Hong Kong patriotic singer Zhang Mingmin: "Chinese Heart" became real after returning

Zhang Mingmin's interviewee confession

Yangcheng Evening News reporter Zhang Hao Wang Manqi

"Heshan has only been in my dreams/the motherland has not been close for many years/but it can't change it anyway. It quickly sang on the streets and alleys, and also made the Chinese people remember that the singer from Hong Kong, China, wearing a beige suit, gray scarf, and a wide -edged glasses on the stage, Zhang Mingmin.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong, a reporter in the Yangcheng Evening News interviewed Hong Kong patriotic singer Zhang Mingmin, listening to his development story of "My Chinese Heart" and Hong Kong. He said that before the return of Hong Kong, "my Chinese heart" was a hazy emotion; after the return, "my Chinese heart" became a real Chinese heart.

A song "My Chinese Heart" is famous all over the world

Zhang Mingmin's mother was an overseas Chinese in Indonesia. After moving to Hong Kong, she got married and settled. Under the influence of his mother, Zhang Mingmin sang in Mandarin since he was a child. The first song learned was "Singing the Motherland". Since then, a patriotic seed has sprouted in his heart.

Due to his love to sing, in 1979, 23 -year -old Zhang Mingmin participated in the "Amateur Singer Singing Competition in Hong Kong" hosted by the Hong Kong Federation of Industry and Radio, and won the championship in one fell swoop. As a result, Zhang Mingmin signed a record company and officially debuted. He was also the few singers in Hong Kong who insisted on singing in Mandarin.

Initially, Zhang Mingmin was mostly a popular folk song in Taiwan at that time, such as "The Road in the Countryside" and "I am Chinese". In 1983, under the arrangement of the record company, he recorded the song "My Chinese Heart". The records were launched, and the sales volume was over one million, which won the reputation of "Platinum Records". At that time, when the Sino -British Joint Statement was signed, the return of Hong Kong in 1997 was also determined. On this opportunity, Hong Kong and Macao singers were invited to participate in the 1984 Spring Festival Gala. Hong Kong singers who were invited to sing in the Mainland.

"It was very difficult to perform in the Mainland at that time. Many people felt that I was going to perform." Zhang Mingmin said, but his mother firmly supported him. "Mom tells me that there are so many people in the Mainland who speaks Mandarin. Your fans will become more. "

After singing "My Chinese Heart" in the Spring Festival Gala, when he returned to Hong Kong from Shenzhen, many people recognized him at a glance and asked for a photo. Zhang Mingmin said that in the thoughts of many Hong Kong people, the patriotic concept was very vague, and many people had no sense of identity. Because of this, after returning to Hong Kong, he was resisted by the Hong Kong music scene, and Radio Hong Kong also banned his songs. But he said that he never regretted it, and now he looks back and has strengthened his choice at the time.

Witness to the important historical moment of the return of Hong Kong

With "My Chinese Heart" popular, Zhang Mingmin participated in several CCTV Spring Festival Gala. His activities in the Mainland are becoming more and more frequent, and he knows better in the Mainland.

In 1986, Zhang Mingmin learned that Beijing had the right to organize the Asian Games. He immediately decided to perform a righteous performance for the Asian Games. He sold a car and sold a car, raised five or six million yuan, and transported the lights and audio to the mainland to perform the scene. The Yisai lasted for more than a year and held 154 concerts. He sang from the western side to the south island, almost all over the country. He also donated all the funds raised during the concert to the Beijing Asian Games.

Looking back at the past, Zhang Mingmin thinks that everything he does is because he has a "Chinese heart". "In the past, my Chinese heart was an emotion. We were all members of the Chinese nation. After the return of Hong Kong in 1997, my Chinese heart was a real 'Chinese heart'." Zhang Mingmin said.

At the return ceremony of Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, Zhang Mingmin, as a member of the first government election committee of the SAR, witnessed a major historical moment. "What makes me most memorable is that after the zero o'clock, when the PLA's army in Hong Kong took the first step, my tears fell down." He said, watching the five -star red flag rising up, when the British flag fell down, when the British flag dropped, it was Everyone held his breath, and he could hear it quietly at the scene, but everyone was already surging.

"At that time, I felt that the future of Hong Kong was in my hands." Zhang Mingmin said.

Patriotes must cultivate from youth

In recent years, Hong Kong society has experienced "repair storms", and Zhang Mingmin spared no effort to make a voice for the people, calling on the society to be stable and stable. He once went to Jinzhong Tima Park to participate in the "Anti -Violent Salvation Hong Kong" rally, and also signed to support the Hong Kong National Security Law. On July 1, 2020, Zhang Mingmin participated in the 23rd anniversary of the return of Hong Kong and congratulated the Hong Kong National Security Law. Singing the national anthem and float parade, he said at the scene: "I think Hong Kong will start again since today."

Regarding the importance of Hong Kong education, Zhang Mingmin feels embarrassing: "Recalling the previous education of Hong Kong, youth patriotism education failed, and we must reform." He believes that patriots must cultivate from youth, and have a clear goal and unity of loving me in China. Thoughts can continue to move forward.

Since the beginning of this year, the fifth wave of epidemic in Hong Kong has been aggressive, and the central aid of the central government has a huge resistance and has won a warm response from all walks of life.Under the initiative of Zhang Mingmin, the Yangcheng Evening Newspaper Group and the Guangdong Musicians Association were commissioned by the Ministry of Xuanwen, the Ministry of Xuanwen of the Hong Kong Office to jointly distribute the MV "Hey Difficulty" of the Hong Kong Anti -Epidemic Songs.Chorus, cheer for Hong Kong compatriots with singing."This epidemic also allowed us to see the unity of the Chinese nation and the patriotic heart. 'Chinese heart' not only belongs to Zhang Mingmin, but also belongs to all of our Chinese." Zhang Mingmin said.

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