20 10 On May 5th, the anniversary of the birth of Zhang, the songwriter of On the Songhua River 1 10 was held in Dingzhou, and the film Zhang was officially launched in Dingzhou. 2065438+0210/October 26th, while the film "Zhang" was being filmed, Zheng, the younger brother of Zheng Yunyan, the son and daughter of Yan 'an Anti-Japanese War cadres, went to Dingzhou to remember Zhang. Deputy Director of Propaganda Department of Dingzhou Municipal Committee, Director of Culture Department Ma, Director of Education Department and Local Records attended the forum.
Zheng's parents and brother (Zheng Yunyan) are professors at the Military Academy. During their stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Yan 'an, they were neighbors with Zhang, an anti-Japanese composer and author of On the Songhua River. From the beginning of 1942 to March of 1946, they lived and worked closely together in hard years, especially Zheng Yunyan's brother, who was in Yan 'an. Zhang often teaches him to sing and compose music, and tells his dream of the day when the war will be won and peace will be achieved. Zhang always talks about his hometown Dingxian, Hebei Province with great interest, such as Dingzhou Tower, Zhongshan State, Dingzhou Gongyuan and Dingxian Roast Chicken. His love for his hometown is beyond words, and his nostalgia for his hometown is full of joy. He firmly grasped Zheng Yunyan's hand and said, when you grow up, you must come to my hometown to see! Our fellow villagers in Dingzhou are straightforward and warm-hearted. If only you could teach them to sing! At this time, Zhang, who has a cough, is getting worse and worse. Knowing that he could never return to his hometown in Dingzhou, he entrusted Zheng Yunyan with tears to realize his long-cherished dream of returning to Dingzhou. When Zhang lay dying, Zheng Yunyan cried and grabbed the ground, waiting for him all the time. Later, Zheng Yunyan died of lung disease, leaving a last wish before her death, entrusting Zheng to take their dreams to Dingzhou to see the changes in the past and present. Realize the wishes of their two generations.
Professor Zheng, Yan 'an's son and daughter, visited Zhang Square. He stood in front of Zhang's sculpture for a long time and said affectionately: Zhang is a great and outstanding composer. He burned himself like a candle and devoted his life to the independence and liberation of the Chinese nation. Zhang Dui was full of patriotic feelings and passion, leaving unforgettable memories for future generations. His great patriotism is immortal and will be handed down from generation to generation.
Professor Zheng came to Dingzhou with the wishes of Zhang and Zheng Yunyan, and felt the simplicity and enthusiasm of Dingzhou people. Zhang is a pioneer of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a patriot who dedicated himself to defending the motherland, and also the pride of our Dingzhou people. We Dingzhou people should inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of the revolutionary pioneers, and our descendants should inherit the legacy of our predecessors and create greater glories along the road guided by the Party after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China! On March 1946, 1 1, the people's musician Zhang died of pulmonary edema caused by a bad cold. Teacher Zhang's body is buried in Yan 'an Culture Mountain. Ke, Chairman of the Writers Association of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, recited a poem in memory of Zhang:
"Cultural hills are buried in the cold light"
A handful of dirt and a handful of tears.
You've blossomed here,
Bury you here ... "
Zhang is gone, but his songs live in the hearts of China people.
1964, when China rehearsed the large-scale music and dance epic Dongfanghong, the Prime Minister personally selected two songs of Zhang, On the Songhua River and Mass Production of the Army and the People.
1982, in Hebei, Zhang's hometown, people held a song party to commemorate Zhang's 80th birthday.
1987, Yan' an municipal government and Zhang's relatives, comrades and students rebuilt the tombstone for the people's artist Zhang.
On June 5th, 1993, the song "On the Songhua River" was awarded as the 20th century China classic music in the Great Hall of the People.
In 2002, on the occasion of the 0/00th anniversary of Zhang's birthday, more than 2,000 teachers and students in high school affiliated to shaanxi normal university sang "On the Songhua River" again.
July to August, 2005 is the 60th anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory. Shaanxi news media Sunshine, Sanqin Metropolis Daily, Huashang Daily and xi Evening News have successively made long reports, introducing Zhang and On the Songhua River from different angles. Broadcast by Shaanxi TV Station; Singing by Xi 'an.
In August 2005, CCTV's Art Life column produced a special program "Mission-Behind Great Works" to commemorate the Anti-Japanese War. First of all, it is on the Songhua River and Zhang. On September 2, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television and other units jointly held a large-scale cultural performance "For Justice, for Victory" to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The only song selected in the prelude is On the Songhua River, and Zhang's Walk to the Soldiers was selected in the third act. Zhang has added dazzling chapters to the history of the Chinese nation's resistance to Japanese imperialism and the history of Shaanxi people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Zhang is the pride of the Chinese nation and the high school attached to Shaanxi Normal University. Whenever people sing "On the Songhua River", "Being a Soldier" and "Mass Production of the Army and the People", people will think of the author of the song, the people musician Zhang. For more than 60 years, teachers and students in high school affiliated to shaanxi normal university deeply miss their good teacher-Zhang, who left us a precious legacy-loyalty to the motherland, loyalty to education, love for students, courage in dedication and hard work, which we will always remember and cherish!