[Epoch Times November 13, 2021]Hello everyone, viewers, and welcome to “Talking on Current Affairs Everyday”. My name is Iris and Tao Ming. Hi everyone, this is Qin Peng. Today is November 12th (Friday) Eastern Time, and November 13th (Saturday) Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan Time.
Today’s focus: Huang Mingzhi’s new song “Outside the Wall”, a “sightseeing song” that actually looks at people in and outside the Wailing Wall, why does it remind me of Teresa Teng? Chongqing taxi strikes and presents a big gift to the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. (Qin Peng live broadcast)
Iris: Let’s talk about an interesting topic first. Because of the global popularity of “Glass Heart”, Malaysian Chinese singer Huang Mingzhi released a new song “Outside the Wall” today. Although it was a “sightseeing song” on the surface, the details and metaphors in it made countless people inside and outside the walls moved and shed tears. what is this? Let’s play “Lianlian Watch in Details” with everyone. At the same time, we will also talk about why this song reminds many listeners of another person, that is Teresa Teng.
Qin Peng: Let’s also pay attention to a piece of news “inside the wall” that has received attention recently. For the past few days, taxi drivers in Chongqing have gone on strike, marching on the streets every night and honking their horns. This gave a “great gift” to the Sixth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China, which preached common prosperity. The story behind it is comparable to the movie “Camel Shoko”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0oPf3jTsQ
Huang Mingzhi’s new song “Outside the Wall” makes everyone cry and think of Teresa Teng
Iris: Friends who like our program, welcome to give us likes and comments. We will also interact with everyone at the end of the live broadcast.
First, let me see that Malaysian Chinese singer Huang Mingzhi, who had previously created “Glass Heart” and became popular at home and abroad, released a new song MV called “The Wall” (The Wall) just today.
This is actually Huang Mingzhi who was recently invited by the Tourism Office of the Kinmen County Government in Taiwan to make a “tourism promotion song” for the local area. This is also his sixth time to promote tourism for Taiwanese cities. The song is very healing, describing the customs of Kinmen County, and his positioning is also: “lyrical folk songs and slow songs”. But we know that Huang Mingzhi’s songs are generally not that simple. He himself “disclosed” and said: “Slowly sip the songs and MVs. There are many mysterious details and messages that I want to convey. I hope everyone can understand. “
Qin Peng: Yes, his description of the song is: “This is a story about two children… They know each other, appreciate each other, and have no malice towards each other. But there is always a high wall between them. People can cross…” Hearing this sentence, I wonder if the clever audience friends have an answer in their hearts? Let’s hang everyone’s appetites and put the interpretation behind. Let’s enjoy the fragment of this “folk slow song” first.
Iris: The complete MV, you are welcome to watch it yourself on YouTube, and I believe you will have a unique experience. First of all, when I look at the song itself, this MV is indeed very rich and meticulously reflecting the customs of Kinmen, including sorghum wine, glutinous sugar, Fengshiye, a root, and even the famous taro in Kinmen.
And Jinmen, once the front line of the cross-strait confrontation, under the background of the content of this song, it has a meaning in itself, we will slowly talk about it later.
In fact, the meaning of this song, from the lyrics to the details in the MV, can be said to be convincing.
The story in the song seems to be about two little children who have no guesses. They have a good heart, but they are separated by a wall, and they have to give gifts to each other through the wall. The little boy will paint the blue sky and green landscape outside the wall to the little girl. The little girl was trapped inside the wall, “the door of the house was locked”, like a little flower in the greenhouse, being managed by her mother, unable to withstand wind and rain, “even if she is willful, she can’t do anything.”
The little girl was dressed in red and was sitting in the red car. Later, at the end, there were red trails, red suitcases, and red seats on the boat. It goes without saying that the insinuation is inside the wall.
Qin Peng: And the little boy is outside the wall, window or car, passing food, or pictures, or paper to the little girl from time to time, to the little girl who is locked in the door or window or isolated by the mother, constantly Call out, “The blue sky and green space are my habitat and the scenery you yearn for.” “I stand outside the wall and wait for you, looking forward to your response. I long for a miracle.” From the positive response of the little girl, She also yearned for free breathing and games outside the window.
