Today
We celebrate the 25th anniversary of
Hong Kong's return to the motherland
5 years ago today
Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland
At that moment
The National Anthem of the People's Republic of China The national anthem of the People's Republic of China
was on time over Hong Kong Playing
the five-star red flag is rising
"Youzi "Go home, no longer helpless.
We have gone through too much hard work for this moment.
Flag-raiser Zhu Tao is from Anping, Hengshui. According to his recollection, it was the longest and most tense 12 seconds in his life.
Zhu Tao Tao
In order to hit every second
Zhu Tao and his comrades practiced hard for several months
He repeatedly practiced raising the flag more than 5,000 times
From entering to going up the steps to raising the flag
Every action has become "muscle memory"
The flag pole is high 8.28 meters
The space for the flag to rise is 5.68 meters
It takes 8 times to pull the flag rope...
This group of numbers, he still remembers
Zhu Tao accompanied his friend to take the military recruitment physical examination
He was "photographed" and became a guard of honor
In the eyes of his sisters
When he was a child, Zhu Tao loved running and dancing
He was very talented as an athlete
In 1988, the seventeen-year-old Zhu Tao was already a volleyball player at the Hengshui City Sports School
At that time, his dream was to go to the national team The team went to play ball
That year Mid-Autumn Festival , one of Zhu Tao's classmates wanted to join the army
Zhu Tao accompanied his good friend to take the military recruitment physical examination early in the morning
Zhu Tao squeezed in the crowd to watch the excitement
The cadres who received the troops found this young man
who was wandering around in the crowd.
He was not only tall and well-proportioned, but also agile and agile in his movements. He also looked handsome. 7
Zhu Tao when he was young Photo
It's strange that
Zhu Tao, who didn't even know what a guard of honor was, actually nodded in agreement
To choose a guard of honor, it was almost a matter of choosing one from a thousand
Zhu Tao's various conditions were fully qualified
to take over the army. The cadres seemed even happier than Zhu Tao Becoming a qualified guard of honor is not easy An ordinary young man who becomes a qualified guard of honor must undergo the test of rebirth When he was just training Kicked down in goose-step in one day No A strong young man may even collapse to the ground Almost everyone has had the experience of getting up the next day and having his feet so swollen that he couldn't wear leather shoes
Honor guard in training
In order to keep the waist straight, With a tall and straight body
honor guard soldiers never use pillows when sleeping
They even wear steel pins on their collars to keep their heads upright during training
In order to develop endurance
they also wear leather shoes in the dog days
and train on cement floors
Zhu Tao kicked eight pairs of leather shoes to pieces in his first year of training.
"In the hottest days of summer, after training for a while, sweat would drip down the corners of his clothes.
When I was doing exercises, water would pour out of my leather shoes.
When I was a guard of honor." It means peeling off the skin and losing the flesh"
After strict selection
Zhu Tao became the flag-raiser at the Hong Kong return power handover ceremony
On the eve of Hong Kong's return in 1997
it was the job of selecting honor guard members and flag-raisers to perform tasks
in Tri-Service Honor Guard expand
The selection criteria are very strict:
Height is over 1.87 meters
Perform major tasks more than 100 times, etc.
At that time, Zhu Tao, who was 1.92 meters tall, submitted an application.
He was the only one in the team who volunteered to be the flag-raiser
. After many selections and competitions
fifty outstanding and energetic
honor guard members stood out
Zhu Tao was the top one among the fifty
After dozens of strict selections
Zhu Tao was finally designated as the flag-raiser
The British national anthem ended 12 seconds early
Zhu Tao sweated immediately
On the night of June 30, 1997
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was brightly lit
The world-famous handover ceremony of Hong Kong's power is here
Here
The heads of state of China and Britain were held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition A group photo was taken at the Sino-British handover ceremony of Hong Kong power held by the Center.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jiansheng
Flag-raiser Zhu Tao stood on one side
Counting the beat silently in his heart
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong
The tempo of the national anthem played by the Royal Guard of Honor was obviously too fast
This Zhu Tao had become familiar with by heart during the rehearsal The rhythm
was like pressing the fast forward button
step by step forward
The British national anthem ended 12 seconds early
Zhu Tao's sweat dropped immediately
Later someone told him
His hand holding the rope while waiting for the flag to be raised was shaking
that It was the quietest and most tense 12 seconds in Zhu Tao's life so far.
Except for the heartbeat, no one made a sound.
The second hand was approaching zero step by step. It rose after 12 seconds
At this time, the live broadcast screen had cut from the panoramic view of the venue to the flag bearer
The guests at the scene and the hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV
all held their breath
"The mission is accomplished"
There was blood in his mouth ...
Before taking the stage, Zhu Tao was so nervous that he had a nosebleed
It stopped two hours before the ceremony started
The captain helped to pat Zhu Tao's forehead with cold water
Then he stuffed cotton into his nostrils
and told him, "Everything bleeds." "It's good to pass"
So, Zhu Tao stuffed his nose with cotton balls
moved a chair to the corner and listened to the national anthem over and over again
This 1.92 meter tall man
practiced the 46 seconds of the national anthem
more than 5,000 times
However, at this moment,
he had to wait for the extra 12 seconds.
At this time, Zhu Tao, who was on the stage,
felt blood constantly flowing out of his nose.
He could only suck the blood into his mouth again and again.
