On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics
No accompaniment
44 children speak Greek
Sing the Olympic Anthem
Pure singing, clear eyes
Touched many netizens
"Children in the Mountains" stand on the world stage
"We performed exceptionally well"
Fuping County, Hebei Province, is an old revolutionary area of Taihang Mountain
It was once a national key county for poverty alleviation and development
Today it is not only out of poverty
Also with the people of the whole country
Walk on the road to creating a better life
These 44 children are exactly from
Five rural primary schools in Nanzhuang Town, Fuping County
Is a real "kid in the mountains"
The oldest of them is 11 years old
The youngest is only 5 years old
The appearance at the opening ceremony was also in their lives
First time on the official performance stage
The leading teacher Liu Kai told the reporter of the main station
Before the official performance at the opening ceremony
The choir has gone through five rehearsals with makeup
So the children are no longer nervous before officially taking the stage
"There was something imperfect about the whole show
But the innocence of the children is the most rare."
After the performance, the children were very excited
Happily hugging and clapping each other
11-year-old Sun Xinyue said excitedly
"We're all confident
I think I'm doing a great job."
Start high-intensity training from scratch
It was recognized by the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee in a short period of time
Liu Kai said that this choir
Just over 3 months after its formation
Although music classes are usually arranged in the school
But the opening ceremony performance is demanding
In the case of a cappella
Singing the Olympic Hymn in Greek is more difficult
(The Olympic Anthem is also known as the Olympiad Olympiad or the Olympiad Anthem)
Kids don't have a professional vocal foundation
At first there was some concern that the requirements would not be met
To give the children a level of singing
Get efficient improvement in a short period of time
They start in October 2021
Semi-closed centralized training
Kids do it every day
5 hours of high-intensity choral training
At first many children are somewhat introverted
Communication with the teacher is also difficult
But this group of "children in the mountains" has a sense of concentration and tenacity
Never cry out for tiredness
After a period of training
The kids progressed very fast
In a short period of time, it was recognized by the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee
"The shows learn a lot from the kids
They made their dreams come true through hard work."
The performance was performed early the next morning
Teachers and children are arranged by the Organizing Committee of the Winter Olympics
Went to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony
After that, they took a private car back to their hometown
The children also brought it to their families