The eldest daughter of the former Minister of National Defense, Geng Ying followed his father in the northern and southern wars since she was a child, and spent her childhood in the Chemarong army. Now that she is past her old age, she still has a positive and enterprising attitude, actively devoting herself to the protection of China's cultural heritage, and running around to save China's traditional culture. To those who are familiar, she is a warm and humble "Sister Geng"; For cultural protectors, she is a stubborn and persistent "Geng warrior"; For countless young students on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, she is a kind and kind "Grandma Geng" ......
Geng Ying smiled and said, "I'm actually an old lady who hasn't read much, but dares to think and do." ”
Geng Ying has been a very thoughtful child since she was a child, and she likes to "design life" for herself. In the early 60s of the last century, as soon as Geng Ying graduated from the secondary professional school of the geological school, she was assigned to the Beijing Geological Brigade, walked in the mountains for ten years, and looked for mines for ten years.
After the 10-year special period, she transferred to a pharmaceutical factory in Beijing as an employee. At that time, Geng Ying's monthly salary was 37 yuan, and this job was 17 years. Due to the family's financial difficulties, Geng Ying's eldest daughter was handed over to Geng Biao and his wife to take care of. She has been a stubborn person since she was a child, and she is reluctant to ask her father for help in the face of difficulties.
For this, she lost her marriage. In Geng Ying's view, this marriage is the biggest failure in her life. Her daughter was only nine years old at the time, and her husband filed a divorce lawsuit against her. As for the reason for the divorce, everyone thought that she didn't like her husband who was born as a farmer, but this was not the case. Her husband didn't understand why he couldn't get the benefits of our family, but had to be subject to a lot of constraints. So he filed for divorce and never came back, leaving behind his two daughters.
Since then, Geng Ying has not married. Once, she heard that the factory was going to build a cancer research center. "I really wanted to go, but the owner and secretary of the factory didn't know who I was, so how could I be transferred? Geng Ying began to plan in her heart.
At that time, there was a basketball club in the factory, and the leaders would go there. And Geng Ying's basketball and sprinting results are very good, and even reached the national ** athlete level. Geng Ying's "idea" is: one day, the team leader comes to the ** ball game, if God can help her, let her pick up the ball and pass it to the leader beautifully, she can attract the attention of the leader. So, every day after work, Geng Ying stayed in the basketball hall, waiting for the "opportunity" to come.
The efforts were not in vain, and the scene in Geng Ying's "imagination" really appeared: Geng Ying came to a handsome triple jump, and the leaders were stunned, so they asked her what her name was, which factory she belonged to, and if she wanted to play basketball. So, Geng Ying became the captain of the basketball team and entered the research institute as she wished.
How is it possible for a person who is engaged in geology to become a doctor? In Geng Ying's view, there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of people with hearts. In this regard, she is very similar to her father, both are super capable of learning. It is said that in 1935, when the Red Army crossed the Wujiang River, Geng Biao relied on some of the mechanical knowledge he learned when he was a miner, and simply gnawed down a copy of "Engineering", and built a pontoon bridge over the Wujiang River within 36 hours. After that, he became one of the few bridge building experts in the army.
Geng Ying relied on her own efforts to successfully enter the medical circle. Although Geng Ying had never seen a "tumor", she eventually became a professional researcher. However, this happiness did not last long, and four real experts were transferred to the unit, and although Geng Ying did not have a formal educational background, she was assigned to breed animals for experiments.
Even when she is raising animals, she strives to be the best she can be. Gradually, Geng Ying became an integral part of much of the work in the unit. But Geng Ying's mind is not here.
Geng Ying had other plans: at that time, our National Academy of Painting had just been established, and it gathered the most famous senior painters in China. Geng Ying loved painting since she was a child, so in her opinion, it would be great if she could combine painting and work, and take care of both. Geng Ying took the initiative to ask Ying to be a health consultant for the "national treasure". This idea coincided with the research institute, and Geng Ying's plan came true.
Other health care doctors are done and leave. Geng Ying was not, she went to each of the artists she signed up to make a copy of the case record and set up a private medical record for them. So, in order to express their gratitude, they gave their works to Geng Ying. For these things that others can't ask for, Geng Ying said that she didn't want it. Her only request was to be their student.
