Poster of Movie Li Xuesheng. [Dahe.cn]
On July 16, the high-profile movie Li Xuesheng was premiered in Wenzhou, and the officials and masses from all walks of life watched it. This 100-minute education movie promoting the spirit of "good man of Henan" is based on the true story of Li Xuesheng, a young migrant worker from Shangqiu who saved the life of two children bravely, reproducing the ordinary and miserable life of Li Xuesheng and his touching story of sacrificing himself to save others. The past has not vanished (from memory) like wind. At the moment when people of the whole province are striving to be outstanding, the movie has once again aroused the strong reactions of the netizens.
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There are endless “Li Xuesheng” in Henan
On February 20, 2005, to save two children, the migrant worker Li Xuesheng from Shangqiu was hit by the train and died only at the age of 37. Henan Daily (Rural Edition), Dahe Newspaper, Dahe.cn (former Henan Newspaper Network) and other media reported the story of Li at the earliest time.
On March 2, 2005, the Focal Point Online of Henan Daily published a full-page report on the online interviews of dahe.cn together with qq.com, sqrb.com.cn, and 66wz.com in the evening of March 1, and the comments of the netizens of people.com.cn, sina.com.cn, eastday.com, dayoo.com, zjol.com.cn, hinews.cn, and ts.cn.
On March 4, 2005, once again, dahe.cn together with sina.com.cn, sqrb.com.cn, Wenzhou Evening News, and Zhengzhou Evening News invited Li’s father Li Hongshen, the reporter of Wenzhou Evening News Xu Hailong and the famous poet Wang Huairang to Dahe Forum of dahe.cn to deeply discuss the spirit of Li together. Later, the Focal Point Online made a full-page report again with the title of Li Xuesheng - From Touching China to Telling China.
The story of Li spread throughout the Ou River area, Central Plains area and all over the country, and touched the netizens nationwide. At that time, “touching”, “shocking”, “tears” and “respects” overwhelmed the computer screen, “good man of Shangqiu”, “good man of Henan” became Internet buzzwords, and “Li Xuesheng” ranked the first place among the most searched hashtags. In 2005, Li’s story even moved China!
On the name list of Touching China, Henan people never absent: Zhang Rongsuo, Ren Changxia, Wei Qinggang, Hong Zhanhui, Wang Baixing, Xie Yanxin, Li Jianfeng, Li Long, Wu Wenbin, Li Ling, Hu Peilan, Longhai Courtyard, Wang Kuan, Wang Feng...Each Henan people awarded in "Touching China" represents a spiritual power of shocking the heart!
In the “Positive Energy Everyday, Five-year Public Welfare Report” published by Alibaba on March 29 this year for the first time, Henan topped the list among positive-energy provinces for wining awards for 212 times in the past 5 years.
On June 29, the list of Chinese Good Fellows of June 2018 was released with 9 Henan people on the list. Since the first publish of the List of Chinese Good Fellows to the end of December 2017, 838 Henan people has been selected into the list. The appearance of each “Li Xuesheng” has made Henan people more outstanding in the new era.
Online Views
My heart was stolen when I watched the movie, and I cried instantly
A net friend of dahe.cn called “Yuyun Fengshang”: The 100-minute movie has strong infection and I was totally absorbed in it. Following the plots, sometimes I cried, and sometimes smiled due to Li’s straightforward and good-nature. I felt that my heart was stolen and kept crying. It is the Central Plains culture that has nurtured endless “Li Xuesheng”.
A net friend of qq.com named “Changdao Feidao”: There is no boring lecture in the movie, and the plot is vivid and smooth, reproducing the ordinary and touching life of Li Xuesheng. He is like the ordinary people living around us at the grassroots, and still able to stick to the true self, shining like stars to warm us.
Good person is the warmest hymns, and the temperature of a city
A net friend of dahe.cn called “Nuoya Fangzhou”: A good man is just like a torch that illuminates the way for more people to move forward. In the movie, Li Xuesheng is in stark contrast to Fugui (a character in the film). The different personal integrity of two people leads to different endings. There is a collision in reality and an artistic conflict. It is a rare good film, touching people deeply.
A net friend of toutiao.com named “Huanghe Dudiaoren: Good person is the warmest hymns, and the temperature of a city. Because of Li Xuesheng, Shangqiu and Wenzhou became sister cities, and the concept of “good person” has gradually developed and has became a synonym for positive energy.
Hero never dies, and we should strive to be outstanding Henan people
“Wan Binbin”, a netizen of sqrb.com.cn: I was particularly moved after watching this movie a few days ago, as if he is still with us, never been died, and is such a real person. As a native of Shangqiu, I have obligation and responsibility to carry forward the spirit of the good people of Shangqiu so that the whole nation can see the temperament and character of our Shangqiu people! Striving to be outstanding Henan people!
“Gusheng Zhenzhen”, a netizen of sqri.com.cn: When I was in junior high school, I often heard his deeds from my teacher. Recently, the movie about this hero was released. I saw a description today, which can be said to be an appropriate comment on the hero: He is called “Xuesheng” (meaning “student” in English), but he can be a teacher for thousands of people.
Experts’ Opinions
Henan has many heroes that cannot be separated from the Central Plains culture
Li Yingji, professor from the School of Political Science and Public Administration of Henan Normal University, believes that the heroic deeds of Li Xuesheng, along with the release of the movie “Li Xuesheng”, could evoke the memory of the Henan hero who saved others’ lives in an accident once again. The phenomenon of heroes in Henan, represented by Li Xuesheng, has become a beautiful scenery in China.
“In fact, no matter whether it is the annual selection of the CCTV ‘Touching China’ top 10 (Henan people never absent every year), or in the list of ‘Positive Energy Everyday’ and ‘Chinese Good fellows’ (Henan people ranked the top), all of these have repeatedly proved that the phenomenon of heroes in Henan are not an accident, but an inevitable manifestation of the spirit of giving up life for righteousness and helping others who are in a crisis in Central Plains culture,” Liu Yingji said. For example, Li Xuesheng inherited a good tradition of helping others when he was a little kid. The reason why the heroic phenomenon of Henan has become one of the symbols of demonstrating the outstanding virtues of the Chinese nation is: firstly the excellent tradition of helping others who are in distress in Central Plains culture is always inherited; Secondly with the improvement of social economic development, the connotation of “Shan (goodness)” and “Yi (Righteousness)” inside of Henan people are gradually externalized, thus forming a group characteristics of many local people who come forward on multiple occasions, rather than individual or accidental phenomena; and thirdly the socialist core values in the hearts of many Henan people are internalized. “Simple”, “kind”, “honest”, and “brave”, will become the symbols and brands of “Henan people” because of the development of Henan heroic phenomenon! It is believed that there will be more virtuous Henan people releasing more “positive energy” on the way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. (Zhao Hanqing & Zhao Xiaoran)