[ad_1]
The Big Picture of Precise Small Village Poverty Alleviation: Why is “Ode to the Earth” so popular and popular?
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Nov. 7, title: The Big Picture of Precise Small Village Poverty Alleviation: Why is “Ode to the Earth” so popular and popular?
Xinhua News Agency reporters Ren Qinqin, Zhang Yujie and Bai Ying
Getting rid of poverty is a global problem and, in China’s great practice, it is being sublimated in an ode to the times.
On the night of the 6th, Beijing, National Grand Theater. In the huge opera house, nearly 2,000 spectators waited with great anticipation. The curtain opened and a picture of China’s rural shifts from deep poverty to common prosperity was slowly revealed.
Shibadong Town, Xiangxi, Hunan, the first place for specific poverty alleviation in China. The story of the precise alleviation of poverty in a small town is condensed into an epic dance drama “Ode to Earth”. Previously, there were six performances in Hunan and the venues were full. Tickets for performances were online as “second light,” and one was hard to find.
More than Hunan. The excellent national performing arts exhibition on the theme of poverty alleviation opened in Beijing on October 17. 67 works of performing art, including the show, will be presented offline, live online and broadcast for two months. More people actually feel the ups and downs on the road to poverty alleviation.
The art interprets real life and the setting reflects the magnificent era. Behind the acclaim and popularity of these repertoires, in addition to truthfulness, sincerity and innovation, there is also the universal resonance of poverty alleviation and shocking spiritual power.
In the first act of “Ode to Earth”, the music of the “Liuyang River” sounded and people’s thoughts were brought to the land of Sanxiang, watching, listening and wiping their tears. “The purpose of supporting education is to stop supporting education.” “To say goodbye to the past, we must work hard, go into poverty and fight for a sigh of relief.” “The alleviation of poverty is simply not enough with a blood transfusion, the key is the production of blood” … a phrase The lines of the heart and the soul touch the softness of the heart.
When the Qidong County Qihang School Abandoned Boys’ Choir took the stage, the audience erupted in applause. He Jinyan, a graduate student in Beijing, shed tears. “The children sang, ‘Whenever I don’t find the meaning of existence, whenever I get lost in the dark night,’ I can’t help it.” He said, this song written for adults, in this group of abandoned children. In the reinterpretation, the unexpected artistic effect is revealed.
There are countless stars in the sky. Each star has its own meaning and each star must find its own meaning of existence. This is the essence of precise poverty alleviation in China, so that every inch of arid land can be adjusted to local conditions and shine.
“The road is repaired, running water is available, the people are rich, and the small mountain town is beautiful.” Long Xiulin, the prototype of the Dragon Secretary on the construction site and the first leader of the Shibadong Village Poverty Alleviation Team, told reporters that the poverty alleviation accurately points to the light of the small mountain village. Avenue.
On November 3, 2013, Secretary General Xi Jinping proposed “precise poverty alleviation” for the first time when he visited Shibadong Village. Since then, China’s poverty alleviation has entered a new stage characterized by precision.
In the past 7 years, Sanxiang Land has carried out strong and accurate poverty alleviation practices and painted a poignant picture of the times.The great changes in Shibadong village are the striking highlights. Kiwis, rural tourism, labor economy, Miao embroidery and other industries have provided strong support to the entire people of Shibadong Village to get rid of poverty. In February 2017, the Shibadong Village announced their withdrawal from the poor village. Today, the village’s annual per capita income has increased from 1,668 yuan in 2013 to 14,668 yuan in 2019.
Luotuowan Village, Gujiatai Village, Fuping County, Hebei … One by one, strongholds of deep poverty were conquered. The excitement sparked by the poverty alleviation results turned into a boom in thematic literary creation and sparked public enthusiasm for seeing plays. The national opera “On the road to poverty reduction” and the drama “Saihan Long Song”, etc., were well received once they were released.
“The selection of materials, themes and ideas is in place. The alleviation of poverty is an important measure that has not been seen in the history of the Chinese nation in a thousand years, and an important theme in the history of human civilization. “said Feng Shuangbai, a member of the Presidium of the China Federation of Literary and Artistic Associations and president of the China Dancers Association.
These repertoires of poverty alleviation are full of practical considerations, tackling the deep-seated problems of poverty, revealing the hidden conflicts of life, and making direct reference to the greatest contradictions of the time.
For example, in the play “Ode to the Earth”, the villagers lie in the name of poverty, hoping to gain the support of money to alleviate poverty year after year and divide the money. “The work integrates acute and challenging themes of the time in its creation, touching on the essence of poverty alleviation; at the same time, it presents a reasonable and positive forward force, showing a political stance and an artistic sense of scale,” he said Feng Shuangbai.
China has created a miracle in the history of reducing human poverty. The latest figures show there are only 52 poverty-stricken counties in the country, and the population in absolute poverty was just 5.51 million at the end of last year. The incidence of poverty was reduced to 0.6% and regional poverty in general was basically resolved.
“Precise alleviation of poverty is only the first step in people’s long march towards a better life. The road ahead is still long. Only by working harder can we keep up with the times,” said Ma Huihuang, the current leader of the poverty alleviation team in Shibadong village.
China proposes that by 2020, the rural poor will lift themselves out of poverty and all poor counties will have their caps. This goal is about to be achieved.
“China’s Precision Poverty Alleviation Image Scroll is almost finished. The moving story kindles the bitter and poor land, warms the hearts of the people and illuminates the lives of young people in the new age.” Growing up in the eastern coastal cities, he chose to train in the western region of Ningxia University. “Post-90” student Zhu Jiaying said after watching the show that she hopes to contribute to the development of the western region in the new era.
She said: “The younger generation should keep their dreams in mind, continue to fight and paint a new vision of ‘popular and popular’ for the emerging and vibrant China.” (Written participation: Yuan Ruting)