Preface
In this era of rapid emergence of knowledge and information explosion, people's amazement at gifted children is often accompanied by a series of questions. And Wang Hengyi, a six-year-old genius known as the "Little Chinese Poetry Library", is a striking example.
His talent in the field of children is amazing, by the age of two, he has already learned more than 2,000 Chinese characters, and by the age of three he can recite hundreds of ancient poems, showing an amazing talent for language.
What's even more amazing is that he can guess the title of the song with only 5 seconds of intro when listening to the song, showing extraordinary musical perception. By the age of five, he had not only memorized 490 ancient poems, but also learned 600 English words.
When he was six years old, he challenged CCTV's "Challenge the Impossible" program, and faced many older contestants, but he behaved calmly. In CCTV's "Chinese Poetry Conference" Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting, he won the championship with his grandmother and was highly recognized by the judges.
So, is Wang Hengyi's talent gifted or acquired? What is his current state? Does he still maintain excellent performance?
1. Ordinary family, extraordinary son
Wang Hengyi was born in an ordinary family, and his parents went out to work when he was more than a year old in order to make a living. In the days when his parents were not around, Wang Hengyi lived with his grandmother.
Grandma was a lover of classical literature and had a large collection of books at home. Perhaps it was the influence of this environment that made Wang Hengyi have a strong interest in words and poetry since he was a child. Since he was sensible, he often followed his grandmother and listened to her read classical classics.
When he was three years old, Wang Hengyi was able to point out the mistakes of his grandmother and identify the correct glyphs from the ancient books his grandmother read. This surprised my grandmother that a three-year-old child had such an extraordinary memory and language organization ability!
In fact, Wang Hengyi's language talent is far more than that. By the age of three, he was already able to speak fluently, far more than any child his age. He learned Xi language very quickly, and in just a few months he was able to understand the gist of some famous works, and organize them to repeat them to his grandmother.
Since then, grandma has consciously cultivated Wang Hengyi's literary talent. Every night, while other children were listening to bedtime stories, Wang Hengyi was immersed in the classical classics read softly by his grandmother. Bedtime stories were too boring for him, but it was the rich words and deep emotions that touched his young mind.
At the age of four, Wang Hengyi was already able to proficiently recite 300 Tang poems, as well as disciple rules and three-character classics. Not only the recitation, but also the artistic conception of these classical works has been imprinted in his heart.
Once, grandma read a poem by Li Bai, and Wang Hengyi recited it spontaneously. And when his grandmother asked him the meaning of these poems, he was able to tell the childish and unrestrained artistic conception in immature language. It may be difficult to imagine how a four-year-old child can understand the profundity of those classical artistic conceptions. But Wang Hengyi really did it.
This makes people have to marvel that he is naturally extremely sensitive to classical literature, and has superhuman comprehension and understanding. Perhaps, in his gifted little body, lives a soul of classical literature that longs to travel through the millennia.
Second, Internet celebrities, doubts are everywhere
With the rise of short video platforms, Wang Hengyi's grandmother will also shoot some simple videos to share Wang Hengyi's daily learning and Xi. This attracted the attention of netizens, and Wang Hengyi gradually became a small Internet celebrity.
Many well-meaning netizens were amazed by Wang Hengyi's wonderful talent and sent their blessings in the comment area. This made the grandmother very relieved and even more proud of her amazing grandson.
However, celebrities are always skeptical. There are always people who suspect that Wang Hengyi is cheating, and this is just a well-planned scam. What's more, he also found the address of the Wang family to expose this "scam".
This undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble to Wang Hengyi and his family, who was still a child. The Xi life, which was so happy on weekdays, seems to have fallen a shadow overnight.
In order to prove Wang Hengyi's ability, his parents had to post a video on the Internet to refute the rumors. However, skepticism seems to be growing. Netizens seem to be determined to debunk this "scam" and have said that they must find evidence.
At this time, a CCTV program group sent an invitation - whether you are willing to record the show and show your strength on the stage. After deliberation with Wang Hengyi's family, it was decided to let him participate in the recording of the show, because it was a good opportunity to prove to the public that he was a real "prodigy".
Grandma is actually still a little worried, for fear that her grandson will be on the big stage, and the pressure will be so tense that she will cry on the spot. But Wang Hengyi bravely said, "Grandma, I must prove myself, and I can't let everyone misunderstand!" This made grandma also deeply moved.
At the age of three or five, he appeared on stage, immature and heroic
On the stage of the late-night show Happy Chinese, five-year-old Wang Hengyi appeared. He is neither humble nor arrogant, and naturally mingles with the audience. The host Sa Beining asked him a series of questions about classical poetry, and Wang Hengyi lived up to expectations and answered them all correctly.
