"Under the bridge in front of the gate, swam past a group of ducks, come and count them, two, four, six, seven, eight..." In 1996, this cheerful and lively song " Counting Ducks" appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Widely sung. Recently, the reporter came to the retreat of the Tongpan Army and interviewed the song’s author, 85-year-old Wang Jiazhen.
participated in Resisting US Aid Korea and published a novel
The 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Aid Volunteers in the living room of Wang Jiazhen’s home was placed in a prominent place in the living room of the Chinese People’s Aid Army. She said: "I have 9 brothers and sisters. When I was 14 years old, I took a boat from to Wenzhou to join the army in Ruian. In 1952, I joined the art team to enter the imperial court."
The soldiers sang, played the violin, and chanted slogans. When the fighting was fierce, they needed to take care of the wounded.
In 2007, based on her own experience, she published a 300,000-word novel "The Romance of the Far Away Battlefield". This novel was serialized in the supplement of " Fuzhou Evening News " after its publication, which attracted many readers.
's "Counting Ducks" became "Golden Duck"
It is reported that Wang Jiazhen was demobilized after returning to China in 1954, and was admitted to Chinese Department in 1958. Xiamen University Chinese Department, and then entered the Fujian Provincial People’s Broadcasting Station. He has written 23 radio scripts such as "Master Hongyi" and "The Sun Rises from the Dark Night".
In 1983, the Fujian Provincial Music Association invited Zhang Li, the author of "My Motherland and Me" to run a training course, and Wang Jiazhen participated in the training. One day, when Wang Jiazhen was creating, he thought of seeing an old man driving a group of ducks passing by the gate of Phoenix Pool of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles in the morning, and he completed the lyrics of "Counting Ducks" in one go.
The second year Fujian held a song contest. She selected several lyrics created during the training period. Among them, "Raising the Tide" and "Starlight Cradle" won awards, but "Counting Ducks" failed.
In 1995, the first Chinese Children’s Song Karaoke TV Contest was held in Beijing. Wang Jiazhen remembered "Counting Ducks" and asked Hu Xiaohuan, son-in-law of , to compose the music. He did not expect to win the first prize and was spotted by the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Wang Jiazhen said: ""Counting Ducks" is the biggest highlight of all my works. It has a high degree of vocalization. This year I also received the music copyright fee for "Counting Ducks" from relevant parties. It has become a bonus year after year. 'Golden Duck'."
4 times won the "Five One Project" award and became a legend in the Fujian literature and art world
Wang Jiazhen’s husband is the famous composer Liu Daming who was the deputy head of the Qianfeng Art Troupe, and the two were on the Korean battlefield. Shang once fought side by side.
Influenced by Liu Daming, Wang Jiazhen became obsessed with lyrics creation. He has written more than 500 songs and published the lyrics collection "Long Dreams Are Long". There are many lyrics related to Fuzhou in "Long Road and Dreams", such as "Gushan, You Are the Crown of Rongcheng", "Please Come Along the Minjiang River", "Oh, Beautiful Fuzhou" and so on.
In 1996 and 1999, Wang Jiazhen won the "Five One Project" award from the Central Propaganda Department twice with the songs "Counting Ducks" and "Strait Wind". 》Won the "Five One Project" awards from the Central Propaganda Department in 1996 and 1998. Having won the "Five One Project" award four times in four years, Wang Jiazhen has become a legend in Fujian's literary and artistic circles.
reporter Gu Wei/wen Zhang Xuyang/photograph
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