Source: Taiwan Straits Network
The "Jiageng Suite Song" campus tour entered Jimei Middle School last night.
Jimei Middle School Jiageng Art Troupe performed the original dance work "Deep Love of Mountains and Seas".
According to Xiamen Daily, yesterday was the 147th anniversary of Mr. Chen Jiageng's birth, and Jimei Middle School, founded by Mr. Chen Jiageng, also celebrated its 103rd birthday. As one of the important activities of the "Jiageng Spirit Publicity Month" in Jimei District this year, last night, the large-scale symphonic chorus "Jiageng Group Song" entered the campus tour and kicked off in the auditorium of the high school of Jimei Middle School, commemorating the school owner and inheriting the spirit of Jiageng with songs.
A city, a man. As the hometown of Jiageng and a century-old learning village, Jimei has always based itself on the cultural and educational characteristics of the jurisdiction, constantly innovated publicity and education, literary and artistic expression methods, and transformed the spirit of Jiageng into a "sunshine and rain dew" that shapes the character of the city and promotes the healthy growth of young people. The Ninth Party Congress of Jimei District, which ended not long ago, further proposed that it is necessary to strengthen the inheritance, protection, and development of the "one spirit and three cultures" (that is, the Jiageng spirit, the culture of overseas Chinese, the culture of southern Fujian, and the culture of xuecun), persist in casting the soul and improving the quality of culture, and make breakthroughs in accelerating the construction of a strong cultural zone.
This year, combined with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Jimei District further enriched the content of the "Jiageng Spirit Publicity Month" activities, and created a series of wonderful activities such as the "Jiageng Group Song" into the campus tour, the Jimei School Village Art Festival, the Jiageng Forum for College Students, the Film Criticism Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students, and the Fourth Xiamen Jiageng Cultural Week, creating a strong atmosphere for carrying forward the spirit of Jiageng.
"Jiageng Group Song" sings the spirit of Jiageng
Inspire young students
"You combine great beauty and spread Chinese culture. You are the banner of overseas Chinese, flying the dream of a wandering country..." Last night, the large-scale symphonic chorus "Jiageng Group Song" entered the first stop of the campus tour into Jimei Middle School, and in this "century-old school" founded by Mr. Jiageng, more than 300 teachers and students relived the story of Jiageng in an exciting and affectionate tune.
The whole performance was brought by the Jimei Chengyi Choir, the Jimei University Conservatory of Music, and the Jiageng Art Troupe of Jimei Middle School, among which "Jiageng Suite Song", as the "highlight", won the applause of the audience. The large-scale symphonic chorus "Jiageng Group Song" was led by the Propaganda Department of the Jimei District Party Committee and invited; famous domestic songwriters from the Central Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Huaqiao University, Xiamen University of Technology, etc., took three years to complete. The works are sorted according to Mr. Jiageng's life deeds, using various forms such as mixed chorus, simultaneous chorus, children's chorus, etc., and integrating southern music tunes such as nanyin and song zai opera, which is very stage expressive.
It is worth mentioning that the Jimei Chengyi Choir, which rehearsed "Jiageng Suite", is a choral team spontaneously composed of music lovers from various enterprises and institutions and colleges and universities in Jimei, since its establishment in 2018, the choir has always been aimed at promoting the spirit of Jiageng, creating and singing a large number of theme works showing the spirit of Jiageng, including "Jiageng Group Song", and has participated in many literary and artistic activities at home and abroad, and has won the "Best Performance Award" of the Second Tokyo Sakura International Choir Festival in Japan.
During the performance, the students of The Jiageng Art Troupe of Jimei Middle School brought the original dance work "Mountains and Seas Deep Feelings", which won the first prize in the City Middle School Students' Dance Exhibition competition not long ago, and interpreted the "Minning Mountains and Seas".
"The spirit of Jiageng and the light of sincerity and perseverance are the inexhaustible driving force for the development of Jimei Middle School, inspiring generations of Jiageng students." Today, we show the glorious life of Mr. Jiageng through art forms, better stimulate the patriotic feelings of the students and the aspiration to serve the country, and let the younger generation pass on the spirit of Jiageng and make their own contributions to the rejuvenation of the nation. Jiang Sibin, secretary and principal of Jimei Middle School, said.
