Zhu Tao
Zhu Tao
Zhu Tao, the second squadron leader of the honor guard of the three armed forces, is now an air force commander. In Zhu Tao's office at the air force equipment research institute, the flag lifter, who was once praised as "super beautiful man" by the Hong Kong and Macao media, is still tall and upright, and has a more mature face.
From 1997 to 1999, Zhu Tao completed three major tasks: serving as a flag raiser at the Hong Kong handover ceremony, participating in the 50th anniversary military parade, and serving as a flag raiser at the Macao handover ceremony. Before that, he had accomplished more than 300 foreign affairs missions to welcome foreign heads of state and senior generals to visit China with good physique and outstanding achievements.
Life of the characters
"I was the only one in the team who volunteered to be a flag raiser at that time." Zhu Tao said that before the return of Hong Kong, the guard of honor received the task. He was very excited and submitted the application early. After nearly rigorous selection at all levels, Zhu Tao, who is 1.92 meters tall, dignified and skilled, finally stands out and has been the flag raiser for the return of Hong Kong and Macao.
The leader of the team once said to Zhu Tao, "the Chinese nation has a history of 5000 years. You have to practice flag raising at least 5000 times." Zhu Tao said that at first he thought it was impossible, but later, he practiced more than 5000 times. Despite the experience of Hong Kong's return to China, in order to adapt to the time when the ceremony was held in the middle of the night, Zhu Tao still insisted on practicing alone on the freezing winter night in Beijing. He recorded a whole set of national anthem on tape, 30 times on each side, and played it repeatedly on a small tape recorder for hours.
For more than a month, Zhu Tao practiced flag raising in his hands and thought about it in his mind. Sometimes he even hummed the National Anthem in his dreams. High intensity training made his arm muscles strained many times, and his fingers were also worn out, forming a thick cocoon. In this way, he has been able to accurately raise the national flag to the top of the flagpole in 45 seconds even without the accompaniment of the national anthem.
In addition, Zhu Tao has to carry out the training of marching forward and in unison in the ceremony. He often uses his lunch break to tie sandbags on his legs and practice hard, reaching the standard of "walking 100 meters without difference, walking 100 steps without difference".
On December 13, 1999, Zhu Tao came to Macao. As soon as he arrived at the ceremony, he could not wait to start his field practice. At the beginning, he couldn't keep up with the usual rhythm. In a hurry, he found the flagpole designer. The designer said, "we just put the flagpole up, but we haven't adjusted the height yet."! Zhu Tao was relieved.
Despite the experience of Hong Kong's return and flag raising, Zhu Tao was still very nervous on the eve of such a major national ceremony. "I was facing the wall in the lounge, trying not to think about anything, listening to the National Anthem over and over again, and my mood gradually calmed down."
The ceremony was officially held, but it was delayed by one minute and fifty seconds because four members of the Portuguese delegation were not seated in time and President Sampaio's speech was overtime. The Chinese emcee sped up her voice and, before Zhu Tao finished the flag raising, let the flag guard of the special administrative region go on stage ahead of time to ensure that the national anthem was played and the flag was raised at zero on time.
Social evaluation
Zhu Tao said that the movement of hanging the flag was carefully designed, beautiful and elegant, concise and fluent. At 0:00 on December 20, the national anthem sounded, and the bright five-star red flag slowly rose from Zhu Tao's hands. When the national anthem is finished, the national flag also rises to the top of the flagpole, every minute. Zhu Tao said, "I knew I was going up in my heart, but I couldn't look up. I didn't feel at ease until I watched live TV after I left."
As he stood right behind the flagpole, Zhu Tao's face could not even be seen in the photos, which could not weaken his pride in this experience. But he kept a low profile and never mentioned it to others. He said that whenever he heard the national anthem played, he would remember that unforgettable experience. If you have a chance, I would like to go back to Macao. Macao is beautiful, and her tomorrow will be better!
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