I like mountains, and there is a word "shan" in my name.
I like the majesty, calmness, steepness and depth of the mountains. Mountaineering is a test of physical strength and will, which can strengthen muscles and bones, cultivate spirit, and cultivate self-confidence. Climb to the top of the mountain, look down from a high place, and look into the distance, and see different scenery, with great pride and joy.
In December 1969, I enlisted in the army and came to the Northwest Field Force of the Motherland. There is a world of mountains and a world of plateaus. When you go out, you will see the plateau and look up at the mountains. However, the most sacred, magical and unique mountain in my life is Liupanshan located in Guyuan area of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Liupan Mountain is the boundary mountain between the two plateaus of northern Shaanxi and Longzhong. It has always been known as "the mountain is three thousand feet high and the mountain is almost 200 high in Qinguan". The main peak is 2928 meters above sea level, and the mountain road is tortuous and must pass through six-layered roads before it can reach the top of the mountain, hence the name.
Liupan Mountain is the only way for the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to reach the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi. If you cross this mountain, there will be no obstacles to the dangerous peaks. From 1935 to 1936, the Red Army passed through the Liupanshan area three times, leaving behind extremely precious spiritual wealth.
In particular, Mao Zedong led the Central Red Army to cross Liupan Mountains with romantic thoughts: "The sky is high and the clouds are light. Looking at the flying geese in the south, less than Great Wall is not a hero, and he travels 20,000...", heroic and exciting, swallowing mountains and rivers, vividly expressing Mao Zedong and his commander's ambition to carry out the revolution to the end. Since then, Liupan Mountain has become famous all over the world as the "Mountain of Victory".
In my 44 years of military career, I served in the 63rd Infantry Division for 16 years. During this period, I had twice climbed Liupan Mountain and walked along the road that the Red Army had walked. The footprints and sweat of my youth were left on the mountain road, and I had a unique and profound life experience and spiritual feeling, like a carved thread. Especially the third time I came into contact with Liupanshan, which is of extraordinary significance. Because, I am wearing a Red Army octagonal hat , wearing a Red Army uniform and a sheepskin vest, wearing leggings, carrying a real shell gun, playing the role of the Red Army in Long March , crossing Liupan Mountain.
It was September 1978, and Xi'an Film Studio filmed the color feature film "Liupanshan". The location was selected in the Liupanshan area of Guyuan, Ningxia, and invited the Qin Opera Troupe in Guyuan and the 84806th Unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (63rd Division) stationed in Pingliang, Gansu to assist in the filming. This is a politically significant task.
The division headquarters selected several companies of the infantry regiment under its jurisdiction to Liupanshan to participate in the shooting. As the captain of the division propaganda team, I led the propaganda team to participate in this task.
The movie "Liupanshan" tells the story of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army heading north to fight against Japan and passing through Liupanshan and spreading the spark of revolution. The male lead in the film, Hunter Hai Laoning, is played by Zhang Ping, one of the 22 major movie stars in New China.
The main task of the troops assisting in filming "Liupanshan" is to reproduce the grand scene of the Red Army soldiers climbing over Liupanshan.
Playing as the Red Army troops, they collect Red Army equipment transported by Xi'an Film Studio in the barracks of the 188th Infantry Regiment of Guyuan: military caps, military uniforms, belts, dry food bags, Mauser rifles , bullet belts, big knifes, straw hats, leggings, straw sandals, etc.
is a movie after all, and the Red Army costumes are very realistic, with red cloth five-pointed star hat badge and red cloth collar seal, marking the revolutionary nature of the Red Army. Gray coarse cloth fabric, many of the clothes are decorated with patches. Of course, the military uniforms of the Red Army, which had traveled thousands of miles, could not have been so formal and neat at that time. Movies are just for screen effects, highlighting the aesthetics of that era.
When we put on the Red Army uniform and carried the Red Army steel gun, we felt that time and space seemed to have returned to the arduous years of the Long March, our hearts were turbulent and our blood was boiling.The comrades couldn't help singing: "The Red Army is not afraid of the difficulties of expeditions, thousands of rivers and mountains are just waiting, the five ridges are winding and the thin waves are flying, and the magnificent Wumeng walks through the mud balls..."
In the few days of shooting the scene of the Red Army climbing over the Liupan Mountains, the sky was very beautiful, with blue sky and white clouds, bright sunshine and cool breeze. Like the rolling iron stream of Red Army, fighting against powerful enemies, crossing the rapids, crossing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands, , and after thousands of difficulties and dangers, they drove 20,000 miles and finally arrived at Liupan Mountain. The flag of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which was stained by the smoke of war, fluttered high above Liupan Mountain, making noises, highlighting the Red Army's final victory that was about to win the Long March.
On the winding mountain road of Liupan Mountain, we who played the Red Army and the commanders and soldiers of several other companies listened to the director's dispatch and command, sometimes advancing, sometimes standing on standby, over and over again, and over and over again, a small Red Army cavalry team rushed by from time to time. Several cameras take pictures from different angles to capture the best picture.
When shooting every day, we have to look for the footprints of the Red Army, breathing the breath of the Red Army, the figure of the Red Army flashed in front of our eyes, our hearts were baptized and our realm was sublimated. Only by having the Red Army in your heart and pretending to be the Long March in your heart can you get out of the firm and resolute temperament of the Red Army soldiers, the heroic and tenacious spirit, the optimistic and heroic spirit, and the indomitable momentum.
"The peak on Liupan Mountain is full of the west wind." During the days when shooting in Liupanshan, there is always a spirit that inspires us. That is: the spirit of firmly firm ideals and beliefs, and the spirit of winning justice; it is the spirit of not fearing difficulties and obstacles, and not fearing sacrifice; it is the spirit of insisting on independence and self-reliance, seeking truth from facts; it is the spirit of strictly observing discipline and close unity; it is the spirit of relying on the people and sharing weal and woe.
I think that every mountain has its soul, and " Red Army Long March Spirit " is the soul of Liupan Mountain.
We have absorbed the spirit of the Red Army; we have promoted the style of the Red Army; we have passed on the genes of the Red Army. We are proud, we are the new generation of Red Army!
(The black and white pictures in the article are taken by the author and other pictures are selected from the Internet and movie pictures)
editing||Dawn whistle
source||Mu Song provided 2
