Culture is the bridge and link between different countries and peoples to communicate their feelings. In the process of cultural exchange, young people are a well-deserved force, and they symbolize the tomorrow of cultural integration. Among contemporary college students, there is an excellent Chinese cultural communicator - Jin Lei. She interprets the beauty of Chinese art in various forms such as singing, performance and dance, and has traveled the pace of culture throughout Russia, Britain, Spain, Colombia and other countries, and has also won many awards and honors. Today, Jin Lei, who continues her studies at Columbia University in the United States, has more experienced the significance and responsibility of inheriting and promoting The excellent Chinese culture on the international stage. She believes that the young generation shouldering the mission must have ideals, skills and responsibilities. Striving to realize the "Chinese Dream" of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, carrying forward the national spirit and spreading Chinese culture has always been her goal.
Jin Lei has had an innate love for dance since she was a child. Although no one in the family specialized in the art industry, when she was young, as soon as she heard music, her body involuntarily twisted and even changed dance movements according to different musical styles. This wonderful fate opened Jin Lei's door to the palace of art. With the support of her family, she has dabbled in a wide range of artistic disciplines, such as Peking Opera, opera, dance, martial arts, films, TV series and documentaries, etc., drawing on a wealth of artistic nutrients.
Learning any kind of art is not an easy task. In terms of skills, whether it is dance, vocal music or opera, Jin Lei demands herself with professional standards. In order to practice to the level of professional dancers, physical pain and psychological stress are also commonplace. But Jin Lei never regretted it and kept practicing dance. She said: "Interest is the best teacher, as long as I think about how brilliant I will be on the stage, I will be full of motivation, repeatedly practicing towards my goal, no matter how much pain and tears will be transformed into the joy of achieving the goal." 」 ”
The seeds of art also need to be nourished by culture. Rich learning experience helps people diverge their thinking and look at resources from a broader perspective to find more creative solutions to problems. Based on these understandings, in addition to artistic training, Jin Lei never relaxes in her study of cultural classes. During the school period, after participating in the activity every time, Jin Lei will take the initiative to make up for the courses that have fallen behind. Because she had to do more things at the same time as others, over time, she also developed the habit of learning to work efficiently. In her view, learning everything is the same, from learning dance and martial arts to vocal music and opera, and then back to school to study culture classes, it is a difficult process. However, the knowledge learned can accumulate into more, practice can make skill, and finally reach a qualitative leap, only by allowing yourself to continue to accept the grind, can you get real growth.
Kung Fu pays off. In 2015, Jin Lei was admitted to the School of Economics of Nankai University with excellent results. During her college years, while studying culture classes well, Jin Lei also actively participated in various public welfare activities and regarded doing public welfare undertakings as her own responsibility. For example, in addition to university studies, he participates in public welfare activities to deliver sports supplies to children in mountainous areas; guides choirs for deaf children; hosts the International Rare Disease Congress; and participates in volunteer service work for children with autism.
"By participating in these activities, I have gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of life. We already have hard-won happiness and happiness, and we should cherish it more, rather than complaining about a little trouble, we must not only simply survive, but also live enthusiastically and do things that are meaningful to society. Jin Lei said.
It has always been Jin Lei's ambition to serve the society with the knowledge she has learned, spread and promote Chinese culture, and become the messenger of Chinese culture. To this end, she constantly enriches herself, broadens her cultural horizons and solid business skills in learning and practice. During her studies at Nankai University, she followed the choir to Russia, Britain, Spain, Colombia and other countries for exchanges and taught Chinese culture. Jin Lei recalled that the first time she felt that strong patriotic feeling and sense of mission in her life was in 2016, as a member of the Nankai University Choir, she participated in the Ninth Olympic World Choir Competition. They brought the Chinese style work "Mulan", in which Jin Lei was the actor of Mulan.
"In that competition, we won a double championship and three gold medals. At the award ceremony, watching the bright five-star red flag rising in the solemn sound of the national anthem, each of us was left with tears of excitement, and we were all proud and proud to be Chinese! It is my belief to integrate my ideals into the cause of the country and the nation, and this belief has become stronger with my growth and experience. Jin Lei said.
In 2019, Jin Lei, as a youth representative, was invited to the Great Hall of the People to participate in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, she was deeply honored and proud of this, she said that as a young person in the new era, born in a prosperous world, we must keep in mind the historical mission, shoulder our own responsibilities, have the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, and complete what we should do in a down-to-earth manner.
Today, Jin Lei is a graduate student at Columbia University. As an artistic youth, she has never forgotten her original intention and dream, and in addition to studying, she still does her best to actively participate in the cause of public welfare and cultural communication.
During this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, Jin Lei, who was in a foreign land, participated in the celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympics organized by the Chinese group in New York and served as the host. Talking about the connotation and inheritance and development of Chinese culture, Jin Lei said that the most important function of culture is to "transform people", educate people, shape people, and edify people. This kind of power is not only "silent", but also deeply engraved in people's spiritual soil. The really good culture is to help the masses cultivate their minds, cultivate morality, and cultivate themselves. Improve the ideological realm and aesthetic level, so that everyone can become a better individual, in order to form a better social group, cohesion of more powerful national forces.
"In our vast and profound cultural treasure house, there are a large number of excellent cultural and artistic contents, which can become fertile soil for innovation and can appear in the form of popular public favorites on the basis of maintaining the spiritual core." We can combine local customs and customs, adapt to local conditions, and choose a more acceptable way for locals to carry out overseas exchanges of Chinese culture. Although in this process, we may encounter misunderstandings brought about by different cultural backgrounds, but I believe that human beings' pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty is consistent. Jin Lei said. (China Daily Shanxi Reporter Station Text/Photo: Zhou Yang)