Celebrate the National Day and welcome the Chongyang Festival
Huaiji Qiashui Shiying Village carried out the Double Ninth Festival condolences for the elderly
Chrysanthemum stumbling, osmanthus fragrant. On October 5th, on the occasion of the Double Ninth Festival, the colorful flags in the school yard of Shiying Village, Qiashui Town, Huaiji County were displayed, with laughter and melodious singing, and the old people enjoyed the condolences of caring people while enjoying the wonderful singing and dancing programs. The theme activity of "Celebrating the National Day· Welcoming the Chongyang Festival· Caring for the Elderly" jointly organized by the Shiying Village Party Branch and the Village Committee and Shiying Teaching Point was held here. Zou Aisheng, deputy secretary of the Qiashui Township Party Committee, and Zhi Yudong, deputy mayor of Jiao Village, participated in the event and gathered together with more than 158 elderly people over 60 years old in the village to watch performances, listen to songs and dances, Taoism, talk about nostalgia, and celebrate the National Day and Chongyang Festival together.
At the beginning of the event, Lu Yuanbin, director of the Party branch of Shiying Village, delivered a speech, extending holiday greetings and blessings to the elderly, expressing his care and respect for the elderly, and introducing the activity arrangement, informing the economic and social development of the village and the construction of the good-neighborly corridor.
In his speech, Zou Aisheng, deputy secretary of the Qiashui Town Party Committee, fully affirmed the economic and social development work of Shiying Village, has done a lot of fruitful work in the cause of the elderly, walked in the forefront of the town, and has a strong atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly, hoping to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future and promote the high-quality economic and social development of the village.
During the event, the primary school students of Shiying Village lined up to lead a line, holding teacups, bowing, and offering tea to every elderly person at the scene.
After the tea ceremony, a theatrical performance will be performed. The old artist Lu Liezhi/Shao Lianzhong played and sang the Cantonese music "Ninety-Nine Double Yang Respect for the Elderly", "Peacock Opening", "Autumn Moon on the Peaceful Lake", and "Willow Shake Gold", with a brisk tone and lingering sounds, showing the old people's old and happy demeanor; Shi Ying's teaching point primary school students performed "Great China" and recited the poem "Chongyang", the words were pure and simple, expressing their love for the motherland and reciting their hearts to respect the elderly; Village teacher Zhang Yanhua and village cadre Shao Cailing sang "Always Go Home to See", singing the children's gratitude and concern for their parents and the elderly, and their feelings are sincere.
Adjacent to Shiying Village, 20 Yao girls from the Baishuikeng Song and Dance Team of Zhaigang Town, Liannan County, and the Tangtai Song and Dance Team of Damaishan Town, dressed in festive national costumes, took the stage to perform "My Sister Lives in the Thirteen Villages", "Jiangxi Girl", "The Most Dazzling National Style", "Singing Hometown", "Singing on Dayao Mountain", and "On Beijing's Golden Mountain" songs and dances, dancing the good-neighborly friendship between the two places and building mutual prosperity.
Singer Tan Bingjiang and the elderly in the audience also sang familiar and down-to-earth songs such as "Wine on September 9", "Tomorrow Will Be Better", "Light of Friendship" and other familiar and down-to-earth songs. The whole event was staged in turn, despite the fierce sun that day, but the old people or wearing headscarves, or holding umbrellas to watch, everyone saw the smile, listened to the fascination, applause, admiration, the atmosphere was happy.
During the event, the cadres of Shiying Village gave every elderly person over 60 years old a gift of red envelopes, fruit bags, scarves, water cups and other condolences and souvenirs. Volunteers also provide free haircuts and other services for the elderly. In the face of these gifts, blessings and services, the old people have a smile on their faces and a sense of gratitude in their eyes. 76-year-old Li Shaozhi spoke at the meeting on behalf of the elderly and said happily: "Thank you to the village committee and caring people for holding this activity, condolences and care for our lives, let us reunite and meet, and we feel very comfortable to communicate and talk together!" ”
In recent years, Shiying Village, Qiashui Town, attaches great importance to respecting the elderly, vigorously promoting the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly of the Chinese nation, and held activities to respect the elderly during the Chung Yeung Festival in 2019, which was later suspended due to epidemic prevention and control. At present, there are more than 158 elderly people over the age of 60 in the village, including 19 people between the ages of 80 and 89 and 2 people over the age of 90. On the occasion of this year's Double Ninth Festival, after the village party branch and village committee issued a donation initiative to carry out activities of respecting the elderly, the bosses of enterprises such as Tieshi Power Station and Changheng Bamboo Factory, parents and villagers, and people with lofty ideals responded one after another, and everyone enthusiastically donated more than 46,000 yuan to raise funds for activities such as dinners, distribution of condolences and condolences for the elderly. During the event, the cadres of Shiying Village also presented plaques to caring enterprises and township sages who are enthusiastic about public welfare and good deeds, donate money to respect and help the elderly, and encourage them.
