Behind the classic**, there is a character that cannot be ignored, she is the photographer Hou Bo. In that era when there was no first-class technology, Hou Bo recorded the glorious image and great deeds of the first class with professional photography skills, and became an example for us to remember and learn.
Under Hou Bo's lens, we see ***'s tenacity and wisdom, and more importantly, his deep love for the people and his firm belief in the revolutionary cause. Her works have not only become a witness to history, but also our deep admiration and nostalgia.
Hou Bo, a photographer who came out of the war, his story is little known. He lived in the midst of war, documenting wars and exposing darkness, and these war correspondents are better off in the war today than they were during World War II.
Hou Bo was not his original name, his original name was Yan Qianjin, and in order to make himself look more manly, he briefly used the name Yan Feng. Eventually, he listened to the advice of the Director of Security, Chow Hing, and changed his name to Hou Bo, which he continued to use until his death.
The name Yan Qianjin sounds very atmospheric, but in fact, Hou Bo is also a member of the poor masses. His grandfather attached great importance to the education of his children, and from the age of six he sent him to study abroad, which laid a good foundation for him to participate in the revolution later.
On October 10, 1937, when the Japanese army officially invaded Taiyuan, Hou Bo and many female students in Taiyuan decided to join the guerrillas rather than become slaves of the country. At this time, his father and grandfather were gone, and only his grandmother was still alive.
He expressed his intention to join the revolution to his grandmother, and without saying a word, his grandmother took out the four silver dollars left in the family and handed them to him. With these four silver dollars, Hou Bo officially embarked on the road of resisting Japan and saving the country.
In that era of underdeveloped information, Hou Bo finally found the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army after many twists and turns. She took an active part in the revolution and immediately joined the revolutionary ranks of Nakajo Mountain.
Later, she was assigned to the office of the Eighth Route Army in Xi'an, where she received rigorous military and political training. Hou Bo, who studied in the training class, successfully joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 14 with her ingenuity and industrious and simple spirit.
In order to further train her, a few months later, she was sent to Yan'an to study. In Yan'an, she studied at the Border District Middle School and the Women's University, which not only allowed her to spend her best seven years as a student, but also met her lover Xu Xiaobing.
Xu Xiaobing made Hou Bo interested in photography, which was also the beginning of the indissoluble bond between them.
Back then, photographer Xu Xiaobing met Hou Bo by the river, and when he saw Hou Bo heroic, his heart rose with admiration. And Hou Bo heard that Xu Xiaobing had taken pictures for high-level leaders such as *** and was a war correspondent, so he deeply admired him.
Under the introduction of a friend, the two often met privately, and their relationship quickly warmed up. In 1942, the two were married with the blessing of a friend. In his association with Xu Xiaobing, Hou Bo developed a strong interest in photography.
However, at that time, Hou Bo had to become an excellent photographer, and it was not until the end of the war that he officially began to study photography. Later, Hou Bo was sent to the Northeast Film Studio as the head of the photography section, although shooting the film required more photography knowledge and skills, but he received Xu Xiaobing's guidance, which greatly improved his photography skills.
After that, Hou Bo was invited by Yang Shangkun and Ye Zilong to enter Zhongnanhai as a photographer and became the royal photographer of many leaders, including ***.
Among them, he took the most ***, such as *** group photos with African leaders.
When Hou Bo and his wife Xu Xiaobing were filming in Xiangshan, they accidentally met *** When they were chatting, the chairman offered to take a photo with them. This is a dream come true for the Hou Bo couple.
Despite the fact that they had been filming for a long time, they did not hesitate to agree to the chairman's proposal. With a click, this precious group photo was born.
Hou Bo, known as the "soul photographer under the lens", and her private photo with *** is one of her most cherished, and this group photo witnesses the deep friendship between them.
Although this ** did not have a bottom, it was carefully collected by her and her husband for thirty years, and it was not shared with the world until thirty years later. In addition to filming for ***, Hou Bo is also responsible for filming *** and other national leaders, recording their every move when attending important meetings, and preserving their best side.
Mr. and Mrs. Hou have been working in the South China Sea for 12 years, and their job is shooting, which may be simple for ordinary people, but very difficult for them. They have to be when the leader is not paying attention, because some leaders don't like to take pictures.
Their job is fraught with danger, even more dangerous than the current paparazzi chasing stars. However, it is their efforts that have preserved many historical witnesses from modern times to the establishment of New China.
Through their works, excellent photographers can give us future generations an in-depth understanding of the development process of the country, and clearly see the process of the country from backwardness to strength.