A few days ago, at the opening ceremony of the 4th session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the scene of two ladies "singing" the national anthem in sign language moved countless people. For the first time, China's deaf-mute people "heard" the national anthem in an exclusive way on such a grand mainstream occasion.
One of the two ladies who performed the sign language version of the national anthem is Tai Lihua. She has many identities and titles, including member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, head of the China Disabled People's Art Troupe, vice chairman of the China Association for Special Arts, etc. etc., and what we are most familiar with is the identity of "lead dancer of "Thousand-Hand Guanyin"".
This large-scale dance, which became popular in the streets and alleys of China after the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, also brought lead dancer Tai Lihua to the pinnacle of her career.
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In fact, before encountering dance, Tai Lihua experienced an unhappy childhood.
Tai Lihua can speak earlier than ordinary children. She has pretty and pretty features and is a very lovable little girl. When she was in the nursery, the teacher often praised Tai Lihua for being prettier and smarter than other children.
When Tai Lihua was two and a half years old, she contracted measles. Measles in infants was very common in China at that time, and it was not very difficult to treat.
Her parents took Tai Lihua to the hospital and received an injection of streptomycin, a very common antibiotic used to treat high fevers. However, this injection completely changed Tai Lihua's future life.
The measles was cured and the high fever subsided. Tai Lihua was sent to the nursery by her parents as usual.
But when they were playing games in the nursery, the teacher called Tai Lihua from behind many times, but she didn't respond. The teacher wondered if there was something wrong with Tai Lihua's hearing.
At the beginning, Tai Lihua’s parents did not believe it. Just when Tai Lihua went to bed at night, she turned off the lights and called Tai Lihua many times, but got no response. Only then did the two people know that their daughter was really deaf.
Tai Lihua’s parents took their daughter to visit major hospitals across the country and received the most desperate answer: There is currently no way to save the hearing loss caused by the side effects of streptomycin in the world.
However, Tai Lihua was too young at that time and did not know what "deafness" was. When everyone around her was sad and regretful because of Tai Lihua's deafness, Tai Lihua was still a happy child wandering away from the disease.
She really realized that her world was different from that of normal children when she was playing the game of "identifying the location by listening to the sound" with her friends. When the friends covered Tai Lihua's eyes and touched Tai Lihua with their hands, she felt extremely confused and at a loss at such a young age.
It turns out that when she covers her eyes, she no longer belongs to this gorgeous world at all.
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In order for Tai Lihua to study normally, her parents sent her to a local school for the deaf and mute when she was 7 years old.
This school is the turning point where Tai Lihua's life turns like another romantic story.
The beginning of the story comes from a special course in a school for the deaf and mute - rhythm class.
The teacher played the piano and drums at the same time. The sound of the drums caused the wooden floor to vibrate, and the teacher asked them to use their feet to feel the vibrations of the floor. Then use your body to express the vibration you feel. Tai Lihua was surprised by this experience.
After being in the silent world for so long, she once again felt what the world of sound was like. From this, I fell in love with the way of expressing melody with the body, which was the original appearance of dance.
Not long after Tai Lihua entered the deaf-mute school, she saw the dance "Spirit of the Bird" performed by teacher Yang Liping on TV. That was the first time Tai Lihua was deeply moved in the silent world.
It turns out that it is not only verbal expressions that can move people to tears, but also physical expressions.
Tai Lihua wants to learn to dance and become a dancer like Yang Liping who can stand on the stage and express various inner emotions through dance.
However, Tai Lihua is such a sensible girl.
She knew that her family's conditions were not good and she was hearing-impaired, so it would be difficult for her to become a dancer. Tai Lihua never mentioned a word to her parents about wanting to learn to dance.
Tai Lihua’s parents are the kind of parents who care deeply about their children and understand them deeply. Tai Lihua's father saw her desire for dancing, so Tai Lihua gained her "second" dance enlightenment in her life - her father bought her a pair of white dance shoes.
With the support of her parents, dance officially entered Tai Lihua’s life.
After that, Tai Lihua seemed to be favored by the god of fate again. She has shown great talent in dance learning, expression and creation.
Because of the confidence that dance brought to Tai Lihua, she did not choose to rush into society after primary school like other deaf-mute people. Tai Lihua chose to continue studying and continue to understand the wider world.
After finishing elementary and middle school in a school for the deaf and mute, Tai Lihua discussed with her parents to take the college entrance examination like ordinary students and go to college like ordinary people. She did it.
Tai Lihua was admitted to the Fine Arts Department of Hubei University of the Arts and became a student majoring in decoration design. As she thought, like other ordinary students, she went to classes, participated in club activities, and took care of her dance performance work at the same time.