"Respecting and loving the old is the fine tradition of our Chinese nation, the reason why our school organized primary school students to participate in this activity and held a tea ceremony for the elderly, on the one hand, condolences to the elderly, send a care and blessing to the elderly, so that the elderly can enjoy a happy life, enjoy the fruits of social development, and feel the warmth of the society, on the other hand, the purpose is also to train students from an early age to learn to respect the elderly, filial piety to the elderly, and carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation of respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and helping the elderly, and pass them on from generation to generation." President Li Zuoping, the general consultant of this event, told the author.
Lu Sheng is an outstanding village sage, and when he learned about the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Event, he rushed back to Shi Ying's hometown from Guangzhou, where he worked, with his wife and one-year-old son, to participate in the activity.
Lu Yuanbin, director of Shiying Village Party Secretary, said that he hoped to take this event as an opportunity to let the elderly spend a warm, harmonious and happy Double Ninth Festival, and called on more caring people to actively participate in and support the cause of respecting the elderly, forming a good social trend of respecting, respecting, loving and helping the elderly.
(Text/Photo: Li Wenxing, Liang Yusheng)
Lu Yuanbin, director of Shiying Village Party Secretary, delivered a speech:
Zou Aisheng, deputy secretary of the Qiashui Town Party Committee, delivered a speech at the meeting:
Li Shaozhi, a retired teacher, spoke at the meeting on behalf of the elderly:
The primary school students of Shiying Village gave tea to every old man:
The old artist Lu Liezhi/Shao Lianzhong played and sang the Cantonese music "Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Festival Respect for the Elderly", "Peacock Opening", "Autumn Moon on the Peaceful Lake", "Willow Shake Gold":
Shi Ying's teaching point primary school students' hand dance performance "Great China":
Shi Ying's teaching point primary school students performed poems and recited "Chongyang":
Zhang Yanhua, a teacher from Shiying Village, and Shao Cailing, a village cadre, sang the song "Always Go Home to See":
The Baishuikeng Song and Dance Team of Zhaigang Town, Liannan County and the Tangtai Song and Dance Team of Damaishan Town performed "My Sister Lives in the Thirteen Villages", "Jiangxi Girl", "The Most Dazzling National Style", "Singing Hometown", "Singing on Dayao Mountain", "Beijing's Jinshan" Characteristic Songs and Dances:
Singer Tan Bingjiang sang songs such as "Wine on September 9th", "Tomorrow Will Be Better", "Light of Friendship" and other songs:
Some of the older people happily participated in singing:
Despite the fierce sun, the elderly were either wearing headscarves or holding umbrellas to watch the performance:
The old people talk to each other:
The cadres of Shiying Village gave every elderly person over 60 years old a gift of red envelopes, fruit bags, scarves, water cups and other condolences and souvenirs:
Volunteers also provide free haircuts for the elderly:
Lu Yuanbin, director of the Party branch of Shiying Village, presented a plaque to Zeng Zhao, the owner of Shiying Iron and Stone Power Station, a caring enterprise:
Shao Xinwei, deputy secretary of Shiying Village, presented plaques to caring enterprises and township sages:
The leaders of Qiashui Town and Shiying Village took a group photo with Liannan actors:
Group photo of leaders of Qiashui Town and Shiying Village and the elderly:
Lu Sheng, who went out to work in Guangzhou, took his wife and 7-month-old son to participate in the event:
The leaders of Qiashui Town and Shiying Village had lunch with the old people and toasted and blessed them:
The second highest peak in Zhaoqing__The idyllic scenery of Shiying Village under Wangjun Mountain