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peninsula omnimedia reporter wang yue

the tv series "when mountain flowers bloom", which is adapted from the deeds of zhang guimei, winner of the "july 1 medal", recently released a release date trailer, announcing that it will be broadcast on cctv-1 prime time and tencent video starting from september 10.

the play is directed by fei zhenxiang, written by yuan zidan, ding han, huang shiyang and li xiwei, with li xing as creative director and producer, starring song jia, lan xiya, du lan, he shiyu and yang yanjia, with nie yuan making a special appearance, and zhang yue, zhai zilu, huang miyi, cao xiwen and zhang tianyang making special guest appearances, and jiang chao making a special appearance. it tells the touching story of zhang guimei founding a free girls' high school and writing a new chapter for mountain education with her blood and sweat.

song jia delicately portrays principal zhang

leading the mountain girls to turn the tide

"when the mountain flowers bloom" is based on the prototype of zhang guimei, a teacher who won the "july 1st medal" and a "model of the times". since 1996, zhang guimei has been engaged in education in the mountainous areas of lijiang. during this period, she witnessed countless girls in the mountains dropping out of school due to poverty, and vowed to establish a free girls' high school. with her persistence, huaping girls' high school became the first high school in the country that does not charge tuition and only recruits poor girls, and helped more than 2,000 girls in the mountainous areas realize their college dreams. after zhang guimei's deeds spread, she was awarded many honorary titles by the state and local governments. her deeds also caused a sensation on social platforms and moved hundreds of millions of chinese people.

in the release trailer, song jia plays principal zhang guimei, who leads party members and teachers to review their oath of joining the party and strengthen their faith in running a school. following the camera, the audience and principal zhang guimei "cross the river by feeling the stones" on the road to running a school. the school's poor conditions make it difficult to retain teachers, and the students are almost unable to eat due to insufficient funds. they also have to face the emergency of power outages. in the trailer, the scene of female students studying hard under the earnest teachings of principal zhang is tearful, and it also makes people realize that principal zhang guimei's good deeds of insisting on running a school have raised countless hopes and dreams, and constantly inspired young girls to control their own destiny through their own efforts, break out of the mountains, and go to a wider world to meet more possibilities in life.

the creators truly restored the daily life of teachers and students

paying tribute to the "lighting spirit" from a small perspective

in the process of running the school, principal zhang guimei faced many difficulties in terms of teachers, enrollment, funding, etc., and also had to face the prejudice from mountain families and the girls' worries about the future. but with the support of the party and the government, she led the faculty and staff to overcome difficulties one by one with her firm ideals and beliefs. inspired by the "lighting spirit" of principal zhang guimei, who burned herself to illuminate the way forward for countless poor girls, more people joined the construction of huaping girls' high school. teachers such as ding xiaoxiao, yao xiaoshan, and wei tingyun in the play all gave up better job opportunities and devoted themselves to the education of the girls' high school with the belief of "no regrets" and the spirit of "selflessness".

the screenwriters of "when flowers bloom in the mountains" strive to restore the truth, write women's stories with delicate brushstrokes, and deeply portray the characters, so that the audience can resonate with the characters in the play. the series is directed by the powerful director fei zhenxiang, who once again partners with producer li xing, and is produced by the original team of "starry han canglan·moon rises over the sea". it was filmed on site at huaping girls' high school in lijiang, yunnan, where the incident took place. the main creators performed passionately, presenting the real stories that touched china on the screen, which attracted the expectations of countless audiences.

the tv series "when mountain flowers bloom" produced by cctv, tencent video, xinguang pictures, jincai vision pictures, laoyou pictures, galaxy cool entertainment, and seven impressions will be broadcast on cctv-1 prime time and tencent video from september 10th. let us look forward to principal zhang guimei and the teachers and students of huaping girls' high school bringing more surprises and touching moments to the audience.