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Recently, a 21-year-old Chinese dancer Zhang of the Hamburg Ballet in Germany went missing for several days, causing widespread concern.
On the evening of January 10, the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg issued a briefing on the matter, saying that the actor had been found and was in personal safety.
The full text of the circular is as follows:
Recently, a Chinese actor of the Hamburg Ballet went missing. The Chinese Embassy in Germany and the Consulate General in Hamburg attached great importance to the report.
The Consulate General immediately activated the emergency mechanism, expressed its high concern to Hamburg**, and urged ** to make every effort to investigate and effectively protect the safety of Chinese citizens.
The Consulate General also maintains close communication with relevant domestic departments and the families of the parties concerned, and provides necessary assistance to the families.
On the morning of the 10th, Hamburg** confirmed to the Consulate General that the actor had been found and was in good health.
Previously, according to Jiupai News, a dancer from the dance troupe involved released a search news saying that Zhang has been missing for nearly 5 days. The last time Zhang was seen was at around 13:30 local time on January 5, near Hasselbrook Station in Hamburg.
On January 10, the local ** in Germany responded to Jiupai News, confirming that Zhang was missing, his family had reported to the police, China and Germany were exchanging information on the case, and relevant investigations were being carried out.
According to the official public information of the Hamburg Ballet School, Zhang was born in Henan, is 170 tall, graduated from the High School Attached to the Beijing Dance Academy, and later entered the Hamburg Ballet School in Germany to study, and won the fourth place in the 48th Lausanne International Ballet Competition in Switzerland in 2020 with the participation program "Giselle".
Zhang's disappearance information. Source: Social networking of his colleagues**.
Mr. Chen is responsible for taking stills for the children of the High School Affiliated to Beijing Dance Academy all the year round, and has a close relationship with the children majoring in ballet.
She told Jiupai News: "This child (Zhang) grew up in my camera every year when he was in school at Beiwu High School, so I have a lot of feelings for her. Teacher Chen said that when he returned to China during the holiday, he also met Zhang, and Zhang would report good news to her every time he had a new play or a new role in Hamburg.
In Mr. Chen's eyes, Zhang is a relatively simple person, social interaction is not complicated, and as far as she knows, there are no emotional disputes. For Chinese dancers in their early 20s who are working hard in famous overseas troupes, she has taken one step at a time in the past two or three years, and her future in the ballet industry is bright.
Teacher Chen said that people who are familiar with her generally feel that she does not have the situation of being emotional and running away from home, "It is impossible for her to let go of the position and role that she has worked hard for so many years." ”
Teacher Chen introduced that Zhang's family is not as rich as said on the Internet, but an ordinary family, "It can be said that she can get the opportunity to study abroad completely by relying on the scholarship she won in international competitions, in other words, everything such a child has now is her own hard work." ”
Zhang on stage. Source: Courtesy of the interviewee.
Zhang was 21 years old when she won a scholarship at the Lausanne International Ballet Competition and entered the senior year of the Hamburg Ballet School and then the internationally acclaimed Hamburg Ballet.
A few months before her graduation, she was decided by the director that she would be able to join the Hamburg Ballet after graduation. She has now completed her internship and is a full-time dancer with the Hamburg Ballet on a work visa.
Her mother is now under a lot of stress and is going through all the formalities for an emergency visa. Teacher Chen said. As far as she knows, local students and Chinese in Germany also spontaneously posted missing person messages in various groups and social **, and many missing person notices were also posted around the Hamburg Ballet and Zhang's residence.
On the afternoon of the 10th, Beijing time, a staff member of the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany, said that the Consulate General attaches great importance to it. On January 9, local time, his friend called the police, and after the Consulate General learned the news, he immediately contacted the ballet company, his friends and his parents, and was urgently helping his parents apply for visas and come to Germany to assist in handling related matters. A lot of work has been done to assist in the investigation.
Zhang's mother replied to netizens on social platforms that her daughter works smoothly in Hamburg and has just performed the role she is looking forward to, and she has always been proud of her daughter's efforts and excellence. Since my daughter disappeared last Friday, the whole family has been in great torment, thank you for the enthusiastic care of netizens from all sides, and beg everyone not to use groundless speculation and slander.
*: Comprehensive Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Hamburg, Jiupai News.