At the end of the MV, the little girl moved and had to leave. When the little boy bid farewell, he still said: “I believe we will always be like fish, and will move in a certain year, a certain month.”
The little boy and the blue kite fly freely in the sky, corresponding to the free society outside the wall, calling for the compatriots inside the wall to desire and yearn for freedom. Although the two are separated by a wall, “the little bit in the air is an indescribable tacit understanding.”
And it was the little girl’s “mother” who prevented the two innocent children from contacting and interacting. I don’t know this special identity. Did Huang Mingzhi also set a special meaning for her?
Iris: Actually, if you watch the full MV, there will be more hidden details, and netizens will also find out with eye-catching eyes. For example, in 33 seconds, the boy depicted the 8964 massacre scene (tank, flame) in the book. For 1 minute and 30 seconds, “The teacher inside the wall wrote 240-15=125 on the blackboard” (should be 225), a metaphor that the education and propaganda inside the wall are full of lies. At 3 minutes and 17 seconds, the words in the paper airplane that the girl finally passed to the boy were simplified Chinese characters, metaphors that the girl came from “inside the wall”, which is the mainland. And this wall is undoubtedly a metaphor for the “Great Firewall”.
The audience interpreted that it was this wall used by certain people (the Chinese Communist Party) to cover up their lies, which created a huge gap and mutual misunderstanding in the exchanges between the children of China on both sides of the strait.
Qin Peng: Actually, “I’m hiding in a corner and looking at you from afar…” This lyric, when placed on Jinmen, has a special meaning in itself. It should refer to Jinmen as the one that is far from Taiwan’s main island and closest to the mainland. “Small Islands”, looking at the “mainland” from afar. The Golden Gate Islands are only a few kilometers away from Xiamen, mainland China, and 277 kilometers away from mainland Taiwan, so this metaphor is very vivid.
Kinmen has many stories
We know that Kinmen itself is a very story-telling place. It was the forefront of Taiwan during the Cold War. The cross-strait confrontation for 70 years, and Kinmen was a 40-year “Three People’s Principles Demonstration Zone.” From Xiamen, you can take a boat to observe it on the sea, so that you can see the slogan “Three People’s Principles Unify the Continent” on the mountain. I saw this slogan before leaving the mainland. I was very excited when I saw this slogan from a distance. It is said that it is also a symbol of Golden Gate that mainland tourists like to see. In their eyes, the bigon sugar, the kitchen knife made of Jinmen shells, and the Jinmen sorghum wine have special meaning.
The Golden Gate, in the eyes of the outside world, can be said to be a gate that connects the inside and outside of the wall, and links the free world. It is a place that many mainlanders yearn for. From time to time, mainlanders smuggle into Kinmen. Like the Berlin Wall, it once became the front line of confrontation between freedom and tyranny.
Iris: Yes. Two of the most famous wars that took place in Kinmen were the Battle of Ninggutou in 1949, when the CCP tried to capture Kinmen with the might of the civil war and then attempt to seize Taiwan. However, the national army guarding Kinmen lured the enemy into deep, and finally killed, wounded and captured tens of thousands of CCP troops, which made Mao Zedong cut his mind. Since then, the Taiwan Strait has been stabilized.
Another famous battle was in 1958 when the CCP troops stationed in Fujian suddenly violently shelled Kinmen. Historically known as the “Golden Gate Artillery Battle”, the level of attack was so violent that military experts from various countries believed that Kinmen could not last a week. However, under the fierce shell attacks of the CCP, the national army guarded Kinmen at that time, and the soldiers and civilians of the island finally defended the front line of Kinmen with perseverance, and completely shattered the Communist Party’s attempt to rediscover Taiwan.
As for Taiwan, the “August 2nd and 3rd Campaign” that took place in Kinmen was a victory that turned the tide of the war. So far, the division of freedom, democracy and authoritarianism between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait was established.
