Generation after generation of Ulan herdsmen braved the wind and snow and the scorching heat to trekked on the Gobi and grasslands for a long time, using the sky as a curtain and the ground as a stage, sending joy and civilization to the vast number of farmers and herdsmen, and spreading the voice and care of the party and the state to the grassroots and to the pastoral areas. Regarding li yuexian and Wulan Muqi's incomprehension, this has to start from 48 years ago.
In November 1970, at the beginning of the establishment of the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse, Li Yuexian, who was only 18 years old at the time, liked to perform due to the influence of his father, and through unremitting efforts, finally successfully passed the examination and became one of the first members of the Yiqi Ulan Pastoral Horse. At that time, the conditions were very difficult, there was no rehearsal venue, it was in the courtyard, there was no professional instructor, and I could only rely on the guidance of the veteran team members. Later, when the team asked to practice ballet, she also rubbed off her toenails and stained her shoes red with blood, but none of this could stop her pursuit and love of art.
In the following 40 years, Li Yuexian walked all over the corners of yijinholo banner, followed the team members with luggage, carried musical instruments, held red flags, and braved the wind and rain to walk deep into agricultural and pastoral areas and various production teams, one after another, rain or shine, sending wonderful literary and artistic performances to the grass-roots people, enriching their lives, bringing joy to them, and the number of performances can reach more than 100 times a year.
"The herders loved our show so much that after watching the show they thanked us in their way, stuffed a few buns and eggs into our arms, and implored us to come and give them a wonderful show often. This feeling of being close to the family makes all of our team members feel that it is worth it no matter how tired they are," Li Yuexian said.
In 1973, Yiqi Quanqi was engaged in greening, Li Yuexian and his teammates found inspiration through planting trees, watering, pruning, etc. in afforestation, choreographed a small dance, showing the vivid scene of afforestation and benefiting the people, and then performed in various brigades, and the masses were more energetic after seeing this dance.
In Li Yuexian's more than 40 years of UlanMu riding performance career, there are two things that have warmed her life, and when she said this in the interview, she also choked up several times.
The first thing, in 1973, when she was performing the ballet "Red Detachment of Women" in the pastoral area, it suddenly rained heavily, and she was going to interrupt the performance, but when she saw the dedicated and expectant eyes of the herders, Li Yuexian resolutely decided to continue performing! At that time, Li Yuexian played the role of Wu Qionghua, acting until she was beaten by Nan Batian, Li Yuexian fell on the stage full of rain, and the herders were very distressed about the actors, an old herdsman who moved to stuff his own felt under her and said to her, "Girl, don't get cold." The old herdsman's actions made Li Yuexian on the stage burst into tears with excitement, until now, whenever he recalled the scene 45 years ago, Li Yuexian said with emotion, "The simple kindness of the herdsmen and their kind care for me make me have no complaints and no regrets about this cause"!
The second thing came from a reply. On November 21, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to the members of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sunit Right Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse, and when Li Yuexian heard the news, he was very excited and excited. "The general secretary knows us too well about the Wulan Pastoral Horse, and has written how we have performed and how we have sent services to the grassroots in the past sixty years as vividly and well, and the goal of our Wulan Pastoral Riding is to serve the grassroots for the people, the people need art, and art needs the people even more." In terms of the creation of works, it is necessary to create more good works that are grounded, retained, and spread. General Secretary Xi Jinping's reply has made us deeply encouraged and inspired, and also inspired the members of our current Wulan Pastoral Riding to lay a good foundation, practice basic skills, send more excellent and good works to grass-roots farmers and herdsmen, live up to the general secretary's instructions, and let more people know about the "Red Literary and Artistic Light Cavalry" on the grassland. Speaking of this, Li Yuexian's emotions were particularly excited.
In Li Yuexian's heart, the works that the majority of grassroots farmers and herdsmen like are good works, and among the more than 120 dance works that she personally created and choreographed, Li Yuexian is most proud of the female solo dance "Sprinkle Chule" created in 1998, which shows the grassland herders sprinkling milk to the sky and the ground with a nine-hole spoon to pray for the heavens to bless the grassland with smooth winds and rains. In order to grasp those fleeting inspirations, Li Yuexian poured a lot of time and effort into it, often creating until late at night. Ignoring her leg and waist injuries, she repeatedly pondered every dance movement, striving for excellence and not allowing flaws. In the end, the kung fu paid off, and after the premiere of "Shanchule", the farmers and herdsmen gave a thumbs up and praised "Manai (our) Ulan Pastoral Horse". "Shan Chu Le" has not only been affirmed by the vast number of farmers and herdsmen, but also won a series of awards such as the national "Stars Award" and the "Excellent Creation Award", and Li Yuexian herself has also won many honorary titles such as "Advanced Worker of the National Cultural System", which are not easy to come by, all of which are her efforts and persistence for more than 40 years, and are full of her heavy love for Ulan Pastoral Riding.
For more than 40 years, Li Yuexian has never left the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse, from the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Riding Team, Vice Captain, Captain, Instructor to the national level choreographer, Li Yuexian has witnessed the development process of the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse along the way, and also grew up with the Ulan Pastoral Horse. Today, the 65-year-old Li Yuexian has retired, but after retirement, she has not given up the art she has loved all her life, and still undertakes the general director of many large-scale performances.
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"My youth is sprinkled here, a lot of blood is also sprinkled here, here is my home, I can't give up everything here, UlanMuqi can do without me, but I can't live without Wulanmu," Li Yuexian said emotionally.
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Source: Ordos News Network