During her college years, Tai Lihua did not face any discrimination, but received a lot of help from teachers and classmates.
Because she couldn’t hear her, the teacher asked her to sit at the front so that she could see the teacher’s mouth movements during class. If there is anything that is unclear, the classmate will write down what the teacher said and show it to her.
With all kinds of help, Tai Lihua successfully completed college and became a teacher at a school for the deaf and mute after graduation.
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While pursuing her studies, Tai Lihua still did not forget her dream of dancing.
The person who has the strictest requirements for Tai Lihua is not any dance teacher, but Tai Lihua herself.
When Tai Lihua first joined the Hubei Art Troupe, because she was deaf and mute, the teacher in charge of teaching dance was afraid that Tai Lihua would not be able to hear the rhythm and dance uncoordinated. Even if she could dance well, it might take a long time. . The teacher's heart is full of doubts.
So the teacher set a dance test for Tai Lihua - "The Spirit of the Bird".
After receiving the test, Tai Lihua seemed to have turned into a top that could keep spinning 24 hours a day.
Tai Lihua first learned how to master the rhythm of music based on the rhythm class in a school for the deaf and mute, and firmly memorized the music melody, and then danced over and over again based on the memorized melody. Until it completely fits the music.
In this way, Tai Lihua passed the test. I began to have the opportunity to receive formal dance training.
Two years later, at the age of 15, Tai Lihua was selected into the China Disabled Persons Art Troupe and became the lead dancer.
In 1992, Tai Lihua had just received professional dance instruction at the China Disabled Persons Art Troupe for a year, and then she appeared on the stage that many professional dancers dream of - the "Art without Borders" at the Teatro alla Scala in Italy. Festival".
In fact, after Tai Lihua received the guidance of Yang Liping in the art troupe, she always had a wish in her heart. She wanted to present a perfect "Spirit of the Bird" to the audience on a professional stage - she My favorite dance in my dancing career.
In 2000, she successfully achieved her wish.
In Carnegie Hall, New York's world-class art palace, a "Sparrow Spirit" was perfectly presented that shocked every audience in the audience. What surprised the audience even more was that the host told everyone that the dancer in "Sparrow Spirit" is a deaf-mute.
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Between studies and dreams, Tai Lihua's romantic life still needs the last note of polish - a just-right love.
This note of love was quietly played by a boy named Li Chun when Tai Lihua was a sophomore in college.
Tai Lihua said, "Li Chun seems to be destined to meet someone. There are so many coincidences, and even one of them can't be missed."
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On a winter afternoon, Tai Lihua carried a huge suitcase and went to the fifth floor of an apartment to find a new dance teacher.
And there was a dance teacher living on the third floor of this apartment. A young man who didn't like closing the door was Li Chun.
Li Chun saw a beautiful girl carrying a big suitcase upstairs, and then came downstairs after a while. Seemingly not deliberately, Li Chun ran after him after a while.
Seeing Tai Lihua standing helplessly downstairs in the apartment, Li Chun asked Tai Lihua if she was looking for someone and which floor he was on. . Coincidentally, Tai Lihua understood Li Chun's words through mouth reading.
Tai Lihua told Li Chun in a slightly labored voice that she was looking for someone on the fifth floor. When asked, Tai Lihua indicated that she could not hear the sound.
Tai Lihua thought that Li Chun would be surprised, embarrassed and at a loss like other people she met for the first time. However, Li Chun was not. He just slowed down his speaking speed and took Tai Lihua upstairs to look for someone.
They couldn't find anyone, so the two of them wrote instead of talking for a whole afternoon.
Later, Li Chun wrote to Tai Lihua, and Tai Lihua went to find him according to the address on the letter. When asking for directions, he happened to meet the monitor of Li Chun's class.
A coincidence helped. , the two became lovers, husband and wife, and parents of children. At this point, the puzzle of Tai Lihua’s life finally revealed its complete and beautiful pattern.
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The misfortune at the beginning of life is suffering and training, but that is just a trick in the preface of Renren's book.
As the author of his own life, the most important thing is. Like Tai Lihua, write every next part - hard work is the pen, perseverance is the ink, strong belief is the paper, and firm confidence is the inkstone. Each stroke, every word, is a resistance to misfortune. Recognize yourself, overcome difficulties, and achieve a new self.
Mortals like you and I are always surprised when fate encounters difficulties, because only in this way can we eliminate those who give up hastily and leave behind those who dare to resist. . The latter is Tai Lihua.
Text: Oasis Killer Whale