Wang Lu comics
Come and meet the "founding of the country" around us.
Do you know "Jianguo"?
This name is the imprint of an era, and it is also the expectation and good blessing of parents for their children to build the country.
In 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. At the beginning of the year, the Network Information Office of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee launched the topic # Looking for the Founding of the Country Around # on the Internet. Up to now, a total of 169,000 netizens have participated in the topic discussion, and the topic has been read 520 million times.
Qianjiang evening news, in conjunction with the Network Information Office of Zhejiang Provincial Committee, launched a series of reports on "Looking for the Founding of the People’s Republic of China around us". We searched for seven founding countries from different eras, walked into their stories, and strung together 70 years’ history.
My name is Xu Jianguo.
Diplomat, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Ireland.
From workshop workers to diplomats
He is a realistic version of "Big Rivers"
At the age of 23, 45, and 61, there were many choices before Xu Jianguo.
At the age of 17, Xu Jianguo, a worker of Ningbo Cixi Machine Tool Factory, just wanted to be a technician in a small county factory. He never imagined that one day he would go abroad and become a diplomat.
In September 1977, a news completely changed the fate of Xu Jianguo: the college entrance examination, which had been suspended for 10 years, resumed. That year, only three people in Xu Jianguo’s high school got the university admission notice, and Xu Jianguo was one of them, who was successfully admitted to the Materials Department of Zhejiang University. In the past 22 years, Xu Jianguo has gone from the president of student union to xu teacher, county magistrate Xu, director Xu and director Xu … … From university management, professional research to government departments, Xu Jianguo constantly crosses the border in choosing and being chosen.
In 2001, Xu Jianguo went to South Africa, and since then, he has started his diplomatic career for 17 years, and successively served as China’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Georgia, Nigeria and Ireland. From his hand, he handed over the credentials signed by three generations of People’s Republic of China (PRC) leaders.
Now Xu Jianguo has reached retirement age, but he is not at leisure at all. He is now the Secretary-General of china foundation for peace and development.
His story is like a realistic version of "Big Rivers": the influence of family environment, the "restlessness" in his bones, and his diligent and pragmatic attitude towards life. He wrote his own answers at the crossroads of his life. His experience is a scroll under the brush of the great era, and the rich colors on the scroll are all based on his own initiative again and again, and his fate is firmly in his own hands.
My name is Xu Jianguo, too.
Lighthouse worker in Sanxingdao, Daishan
He guarded the isolated island lighthouse for 37 years.
The son looked at the photo and called Dad.
Xiasanxing Island, surrounded by the sea, far away from the mainland. This island, which belongs to Daishan, Zhejiang, is only 0.07 square kilometers, which is about two-thirds of that of Yintai, the West Lake. Starting from Hangzhou, it takes 5 hours by car to reach Daishan beacon station, and then it takes 2 hours by landing craft to reach this small island.
There is a Samsung lighthouse built in 1912 on the island, which is the second largest lighthouse on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. All ships passing through Samsung Island need to rely on this lighthouse to illuminate the way.
Xu Jianguo, 55, is a lighthouse worker here. His daily work includes the switch and maintenance of the lighthouse, which ensures the navigation safety of ships coming and going. In 2019, 37 spring, summer, autumn and winter have passed in a blink of an eye since Xu Jianguo first landed on this small island that was almost cut off from the outside world.
When the typhoon came, just a few dozen steps from the duty room to the lighthouse became an "impossible task". He will prepare a hemp rope with a thick thumb in advance, fix one end of the rope on the lighthouse gate, and tie the other end to himself, and lean over and slowly move, so as to resist the strong wind and climb the lighthouse. "No matter how strong the wind is, you have to go up to ensure that the lighthouse shines normally."
In the past, the transportation was inconvenient, and the supply ship came once a month. Every time there was a typhoon, the waiting time would be even longer. Only three meals a day could last for a week.
Five years after landing on the island, Xu Jianguo was introduced and met his wife. Having been stationed on the island for a long time, Xu Jianguo felt that he owed his wife a lot.
My son doesn’t see his father several times a year at all. My wife holds a photo of Xu Jianguo every day and points to the person above to teach her son: "This is your father, this is your father."
For many years, he only took his wife to Putuo Mountain to play: "When I have time to retire, I want to go out with her more."
My name is Zheng Jianguo.
