Huaihua Daily All-Media News On the evening of September 9, in Taro Village, Shuangjiang Town, Dong Autonomous County, villagers took time out of their evening to rehearse the "One Horse Lantern" county celebration program under the night light.
In October this year, the passage will usher in a grand county celebration event, and the villagers of Taro Dong Village in Shuangjiang Town have carefully prepared a red melodrama, reproducing the touching scene of the Red Army's Long March passing through Taro Dong Village in the winter of 1934, and "a horse lantern" has become a link between history and reality.
With the deepening of the rehearsal of the show, those eventful years seem to have resurfaced in front of people's eyes. In the winter of 1934, the cold wind was bitter, and the Red Army team came to the ancient Dong village of Taro in Shuangjiang Town, Shuangjiang Town, during the arduous Long March. At that time, the old man Yang Zaineng, as a local guide, bravely led the Red Army team to successfully cross the Taiping Mountain. His bravery and wisdom provided important help for the smooth advance of the Red Army. In order to thank Yang Zaineng for his selfless dedication, the Red Army presented him with a horse lantern to rush home at night. This lantern not only illuminates the darkness of the night, but also symbolizes the deep friendship between the Red Army and the people. In that difficult era, this horse lantern became a bright light in Dong Village, guiding the people to a bright future.
Today, at the rehearsal site of the county celebration event, the villagers hold props and lanterns to reproduce the historical scenes of that year. "A horse lantern" not only illuminates the past of Dong Village, but also illuminates the road of rural revitalization today. (Lee Jung-chan)