Cao Songzhang

Cao Songzhang

Cao Songzhang, whose real name is Cao Shuguo, is the first "blind singer" in Taiwan, but he is not born blind. When he was 26 years old, he was singing in the pub. On his way home, he was recognized by the wrong person and splashed with water, resulting in blindness. In 1987, Cao Songzhang released his first album out of loneliness, and the famous song out of loneliness also became the theme song of the movie "looking forward to your growing up". After that, Cao Songzhang released other albums successively, including "sunshine in the alley", "let my heart close to your dream", "happy Elegy", "who can simply say love" and English album "name - sadlisa".

Personal experience

When Cao Songzhang was young, he was a guitarist in an orchestra. He sang in a restaurant in Taipei city. Unexpectedly, in a conflict between two tables of drinkers, he was splashed with sulfuric acid and hurt his eyes. Although he was rushed to hospital to save his life, he became amblyopia. Unfortunately, Cao Songzhang stayed at home for several months and did not dare to go out. He once gave up on himself. He thought that the future was hopeless and ignored the encouragement of his family and friends. However, on a rainy winter night, he suddenly realized when he heard the sound of a blind massage man playing the flute outside the house. At that time, Cao Songzhang told himself what others could do and what he could not do. He stepped out of the room and went back to his original orchestra. He did not expect that he could not keep up with or forget the beat in the middle of playing, which frustrated his soul again. However, he did not lose heart and recited music scores day and night to make up for his blindness. gradually, he made a new breakthrough in music. A few years ago, he worked in song, musical instrument, mixing engineering and music theory teaching at Cheng Li Song Zhang Music Workshop in Jiangnan street, Neihu district, Beishi City, hoping to set an example for people with physical and mental disabilities to study hard. Cao Songzhang had four operations on his eyes. A young man wanted to donate cornea to him, but Cao Songzhang missed the opportunity because of his work. His American girlfriend said that if he couldn't find cornea, she would donate one cornea to him. He was very moved, and they decided to spend their life together. In 1987, Cao Songzhang released his first album out of loneliness. In 1989, CCTV's literature and art column "revolving stage" broadcast two issues of feature film, which is called "tide - songs from Taiwan". Cao Songzhang's out of loneliness has spread all over China, leaving an indelible impression on people in their 30s and 40s. On May 24, 2007, Taiwan's visually impaired singer and senior musician Cao Songzhang came to Beijing to exchange ideas with teachers and students in the school of special education of Beijing Union University. He also sang Inspirational Songs for disabled college students in the school, encouraging them to live a happy life and pursue success.

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Cao Songzhang, like Wang Jie, Jiang Yuheng, Zhang Yusheng and other Taiwanese singers, we know him from Chao song from Taiwan. The only special thing is that he is a blind singer. I believe many people will never forget his song sunny days at that time. For the blind, sitting in the dark singing is a way to warm up, read the night, read the dark; read the dark, read the light. Cao Songzhang has shared our equality with his courage, his purity and his open heart, but we dare not be equal with him, even if we close our eyes and dream for three minutes. What I think about now is not what he is less than us, but what he is more than us. The final answer is: he has a pair of eyes of life longer than us. With these special eyes, he can see the world, walk out of loneliness, go to a beautiful new world, and embrace every life. singer Cao Songzhang, who has been working very hard after he lost his sight, also points out his views on the future life before and after he lost his sight. He points out that since he lost his sight, he feels that he can no longer be independent in his mind. The reason why he can change his mind now is that he believes in himself and tells himself to be more independent than when he was independent in the past.

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