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Sculpture "Hard Times"
[Global Network Report Reporter Bao Yuyan Intern Reporter Wang Yiqi] The old soldier plays the flute, the little soldier snuggles next to him and listens, one old and one young, one moving and one quiet, this is the warm picture of the sculpture "Hard Years". Recently, the "Tracing the Footsteps of Martyrs" interview group came to the Memorial Garden of the Muruishan Revolutionary Base, and the 83-year-old curator Wang Xueguang told us about the source of the sculpture "Hard Times".
The interview group listened to the introduction of the old curator "Hard Years" at the Memorial Garden of the Muruishan Revolutionary Base Area
The scenes created by the sculptures are not unfamiliar to many people, this is a classic that once appeared in primary school textbooks, and it is the memory of generations. Many people think that this statue depicts the story of the Long March, but its creation is actually based on the Qiongya Red Army in the years of hard struggle in Muruishan. The prototype of the old warrior who plays the flute in the sculpture is Wang Yexi, who followed Feng Baiju in Muruishan and persisted in eight months of arduous struggle, even when the battle was most tense, he still carried a bamboo flute on his body, and in his spare time, he still liked to play the flute and sing Hainan folk songs.
Feng Baiju and Pan He, one is the founding general who led the revolutionary struggle, and the other is an artist who grew up under the red flag and blossomed in a hundred flowers. The conversation between the two of them not only established a deep friendship with each other, but also created a moving work of art.
In 1956, the General Political Department of the Central Military Commission prepared an art exhibition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the army and collected works from individual artists across the country. Pan He was tasked with using oil paintings to show the brilliant achievements of the Fourth Field Army in liberating Hainan Island. In the process of Pan He's in-depth life and collecting materials, he was moved by the historical stage of the Hainan guerrillas when the war was defeated and the revolution was at a low ebb. Especially shocked by the tenacious spirit of the Qiongya Column that has been fighting alone on the isolated island for more than twenty years. He then visited Feng Baiju, who had been the commander of the guerrilla forces on Hainan Island, and during the conversation, General Feng Baiju told Pan He the story of this veteran soldier.
This story inspired Pan He's infinite reverie. Pan He created this work with a romantic imagination, jumping out of the grand narrative of the group scene and showing the revolutionary optimism of the fighters in the arduous struggle. In the sculpture, the face of the old soldier is full of wrinkles carved by wind, frost, rain and snow, a pair of thick hands and bones are clearly knotted, wearing a worn-out military uniform, the muscles and bones are lean but very powerful, the old soldier plays the flute, the corners of the mouth are slightly overflowing with smiles, the little soldier trusts and intimately snuggles next to the old soldier, looks up at the distance, listens to the gods, the expression is idyllic and beautiful, full of reverie and yearning, this is hope, is the confidence in the victory of the revolution.
In July 1932, Chen Hanguang, commander of the Kuomintang Guard Brigade, led his troops to "encircle and suppress" the Qiongya Su District. The soldiers and civilians of Qiongya bravely resisted, but due to the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign failed. Feng Baiju led more than a hundred people to fight the enemy in the harsh environment of Murui Mountain, and only 25 heroes were left. With lofty revolutionary ideals in mind, they lived a "primitive" life in the Muruishan revolutionary base area, and after persisting in more than 8 months of arduous struggle, they broke through in April 1933, and the revolutionary fire was once again preserved. General Feng Baiju tells the story of this period. A bamboo flute, through those difficult years, echoed through the guns of war, and blew the sound of victory.
Through the review of history through classic works, it tells the hook of time and stirs the hearts of future generations. Thousands of rivers and mountains do not forget the road of time, and the waves are magnificent and remember the red flag of battle. The optimism of the difficult years was a powerful spiritual force that supported the indomitable efforts of the revolutionary ancestors. Looking back on the glory days of the past, the heroic spirit is immortal!