Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1016 1016. Chinese Week (2)

Zheng Chunhua didn't know when she changed into Chinese women's clothing, a jacquard silk off-white Chinese button-down short-sleeved shirt and a green cheongsam. Her height is not short among girls, and she usually wears sports shoes. , today it is extremely rare to step on a pair of crystal high heels studded with diamonds. Her whole body is as straight as a pine and as elegant as a crane.

After Zheng Chunhua announced the official start of China Week, there was a burst of sparse applause and the lively rhythm of gongs and drums quickly became lively.

The outdoor location of China Week is arranged on the outer edge of the university campus. Except for cars passing by, there are not many pedestrians coming and going. However, this location is only a few hundred meters away from the nearest residential area. Suddenly, The sound attracted the attention of those German adults who had just finished shopping in the supermarket, carrying crutches and vegetable baskets, and pushing mopeds slowly forward. They stopped one after another and did not come over. They just tilted their heads towards the gongs and drums through the green belt. He looked in the direction of the sound to see what was going on. At this time, the passing cars also slowed down. Some drivers looked through the glass, while others rolled down their windows and stared intently at the strange-looking group of people.

Dong Qiangqiang has lived in the north since he was a child. Although there are lion dancers at major temple fairs during the Spring Festival, he has not liked visiting temple fairs since he was a child, so he has never seen them up close. He took out his camera from his bag and walked to the Wherever you think it's suitable for framing, be ready to capture the moment.

The rhythm of gongs and drums gradually slows down, the sound of gongs disappears first, the intervals between drum beats become longer and longer, and the intensity becomes lighter.

The props of two lions, one gold and one silver, were placed flat on the brick floor. The two lion-head masters, who had put on their headdresses and costumes, stood on the right side of the lion's head, while the equally fully-armed lion body members all stood on the lion's head. Left side of tail. After three consecutive drum sounds, the lion-headed master and the lion-bodied players simultaneously clasped their fists and saluted the surrounding audience. The lion-headed master jumped to the left side of the lion's head, picked up the lion's head from the ground and got into it, while the lion-bodied players also jumped on the front. He made a similar move, jumped to the right side of the lion's tail, and penetrated into the lion's body almost at the same time as the lion head master, not missing a second, and the timing was perfect.

At this time, another gong sounded, and the two auspicious lions suddenly raised their heads high, and the lion's tail sank, and then the lion's head slowly came to the bottom. Although no one explained, Dong Qiangqiang could still see that this was the lion saluting the crowd, and the lion's head again Stand high and pray to the right and left again.

Just when Dong Qiangqiang and everyone thought that the auspicious lions were about to get up and move after paying homage, the two auspicious lions lay down again, one yawned and the other became confused. When everyone was curious, Wang Tianpeng handed the cinnabar dotting brush to Zheng Zheng. In Chunhua's hand, she was invited to dot the eyes of two auspicious lions.

Under the guidance of Wang Tianpeng, Zheng Chunhua first bowed to the lion, and then put cinnabar on the eyes and forehead of the lion respectively. Wang Tianpeng on the side read loudly: "One point for the stars of heaven and earth, two points for the sun and moon, three points To drive away evil spirits and strengthen the state of affairs, the four-pointed lion opens its mouth to maintain peace. First, worship heaven and earth, then worship the gods, to bless the country and the people, and make the seven stars move with the sound of three drums."

Zheng Chunhua quickly put down her writing brush and sent the red envelope she had prepared in advance through the lion's mouth. In the audience's breathless anticipation, the lions blinked their big eyes. Zheng Chunhua and Wang Tianpeng bent down to pray. At this time, the drumbeats gradually became louder, and the lions Their bodies began to sway, and they swept away the previous laziness and decadence. They first ran around the edge of the stage in a large circle, then from licking each other's fur to shaking their heads and wagging their tails, from running and playing to doddling around.

