Chapter 34 Huanxisha and Mr. Liu Yazi

, a century of monsters and monsters have danced and danced, and the five hundred million people are not reunited. , Wanfang music is played in Khotan, and the poet's prosperity is even more unprecedented. This poem was first published in the January 1957 issue of "Poetry". October 1, 1950 is the National Day of the first anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. On the evening of October 3, 158 representatives of 42 ethnic groups from seven regions including Inner Mongolia, Northwest, Southwest, Central South, East China, Northeast China, and North China participated in the National Day celebration, gathered in Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall to pay tribute to the head of the Central People's Government The ceremony was followed by a wonderful song and dance performance.The full-moon dance of the Kazakhs in Xinjiang, the Xianzi dance of the Xikang Tibetans, the flower-presenting dance of the Mongolians, and the laundry dance of the Koreans are dazzling and beautiful.Mao Zedong watched the performance with great interest, feeling excited, and said to Liu Yazi who was sitting in the front row: "In such a grand occasion, why doesn't Mr. Yazi write lyrics to express his ambition? I'll join you." So Liu Yazi wrote "Huanxisha" impromptu, The preface says: “On the evening of October 3rd, at Huairentang, we watched a song and dance gala jointly performed by the cultural troupes of various ethnic groups in Southwest China, Xinjiang, Jilin Province Yanbian, and Inner Mongolia. "Its ci goes: "Fire trees and silver flowers are never in the night, brothers and sisters dance and dance, and sing to the full moon. Not one person can lead, so how can hundreds of clans stand together? A good night and a feast are unprecedented." After the party, Mao Weidong returned to Juxiang Bookstore, start to fill in and words.The next day, I copied the step rhyme and words to Liu Yazi.

Liu Yazi's "Huanxisha" refers to the brightly lit singing and dancing scene in front of him as a tribute to Mao Zedong, "If one person can lead, how can hundreds of peoples be able to fight together?" And Mao Zedong's step-by-step rhyme has a new idea, combining reality and history. , The new society and the old era are two-phase observations, with extremely rich content, high-level generalizations, deep thinking about the past and present, and emotional sighs.This is high-mindedness.Form follows content, and structurally, the upper layer reviews history, while the lower layer depicts reality.

"Long night is difficult to clear the sky of Chixian County, a hundred years of monsters dance around, and 500 million people are not reunited", all in one go, without any pause.This is a painful summary of the century-old history from the Opium War in 1840 to the eve of liberation: the sky is dark, demons dance wildly, and the people suffer. "Long Night" is a 100-year long night. "It is difficult to understand", no matter how many arduous struggles, it will be difficult to overthrow the three mountains that are pressing on the Chinese people. "Monsters dancing around" refers to imperialism, domestic reactionaries and various dark forces under their auspices working together to do whatever they want.The people's "unreunion" means not only that they cannot be happy and happy, but also that people of all ethnic groups cannot be united and live in harmony.

For this reason, we can immerse ourselves in the memories of a century of history: the Opium War in 1840, the Second Opium War in 1856, the Sino-French War in 1883, the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War in 1894, and the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ War of Aggression against China in 1900. In 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, and the great powers invaded and plundered China one after another.Domestic reactionaries include the Qing Dynasty, the Northern Warlords, and the Chiang Kai-shek government, who successively ruled and exploited the people.This is a long scroll of history, showing the vicissitudes of China's century-old history; it is the oppression and exploitation of domestic and foreign reactionaries that have caused the suffering of people of all ethnic groups.

However, history always develops in the unity of opposites. The opposite of the "hundred-year monster" is "500 million people".The people couldn't bear the oppression of the "monster" and fought hard.How many people with lofty ideals and benevolent people, shed their heads, sprinkled their blood, and stepped forward.In the century-old history, the most distinctive ones are the 1911 Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and the May 4th Movement in 1919. After the founding of the Communist Party of China in 1921, it became the mainstay, leading the Great Revolution, the Agrarian Revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Liberation war.The trickle flowed back to the sea, and the people finally defeated the "monster" and won the victory. In 1949, the People's Republic of China was established.

From "It is not a single person who can lead, that allows hundreds of ethnic groups to stand together" to "Sing the rooster and the world will be white", which reflects Mao Zedong's materialist view of history. It is not heroes who decide everything, but the masses of the people and the Communists who create victorious achievements. .Of course, this is a verse, so the use of "singing the rooster makes the world white" echoes "the long night is difficult to see", the darkness finally disappears, and the light finally arrives. "Wanfang music plays in Khotan" expresses the joy of the people and the great unity of all ethnic groups with the immediate events, which is in contrast to "500 million people are not reunited".Khotan, the name of the country in the ancient Western Regions, here refers to the Xinjiang Song and Dance Troupe. "Wanfang" refers to people of all nationalities in the country.The founding of New China, the people of all ethnic groups are the masters of the country and rejoice.They express their hearts with gorgeous dances and harmonious songs.The first film "Hundred Years of Demon Dance" and the second film "Wanfang Music Plays in Khotan" are earth-shaking changes. The happy people replaced the rampant monsters and ghosts and became the masters of the country.

"The poet's prosperity will be unprecedented", expressing his heart.The words are open and closed, from the vicissitudes of history to the beautiful scenery of reality, which makes the connotation of "Xinghui" more profound and broad: it is the joy of ending the country's fall and the suffering of the people, the joy of comforting the blood and sacrifice of the benevolent, and the joy of The joy of national unity and peace through singing and dancing is the common joy of the people present and the prosperity of the motherland with all the participants present. "More unprecedented", unprecedented, this kind of joy is unprecedented.

This is a small order, but it covers both history and reality, and it is viewed from two perspectives, using a structural method of comparing the top and bottom of the film.

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, Brothers and sisters dance around.The singing sings through the full moon. , How about allowing hundreds of ethnic groups to share Piantian?The good night event is unprecedented. Original Note: There is a song "Full Moon" in folk songs and dances of the Kazakh people in Xinjiang.