China News Service, Shanghai, October 6th (Wang Ji) Amidst the rumbling of the train whistle, a Chinese People's Volunteer Soldier was writing a letter from home on the train heading for the front line.
His name is Wang Cheng. He is a member of the fighters to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. He is the epitome of Shanghai youth who are deeply involved in the war... The large-scale drama "Heroes and Sons" produced by the Shanghai Drama Art Center premiered in Shanghai on the evening of the 6th.
The large-scale drama "Children of Heroes" is directed by the Shanghai Veterans Affairs Bureau and the Political Work Bureau of the Shanghai Garrison District, and jointly produced by the Shanghai Drama Art Center, the Shanghai Longhua Martyrs Cemetery (Longhua Martyrs Memorial Hall), and the Shanghai Supporting Army and Your Family Foundation.
A still from the large-scale drama "Children of Heroes".
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Dramatic Art Center
"Shanghai - City of Heroes" is the theme of the play "Children of Heroes".
The play is based on Ba Jin's novel "Reunion" and the film of the same name shot by Changchun Film Studio. The story of reunion and reunion with adoptive father Wang Fubiao and biological father Wang Wenqing on the battlefield.
On the stage, three movable high platforms are combined into various battlefield shapes. Small tunnels, large tunnels, military headquarters, regimental headquarters, hospitals, and small scenes of defensive operations are switched back and forth... In the opinion of director Hu Zongqi, the drama "Heroes and Sons" is in the The re-interpretation of heroic stories in the Korean battlefield on stage should bring audiences a live experience different from novels and movies.
A still from the large-scale drama "Children of Heroes".
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Dramatic Art Center
Among them, the hero Wang Cheng jumped into the enemy group with a blasting tube in his hand, which was based on the heroic deeds of Yang Gensi, the first super hero and super hero in New China.
The technical design of the play, Xu Jinjia, used to be a soldier. After retiring from the army, he transferred to the Shanghai Drama Art Center to become a technical designer.
During the creation process of the drama "Heroes and Children", he kept in mind that "Yang Gensi doesn't believe in spirit" -- he doesn't believe that there are tasks that cannot be completed, difficulties that cannot be overcome, and enemies that cannot be overcome. On the stage, he contributed his own strength to the final presentation of the stage.
In fact, "Children of Heroes" has a close connection with Shanghai. Whether it is Ba Jin, the original author of the novel, or Xia Yan, who promoted the filming, they all come from Shanghai.
During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Shanghai proposed that "you need people, money and money, materials and materials, and whatever you want". More than 18,000 Shanghai youths joined the Volunteer Army, of which 1,683 died in North Korea.
Along with more than 2.4 million volunteer soldiers, more than 800 medical staff, more than 1,200 drivers, and more than 4,300 railway workers from Shanghai also went to the Korean battlefield.
From June 1951 to May 1952, Shanghai donated more than 849.1 billion yuan (old RMB), equivalent to 566 fighter jets, accounting for 15.3% of the country's total donated aircraft (3,700).
A still from the large-scale drama "Children of Heroes".
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Dramatic Art Center
According to Yu Rongjun, the screenwriter of the play, "Today we praise heroes, not only to remember their deeds, but also to carry forward the heroic spirit, draw strength from them, and learn and live better. We are now in peace. Life is hard-won, and it requires the careful care, cherishing and love of each of us. This is what it means to re-create Heroes and Children." (End)