10,000 people sing “Oriental Sunrise” to commemorate Mao’s 116th birthday
Editor:Sharon Lee Source:english.rednet.cn Updated: 2009-12-26 12:12:43
(Mao Tse-tung statue Square became the most flourishing place in Shaoshan village today, Hunan province. 今日，韶山毛泽东同志铜像广场成了整个韶山冲感情最丰沛的地方！)
( The activity was held on the Mao Tse-tung statue Square, which is named as " commemoration of Mao Tse-tung’s birthdate by dedicating flowers to the statue and millions people singing ‘Oriental sunrise’ " “向毛泽东同志铜像敬献花篮•万人同唱东方红”活动在毛泽东同志铜像广场举行。)
(With company of other officials of Hunan government, Zhang Chunxian, secretary of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee and director of the Standing Committee of People's Congress of Hunan Province, commemorated Mao and he slowly walked around Mao’s status湖南省委书记、省人大常委会主任张春贤等领导缓缓绕行主席铜像一周。)
(A 88-year-old man participated the activity by his family’s help from Henan Province. 88岁的河南老人也在家人牵扶下赶来参加主席诞辰纪念活动。)
(Celebrations like “Millions of people eat 'Happy longlife noodle’ were also held in Shaoshan Village .在韶山村村部还举行了“万人同吃‘福寿面’”纪念活动。)
Rednet Shaoshan ----------- December 26 is the 116th anniversary of Mao Tse-tung’s birthday. Mao Tse-tung statue Square became the most flourishing place in Shaoshan village today, where Mao was born. Over 10,000 people attended the commemoration including officials of Hunan Provincial Government, relatives of Mao’s family, officials of Shaoshan Authority in Xiangtan City and Hunan Province, officials of Shaoshan city and other community leaders, along with thousands of citizens. It is the commermorating activity to dedicate flowers to Mao Tse-tung’s status and to sing ‘Oriental sunrise’ for Mao. with this simple and warm way, people deeply cherished the memory of the great man's great contributions to China. (Correspondents :Tang Honghui and Zou Yuanyuan )
With the backgroungd of pines, flowers and red flags, Mao statue seems in extremely solemn scene. In this morning, the activity officially began. Zhang Chunxian, secretary of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee and director of the Standing Committee of People's Congress of Hunan Province, Yu Laishan, member of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, Yang Taibo, member of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and secretary-general of the Hunan Provincial CPC Committee, Lu Jianping, member of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and director of the Publicity Department of Hunan Provincial CPC Committee , presented flowers and bowed three deep bows to the bronze statue.
"Chairman Mao, people will remember you by generations!" the music of ‘Oriental sunrise’ started; with this familiar melody, people were singing aloudly with the words echoed in the hearts thousands of times " Brightlight in the east, rising is the sun. China has born Mao Tse-tung.For the people's happiness, Hu er hai yo, he is the great liberator…
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