng. This good pair followed the crew to experience life, traveled to the Xinglong Overseas Chinese Farm, and wrote 9 interludes for the film.
Chen Yiqi said that in the future, we must adhere to creation as the foundation, reform as the first, and innovation as the priority, focusing on the creation of the excellent traditional culture of Lingnan, red revolutionary culture and reform and opening up, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and overseas Chinese, and strive to create with themes such as Literary and artistic works gather the majestic power of realizing national rejuvenation and tell the story of China, the Bay Area and Guangdong in the new era.
Behind the history of Nanqiao mechanics
Chen Yiqi told Nandu reporters that next, Zhuying will focus on creating a film "Nanyang " that tells the story of overseas Chinese who are closely connected with the destiny of the country and strive for progress. The film takes the "Qiao Pi", which has carried the half-century-long banking and letter exchanges between the people of Lingnan and overseas Chinese in various places, as the starting point. Through the reproduction of different eras and different social and historical backgrounds, the film tells the story of overseas Chinese who cherish their homeland and have the same aspirations. , a touching story that closely interweaves nostalgia and family ties with the fate of the country.
Lin Shaohua, president of the Malaysian Sarawak Chinese Academic Research Association, who is over 80 years old, made a special trip from Malaysia to Guangzhou to attend the sharing meeting.
In 1998, "The Hero's Story: Sarawak Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Mechanics" co-authored by Lin Shaohua and her husband Fang Hanjia was published. In order to write this book, over the years, Lin Shaohua searched for Nanqiao mechanics and her husband all over the country. He tried radio broadcasts, published newspapers to find people, etc. He also visited teahouses where the elderly often gathered and inquired, and finally confirmed that Sarawak 94 The identities of the Nanqiao mechanics, and the stories of five of them are collected into this book.
Nanqiao mechanics were a special group during the Anti-Japanese War period. During the Anti-Japanese War, there were about 50,000 overseas Chinese who returned to China to participate in the war. Among them, there were more than 3,000 Nanqiao mechanics. They were composed of young overseas Chinese from 9 countries and regions. Composed, went through life and death, and fought hard on the "blood vessel of the Anti-Japanese War" - the Burma Highway.
Lin Shaohua told Nandu reporters that the book has been released in Chinese, English and Malay versions. Not only that, with her many suggestions, the monument to the overseas Chinese machinists from Nanyang who returned to China to fight against the Japanese is now standing in Sarawak, and the history of the overseas Chinese machinists in Sarawak who resisted the Japanese can be seen by the world. "But our work is not done yet." Lin Shaohua said that next, she will still go to various places to help Nanqiao mechanics find their descendants.
Tang Xiaomei, 72 years old, also participated in the sharing session. She is the honorary president of the Nanqiao Mechanics History Research Association and is also a descendant of Nanqiao Mechanics from Guangdong. Over the past few years, she has been searching for information in various historical archives, flying around the world to find and interview living Nanqiao mechanics, collecting relevant historical materials and objects, and trying to restore the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Nandu, she said that there are more than 3,000 Nanqiao mechanics, including more than 2,000 from Guangdong. This number includes Nanqiao mechanics from Hainan who originally belonged to Guangdong.
book donation session.
At this sharing meeting, Tang Xiaomei also donated the book "Sadness and Strength: Our Heroic Fathers, Nanqiao Mechanics" that she co-edited to the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Museum. She once told a reporter from Nandu, "The motherland is the root of overseas Chinese, and this awareness is deeply rooted in their hearts. The spirit of Nanqiao Machinery is to disregard personal interests for the sake of the motherland, abandoning the small family to take care of everyone's family and country. Nanqiao Machinery Work is both ordinary and great."
Writing/Photography: Nandu reporter He Jiahui