Qin Peng: Yes. When the CCP shelled Kinmen in 1958, it was the beginning of the CCP’s Great Leap Forward in China, starving tens of millions to death. Later, it began political campaigns again and again, including the Ten-Year Cultural Revolution, the massacre of students, the suppression of Falun Gong, etc. . On the other side of Taiwan, including Kinmen, it is the opposite. It has set off production upgrades such as the transformation of agriculture to light industry, the Chinese cultural revival movement, and the promotion of student freedom and freedom of belief. Towards freedom. It has realized a unique democratic society in which traditional Chinese culture and Western civilization complement each other, with advanced high-tech, “the party has no peace, officials do not have a living, and the people are happy”.
In Huang Mingzhi’s song, the blue sky and green space outside the wall represent freedom. And because there is a high wall, as an ordinary people, no one can do anything, but the author still sincerely believes that all this will change. The lyrics of “I send you to the coast” should express the hope to be free. For you on the other side.
Iris: And there is another detail in the song that makes many viewers feel more emotional, and that is the Beishan Broadcasting Wall that appeared in the MV.
This Beishan Broadcasting Wall (also known as the “Heart War Wall”), built in 1967, is located in the Kinmen Islands of Taiwan, only 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from Xiamen, China. It is also a strategic military stronghold. It played an important role in the broadcasting war between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait during the period of Taiwan’s anti-communist propaganda.
Qin Peng: Until the 1990s, the Golden Gate Islands had built four radio stations in a few decades to broadcast propaganda messages and music to mainland China. The sound of the Beishan Broadcasting Wall can reach 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away. Among the propaganda messages, the most famous one comes from the late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. Some of Teresa Teng’s famous songs such as “Sweet Honey” have been broadcast here.
Iris: In 1991, at the age of 38, she used to broadcast to the mainland in Kinmen. Let’s take a look at the historical fragments of that year.
Qin Peng: Teresa Teng is also a singing legend loved by almost all Chinese people. At that time, there was a famous saying in mainland China, “Listen to Old Deng during the day and listen to Xiao Deng at night.” Her songs were officially criticized by the CCP as a depressive voice, but in the eyes of ordinary people, her sweet song is a spring of nourishment in the cultural desert created by the CCP. It is said that Deng Xiaoping also liked her songs very much.
It can be said that she is a representative of freedom and beauty outside the wall in the eyes of mainlanders. This sentence is also beautiful:
“The first front line of the free motherland-Kinmen. I hope that our compatriots on the mainland can enjoy the same democracy and freedom as we do.”
Many netizens said they were crying
Iris: Many netizens are very moved when they understand Huang Mingzhi’s song. Some commented: “Wonderfully understand.”
“After listening to the first glass heart, the corners of my mouth rose unconsciously.
After listening to this song outside the wall, tears flowed unconsciously from the corner of my eyes. “
(Simplified Chinese): “The inside of the wall was moved and sad. It was destiny that arranged for us to be born in this closed country, but it is the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom and beauty. Thank you for understanding and understanding and giving comfort. Thank you You Mingzhi!”
Qin Peng: Many netizens said they were crying.
Simplified Chinese (mainland netizens): “As a forty-odd Beijing pure man, I cry once, but I can’t help but listen to it over and over again. Huang Mingzhi’s music has no boundaries. I wish Taiwanese friends well.” “One sentence’ I’m standing outside the wall waiting for you… “I moved this middle-aged man to tears.”
Simplified Chinese (Mainland Netizen 2): “We have received the melody and thoughts you want to convey. The Berlin Wall has collapsed. I believe that wall will eventually disappear. May a miracle finally come.”
Iris: Taiwanese also said that as a Taiwanese, I also heard crying. “Many people listened to this song in tears. For example, Zhou Huajian’s lyrics: “Your tears are crystal clear, there must be a dream in your heart. “Whether inside or outside the wall, stick to it! I hope this song is better than a thousand horses!
It seems…
Qin Peng: The same desire for freedom inside and outside the wall reminds many people of a news event that received widespread attention earlier this year, that is, a mainland student named “Chen Yuzhen” went to study in Taiwan… …
Iris: Run from inside to outside the wall?
Qin Peng: Yes. He posted a video on the Internet to express his aspirations, saying that after 20 years of CCP education in the mainland, he has always felt that “Taiwan of China” is nothing special, but he really came outside the wall and saw everything “breaking his three views”, he found Taiwanese can take to the streets to demonstrate, criticize the president, and even remove the mayor. He was half-joking in the film, describing the transformation that Du came out of the wall to him. Let’s take a look together.