Owner of Kaihua Jianguo Hotel in Quzhou
A restaurant at the intersection of highways.
A clear water fish attracts foodies.
Beside the national road in Xiashan Village, Kaihua, Quzhou, there is a farmhouse hotel, the owner’s name is Zheng Jianguo, and the hotel is also called "Jianguo Hotel". This Jianguo Hotel, which specializes in Quzhou home cooking, has been open for 10 years.
There are regular customers who come from Anhui every year, and there are also Hangzhou "foodies" who drive for three hours just to taste his fresh water fish. Xiashan Village, where the hotel is located, is close to the source of Qianjiangyuan, with beautiful scenery and special landscapes to raise special fish.
Zheng Jianguo has opened a breakfast shop and contracted the canteen of the town government. In 2007, he wanted to make the restaurant bigger, and Zheng Jianguo was in the position next to the highway intersection. The rent is more than 20,000 yuan a year, which is not cheap, but Zheng Jianguo gritted his teeth and rented it for 365 days a year. Except New Year’s Eve and the first day of the first month, the rest 363 days were almost in the hotel.
Get up at 5 o’clock every morning, drive to the town vegetable market to buy food, and return to the store at about 9 o’clock to wash vegetables, prepare vegetables, clean tables and chairs, and set dishes and chopsticks … … Less than 10: 30, guests came one after another. Opening a restaurant is hard work, and the couple work hard. When it is good, the profit is hundreds of thousands a year.
Zheng Jianguo is looking forward to the future of Xiashan Village. Xiashan Mountain, close to the source of Qianjiangyuan, is a veritable green mountain, because on the ancient road of Huihang, hikers have been coming here for many years.
In the afternoon, when the guests dispersed, Zheng Jian’s Congress became a "voluntary tour guide" and took foreign tourists to visit the Huizhou ancient buildings in Xiashan Village. The eldest daughter has almost graduated from college and studied tourism management. Zheng Jianguo wants her to go back to Xiashan Village after graduation and tell more people about its history, food and stories.
Wang Lu comics
Come and meet the "founding of the country" around us.
My name is Dong Jianguo.
Yongjia random bomb actor, the fourth generation of family descendants.
Four generations of rural stage
Performing the Inheritance of Local Opera
In Yongjia County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, nanxi river flows across the mountains from north to south and flows into Oujiang River. Xiaoxi Village in Xunzhai Town is located on the bank of nanxi river.
After 80s, Yongjia random bomb actor Dong Jianguo lived here since childhood. At the age of 17, he followed the country troupe and wandered around the large and small stages in Wenzhou, Taizhou, Fujian and other places, singing for 20 years.
Yongjia random bombs were born in the countryside and also spread in the countryside. In Xiaoxi village, most people are surnamed Dong, and many people are random players. Dong’s family sang random songs and spread them to their brothers in Dong Jianguo, which is the fourth generation.
Catch up with traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chongyang Festival, and hold temple fairs in the village. Dong Jianguo will perform twice a day: from 12: 30 to 3: 30 in the afternoon, and then from 6: 30 to 9: 30 in the evening. This is a big test for the actor’s voice. In the cosmetic box, there is often a box of golden voice and throat treasure with the oil paint. After singing one day, I took off my costume, and the T-shirt inside was already soaked with sweat.
Randomly playing is very regional and deeply loved by the villagers, but once it leaves the dialect area, it is restricted.
Around 2000, when Dong Jianguo entered the business, there were still many young people in the audience. "Now they all go to watch the live webcast."
Outside the ancestral hall of Xiaoxi Village, there is a 525-year-old Liquidambar formosana tree, which is thick and covered with green shade. Dong Jianguo said that when he was in junior high school in 1998, the crown of the tree shrank, dried up and died. "I didn’t expect it to be green again." When he said this, Dong Jianguo looked a little proud. Perhaps in his heart, Yongjia is also like this, living and rejuvenating at some point. Our reporter Song Hao.
My name is "Jianguo Runtuan"
Marathon enthusiast
They come from all corners of the country.
There is a common name called Jianguo.
Around us, there are people named "Jianguo", roads called "Jianguo" and parks called "Jianguo". Do you know there is a running group called "Jianguo"?
