The legend of perseverance: the perseverance of Zhang Bingai, the "nail household" of the Three Gorges
When turning the pages of "The Great Bill Gates", a revealing proverb came to light: "Whenever you feel like criticizing someone, you have to remember that not everyone has the advantages you have." This seems to be outlining the outline of a unique life, a woman named Zhang Bingai, in the trend of China's reform and opening up, wrote her own unique legend.
In 2006, when the Three Gorges Dam was completed, we traveled back in time to 15 years ago, and a "nail household" became a symbol of resistance. Zhang Bingai, although he was born ordinary, is destined to usher in an extraordinary fate. In 1992 and 2002, she resolutely refused to relocate, becoming a "stumbling block" to the progress of the Three Gorges Project.
Zhang Bingai's life was not all smooth sailing, born in a mountain village in Hubei Province, her family was poor, and her parents had limited expectations for their daughter, even depriving her of the opportunity to receive an education. From an early age, she was burdened with heavy farm work and integrated into the family's livelihood prematurely.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, for the marriage of Zhang Luo's brother, Zhang Bingai was silently sent by his father to the family that married far away. At the beginning of her marriage, she was not only neglected and discriminated against, but even humiliated at her husband's house, but she endured it silently and worked hard to maintain this marriage.
However, the husband fell again and again, which eventually led to his disability and forced him to live on his wife. Zhang Bingai's tenacity and tolerance have made the family still maintain a simple and happy life. However, bad luck and the family fell into poverty, in the face of all this, Zhang Bingai showed not decadence, but a stronger side.
In the 90s of the last century, the process of China's infrastructure construction was in urgent need of improvement, and the Yangtze River broke out many times, bringing disasters to the areas along the river. Against this backdrop, the Chinese government decided to invest in the construction of the Three Gorges Dam to solve the problem of flooding in the Yangtze River. In 1993, the relocation policy was officially implemented, and the surrounding villagers began to relocate one after another.
However, Zhang Bingai's resistance to this policy is beyond ordinary people's understanding. Her decision to refuse to relocate has caused confusion and criticism from the villagers and the government. People have condemned her as a "cancer" that hinders the construction of the country, but Zhang Bingai silently insisted on her choice and did not compromise for convenience and a new home.
In this process, Zhang Bingai's story attracted the attention of director Feng Yan. Feng Yan decided to spend eight years recording the perseverance and extraordinaryness of this "nail household". In the end, a documentary called "Bingai" came out, revealing the truth about Zhang Bingai's insistence.
What is shown in the documentary is not a stubborn little person, but an ordinary woman with flesh and blood who sticks to her inner bottom line. Her refusal was not vexatious, but based on a deep attachment to her family and land. Zhang Bingai struggled in her own way, interpreting the responsibility and emotion of an ordinary rural woman to her homeland.
Eventually, the government, after learning her true situation, provided her with a special grant to settle down close to the fields and her children's school. This tenacious "nail household" finally ushered in a turning point in his life.
Today, Zhang Bingai's two children are adults, and they each have their own lives and careers. The children's struggles and achievements became the best reward for the mother. Zhang Bingai also built a new house with the support of his children, ushering in the tranquility and well-being of his later years.
Zhang Bingai's story tells us that everyone's life trajectory is unique, and every choice has its own deep considerations. In modern society, we often despise the resistance of "nail households", but ignore the difficulties and persistence behind each "nail household".
Perhaps, as The Great Bill Gates says, "Whenever you feel like criticizing someone, you have to remember that not everyone has the strengths you have." This sentence also applies to every Zhang Bingai, every ordinary person who sticks to his original intention. Zhang Bingai's road to resilience is a legend, and she has written an irreproducible life story in her own way.