Qin Peng:…
Iris: However, Chen Yuzhen’s later experience was embarrassing. After returning to China, he often used VPN circumvention software and shared some foreign information on social media sites such as WeChat. A large number of police broke into his home and searched his house, and even conducted a “fatigue interrogation” after arrest. Later, although he was lucky to go to South Korea Life, but the CCP still uses some means to “force him to return to the country”, such as freezing his bank account so that he can’t pay his tuition.
This made him shout: Wanting to have a sense of freedom inside the wall is costly. Only by having to achieve “the body over the wall” can we avoid the disaster of jail.
Iris: Let’s take another look at the inside of the wall—a story of civil resistance in mainland China. This happened during the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and it is also an excellent irony of “common prosperity”, an important goal of the next century plan advocated by the Chinese Communist Party. It can be regarded as a special gift to the CCP’s rewriting of true history and instilling lies. Let’s take a look at the video first. (Qin Peng live broadcast)
Qin Peng: From the video, we can see that Chongqing’s distinctive yellow taxis line up in long queues, slowly moving forward in the night, and honking their horns. It is said that they have protested in this way in the last few days and nights.
Iris: Then why did they protest? According to Lu Nan, an overseas alumnus of Renmin University of China, the cause of the incident was that the Chongqing Municipal Government celebrated the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Plenary Session in order to quell the taxi protests and rights protection activities that were brewing. It’s a lot of money, but the taxi company doesn’t buy it and refuses to execute it. The taxi drivers went on strike and stopped in anger, and drove slowly or stopped to sing on the entire road across Guanyin Bridge every night. He also said that Chongqing gave a big gift to the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee this time.
Qin Peng: Twitter netizen @黎明前的黑體 revealed more details, saying: During the epidemic, the average turnover of two shifts was 520 yuan per day, and the money was 370 yuan, plus gas and food expenses, and the driver earned No money. The local government allowed the taxi company to waive all the money from November 1 to November 16, and the taxi company was unwilling. The strike was triggered when the drivers knew about this matter. Some time ago, there was also a strike.
Iris: Cai Xia, a former professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said that the heavy burden of taxi drivers is a national problem. For example, Beijing drivers have to pay about 5,000 yuan to the taxi company every month, and they owe them every day they open their eyes. The company is more than 200 yuan, and it takes at least 6 hours to pay the money, and the rest of the time is the cost of supporting the family. As a result, they have to drive for at least 12 hours a day, eating and drinking are not normal, their health is ruined over time, and some drivers die on the road.
Qin Peng: Cai Xia also said that these drivers are as miserable as Xiangzi in the famous book “Camel Xiangzi” by the mainland writer Lao She. And why are those taxi management companies so tough? This is because, except for state-owned enterprises, those companies were jointly established by Chinese Communist Party officials and local dignitaries, so their interests and drivers naturally antagonized for a long time.
Iris: She said that the drivers in Beijing also went on strike many times, but they were all suppressed by the CCP authorities and failed again and again.
This makes me feel sad. In fact, it’s not that mainlanders don’t love freedom, but it is difficult to make their own voices or to be heard by the outside world.
Qin Peng: Yes. Now, as the CCP and the world are besieged, chased and intercepted, and stubbornly adhere to the “zero-clearing” policy, many drivers and citizens will find it increasingly difficult to live. Such so-called common prosperity will become more and more distant from them.
I also saw today that in Zhuanghe, northeast Dalian, all 400,000 households were stamped with seals, and they were not allowed to go out for 14 days. If you accidentally go out, you may have violated the CCP’s laws and will be punished.
Also, Peking University has now begun to close its doors and buildings.
Iris: This means that in addition to the squeeze from the rich and powerful, real estate and other economic risks, the CCP now has endless interests and epidemic control to cut leeks. This will cause more people to return to poverty and the so-called common prosperity will become impossible. A dream realized.
Qin Peng: We will also see that as the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China strengthens totalitarianism, it will become more oppressive and preventive internally, and more aggressive externally. Therefore, more and more Chinese inside the wall, Will be very envious of life outside the wall.
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