Modern Expression of Humen destructed opium Spirit
2024-07-30
Recently, guided by the Propaganda Department of the Dongguan Municipal Committee of Guangdong Province, the youth musical "Time Travel 1839" produced by the Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports and the Humen Town People's Government of Dongguan City premiered at the Yulan Grand Theatre in Dongguan. Using holographic images, beautiful music, and a 3D stage with Lingnan style, the play tells the story of a middle school student who went through Humen in 1839 in the game and relived the history of destructed opium in Humen, thus realizing a change of thought. "Crossing 1839" is a key literary and artistic work created to commemorate the 185th anniversary of Humen destructed opium. From June 3 to June 25, 1839, Qing Dynasty imperial envoy Lin Zexu destroyed over 2.37 million kilograms of seized opium at Humen Beach, an unprecedented feat in the history of drug control. June 3 of this year is the 185th anniversary of Humen's destructed opium, and June 26 is the International Drug Control Day. As the place where destructed opium's tobacco sales took place and an important battlefield of the Opium War, Dongguan has held more than 10 cultural and tourism activities since June 3 to carry forward the spirit of destructed opium's tobacco sales, including cultural and museum exhibitions, original musicals, academic seminars, music poetry and painting theme parties, youth research, etc., to explain the spiritual connotation of the "Awakening Gate Hero's Land" in the form of culture and art. On June 2, the exhibition of "Inspiring the Chinese and Foreign Shocks, Relieving the Past and Present - Humen destructed opium Selling Spirit" was opened in Humen Naval Battle Museum, and from June 3, it was simultaneously displayed in six Lin Zexu Memorial Halls across the country. The exhibition is divided into three parts: "the soil for the formation of destructed opium's spirit of tobacco sales", "the connotation of destructed opium's spirit of tobacco sales", and "the inheritance and promotion of destructed opium's spirit of tobacco sales". Through 180 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, it comprehensively demonstrates the origin and connotation of Humen's spirit of destructed opium sales. Dong Hong, Deputy Director of Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, said that we should make the exhibition an important position for inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture, cultivating socialist core values, carrying out patriotic education, and guiding the party members, cadres, citizens, and especially young people to carry forward the spirit of destructed opium tobacco sales. Zhang Jianxiong, the director of the Opium War Museum, stated that this exhibition goes beyond simply displaying historical facts and educating historical knowledge. Through multimedia touch screens, visual videos, and physical interactive installations, it enhances the audience's sense of participation and experience. Walking into the exhibition hall of "Promoting the Splendor at Home and Abroad, Shaking the Past and Today - Humen destructed opium Extinction Spirit Exhibition", the winners of the Humen Town Publicity Contest to Commemorate the 185th Anniversary of destructed opium destructed opium affectionately told the history of destructed opium's tobacco extinction. In this contest, 50 contestants were preaching about modern historical events, such as the destructed opium in Humen and the Opium War. There were not only the great feat of Lin Zexu destructed opium at Humen in Humen, but also touching stories about the heroic sacrifice of Chen Liansheng and Guan Tianpei in the first Opium War. He Haiming, a student from Dongfang Primary School in Humen Town, said that he has gained a deeper understanding of Lin Zexu's great personality, which will inspire him to study hard in the future and contribute to the motherland. Chen Zuer, a student of Humen No. 4 Middle School, said that she understood the great historical significance of destructed opium in Humen. Lin Zexu's spirit of daring to innovate and fearing powerful enemies is worth learning for everyone. In the past, we learned about the terror and harm of opium to human health through the accounts of others. Today at the Opium War Museum, I gained a deeper understanding of the dangers of opium Lu Jinjian, a student from Qiu Jinqiu Middle School (Tuen Mun) in Hong Kong, said. On June 2nd, 87 Hong Kong teachers and students visited the Opium War Museum to participate in the "Dongguan Tour of Patriotic Education for Hong Kong Students in the Bay Area". They visited historical sites such as the Opium War Museum (Naval Battle Museum) and Battery, enhancing their sense of responsibility and mission towards national development and rejuvenation. Li Zhuofeng, a student of Wang Huaxiang Middle School of Renji Hospital in Hong Kong, said with emotion: "Today's peace and prosperity are hard won, and we should remember this history. We should base ourselves on the motherland, look around the world, and study hard." In order to make destructed opium's tobacco sales commemorated by more people, and let destructed opium's tobacco sales spirit be inherited by more people, Dongguan focuses on expressing destructed opium's tobacco sales spirit in a modern, trendy, and contemporary way. "Give orders, destructed opium!" With Lin Zexu's order, boxes of opium were thrown into the pool, and smoke rose. June 26th is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. That night, the immersive scene performance of "The Heroic Land of the Awakening Gate" in commemoration of the 185th anniversary of destructed opium's smoking ban was performed at the former site of Shajiao Fort, the place where Lin Zexu paid for cigarettes in Humen, bringing the audience to the scene of destructed opium's smoking ban 185 years ago. We hope to present real historical events in a modern way within authentic historical contexts, "said Zhang Jianxiong. Dongguan also launched a cultural tour for the 185th anniversary of Lin Zexu destructed opium at Humen, which is called "Gentle Breeze · We Are All Good Seedlings -- The Answer is on the Road". It organized citizens to visit six bay area cities including Dongguan, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Shenzhen and Hong Kong offline, driving 185 kilometers, and jointly built the Lin Zexu Museum in Fuzhou, Beijing, Macao, Pucheng, Shaanxi and Ili, Xinjiang. It held 14 flash mobs nationwide, distributed more than 50000 copies of interactive cultural creativity, covering more than 500000 person times. The cultural salon of "Good Miao has something to say" was held in Guangzhou, where six guests were invited to talk about the story of Humen destructed opium, and 150000 simultaneous live broadcasts were viewed. At the same time, topics such as "We are all good seedlings", "Dongguan, the starting point of modern history", and "The answer is on the road" were set up on multiple platforms, sparking heated discussions among young people and reaching 10.66 million views. In Zhihu's launch of interesting historical questions such as "If you suddenly returned to the night before Humen destructed opium 185 years ago, what would you say to Lin Zexu?", millions of young people in 10 cities across the country had online discussions, with more than 1.2 million views. This series of commemorative activities aims to release the practical significance and modern expression of Humen destructed opium spirit, and call out the slogan of "Awakening Gate Hero's Land". Lv Chengqi, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Dongguan Municipal Committee, Mayor and Director of the Municipal Drug Control Commission, said that holding the commemoration of the 185th anniversary of Humen destructed opium sales is not only to remember the ancestors, but also to draw on the strength of continuous struggle. It is necessary to further stimulate tenacious fighting spirit, remember the glorious history of the "Gate of Awakening", inherit the genes of "the land of heroes", carry out work closely around the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation, and contribute to Chinese path to modernization's strength in promoting Chinese modernization. (New Society)
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Source:China Culture Daily
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