"Although I wear a dress, my heart is still The heart of China..."
Whenever we hear this familiar melody, we who are Chinese will unconsciously gush out a strong patriotic feeling in our hearts.
As the first singer in Hong Kong to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Mingmin became popular throughout the country with a song "My Chinese Heart", and also drove the deep patriotic enthusiasm of the majority of compatriots.
Subsequently, Zhang Mingmin sang patriotic songs such as "I Am Chinese" and "Chinese Nation". He was awarded the title of "Patriotic Singer".
In fact, not only in the song, but also in reality, Zhang Mingmin also has a deep "Chinese heart".
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Since childhood, Zhang Mingmin has lived abroad with his parents, although he is abroad, his parents still insist on teaching Zhang Mingmin to learn Chinese.
And told him that his hometown was in distant China, so he must remember his roots and have a patriotic heart.
When he was a child, Zhang Mingmin liked to sing very much, but due to his poor family, he could not study in a formal music academy. So Zhang Mingmin held his love for music and began the road of self-study.
But fortunately, Zhang Mingmin's musical talent is very high, and without the guidance of professional teachers, he even found a way to music.
And began to sign up for various singing competitions, hoping to get guidance from professional teachers in the competition.
Because of family reasons, there is no way to prepare enough tuition for Zhang Mingmin, and the sensible Zhang Mingmin also voluntarily dropped out of school after finishing secondary school and entered an electronic watch factory in Kowloon, Hong Kong as a worker.
Although the days of working in the electronic watch factory are very boring, Zhang Mingmin still has not forgotten his musical dreams.
So he signed up for several amateur singing competitions in Hong Kong and won so many competitions in one fell swoop.
Because of Zhang Mingmin's outstanding performance in the competition, he was then favored by Deng Bingheng, the owner of Eternal Records, and the two sides signed an agreement, and successfully recorded the first album of his life in the year, "Country Road".
However, due to various reasons, after the release of this album, its response was also very ordinary, and it was not as popular as expected.
After tasting the first failure, Zhang Mingmin could only continue to stay in the electronics factory and live an ordinary life every day. However, Deng Bingheng is very confident in Zhang Mingmin, and after seeing that the market in Hong Kong is not working, he hopes that he can come to the mainland to develop.
Zhang Mingmin was also encouraged, and his heart was full of yearning for the mainland. So he began to wait quietly, waiting for a suitable opportunity.
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Finally, this opportunity came, in 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China, the purpose of coming to China is to continue to occupy Hong Kong.
But China is very tough on the issue of Hong Kong's sovereignty and has given a clear response:
After many discussions between the two sides, the one country, two systems solution was finally reached. After this plan was determined, Margaret Thatcher, although full of grievances, had to comply.
After the People of China received this news, they could not help but cheer and rejoice, and a strong sense of pride surged in their hearts. Soon after, however, it was learned that the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology had attempted to revise history without authorization in the examination and approval of textbooks and conceal the truth of the invasion of China.
After learning this news, the people of the whole country boiled up again, and everyone could not suppress the anger in their hearts, hoping to make some contribution to this matter.
In order to incite the patriotic enthusiasm of the general public and show national righteousness and patriotism, the owner of the record company, Deng Bingheng, began to prepare for the release of Zhang Mingmin's second album.
Tang Bingheng found the famous Hong Kong songwriter Huang Xia, and explained the reason to him, hoping that he could write lyrics for Cheung Ming Min's album.
At this time, Huang Xia was also full of resentment and had nowhere to vent, so he resolutely agreed to come down and successfully completed the song production of "My Chinese Heart", so he found Wang Fuling to compose music.
Some media once asked Huang Xia what was he thinking when he made the song "My Chinese Heart"?
Huang Xia replied: "I wrote it with my own heart, because I have a patriotic heart, so it was natural for me to write this song." ”
With Huang Xia's help, Zhang Mingmin began to sing the song and recorded it in the second album "Chinese Nation". As soon as this album was released, it was recognized by the vast number of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and overseas Chinese compatriots.
Subsequently, he recorded many patriotic albums such as "I Am Chinese" and "Ming Min Dragon Love". However, because Mandarin was not widely used in Hong Kong at that time, and there was also obstruction from the British government in Hong Kong.
The response to these patriotic songs that led to Zhang Mingmin in Hong Kong was very ordinary.
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Just when Zhang Mingmin was discouraged, a new news was ushered in. With the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the embrace of Hong Kong's return to the motherland has become closer and closer.
