On March 25, 1949, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Comrade Mao Zedong entered Xiangshan, Beijing, which became the seat of the Party Central Committee.
Faced with the tense and complicated situation at that time, the Party Central Committee and Mao Zedong solved one unprecedented problem after another and laid the foundation for new China.
On the evening of November 22, the highly anticipated major revolutionary historical theme TV series "Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong" will be launched on CCTV-1 prime time.
Directed by Battle, written by Sheng Heyu and Liu Hua, with Tang Guoqiang, Yan Wu, Wang Wufu, Guo Lianwen, He Linhan, Zhang Ningjiang, Cui Yiliang, Gao Feng as the lead actor, and Yang Tongshu starring in friendship, the drama mainly revolves around many events such as entering Beijing, peace talks, crossing the river, economic construction, preparation for the CPPCC, and convening a CPPCC meeting, telling the story of Mao Zedong leading the CPC Central Committee from Xibaipo to Enter Xiangshan in 1949 to "enter Beijing to catch the examination", liberate all of China, prepare for the construction of New China, and build the "four beams and eight pillars" of New China.
By reproducing the great historical journey of the preparation and establishment of New China, "Fragrant Mountains and Leaves are Red" will highlight the important position of Xiangshan in the history of the Chinese revolution, review the original intention and mission of the Republic, and show the fine work style of the first generation of new China's leading collective with Mao Zedong as the core and the deep feelings of being connected with the flesh and blood of the masses of the people.
Show the great turning point of the Chinese revolution
Taking Xiangshan as an incision, "Fragrant Mountain Leaves are Red" looks back at the process of the founding of New China, reviews the party's achievements in struggle and historical experience, and relives the long-standing "spirit of catching up with the examination."
Xiangshan is not only one of the landmark gardens of Beijing, but also a revolutionary position for the older generation of revolutionaries to "point out the country and mountains" and open a new era in history. On the eve of the founding of New China, the CPC Central Committee stationed itself in Xiangshan, Beijing, and made plans to command the liberation of all of China. Beijing Xiangshan has also become the general headquarters of the party leading the liberation war to victory in the whole country and the great victory of the new democratic revolution, and is an important symbol of the shift of the center of gravity of the Chinese revolution from the countryside to the city.
See China from Fragrant Hills. The TV series "Fragrant Mountain Leaves Are Red" leads the audience to look back at the stormy meeting on the eve of the founding of New China with a unique perspective, majestic spirit and epic charm. The audience can see that the Chinese Communists represented by Mao Zedong bravely stood at the head of the tide of the times, pursued light and truth, and in the process of "going to Beijing to catch up with the examination," "never should be Li Zicheng," and scored good results that the people were satisfied with.
The six major events have magnificently reproduced the birth of new China
As the first major revolutionary historical theme TV series with Xiangshan as the incision and a bird's eye view of the process of the founding of New China, "Fragrant Mountain Leaves are Red" has an extraordinary style and a prominent view of the overall pattern of history.
Screenwriter Sheng Heyu elaborated on the artistic highlights of "Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong" from three aspects, "First, while laying out major events, highlighting feelings. The characters in the play, whether they are great people or ordinary people, have a wealth of emotional shaping; second, the TV series presents more wonderful details in addition to the macro narrative; third, the drama changes a narrative method of retrospective and summary, changing it to 'ongoing'. The title of the play is "Fragrant Mountain Leaves Are Red", 'ZhengHong' is a process that is happening, and such a narrative will be more real, more vivid, and more able to reflect the founding weather of the country at that time. ”
The director of the play, Bartle, who has directed many works on the theme of revolutionary history, said that "Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong" strives to "keep right and innovate" in artistic expression, not only expressing the new thinking of the CPC Central Committee in the history of Xiangshan, but also interpreting the general trend of historical development with specific and vivid historical figures with a down-to-earth creative thinking. The whole drama pursues the storytelling of revolutionary historical themes and the personality of historical characters, paying attention to emotional resonance and detail reproduction.
The Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, the Xiyuan Airport Military Parade, the Peace Talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Battle of Crossing the River, the shelling of the "Purple Quartz", the Southward Working Group, the "Battle of the Silver Dollar" in Shanghai, the convening of the CPPCC, the founding ceremony... One after another, major events of far-reaching historical significance will be displayed in turn in the play, opening and closing, and chapters such as "Cracking the Periodic Law", "Mao Zedong Enlightened and Persuading Liu Yazi", and "The Enemy struggle on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China" make the play relax one by one and wonderful.
In addition, Xiangshan, as the first stop of the CPC Central Committee into Beijing, witnessed the victory of the Chinese revolution. "Fragrant Mountain Leaves Are Red" from The Perspective of Xiangshan to Beijing, presenting many locations such as Xiangshan Shuangqing Villa, Forbidden City, Yuquan Mountain, etc., from the background of the story to the historical situation, it has a strong regional characteristics of the ancient capital, showing the historical evolution and cultural connotation of many scenic spots and monuments. At the same time, the drama depicts the folk customs, folk customs and folk customs of Beijing from multiple levels such as city appearance, people's living style, and food, and the vivid "red culture", "ancient capital culture" and "Beijing flavor culture" of Xiangshan, which is also expected.
Top-notch lineups create boutiques
As a major revolutionary historical drama with a grand theme and attracting much attention, the main creative team of "Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong" has strong strength. In terms of scripts, Tangde Film and Television Artistic Director and famous screenwriter Sheng Heyu joined forces with the famous screenwriter Liu Huaqiangqiang; and director Battle has won the "Five One Project Award" and the Chinese TV Drama Feitian Award for many times.
In the selection of actors, Tang Guoqiang, Yan Wu, Wang Wufu, Guo Lianwen and He Ninghan starred in the "Five Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Central Committee", reproducing the style of great people.
It is worth mentioning that the images of Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Ren Bishi and other leaders created by "Xiangshan Ye Zhenghong" will be great and affinity, which will allow the audience to also see the "pyrotechnic atmosphere" in "breaking new ground" and show the flesh-and-blood connection between the party and the people. For example, Mao Zedong loved to eat peppers, chewed tea leaves to point out the country, and often taught guards to write and learn culture; Zhou Enlai was meticulous and cared about guiding every detail of his work... "The Fragrant Mountain Years of Great Men" will be a major highlight of the play.
In addition, Jiang Laiyang, the leader of the People's Liberation Army, played by young actor Zhang Ningjiang, Xiao Jingxian, a young cadre played by Cui Yiliang, and Liu Eryong, a central guard played by Gao Feng, are also very representative, showing from the perspective of ordinary small people that on the eve of the founding of New China, the CPC and the people were linked in flesh and blood, struggled together, and marched together to victory.
At the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, Mao Zedong put forward the strategic principle of "shifting the focus of the party's work from the countryside to the cities" in Xibaipo, warning the whole party that "catching up with the examination is always on the road."
In 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the Xiangshan Revolution Memorial Site in Beijing, he also stressed that to remember this period of history is to inherit and carry forward the fine style of the older generation of revolutionaries who are modest and cautious, not arrogant and impatient, and work hard, always maintain the enterprising spirit of being energetic and promising, always maintain the party's advanced nature and purity, and answer the answer sheets of the new era with the soberness and firmness of "catching up with the examination".
Today, reliving that period of history on the new road to the examination is undoubtedly of great practical significance.
Synthesized from CCTV News, People's Network, etc
Editor: Wang Yan