Zhumadian Network News (Reporter Liu Jinxia Fang Mandi) The sound of gongs and drums singing a big drama is the most fireworks in the world. Every day, in the cultural opera corridor northwest of the intersection of Junma Road and Jiaotong Road in the urban area, literary and art lovers blow and sing, melodious music and singing voice continue to sing on the bank of the Junma River, and nearby residents also rush here to enjoy the cool breeze on the riverside, feel the charm of opera, and listen to the cool music, which has become a new scenery on the bank of the Junma River.
At 8 o'clock in the morning of May 21, the reporter came to the Junma Road of the opera corridor, and saw that the banks of the Junma River were surrounded by green trees, pavilions and corridors were interspersed, and many silver-haired old people gathered, some of them played chess, some sang, and some sat together and chatted... From afar, it is a lively and peaceful scene.
Although it is still early, the singing sound of the opera corridor has already started one after another, and many old people have shown their talents here, blowing, playing and singing, and everything. Because they often met here, several old people spontaneously formed a group and named the team "Xiqu Paradise". Some of them played the piano, some played the erhu, some knocked on the hammer, and the old man holding the microphone sang in the harmony of various musical instruments, cooperating with each other tacitly, and the onlookers closed their eyes, hummed quietly, and reveled in it.
Most of these elderly people are residents of the neighborhood because they like to get together in opera. As long as the weather is good, they will come here to listen to plays, sing operas, and also learn to play erhu and banhu. After a while, it was raining lightly outside, but several old people were unaware, they looked intently at the yellowed simple music books on the shelves, leisurely playing with the instruments in their hands, following their own rhythms, shaking their heads slightly or nodding their feet.
In addition to these "organized" old people, there are also temporary bonds. Mr. Li, who is in his 70s, looks straight ahead, the four fingers of his left hand dancing flexibly with the right hand pulling the bow rod, immersed in his own world. It is understood that Mr. Li did propaganda work when he was young and became acquainted with Banhu, but he never touched him again because of his busy work. After retiring, I had nothing to do, and I picked up this hobby again, which has been pulling for more than ten years. "I wrote down a lot of scores, and I can play both the popular and classic songs." Mr. Li said proudly, "Notation and pulling the board beard not only delight the body and mind, but also train the brain and prevent Alzheimer's disease." ”
At this time, Ms. Zhao came over and wanted Mr. Li to accompany her and sing a piece of "The Legend of the White Snake". In this way, two old people in their 70s came to a wonderful performance. "He is a skilled hand and pulls it very well." After the singing, Ms. Zhao told reporters, "I have been learning to sing for five or six years, and every day after picking up my granddaughter, I will come here to play for a while. Not only does it add a lot of fun to my life, but I can also meet many like-minded elderly friends, sing and talk with them, feel physically and mentally comfortable, and not lonely at all. ”
At 2 p.m., amid the melodious sound of erhu, many elderly people sat in groups of three or five on stone benches to play chess. An old gentleman came to the two chess players who were fighting fiercely and said, "It's late today. The chess player quipped: "This has to be fined." "The three old gentlemen have become old friends because of playing chess, and they will come here every afternoon to play chess together. Not far from here, four old gentlemen sat around the stone table, chatting and singing with interest. Towards the evening, the sound of singing faded, and the music of square dancing sounded in turn...
This folk spontaneously formed opera corridor has activities every day, bustling people, touching opera, and singing that is popular with people... The singing and the laughter of the residents are intertwined, and the thick "fireworks" add infinite vitality to the city.
The reporter learned that at present, the relatively fixed theater stalls on Junma Road have grown to more than 20, and hundreds of opera fans sing and listen to opera here every day, forming a opera street where "gongs sound every day and singing every week", and it has also become the most beautiful cultural landscape in the downtown area of Zhumadian.