Famous people recommend | Liang Xiaosheng on Hebei Education Publishing House's "Xiong'an Builder": a collection of photographs that condenses history

Recently, the first large-scale photographic collection to record the labor and life of Xiong'an builders, "Xiong'an Builders", was published by Hebei Education Publishing House. The book contains more than 200 photographic works by Li Hui, photographer of Hebei Radio and Television Station, divided into 6 chapters of "pioneer, youth, struggle, ordinary, happiness and blueprint", which artistically records the contributions made by Xiong'an builders to the construction of Xiong'an, and vividly interprets the main theme of the era of "labor creates a better life". Mr. Liang Xiaosheng, a famous contemporary Chinese writer and winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, wrote a preface to the inscription of "Xiong'an Builder" and gave high praise: "Li Hui's group of photographic works touched me, reminded me of my father, especially the portrait photography of several construction workers, and made me feel like seeing my father at that time, those portrait works are like oil paintings, and the spiritual outlook of the characters glows with the pride of the first batch of builders." "Photography that condenses history■ Liang Xiaosheng Li Hui is a photojournalist in Hebei Province. Li Hui is still young, but he has already achieved achievements that I respect. The first time I saw his photographic work was a group of Tibetan figures he photographed with his mobile phone, each like an oil painting, bright and dignified in color. When I heard him say that he had taken it with his mobile phone, I was so surprised that I wrote the preface to his photographic collection "Heart And Zang" at his invitation. Since last year, he has devoted himself to a new photographic mission – to leave a batch of photographic works for the builders of the Xiong'an New Area to show his respect for them. Yes, he told me that he had indeed done it as a mission. This mission was not a task given to him by others, but something he himself willingly and honored. He passed on to me a number of works—among them there were portraits of the same great; but there were also long-range works, particularly poetic. I'm not sure if the long-range works were also taken with my phone – if so, the camera is superb! I didn't ask. I'm afraid not? How can you use your mobile phone to take such a good long-range photography? However, this group of his works really touched me: because my father was the first generation of construction workers in China and the first batch of "big third-line" builders. When I was in the third and fourth grades of elementary school, he went to the Great Northwest and Great Southwest provinces and took a family visit once every two years. And I went to the countryside after graduating from junior high school, then studied in Shanghai, and then worked in Beijing again – I spent too little time with my father! Li Hui's group of photographic works reminded me of my father, especially the portrait photography of several construction workers, which made me feel like I saw my father at that time. Those portraits are also like oil paintings, and the spiritual outlook of the characters radiates the pride of the first builders. My father was also proud to be a construction worker. I think that the construction workers are the eternal "vanguard" in the ranks of workers, the skilled craftsmen who "paint the latest and most beautiful pictures" on the earth. Xiong'an is now a hot land. The central government has very high requirements for all aspects of Xiong'an construction, and Xiong'an builders are respectable people who have created construction history at a high level. The future Xiong'an people will surely remember them, and they will certainly thank Li Hui, because he not only makes the labor situation of the Xiong'an builders visible, but also worthy of appreciation, so that we feel the glory and merit of those ordinary builders. Source/ Hebei Publishing Media WeChat public account Heqing News Network editor Xiao Yanzhao | channel editor-in-chief Geng Shuo | channel producer Li Mohan