"Shuai word flag, floating into the clouds, bucket big Mu word shocked the Qiankun, on that is written, Hun that Hun Tianhou, Mu's Guiying, who expects me at the age of 53 years old and manage the three armies ah ...... "23 morning, the reporter at the Luoyang Institute of Vocational and Technical College of the first time to see Qin Songxia, she is and her classmates rehearsing "Mu Guiying hangs up the marshalship".
At the age of 55, she set sail again to pursue her dream, what kind of story does she have?
She went to college at the age of 54, and was called "Sister Qin" by her teenage roommate
Qin Songxia, 55, is a native of Xin'an County, and was a medical worker before she retired, but she's now a sophomore at the Luoyang Institute of Vocational and Technical Studies majoring in opera performance, and is the oldest student at the school.
"After retirement, some of my colleagues were rehired by the unit, some went to work in other medical units, and some went home to enjoy the family, but I feel that the work of half a lifetime, the first half of the life for the family, the second half of the life should do something they like." Qin Songxia said.
"Hour did not learn to dance, young did not go to college, I am now only 55 years old, ah, want to spell out for childhood dreams, old age is not regret." Qin Songxia said with a smile that her current choice has a lot to do with her experience as a young girl.
When she was young, she was active by nature and loved to dance and perform, but she never had the chance to go deeper into her studies. More than ten years ago, the neighborhood began to fashion square dance, she and her friends also often go to dance, but jumped around and found that there are only a few common dance steps. After her retirement, she made an unexpected move that made many of her friends and relatives go to a dance school in Beijing to learn Chinese dance.
After a year of study in Beijing, she learned by chance that the Luoyang School of Culture and Arts (predecessor of the Luoyang Institute of Vocational and Technical Studies) also has a related profession, so she went back to Luoyang to study at the school, "At that time in addition to practicing the dance, I also dilly-dallying with the class everywhere, once by chance to listen to the singing class, to see the teenage students singing selections from the "Hua Mulan," a small face are "Hua Mulan" bravado, I was immediately impressed by the art of opera performance."
In 2019, pending graduation from the dance program, she fully prepared for the college entrance examination, and was successfully admitted to the school's opera performance college class. In the class, the youngest student 16 years old, some people call her aunt, dormitory roommates affectionately called her "Qin sister".
Professional teachers praise "her efforts admirable"
Half a hundred years old, Qin Songxia is still chasing the dream, but the years are not forgiving, the body is not soft enough, the voice is not clear enough, the memory has not been so good, and even physical strength can not keep up with, these are the short board of the Qin Songxia, but she did not give in to defeat, and practiced ten times a hundred times to do a good job. The company's business is also a good example of how it can be used.
Nowadays, Qin Songxia can easily complete the more difficult one-horse action. "It took almost two years of practicing to learn this one move." She said with a smile.
"Qin is willing to work hard on a daily basis, and despite her limited fundamentals, she has the life experience and the ability to work hard to make up for her mistakes, and to learn with such a state of mind is something that even we teachers admire." The school's senior lecturer, national second-class actor Lei Fresh will teacher said, if the single professional, Qin Songxia still have a lot of room for improvement, but on the study of energy is considered the most adequate in the class.
Qin Songxia has a daughter, currently settled in foreign countries, last October, the daughter called to say that the reaction of pregnancy, hoping that her mother can take the time to go to look after her for a period of time. "I just officially entered the university, although I also want to go to take care of her, but taking into account the hard-won opportunity to go to school, and ultimately decided not to go there first, the family also expressed understanding and support for me." Qin Songxia said.
Live to learn, after graduation want to grassroots to promote the culture of opera
What are the plans after graduation? Qin Songxia said, the diploma is just a starting point, for their favorite things to do, while they are still young will continue to find opportunities to learn more. "Improvement of knowledge and culture is a lifelong thing, people should live and learn."
"Our school has produced 15 Plum Blossom Award and Wenhua Award winners, and I hope to study hard and one day do what I can to promote the art of opera." Qin Songxia said
Nowadays, Qin Songxia makes a trip back to the county every week on her bi-weekly vacation, where she dances and sings with a group of sisters and teaches them newly learned steps. On the one hand, she has a rich college life, and on the other hand, she has three no friends gathered, her life is envied by those around her, and these years of study have given her a new dream. "After graduation, I want to promote the art of opera at the grassroots level, and let more people understand the culture of opera and pass it on through the senior university or community stage."