So in 1984, the Central Spring Festival Gala for the first time put forward the slogan of "one family on both sides of the strait", and began to let Hong Kong artists enter the mainland stage and participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala.
Since there was no precedent to follow before, Huang Yihe, the director of the Spring Festival Gala, was facing unprecedented pressure.
In order to find the right Hong Kong artist, Huang Yihe left for Hong Kong, walking in the streets and alleys every day, hoping to find the right person.
But after searching for many days, there was still no result.
Just when Huang Yihe was about to give up, he overheard Zhang Mingmin singing "My Chinese Heart". The melodious songs and moving lyrics made Huang Yihe fall into a long period of contemplation.
So Huang Yihe inquired about Zhang Mingmin's relevant information, and finally contacted Zhang Mingmin and issued an invitation to him.
Zhang Mingmin did not hesitate to agree to the other party, but because his parents were overseas Chinese, there was no way to pass the political trial.
Seeing that the time was approaching, Huang Yihe made a desperate bet, without the approval of the leader, and directly let Zhang Mingmin stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Finally, on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala that year, Zhang Mingmin sang this popular "My Chinese Heart" with a deep singing voice.
It is precisely because of this song that Zhang Mingmin became the most popular guest on the stage that year, and also touched the hearts of countless Chinese.
But this dazzling star on the mainland stage, after returning to Hong Kong, received completely different treatment.
Although the mainland has played the slogan of one family on both sides of the strait, there has been no cultural intersection between the mainland and Hong Kong before, and Zhang Mingmin's step has also made many Hong Kong people label him with a "red label".
Even the previously signed record company had to terminate its contract with him.
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For this reason, Zhang Mingmin had to return to work in the electronics factory.
Although Zhang Mingmin was born in Hong Kong, he still maintains frequent exchanges with the mainland and often receives letters from some fans.
In the fan's letter, it was learned that Beijing was preparing for the 11th Asian Games. Zhang Mingmin, who learned of this matter, took the initiative to contact the relevant departments, hoping to contribute a little of his own meager efforts.
After all, the domestic economy at that time had not yet fully recovered, and China was also the first time to hold such a major sports event, and the relevant departments told him after receiving a call from Zhang Mingmin:
"We are not short of people at the moment, but it is a little difficult to fund, and we hope to be able to raise more funds."
So Zhang Mingmin firmly said to the head of the department: "I will find a way to deal with the matter of funds." ”
Subsequently, Zhang Mingmin made a bold decision, he sold all the cars, houses, and all valuable things in Hong Kong, came to the mainland alone, and began a life of touring everywhere.
According to people familiar with the matter, Zhang Mingmin has opened 154 concerts in more than two dozen cities in just one year.
Tickets for so many concerts sold for a total of 600,000 yuan, and he donated all the money to the organizers of the Asian Games free of charge. Zhang Mingmin not only used his own singing voice to promote cross-strait exchanges, but also publicized his patriotic ideas.
After the charity performance, Cheung ming-min returned to Hong Kong, because after he sold the house and all the valuables at all costs, the whole family had to live in their parents' house.
But Zhang Mingmin bought a small house again through his own efforts. And after the return of Hong Kong, they have constantly traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and the mainland to give back to the motherland in their own way.
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Not only that, after the "restless incident" in Hong Kong in 2014, Zhang Mingmin braved hardships and dangers and launched a new album "My Chinese Dream", in order to give Hong Kong young people a certain education and guidance.
So the release location of this album was chosen in Hong Kong, and this album also gained a high degree of popularity after its release.
To this day, Zhang Mingmin, who is 63 years old, still pays attention to the movement of the motherland.
Every time there was a difficult time in the motherland, he actively donated money and used his actions to express his patriotism.
He even participated in the recording of the central public welfare song "Firmly Believe that Love Will Win", which warmed more people with his singing voice and conveyed more faith and strength for our patriotic enthusiasm.
Since the first time on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, he has been using his own actions to silently contribute to the motherland's own ability.
And always adhere to charity. From project hope to poor mountainous areas, he has always been active wherever help is needed. It is precisely this firm patriotism that inspires our thousands of Chinese sons and daughters.
Although his singing voice is not as good as before, this song "My Chinese Heart" is still active in our hearts, and he not only sings the love of Yanhuang's descendants for the motherland, but also sings our strong patriotic feelings.
Today's China has gradually become stronger, and now there is no force that can shake and block the pace of the Chinese nation's progress.
Like the burning sentence in The Age of Awakening: