Ninety dancing "Grandpa" lives a modern and trendy man

What will a nearly 90-year-old look like? Is it a slumped figure and a dull twilight? Or is it a cheerful and energetic dance? Every morning, Fan Rong has to leave from the elderly apartment where he lives, after nearly 90 minutes of driving, to Zhongshan Park, dancing, activities and activities, which has become the norm of his life. And dancing he looks playful, full of cheerful, changeable dance posture, very cute, handsome like a hipster man, it is difficult to guess his age. He said, "I not only like dancing, but also calligraphy, seal carving, catwalk... Participating in these activities has brought me health and longevity. ”

Unforgettable experience of being a soldier Teaching and educating people after retiring from the army

Born in 1933, Fan Rong learned from an early age that he joined the army from Qingdao No. 2 Middle School in 1950 and became an air force. Although he did not cross the river to fight, Fan Rong, who was working at the tower at that time, was also ready to enter the DPRK at any time.

In 1953, after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Fan Rong went to Xinjiang and stayed for ten years. "At that time in Xinjiang, the conditions were very difficult, but that experience was indelible in my life. In 1962, Fan Rong, who was demobilized and returned to Qingdao, was assigned to the guanxiang Yilu Primary School at that time and became a people's teacher.

Fan Rong told reporters that after being assigned to the school, he was responsible for the teaching of music and art, and later taught physical education at one time. "I have been interested in literature and art since I was a child, especially in the ten years of Xinjiang, the hometown of song and dance, which has a particularly great influence on me. In this way, from the initial Guanxiang Yilu Primary School to the later Qingdao Sixth Middle School, Fan Rong was diligent in his work, teaching and educating people until retirement.

Retiring without re-teaching whips Dance calligraphy is in line

After retiring from his job, Fan Rong, who could not stay idle, was not willing to stay at home, so he took up the teaching whip again and became a teacher at the university for the elderly. In order to improve his teaching level and expand his hobbies, Fan Rong, who has spent many years, went to Beijing at his own expense to learn ballroom dance with famous teachers, and successfully obtained the teacher qualification certificate of national standard dance.

"The national standard dance includes Latin dance and modern dance, and the dance items also include tango dance, cha-cha dance, bullfighting dance, waltz dance, samba dance and so on. Speaking of dance, Fan Rong seemed to open the conversation box at once, he told reporters that at that time in the university of the elderly, his class was one of the most popular courses, almost every day there were classes, although every day was busy, but it was this life that made his retirement life full and wonderful.

Not only that, Fan Rong often participates in various performance competitions and has achieved good results many times. Whenever the music sounds, he is still young in a tuxedo and dancing.

In addition, he liked calligraphy and seal engraving at a young age, and he won the gold medal in the National Calligraphy and Painting Competition, and has published 5 "Seal Engraving Collections", many of which have been collected by Qingdao Municipal Archives, domestic and foreign art museums, and cultural relics.

The elderly cultivate more hobbies The mentality will also become younger

Nowadays, although he no longer teaches due to his age, Fan Rong's daily life is regular and full, dancing, writing, and getting together with old friends from time to time, life is both satisfied and happy, and he feels that everything is beautiful.

Fan Rong said that "having fun in the old age" is a very important life need of the current elderly group, and every elderly person hopes to have a good quality of life in his old age. "The elderly must have a hobby after retirement, move more, participate in collective activities, not only exercise, but also become younger." ”

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Editor: Shang Meiyu