Gradually, Geng Ying's painting skills are getting better and better, especially good at Chinese character painting, and has participated in national art exhibitions, including "Listening to the Qin", "Wen Ji Returns to Hantu", and "Garden Dream". Many people were envious of her achievements, but never expected that this would be the starting point of her life's pursuits.
In the early 1980s, Geng Biao asked Geng Ying to go to Hunan to investigate the actual situation of the local villagers. Under the urging of her father, Geng Ying rushed to Hunan non-stop. She later recalled: "At that time, my father wanted me to make some notes for him to describe the current living conditions of the people in the old area. Every time I think about it, I burst into tears, because in the thinking of their generation, only the people are the most important, and only the people are concerned. ”
Geng Ying has been to six counties, Liling, Xiangtan ......Two thick journals were written. The villagers in Hunan are very hospitable, but their living environment is very difficult. When she was in Sangzhi, she lived in a villager's house, and when she got up in the morning, she never saw her sister-in-law get up, because she had no pants, the only one in the family, and let her husband wear it to the mountains to chop firewood......
A trip to Hunan deeply touched Geng Ying. In that era of reform and opening up, many people chose to do business, and she also hoped to earn income for her hometown through business. So Geng Ying hid from her father, returned to Hunan, and finally established a company in Zhuhai. When it's done, I will take it back for Geng Biao to see. Geng Biao's eyes widened and said, "Girl, you don't even know how to count ten yuan, what kind of deal are you talking about?" Geng Ying said confidently: "It's okay! In another three years, I will be able to do it. ”
Geng Ying did not choose to leave her job without pay, but submitted a letter of resignation, breaking the "iron rice bowl" by herself. Later, Geng Ying found that it was not easy to do business. In the beginning, she didn't achieve much until she worked hard in a southern city for several years before she had a career of her own. By 1986, Geng Ying's company in Zhuhai had grown to a three-story office building and two six-storey staff apartments.
However, just as Geng Ying was ready to fully display her talent and show her strength, a policy promulgated by ** brought her career to an abrupt end. It is strictly forbidden for children to engage in commercial activities, so Geng Ying's business operation has also been restricted. The company was blocked, which was a huge shock to her.
Geng Ying did not give up, she was ready to continue her entrepreneurial dream and break into the world in the United States, when she was almost fifty. When she first came to the United States, Geng Ying knew nothing about English and could not speak English, and everyone around her was worried about her survival, let alone business.
However, Geng Ying was full of confidence in herself, she slapped her chest and said: "Don't look down on me, within three years, I can 'walk sideways' in the United States." Geng Ying started from a stall, made her own jewelry, made her own when she didn't have money to buy things, and compared with her hands if she didn't know English. After she had a certain understanding of the United States, she began to make bigger deals.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Brown once came to China when Geng Biao was still Secretary of Defense, and Geng Biao gave him an oil painting of Geng Ying. So, Geng Ying wrote to Brown that there was a photo of her and her father in it. As a result, half a month later, Mr. Brown replied to her and sent her an invitation to the Brown Club.
Later, as a Chinese artist, Geng Ying stepped into this place called high society. It was in this place that Geng Ying put out an oil painting in her life.
During World War II, an American made a fortune in a big war, claiming that his wife liked China and looked like Chinese, hoping that Geng Ying would make a portrait of his wife. Geng Yingyu drew an ancient portrait of her in Chinese style based on Li Qingzhao's story, holding an ancient book with Li Qingzhao's poems on it.
With this painting, Geng Ying became famous, not only won 270,000 US dollars, and became the favorite Chinese female artist of the American elite. Facts have proved that this "fierce" Beijing rookie really fulfilled her "bold words", and within three years, she purchased a house of her own, 6 acres of land, and 54 fruit trees.
As a descendant of the proletarian revolution of the older generation, the education of the previous generation has created Geng Ying's tenacious personality and the spirit of daring to try. Her education since childhood, as well as her own experience in painting, have also made her interested in Chinese culture.
Geng Ying's father, Zhong Aiguo, secretly played the piano left by the owner of the house when she was young. The day after she showed off in front of her father, he brought back a lute for her to play; When she was in junior high school, Geng Ying was especially fond of painting, and with a year's pocket money, she went to buy the smallest oil painting box. Her father was also unhappy that she read Western classics such as "Resurrection" and "Red and Black", and instead suggested that she include "Romance of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" in her reading ......