In the 2019 Hangzhou Lin ‘an Half Marathon, there was a "Jianguo Running Group", wearing a red special edition competition costume with a big "Jianguo Running Group" printed on it, which became a landscape in the marathon team. At the start of the race, the "Jianguo Running Group" was at the forefront. "It’s great that so many eyes are focused on us!"
Among them, the longest is 55 years old and the youngest is the post-95 generation. They come from all corners of the country and have different identities, but they have a common name — — Jianguo.
Some of them took two years to advance from running white to winning more than a dozen medals, some were running "great gods" who qualified for the Hangzhou Marathon, and some challenged their limits in running.
Zhang Jianguo of Shaoxing was the first to reach the finish line in the "Founding of the People’s Republic of China Running Group", and also got the "through" qualification for the marathon in Hangzhou and Shaoxing in the second half of the year; Xin Jianguo of Hangzhou has signed up for four marathons in Xianghu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shaoxing in the second half of this year; Zhang Jianguo, 55, runs almost every day, keeping a running distance of 150 km to 180 km every month … … .
The "Jianguo Running Group" set up a WeChat group to share running records every day. Although it has been half a year since the Lin ‘an Marathon, the contact between the runners of the "Jianguo Running Group" has not been interrupted. Occasionally, they have to run together and continue to write the story of the "Jianguo Running Group".
My name is Ding Jianguo.
Grade 8 students of Xihu No.1 Experimental School
Love basketball, love Wolf Warriors.
Want to be a soldier like grandpa
When the summer vacation started, Ding Jianguo, born in 2005, was promoted to the eighth grade of West Lake No.1 Experimental School. Ding Jianguo’s name is different among the popular names "Zixuan" and "Haoxuan".
When entering school, the first time a teacher calls Ding Jianguo’s name, he is often surprised: "How do you call an adult name?" This name was given by my grandfather. I hope he will grow up and build the motherland.
Grandpa Ding Shujun served in a certain army for 7 years from 1968 to 1975. He was injured and lost two ribs. The old man hasn’t told his family about his experience in the army for many years. Only after drinking wine once in his later years did he tell his son that he had been a soldier in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. After leaving the army, Ding Shujun worked as a production captain in his hometown of Xuzhou for more than ten years. He is dedicated to the public and never takes advantage of others. He has great prestige in the village.
Ding Jianguo loves to watch military affairs in his spare time. Now, he speaks eloquently about the weapons used by the People’s Liberation Army, the CCTV military channel and even the guns equipped in the game.
When the movie "Wolf Warriors" was released, Jason Wu held the five-star red flag across the battlefield, which made his blood boil.
The grandfather who was a soldier was Ding Jianguo’s childhood idol: "Grandpa is a real man and very glorious. I want to be a soldier like my grandfather when I grow up. "
Ding Feng also agreed with his son’s idea: "The army is a melting pot, and soldiers will not go astray."
My name is Guo Jianguo.
Fourth-grade students of Hangzhou Mingzhu Experimental School
A "little adult" who loves reading.
I want to be a policeman when I grow up
Once, Jianguo was a very popular name. Someone once joked: Call Jianguo for dinner at the stairs, and you can call home several times. In the 21st century, although this name is no longer on the popular candidate list for parents named after the 80s and 90s, there are actually some "founding countries" around us after 00 and 10.
Guo Jianguo, born after 2010, is one of them.
"The name Guo Jianguo was thought up by his father." Guo Jianguo’s mother Xu Lixia said. My father, Guo Wei, was a soldier for eight years when he was young. He has great affection for the army and hopes that his son can make contributions to the country when he grows up. To give his son this name, Guo Wei has his own memories and feelings, and also has expectations for his son.
In the eyes of teachers, Guo Jianguo is a "gentle" and "book-scented" classmate. His composition is so good that he is often regarded as an example by the teacher. My son likes reading books, so Xu Lixia keeps buying them for him: "Since he went to school, I will accompany him for half an hour every day, no matter what." On his desk, there are extracurricular books such as Aesop’s Fables and Shan Hai Jing.
Asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Guo Jianguo replied: I want to be a policeman. Because police can serve the people. When Xu Lixia first heard it, she was surprised: "There is no one who is a policeman at home, and we have never instilled this idea in him."
For the growth of Guo Jianguo, Mr. and Mrs. Guo Wei did not deliberately set a goal: "We still think that the child lays a good foundation and the rest is to do what he likes." (Reporter Wang Xiaojie Lu Yaoyao Song Hao)
