On the evening of February 4, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the tears of the flag bearers when they performed the attention ceremony when raising the flag were instantly tearful. The flag bearer, named Yan Zhen, was a soldier in the honor guard brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and he was a young man from Shengjing Street in Jinan's Zhangqiu District. On the morning of the 10th, Shao Yuhe, secretary of the party group and director of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs of Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, and his party came to Yan Zhen's parents' home to visit and comfort them.
Yan Zhen's father introduced that Yan Zhen has been very diligent and diligent since he was a child, and he is also very filial piety, and in the past few years in the army, he has trained even harder, and the leaders of the army are also very concerned about him. He also said that he thanked the party and the government for their care and concern, and received new year paintings, condolence letters and condolences for the New Year, and he must urge his children to practice well in the army and add glory to their hometown.
At Yan Zhen's home, Shao Yuhe and his party learned about the situation in Yan Zhen's parents' home, asked if there was any need for help, and thanked Yan Zhen's parents for being able to cultivate such an excellent son, and were proud that Yan Zhen came from Zhangqiu. Shao Yuhe said that Yan Zhen has made meritorious contributions in the army, and as a veterans affairs department, it will guard the rear area, give more care and affection to the families of active-duty soldiers, and instruct the personnel of the accompanying town street service station to do a good job in ensuring the service of active-duty soldiers.
Yan Zhen, a 23-year-old from Zhangjia Village (now Shengtai Village), Shengjing Subdistrict, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, joined the army in September 2017 and is now serving in Chinese the honor guard of the People's Liberation Army's Army, Navy and Air Force, serving as a flag bearer, and was awarded once in 2018 and the Four Outstanding Sergeants once in 2020.
According to media reports, when performing the opening ceremony task, Yan Zhen needs to complete the flag hanging action within 35 seconds, in order to successfully complete the task, Yan Zhen has to practice more than 100 times a day, and finally from the beginning of 1 minute and 30 seconds to 35 seconds. It was such a long period of rigorous training that gave the perfect performance on the opening day.
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency, Yan Zhen said: "What we have raised is not only a banner, but also the dignity of the country and the pride of the nation. When the Olympic flag flew high with the five-star red flag, his pride turned into tears and flowed for the glory of the country.