China News Service, Jiagdaqi, July 15 (Reporter Jiang Hui) "We want to make the history of the railway soldiers shine, and we want to let the spirit of the railway soldiers live forever."
On the evening of the 14th, the Daxing'anling Regional Art Theater was full of seats, and the large-scale original drama "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" officially started its national tour here.
From 1964 to 1983, 80,000 officers and soldiers of the 3rd, 6th and 9th Divisions of the Railway Corps fought in the Daxing'anling. In the high cold of minus 50°C, they slept on ice, climbed snow, dined and slept in the open air. They used their youth and blood to spread the rails into the forest sea that had been silent for thousands of years. Snowfield, a total of 792 kilometers of railways, 124 bridges, and 14 tunnels have been built... The large-scale original drama "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" jointly produced by China Railway Art Troupe Co., Ltd. The touching theatrical plot, the passionate emotional expression and the vivid and full-bodied characters made a sincere review of the history of railway development and construction to the audience on the square-inch stage.
The actors' superb acting skills and stunning stage special effects amazed the audience.
Photo by Li Xuguang
At the performance site, the actors, through their superb acting skills and stunning stage special effects, restored touching scenes such as "digging snow and digging people", "fighting the mountain fire" and "glacier pulling a caisson".
Many in the audience clapped and wiped the corners of their eyes.
Some viewers wrote on Weibo after watching the play: ""Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" took me through more than 50 years of spring and autumn, and came to the 20 years in the alpine restricted area, and condensed it into 2 hours of blood boiling. Let us remember Live in the people's heroes who have dedicated their youth and lives to the development and construction of the Daxing'anling, remember every heroic spirit under every kilometer of the Daxing'anling railway, and don't forget the history, the nation will have a future, and the country will have hope."
Yang Ying, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism of the Greater Xing'anling Region, said in an interview that the creation of "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" is a new starting point for the development of cultural tourism in the Greater Xing'an Mountains to polish the symbol, enhance self-confidence and radiate strength.
The Chinese story told in "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold", the restored spiritual essence, and the power of belief conveyed will surely inspire the people of Daxing'anling to practice the solemn oath of "being in the northernmost part and the heart to the Party Central Committee" with practical actions, and revitalize with culture. Drive the transformation and revitalization of Xing'an.
On the evening of July 14, the large-scale original drama "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" began its tour this year in Daxing'anling.
Photo by Li Ridong
The script of "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" was specially invited to write by Dong Ni, a national first-class screenwriter of China Opera and Dance Theater, and was specially invited to direct by Jiang Tao, director, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Director Department of the Central Academy of Drama.
Jiang Tao said that "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" has won many honors, but the crew always remembers that they are only the narrators of the railway soldiers building the railway.
The drama "Eight Hundred Miles of High Cold" will be performed at the Daxing'anling Regional Art Theatre until July 25, then at the Harbin Globe Theatre on July 31, at the Daqing Opera House from August 2 to August 4, and at the Daqing Opera House from August 10 to 11. It will be staged at Tianjin Guanghua Theater on August 15th and 16th at Beijing Erqi Theater.
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