Geng Ying's father often told her: "As a Chinese, you first need to have a deep understanding of Chinese culture." If you don't fully understand Chinese culture, you can get in touch with foreign cultures, so that you can better absorb the essence and dross of it and use it for your own use? ”
Slowly, Geng Ying developed a strong interest in the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and developed a strong interest in it. When asked what "culture" is, Geng Ying's answer is succinct, in her view, culture is life, the sum total of human beings creating life.
Since China's reform and opening up, cultures from all over the world have poured into China, which is a good thing, but foreign cultures have also surrounded our children, which makes Geng Ying feel sad and worried, and some people ignore Chinese culture. She also hopes that when they indulge in foreign countries, they will realize how good their ancestors were and how proud of China's traditions and culture.
However, due to factors such as overexploitation and poor protection, many cultural relics in China are in danger of extinction, such as the weathering and deterioration of Dunhuang murals, and the .......problem of shadow puppetry and other intangible cultural heritage "continuing incense".The cultural relics of Chinese history are withering day by day.
Seeing this scene, Geng Ying was deeply worried, so one day in 2003, Geng Ying got together with the children of the older generation of revolutionaries, such as Li Tete, Bo Xiying, Tao Siliang, etc. In the course of chatting, they began to worry that traditional Chinese culture was slowly dying out. Therefore, these big sisters want to use their only little strength to establish a **, and make a modest contribution to the spread of Chinese culture within the scope of what they can do, which they call "residual dividends".
Geng Ying was elected as the leader. After more than 4 years of preparation, she founded the Chinese Cultural Heritage Association, which was finally passed.
Geng Ying pointed out that the key to inheriting Chinese culture is to have the word "inheritance", otherwise how can it be "passed on", and it is necessary to let the 1.3 billion Chinese sons and daughters sort out the context of this culture at the historical level.
Since its inception in 2007, China Cultural Heritage Conservation** has been making a voice around the world through a number of activities to arouse the recognition of Chinese culture and actively understand Chinese history and culture. For example, in late July 2014, Ben** and Lanzhou University jointly held the "2014 Cross-Strait Four Regions Youth Hand in Hand Silk Road Tour" activity, organizing nearly 100 young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to join hands in the ancient Silk Road in Gansu to experience the local humanistic customs and traditional culture.
It is precisely the weight of time and experience contained in cultural heritage that she was able to resolutely embark on the road of preservation of cultural relics and the pursuit of the preservation of China's cultural heritage when she was in her seventies. Geng Ying said that the ** meeting is like a "small light bulb", and the mission of the "small light bulb" is to arouse the attention of the Chinese people to cultural relics and point out the direction for the preservation of China's cultural heritage.
In recent years, Geng Ying, who is still actively engaged in the conservation of cultural relics, has traveled to China with many colleagues to investigate the state of local cultural relics and conduct academic exchanges with the Trier Association for the Preservation of Cultural Relics in Germany, in order to find a better way to preserve cultural relics.
In her hometown, she and the Qingyang tourism department jointly planned to promote the rich "Qingyang sachet" embroidery to the Beijing Biennale, so that this national culture can be further developed; A relatively complete ichthyosaur fossil has been found in the Guanling area of Guizhou, and has been actively cooperated with the relevant competent authorities and actively promoted the construction of the National Geopark of the Guanling Fossil Group in Guizhou. Visit the cultural and tourism resources of Menglian in Yunnan Province, and promote the creation of the Menglian County Folk Museum ......
Ms. Geng Ying has made countless contributions to the preservation of Chinese civilization. When talking about the future development plan of China's Chinese cultural heritage, Geng Ying said that the company will, as always, do a solid job in various tasks and strive to save various types of cultural heritage. For example, participation in the protection of various cultural heritage projects organized by the State and UNESCO, the filming of documentaries, documentaries and documentaries, and the organization of various theatrical performances.
The protection and rescue of the intangible cultural heritage that is about to disappear will also be used to the extreme by modern science and technology, not only through written records, but also through images and other high-tech methods to achieve visual, dynamic, three-dimensional, and original ecological protection.
The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. At the same time, we have an obligation to preserve our cultural traditions. Only by penetrating China's traditional culture into every level of the whole society, from passive to active, from awareness to behavior, and taking the inheritance of Chinese civilization as a compulsory course for every Chinese, can our 5,000-year-old Chinese culture never fade in reality.