He did not even dare Swallow it
“56, 57, 58, 59! "
The conductor of the Chinese honor guard raised and lowered his baton
The majestic notes of " March of the Volunteers " played
July 1, 1997 0:00:00
Hong Kong has experienced the final twists and turns
Finally officially returned to the embrace of the motherland
Zhu Tao accumulated strength for 12 seconds
and finally exerted his strength
He began to hone his first move
html more than 15,000 times
Then came the third and fourth...
The five-star red flag slowly rose up along with the national anthem.
The national flag rose to the top of the 8.28-meter-high flagpole as planned.
The last note of the national anthem ended at the same time.
Zhu Tao and two flag bearers walked down the rostrum. The flag is raised.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xinqing
"Mission accomplished"
Zhu Tao, who seemed calm and composed on the stage,
shocked everyone when he spoke his first words.
When Zhu opened his mouth, his mouth was full of blood...
Zhu Tao Tao: Raising the national flag is the honor of his life.
In March 2021, Shaanxi Xijiao Kangqiao Education Group hired
Zhu Tao, the flag-raiser at the handover ceremony of the return of Hong Kong and Macao, as deputy general manager of Xijiao Kangqiao Education.
Currently
Zhu Tao serves as Xi'an Secretary of the Party Branch of Jiaokangqiao Education Group
In 2021
Zhu Tao participated in Hebei TV
" My Chinese Youth " Season 4 program
was on the scene
He shared it with the students of Shijiazhuang Zhengding Middle School:
Raising the national flag is the honor of his life.
When the solemn national anthem sounds
When the bright five-star red flag rises
The spontaneous sense of mission and pride arises
Zhu Tao guides the members of the Zhengding Middle School National Flag Guard
The 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return to China
July 1, 1997 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds
The five-star red flag rises over Hong Kong
Let us all wish
Hong Kong will be better tomorrow
Source: CCTV Military, CCTV Network
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu JianshengFlag-raiser Zhu Tao stood on one side
Counting the beat silently in his heart
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong
The tempo of the national anthem played by the Royal Guard of Honor was obviously too fast
This Zhu Tao had become familiar with by heart during the rehearsal The rhythm
was like pressing the fast forward button
step by step forward
The British national anthem ended 12 seconds early
Zhu Tao's sweat dropped immediately
Later someone told him
His hand holding the rope while waiting for the flag to be raised was shaking
that It was the quietest and most tense 12 seconds in Zhu Tao's life so far.
Except for the heartbeat, no one made a sound.
The second hand was approaching zero step by step. It rose after 12 seconds
At this time, the live broadcast screen had cut from the panoramic view of the venue to the flag bearer
The guests at the scene and the hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV
all held their breath
"The mission is accomplished"
There was blood in his mouth ...
Before taking the stage, Zhu Tao was so nervous that he had a nosebleed
It stopped two hours before the ceremony started
The captain helped to pat Zhu Tao's forehead with cold water
Then he stuffed cotton into his nostrils
and told him, "Everything bleeds." "It's good to pass"
So, Zhu Tao stuffed his nose with cotton balls
moved a chair to the corner and listened to the national anthem over and over again
This 1.92 meter tall man
practiced the 46 seconds of the national anthem
more than 5,000 times
However, at this moment,
he had to wait for the extra 12 seconds.
At this time, Zhu Tao, who was on the stage,
felt blood constantly flowing out of his nose.
He could only suck the blood into his mouth again and again.
He did not even dare Swallow it
“56, 57, 58, 59! "
The conductor of the Chinese honor guard raised and lowered his baton
The majestic notes of " March of the Volunteers " played
July 1, 1997 0:00:00
Hong Kong has experienced the final twists and turns
Finally officially returned to the embrace of the motherland
Zhu Tao accumulated strength for 12 seconds
and finally exerted his strength
He began to hone his first move
html more than 15,000 times
Then came the third and fourth...
The five-star red flag slowly rose up along with the national anthem.
The national flag rose to the top of the 8.28-meter-high flagpole as planned.
The last note of the national anthem ended at the same time.
Zhu Tao and two flag bearers walked down the rostrum. The flag is raised.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xinqing
"Mission accomplished"
Zhu Tao, who seemed calm and composed on the stage,
shocked everyone when he spoke his first words.
When Zhu opened his mouth, his mouth was full of blood...
Zhu Tao Tao: Raising the national flag is the honor of his life.
In March 2021, Shaanxi Xijiao Kangqiao Education Group hired
Zhu Tao, the flag-raiser at the handover ceremony of the return of Hong Kong and Macao, as deputy general manager of Xijiao Kangqiao Education.
Currently
Zhu Tao serves as Xi'an Secretary of the Party Branch of Jiaokangqiao Education Group
In 2021
Zhu Tao participated in Hebei TV
" My Chinese Youth " Season 4 program
was on the scene
He shared it with the students of Shijiazhuang Zhengding Middle School:
Raising the national flag is the honor of his life.
When the solemn national anthem sounds
When the bright five-star red flag rises
The spontaneous sense of mission and pride arises
Zhu Tao guides the members of the Zhengding Middle School National Flag Guard
The 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return to China
July 1, 1997 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds
The five-star red flag rises over Hong Kong
Let us all wish
Hong Kong will be better tomorrow
Source: CCTV Military, CCTV Network