"The show was so exciting that I was very shocked and excited." Yang Zewei, a first-year high school student at Jimei Middle School, said that he studied at Jimei Middle School in junior high school and was familiar with Mr. Jiageng's story, "Mr. Jiageng has taught us the philosophy of 'treating people sincerely and handling things with perseverance' with the practical actions of his life, and as a Jiageng student, I am very proud." ”
According to reports, the next "Jiageng Group Song" will enter the campus tour under the premise of epidemic prevention and control, and successively enter local universities such as Jimei University and Huaxia College, as well as the "Jimei Second Learning Village" located in Sanming Datian.
Jiageng Forum for College Students has been launched one after another
Create a stage for communication
Create a vivid and diversified carrier, tell the "Jiageng story" of the new era, and let the Jiageng spirit "live". Yesterday, the third Jimei District College Students Jiageng Forum was officially launched, this year's theme is "Jiageng Spirit Research under the Perspective of New Ideas", the first stage of academic paper collection for more than a dozen colleges and universities in the jurisdiction, to guide students to learn new ideas, study the spirit of Jiageng, practice the spirit of Jiageng, and inherit the spirit of Jiageng. After the selection of excellent papers, the results of the papers will be presented in the form of forums to create a platform for students to communicate academically and tell stories and experiences.
The same brand cultural activity for teenagers, the Jimei School Culture and Art Festival, will also be launched in the near future, which will display the youth style of teachers and students and the profound cultural heritage of Jimei Village through singing, dancing, recitation and other forms, enrich campus culture, prosper Jimei literature and art, and build a broad stage for literary and artistic display for many colleges and universities in Jimei District.
Featured and displayed Jiageng-themed films
Launch a film criticism contest
Relive the classic images, write out the feelings in your heart - Recently, the 2021 "See Jimei" Youth Film Exhibition and the "Watch red movies to learn the history of the party for a hundred years and the story of Jiageng" primary and secondary school students film criticism competition was fully launched, through the film criticism collection among primary and secondary school students in the city, deepening the understanding of young people about the spirit of Jiageng and the red years, stimulating their creative enthusiasm and passing on the positive energy of teenagers.
According to reports, this film review collection activity recommended 30 red theme and Jiageng theme films. In recent years, Jimei has created a large number of audiovisual literary and artistic works around the jiageng spirit organization, including the movie "Diary of an Overseas Chinese Girl", the series of radio dramas "Goodbye, Nanyang - Chen Jiageng and the Nanqiao Mechanics", "Goodbye, Yan'an", "Goodbye, Singapore", the animated series "The Story of Chen Jiageng", the liberation jimei theme animation film "Salute" and so on.
According to the organizers, in order to further tap the era value of the Jiageng spirit, the event also set up a "Jiageng Story" special area at the same time in the "Light and Shadow Jimei Film and Television Digital Platform", and you can log on to the platform to watch films related to chen Jiageng's story theme.
The call for papers is until late November, and for details, please pay attention to the organizer's "Tianxia Hengzai" WeChat public account.
The "Overseas Chinese Eyes See Jimei" campaign was launched
Start online investment promotion
As one of the important activities of this year's "Jiageng Spirit Publicity Month" in Jimei District, yesterday, the Jiageng Forum's special activity of "Overseas Chinese Eyes SeeIng Jimei and Taking You to Your Hometown" was officially launched based on "Chinese Headlines", which was sponsored by the Propaganda Department of Jimei District Committee and the United Front Work Department of Jimei District Committee.
"Due to the impact of the epidemic, the 'Jiageng Forum' cannot be held offline, and we have gathered around the famous overseas Chinese village jimei, through online exchanges, to bring the development of their hometown that they care about and worry about, and mobilize them to participate in the construction of their hometown through various means." According to the organizers, the event will display the development achievements of overseas Chinese at home and abroad through the "screen-to-screen" approach, release the "14th Five-Year Plan" plan and key investment policies of Jimei, and invite overseas Chinese businessmen and the "second generation of overseas Chinese" to share the story of Jimei, carry out activities such as "reading genealogical stories" and "seeing the old overseas Chinese houses in Jimei", while carrying forward the spirit of Jiageng, open online investment promotion, and "matchmaking" for overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese to build their hometown and invest in their hometown.
(Text/Reporter Ying Jie Photo/Correspondent Lin Zhijie)