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on the evening of october 1st, there was a small bright red national flag on every seat in the central opera house. the audience held the national flag in their hands and was immersed in the story of the red army's long march performed on the stage. that night, the musical "bloody xiangjiang" created by the guangxi song and dance theater was staged in beijing, and the "walking with the times and the people" - an exhibition of outstanding stage art works in the new era, brought the power of faith to the audience during the national day.

the multimedia curtain on the stage flashed fierce war scenes, and the first line of the opening line, "fight!", brought the audience back to the war-torn era. the musical "bloody xiangjiang" is based on the battle of xiangjiang river in november 1934 in guangxi, guangxi. during the battle of xiangjiang river, the troops who performed rearguard duties covered the central government agencies and fraternal troops in their efforts to cross the xiangjiang river. in the end, they all died heroically, demonstrating the revolutionary heroism of the red army soldiers who were brave enough to win, break through, and sacrifice.

the male protagonist chen xiang in the play is the division commander of the red army rear guard. the story unfolds with him leading the troops and taking over the task of covering the crossing of the river by his brothers without hesitation. on the battlefield, he met his former military school classmates, and the friendship between them turned into a sword fight on the battlefield. the songs, which are both smooth and melodious and have an operatic quality, describe the tragic battles and also shape the indomitable fighting spirit of the soldiers.

"bloody xiangjiang" also interprets the profound feelings between soldiers and civilians, and intersperses many local guangxi song and dance elements. due to the dense mountains and complex geographical environment where the story takes place, chen xiang and his troops accidentally broke into the local yao village. fengming, a girl from yao village, was originally wary of this army, but seeing that they respected the ethnic minorities and had a common enemy, fengming served as a guide for the red army. before breaking out, chen xiang handed over the orphan of a female red army soldier to feng ming, entrusted her with the army's flag, and named the child "xiangjiang". many years later, fengming took little "xiangjiang" to the xiangjiang river to pay homage to the heroic spirit. the flowing water of the xiangjiang river and the military flag filled with the names of the red army soldiers silently narrate this heroic story, which is deeply touching.

"this performance is the third time that "blood xiangjiang" has been staged in beijing, and it is also our 170th national tour." wang liang, the lead actor in the play and the actor who plays chen xiang, said with emotion before the performance, although it has been performed so many times , but all the actors were very excited to be on stage in beijing on october 1st, the national day. “we hope to use such a red-themed work to pay tribute to the heroes, so before coming to beijing, we rehearsed repeatedly in guangxi , i am polishing this work every day and constantly improving it, hoping to bring the most perfect presentation to the beijing audience.”

during the performance, the audience was deeply moved by the deeds of the red army soldiers who showed their determination and sacrificed their lives for righteousness. there was endless applause at the curtain call. under the leadership of all the actors, "ode to the motherland" was sung together on and off the stage. the singing echoed in the theater and made people excited. beijing audience tang xiaoye was deeply moved again after watching "bloody xiangjiang" for the second time in 4 years. "only by being there can you appreciate the heroic spirit of the red army who are not afraid of sacrifice. i believe that every audience has gained the opportunity to contribute to the greatness of the chinese nation." the power of renewal and unity.”

on the evening of october 2, the play will also be staged at the central opera house.

source: beijing daily client

reporter: han xuan