On December 21, the Overseas Edition of the People's Daily published an article titled "Li Yuexian: Unforgettable Ulan Mu Riding", in which Li Yuexian, a 65-year-old ordos elderly man, choked up several times. Let's look down together:
▲ People's Daily Overseas Edition, December 21, 5th edition
Li Yuexian: Unforgettable UlanMu Riding
After more than 40 years of two warm times, 65-year-old Li Yuexian choked up several times in the interview.
The first warmth came from the audience, in the late autumn of 1973.
At that time, Li Yuexian was a member of the Ulan Pastoral Riders of Yijin Holo Banner in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. She was performing a clip of the little ballet "Red Detachment of Women" in the pastoral area when it suddenly began to rain. When he saw the focused and eager eyes of the herders, Li Yuexian decided to continue performing!
Li Yuexian played Wu Qionghua, and when she was beaten to the ground by Nan Batian, Li Yuexian fell on the stage full of rain. At this time, an old shepherd moved to tuck 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.
"The scene was like a movie, coming back and forth in my mind. The love of the herders deserves my uncomplaining and unrepentant giving. Recalling the scene 44 years ago, Li Yuexian sighed.
▲ In 1982, yiqi wulan mu rode down to the countryside before the rain performance.
The second warmth came from a reply in the late autumn of 2017.
On November 21, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to the members of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sunit Right Banner Ulan Pastoral Riding Team! This made Li Yuexian very moved.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's letter is so exciting!" Talking about this reply, Li Yuexian's tone increased by a few points, "This letter has caused a great response on the grassland, General Secretary Xi Jinping remembers the Wulan Pastoral Horse, and our hearts are warm." ”
General Secretary Xi Jinping's reply also let more people know about the UlanMu Horse - The Red Literary and Artistic Light Cavalry. Ulan Muqi is a Mongolian word meaning "red bud". Over the past 60 years, generations of Ulan herdsmen have braved the wind and snow and the sweltering heat to trek around the Gobi and grasslands for a long time, using the sky as the curtain and the earth as the stage, sending joy and civilization to the vast number of farmers and herdsmen, and conveying the party's voice and care.
▲ In 1976, Yiqi Wulan Muqi performed the dance "The Sun is the Reddest Chairman Mao's Dearest".
The fate of Li Yuexian and Wulan Muqi began 47 years ago.
In 1970, coinciding with the establishment of the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse, 18-year-old Li Yuexian successfully passed the exam and became the first member of the local team. Because she has no professional art training, Li Yuexian has to get up at 4 o'clock every day to practice. While practicing ballet, she also rubbed off her toenails, and the blood stained her shoes red, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.
For more than 40 years, Li Yuexian has traveled through the landscapes and rivers of Yijin Holo Banner, leading the team members to carry luggage, carry musical instruments, hold up red flags, and brave the wind and rain to walk deep into agricultural and pastoral areas and industrial and mining enterprises, performing more than 100 times a year.
"The herders love to watch our performances. After watching the performance, I stuffed a few steamed buns and eggs into our arms, and this feeling of being like a family made me forget about the bitterness and tiredness. Li Yuexian said.
Perennially exposed to wind and sun, Li Yuexian looks much older than her peers. "Once when I went to a pastoral performance, I was wearing makeup in the house, and a woman called me my eldest sister, but I was actually 23 years old." Li Yuexian mentioned this past in a half-joking tone.
In Li Yuexian's heart, the works that the herders like are good works. Among the more than 120 dance works created and choreographed, Li Yuexian was most proud of the female solo dance "Sprinkle Chule" created in 1998, which showed the grassland herders sprinkling milk to the sky and the earth with nine-hole spoons, in order to pray for the heavens to bless the grassland wind and rain.
In order to catch his own fleeting inspiration, Li Yuexian often created until late at night. Despite her leg and waist injuries, she repeatedly polished every dance movement. Kung Fu pays off. After the performance of "Shanchule", many herders gave a thumbs up and praised "Manai (our) Ulan Pastoral Horse".
"Sachule" has not only been affirmed by herders, but also won a series of awards such as the national "Stars Award" and the "Excellent Creation Award". Li Yuexian herself has also won many honorary titles such as "Advanced Worker of the National Cultural System".
For more than 40 years, Li Yuexian has never left the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse. From the members, vice captains, captains, and instructors of the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse to the national first-level choreographer, Li Yuexian witnessed the development process of the Yijin Holo Banner Ulan Pastoral Horse, and also grew up with the Ulan Pastoral Horse. Today, Li Yuexian has retired. After retirement, Li Yuexian still assumed the general directorship of many large-scale performances. "My youth is sprinkled here, and my blood is also sprinkled here. The Ulan Pastoral Horse can be without me, but I can't be without the Ulan Pastoral Horse. Li Yuexian said emotionally.
Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition