Recently, Wu Ge, the cartoonist of "Huilongguan in Pictures", was a guest in the 109th issue of Changping Reading Club, and shared with everyone the past of Huilongguan in the past to the rapid development after the implementation of the "Huitian Action Plan", and told about the

There is such an area in Changping . It has a long history, originating from Tang Dynasty and flourishing today. It has many labels: the first batch of affordable housing communities, the largest cultural residential area in Asia, located at the southernmost tip of Changping... it is Huilongguan.

Recently, Wu Ge, the comic book author of "Huilongguan in Pictures", was a guest in the 109th Changping Reading Club. He shared with everyone the past of Huilongguan in the previous dynasty to the rapid development today after the implementation of the "Huitian Action Plan". He also talked about what happened in this land. The real life scenes and struggles and growth footprints of the previous generation of Huilongguan people fully demonstrate the spiritual outlook of "Guanli people".

Comic author Wu Ge was born in Beijing. She is better known in Huilongguan by her online name "Mingming". When she was a child, she had a neighbor, Mr. Ding Cong, a famous cartoonist in my country. Wu Ge would lie beside Mr. Ding's desk and watch him draw since she was a child. She was deeply influenced by Mr. Ding Cong and has been influenced to this day.

Wu Ge was also the first resident to move into Huilongguan Cultural Residential Area . In 2000, Wu Ge was doing product design-related work, which had nothing to do with comics. She said, "I never expected that I would take root here and have such a deep connection with Huilongguan."

According to Wu Ge, when she first moved into Huilongguan, the East and West Streets of Huilongguan were full of construction sites. There were farmers driving horse-drawn carriages to sell vegetables at the gate of the community. There was no supermarket. At that time, the farm bridge was dark and there were no street lights. With the implementation of the "Huitian Action Plan", many young people can go to work and start businesses at home. The Farm Bridge, which was once dark and then traffic-jammed, has been transformed into Beijing's first dedicated bicycle lane and has also become an internet celebrity check-in. land. "Huilongguan has developed rapidly, and now it has really changed a lot!" Wu Ge said.

Although the hardware facilities in Huilongguan area were still to be improved at that time, the indissoluble bond between Wu Ge and Huilongguan had officially begun. The neighbors are also elites and entrepreneurs in various industries. We are young and energetic, and have many endless topics to talk about. At this time, an online platform to connect everyone, Huilongguan Community Network, came into being.

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Wu Ge registered the Huilongguan Community Network on September 5, 2000, and began to publish some flash animations on the website forum, which were widely praised. At the same time, he gradually became familiar with the community website administrator and netizens. At the end of 2012, Wu Ge officially joined the Huilongguan Community Network team.

In 2020, it coincided with the 20th anniversary of the residents of Huilongguan Cultural Residential Area. She began to serialize comics about the history of Huilongguan’s changes on the community Internet, which soon became enthusiastically sought after by nearly 100,000 netizens. The prototype of the book Huilongguan. In March 2021, I received the task of publishing the book "Hui Long Guan in Painting". At that time, the plan was to complete it before July 1, and the time was very tight.

Wu Ge said: "Time can be said to challenge my limit, but I think I should leave something for Huilongguan people and this land." Wu Ge did what she said, starting from digging and sorting out historical materials, and she visited museums , interviewed the former head of Huilongguan Township and many old residents of Huilongguan who were over 80 years old, and read historical books such as "Place Names of Changping County, Beijing", "Overview of Changping Folk Intangible Cultural Heritage", "Celebrities' Famous Books on Changping".

It is not easy to record every major event and every change. Wu Ge sorted out the materials while drawing, and worked at his desk for 16 hours a day. It took three and a half months to finally complete this comic book . The book contains five chapters: the past of Huilongguan, the prequel of Huilongguan, the current situation of Huilongguan, the take-off of Huilongguan, and the spirit of Huilongguan. It tells the origin of the name of Huilongguan, records of ancient inscriptions, stories spread among the people, and also records the new generation of Huilongguan. People’s real life, the footprints of struggle and growth here.

Wu Ge also drew the tender things that Huilongguan people have experienced over the years into the comics. There are more than thirty character prototypes in the book, all of whom are Huilongguan people living in Huilongguan.At the event, Cha Ying, the president of the Huilongguan Reading Club, "the first resident in Huilongguan" and Chen Aiju, a volunteer of the Huilongguan Community Network, "the best person in Guanli" were also invited.

Cha Ying: "Now more and more people are participating in the Huilongguan Reading Club, and the activities we organize are also very rich. Now the cultural atmosphere in the Huilongguan area is getting stronger and stronger."

is exactly what "I am going to do in the future" Ownership. Let every "guanli person" work hard to radiate his own light and heat, and the volunteer team is full of talents.

Volunteer Chen Aiju: "The number of our volunteer team is constantly increasing, the age span is getting wider and wider, and there are more and more public welfare projects."

The community network is a warm place, particularly appealing and cohesive, full of It has positive energy, which is also the charm of the website.

Wu Ge: "We built a smile wall for hare lip children, searched for the missing mothers of netizens, and urgently raised protective masks for Wuhan hospitals when the epidemic hit, etc. Everyone's kindness and enthusiasm will always be touched at a certain moment. You.”

Netizens of the community network have gone from online to offline, holding regular activities such as fun sports games, summer parties, and flea markets. The Huilongguan Community Network has also become a part of everyone’s life. At the scene, Wu Ge also brought a short-sleeved shirt with a "wild boar" logo that she personally designed. "Wild boar is the homophone of the owner. Netizens call themselves "wild boar". The front pattern shows wild boars chatting, drinking, and playing skewers together. It is A true portrayal of the lives of our people in Guanli," Wu Ge introduced.

Perseverance and being born toward the sun are the spirit of Huilongguan. Youthful vigor and constant self-improvement are the spirit of Huilongguan people. "I firmly believe that the future of Huilongguan will be better and better. I hope that the next generation of Huilongguan people will pass on the spirit of Huilongguan and use their talents and abilities to make the construction of Huilongguan better and better." Wu Ge said.

Appreciation of some comics

This area belonged to Changping County in eastern Hebei Province in 1936. Before the founding of New China, Huilongguan Village came under the jurisdiction of Wanping County ...

This issue of "Changping Reading Collection" is sponsored by Changping District Culture and Tourism Sponsored by the Bureau, Changping Organized by Qurong Media Center and Changping District Library, and co-organized by Huilongguan Community Network, enter this issue of the Reading Forum and learn with the editor about the story behind "Huilongguan in Painting".

Picture and text source: Changping Circle WeChat public account