The hydrangea that had been "sleeping" in the middle of the field was "awakened" by the third player. When the hydrangea slowly rose from the ground, the hydrangea that rose and fell immediately attracted the attention of the two playful lions. With the superb skills and skilled cooperation of the lion dance masters, the body movements, facial expressions and even emotions of the lions are vividly and vividly displayed. The audience was infected by the majesty and agility of the Swiss lion. They applauded and cheered continuously, and the two lions in the venue became more active.

The gongs and drums are sometimes as impassioned as a tiger rising up the mountain, and sometimes as majestic as a dragon rising out of the sea.

Dong Qiangqiang ignored the appreciation and kept looking for a suitable angle to take pictures.

Time soon came to the final green picking session. The lion-headed master jumped on the shoulders of the lion-bodied team members, and easily took the super-large red envelope held by the dispatching team member with a bamboo pole into his mouth. Then he flicked the silver lion's head on the right, and a The Spring Festival couplets with gold characters on the red background quietly shook out. The golden lion on the left followed the same example and spit out another Spring Festival couplet. When Wang Tianpeng read out loudly "China is prosperous, God bless China", the audience cheered and applauded. Although it was inconvenient for the masters to perform their stunts due to the slippery rain, the lion dance troupe still gave an unforgettable performance. On behalf of the China Week preparation team and the audience, Zheng Chunhua expressed warm thanks to the members of the Lion Dance Troupe and announced that fifteen minutes later, at 11:15, she would give a keynote speech on China’s fight against SARS in the designated classroom.

Dong Qiangqiang noticed that there were very few German faces in the audience. Except for the German uncles and aunts carrying vegetable baskets, the only Germans he knew were the landlord and the bad neighbor. The landlord kept applauding actively, but the bad neighbor always had a droopy face, as if someone owed her something. money. There were also German people saying hello to Zheng Chunhua, and he guessed that they were all familiar with her. Almost no foreign students were seen. Although many Chinese students came, Lao Bai and Lei Lanting, whom Dong Qiangqiang was most looking forward to, did not come. But what made him even more regretful was that no one from the TV station or newspaper came to the scene. If the other party still came to interview today, he would have no choice but to send the wonderful photos in his hand to the other party for selection.

After bidding farewell to the lion dance team members, Zheng Chunhua, Dong Qiangqiang and others guided the crowd through the hall of the Department of Economics towards the classroom.

As soon as they entered the hall, everyone immediately smelled the aroma of vegetables. Dong Qiangqiang saw from a distance that several stalls of Wanfu were crowded with people. There were many more people than those watching the lion dance just now. It seemed that for Germans, it was still Chinese food is more attractive.

Banners in Chinese and German have already been hung on the podium of the lecture theater. The large Chinese characters on the banner are particularly eye-catching: China's record of fighting SARS (as of May 5).

When Dong Qiangqiang and others were helping Zheng Chunhua do the final inspection before her speech, more people walked into the classroom one after another. Some people turned around and left after looking at the banner, while others chose to sit down. Among those who chose to stay were not only Chinese and foreign students, but also many Germans who looked older.

After some adjustments, Zheng Chunhua started her speech on time.

"Dear guests, good morning. I am the speaker of this speech. My name is Zheng Chunhua, and I am an ordinary Chinese student. I believe many people here know that this spring is a great time for everyone, especially the Chinese. For me, it is destined to be an unstable spring, and a sudden disease has invaded my motherland..."

Seeing Zheng Chunhua standing on the podium and speaking out the speech that had been polished many times, Dong Qiangqiang gradually felt relieved. He had to rush back to class, otherwise the class there would be over.

Dong Qiangqiang said hello to Fang Shuang and others, stood up quietly, bent down and walked up the steps of the lecture theater. When he just reached the door of the lecture theater, someone opened the door from outside and walked in.

The first woman had blond hair and wore a pair of sunglasses that covered most of her face, followed by a man holding a camera.

Because the aisle on the steps was narrow, Dong Qiangqiang had to turn sideways to make way for the other party. The woman didn’t even look at him or say thank you. She walked along the steps toward the podium below. Dong Qiangqiang suddenly had an illusion when he walked out of the classroom. : I seem to have seen each other somewhere.