Gazing at Yan'an

Author: Zhao Ning
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Gazing at Yan'an transcends time and space, with the red passion of two generations of female soldiers interweaving in a unique monologue perspective, reflecting on those romantic and passionate years. The work poses a serious and thought-provoking question: If a person does not enter the chain of history, will future generations still remember him? In fact, the true meaning of the word "soldier" is that most people are nameless heroes in history, silently dedicating their youth, even their lives. The parade formation moves toward the sun, and you can see the female soldiers' uniforms and boots swaying neatly in the air. Countless individuals, as if they were one (like the aggregation and fragmentation in computer animation). When they pass in front of the reviewing stand, they salute in unison, turn right, and their gazes form a straight line, flying toward the stand. Among the ranks of female soldiers, I see two women—one is me, and the other is Lan Mei. We walk in the same formation, transcending time and space, singing the same song, and walking into the strong light of the sun.