Not only did he get the answers right, but he was also able to translate and recite those obscure ancient poems. When he opened his mouth to read "Will Enter the Wine", there was an amazement in the audience. The ancient poems that came out of the mouth of a five-year-old child were so refined and smooth, reminiscent of Li Bai's demeanor back then.
The originally noisy field in the audience gradually fell silent when Wang Hengyi recited the poem. Everyone held their breath, for fear that a little noise would affect his input. After the reading, the applause and cheers did not stop for a long time.
That night, Wang Hengyi conquered the hearts of countless audiences with his immature but extraordinary performance. After the show aired, the ratings continued to climb. All voices that suspected him of being a fake prodigy were self-defeating.
One comment wrote: "I think those who question it can't even say what ancient poems are, let alone be able to recite and translate them like Xiao Hengyi. He just has real talent and real learning!" Netizens praised this prodigy who had amazing achievements at a young age.
Wang Hengyi and his grandmother also updated the sharing video of their school Xi, and those doubts turned into the sincere blessings of countless netizens. This undoubtedly gave Wang Hengyi great spiritual encouragement and made him firm in his determination to study hard and Xi.
A year later, Wang Hengyi has grown a lot taller, and he once again appeared on the CCTV stage. This time, the difficulty of the show has increased several times - the host gave the handwriting of ancient poems sorted by nine squares, and asked Wang Hengyi to say the source of each poem and recite it correctly.
For a six-year-old, this is a fantasy. But Wang Hengyi did not panic in the slightest, he calmly studied the handwriting, and then blurted out the name and details of each ancient poem, and the words were correct and round.
The applause and cheers at the scene were non-stop for a long time. Many viewers were red-eyed, sincerely proud and happy for the talented child in front of them. The host was even more excited: "I never dreamed that a six-year-old child would have such profound classical attainments, which is really breathtaking!"
Fourth, the poetry contest attracts all living beings
A few years later, Wang Hengyi has grown up and participated in the Chinese Poetry Contest. The field gathered the best players in China, and many people did not take this little boy seriously. They are confident that they can easily defeat this "newcomer" who is still young in literature.
However, Wang Hengyi's performance is still outstanding. He answered all the questions correctly in the difficult part of the Flying Flower Order, and everyone was impressed by his speed and accuracy.
"How is it possible! Does this little ghost have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth?" There were many discussions on and off the stage, and they were all impressed by Wang Hengyi, a dark horse newcomer.
In the next few rounds, Wang Hengyi was also in a no-man's land. He solved most of the puzzles without much effort, leaving the other players embarrassed.
In the end, although Wang Hengyi failed to win the championship, he is undoubtedly the most dazzling "little supporting role" in the entire arena. "With him, how can we old players still mix!" said a veteran player on the stage with a smile. Wang Hengyi also smiled shyly.
Today's Wang Hengyi has steadily stepped into society and no longer appears in public. There are still voices in the outside world speculating whether he will die like "Hurt Zhongyong" in the end, but he has really proved himself with all these years of hard work.
To this day, he has persisted in studying Xi classical literature and has made gratifying achievements in related fields. We have reason to believe that in the future, he will become an expert and scholar in the true sense of the word, and make important contributions to the inheritance and promotion of classical Chinese culture.
Fifth, talent is not fatal, and hard work is more important
Through Wang Hengyi's life experience, we can get some inspiration:
First of all, no matter how talented a child is, he or she also needs to be carefully cultivated by his family, teachers and society, which is more important than the talent itself. The reason why Wang Hengyi has been able to come to this day is that grandma's careful care has played a vital role.
Second, fame is easy to be dazzling, the key is to maintain a humble and hard-working Xi mentality. Wang Hengyi has never been proud and complacent because of praise, and has always maintained a positive and enterprising attitude. Only by constantly enriching oneself can we stand firm and go far.
Again, be brave in the face of doubts and prove yourself through strength. Wang Hengyi did not flinch in the face of doubts, but plucked up the courage to show his strength on the TV stage, and finally won the public's recognition.
Finally, you should not have too high expectations for your child's development. Talent determines the upper limit, and hard work determines the lower limit. Wang Hengyi has an amazing talent for language, but he has never relied on talent to slack off. It is his step-by-step efforts that make him more and more stable on the road of literature.
Growing children will encounter all kinds of difficulties, big and small, so why should we expect a child to be "miraculous" and omnipotent? On the contrary, giving children full respect and encouraging them to pursue their dreams from the bottom of their hearts is the attitude that parents and educators should have.