Beijing News (Reporter Jiang Huizi) At 2 pm on September 30, a refrigerated truck carrying 40,000 flowers set off from Huaxiang Huatu Group in Fengtai, Beijing and headed to the Tiananmen Gate Tower 13 kilometers away. Twenty hours later, the flowers in the car appeared in front of the world as part of the military parade and mass gala to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
Shi Fengrui and his colleagues prepared for this world-renowned national event for 3 months. From receiving the task in early July to 8 a.m. on October 1, the last flower artist evacuated from the Tiananmen Gate Tower, Shi Fengrui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Flower is placing the table with flowers. Photo provided by the interviewee
Flower artist "living" into Tiananmen
"Before the last rehearsal, the design plan of the flowers was still being modified." Today, Shi Fengrui, deputy general manager of the Environmental Art Department of Huaxiang , Beijing Huaxiang , still has more than a dozen modification plans in his computer.
In July this year, Huaxiang Huatu Group received a notice to undertake the National Day flower guarantee task. At first, more than a dozen plans were designed for screening by the preparatory team, and after the general plan was determined, it underwent many modifications.
htmlOn September 7, the National Day military parade was rehearsed for the first time, and the flower arrangement was also unveiled for the first time. "Like the ugly daughter-in-law who wants to meet her parents-in-law, all the advantages and disadvantages will be exposed." After the rehearsal, the preparatory team put forward another revision of the flower design."The workload of modification is very large." Shi Fengrui introduced that in addition to the conventional elements such as shape, color, and utensils, the coordination with lighting, carpets and even table signs requires adjustment. The preview of the previous day ended, and the adjustment plan was proposed at 10 a.m. the next day, leaving only one night for the flower artist.
html After the second preview on September 22, in order to smooth communication between the front and rear and reduce time costs, a staff member simply "lived" into the Tiananmen Gate Tower. "I said I live, but there is actually no place for him. At most, I just slept in the corridor or chair."flower artist checked the status of the flowers. Photo provided by the respondent
" flower needs to go through security checks one pot after another"
On the evening of September 29, the lights of Huaxiang Huatu Group were not turned off all night, and the flower artist was "spinning out" the flowers overnight.
To ensure the freshness of the flowers, National Day flowers have a "cold chain". The advanced cold storage for flowers that have been inserted - packed from the cold storage in a customized packaging box, then loaded into a van with refrigeration function, and placed on a customized partition rack - then "sit" on the refrigeration truck, transported to the on-site storage point according to the designated route, and enter a large refrigeration and fresh preservation device.
Here, the flower artist must conduct the first inspection of the flowers and wait for the instructions to "upstairs" at any time. Shi Fengrui introduced that 340 pots of flowers and 14 or 5 kinds of flowers were used on National Day. Some of them are grown locally in Beijing, such as roses, roses, etc., while other flowers such as peony are restricted by weather conditions and need to be transported from Yunnan.
National Day activities, confidentiality and security must be carefully considered. Not only should refrigerated trucks drive according to the designated route and go through security inspections in turn, "even flowers must pass through one pot and one basin." Shi Fengrui recalled that there were special security personnel holding instruments to scan flowers from top to bottom, and some flowers even had to scan repeatedly before entering the scene.
The flowers inserted are put into a customized packaging box. Photo provided by the interviewee
"Heartbeat 14 hours"
20 hours before the military parade, it is difficult to "bear". Shi Fengrui was not asleep all night, and his heart was always as if he was tense, "A such an important activity cannot be a mistake."
At 8 pm on September 30, the flower arrangement work began. Due to the limited number of people, Beijing Huaxiang Huatu Group only sent 10 flower artists, and Shi Fengrui was responsible and participated in the work throughout the process.
According to regulations, at 2 a.m. on October 1, the Tiananmen Gate Tower will be cleared, and the working time will be only 6 hours. Ten flower artists put on white gloves and white towels to decorate the landscape of the Tiananmen Gate Tower, including the main hall, VIP room, etc., "It is where the leaders stay in the live broadcast screen."
progress is faster than expected. At 1 a.m., the arrangement was basically over and personnel were evacuated.At this time, there are still 9 hours before the military parade begins. In order to ensure that the flowers are fresh during this period, some spare flowers and a flower artist were retained on the city tower to check the status and shape of the flowers and adjust them at any time.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the last flower artist was withdrawn from the scene. "For the remaining 2 hours, I can only pray for everything going well." Shi Fengrui subconsciously touched his watch, as if he had experienced the "heartbeat 14 hours" that he had only experienced not long ago.
Poinsettia , small chrysanthemums are decorated with "one red and one yellow" and the same color as the national flag
According to reports, the batch of flowers provided by Huaxiang Huatu Group is mainly used for the military parade in the morning and the mass gala in the evening. The military parade mainly consists of the landscape inside the Tiananmen Gate Tower, and the mass party needs to arrange east-west platforms, front corridors, coffee tables and dinner tables, mainly with table arrangements.
floral design implies many ingenious ideas such as color, shape, flower language, etc.
Poinsettia, small chrysanthemums, bird's nest ferns and green ivy embellish the landscape inside the Tiananmen Gate Tower on the day of the military parade. Shi Fengrui introduced that the "one red and one yellow" of poinsettia and the little chrysanthemum are colorful and the same color as the national flag. The evergreen green ivy conveys a meaning of "evergreen" in terms of color and name, symbolizing the prosperity and prosperity of the motherland. There are 6 types of flower arrangements for table arrangements in
. Among them, "Green and Successful Rui Pu Jiuzhou" uses roses, anthurium, and five generations of fruits that symbolize beauty, wealth and auspiciousness. It is matched with peonies and ginger lotus to lay the main color. The slender and straight strelitinian enhances the three-dimensional sense of space. "The overall view of a hundred flowers blooming after a burst of nectar is presented, symbolizing that under the leadership of the Party, the motherland is prosperous and prosperous," Shi Fengrui introduced.
"Flowers like blooming flowers to send good luck" mainly uses tulips, roses, cymbidium, etc., which means sending beautiful birthday wishes to the motherland. "Colorful Eleven Blessings" is based on the meaning of "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum" in ancient my country. It uses sparrow and plum, symbolizing perseverance and purity. With the blessing of the upright flower arrangement structure, it shows the sincere heart of the Chinese people.
The "Dancing Greeting" on the coffee table table uses the Monstera that has the meaning of health and longevity, and the lively and lively dancing orchids as the main flowers, symbolizing the strong vitality of the motherland.
Beijing News reporter Jiang Huizi
Editor Zhang Chang Li Guojun Proofreading He Yan
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