The 2021 Touching China Award Speech is:
1. Zhang Dingyu: Yu Dingguang Spontaneously
Race against time with faltering steps, just want to win one more second for the patient; Being terminally ill and dealing with COVID-19, I couldn't care less about the loss of my loved ones. In this battle, you stand between the god of death and the patient. That night, songs floated over the city: We built a new Great Wall with flesh and blood.
At the age of 57, the director of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Hero". Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was the first designated hospital to receive COVID-19 patients. All the patients treated were severe and critical patients, making it the forefront of the fight against the epidemic. As the dean, Zhang Dingyu persisted day and night, made decisive decisions, handled the situation appropriately, and led all medical staff to make important contributions to the fight against the epidemic.
2. Chen Lu: A man pays life and death
Be the first to set off and the fastest to arrive, giving the best of his life to the folks in distress. I owe my body an operation, my wife a farewell, and my parents a reunion. The flood is raging, and you are the rebel on the wave. After the heavy rain, you are the brilliant clouds in the sky.
36 years old, political instructor of the Fire Rescue Brigade of Lujiang County, Anhui Province. In the summer of 2020, Lujiang County, Anhui Province suffered a once-in-a-century flood. On July 22, the Shidawei embankment in Lujiang County burst. About 6,500 people were trapped by the flood and were in critical condition. On the same day, Chen Lu led the Lujiang County Fire Rescue Brigade to 5 towns and fought continuously, successfully relocating 2,665 people.
3. Zhang Guimei: With pure heart and noble heart
Among the gorgeous mountain flowers, we found you. Nature hits you with wind and snow, and you respond with singing. Destiny puts you on a precipice, but you bring fragrance to the world. Don’t be afraid of being crushed into dust, have no intention of struggling for spring, and express your stubbornness to the world with your life in full bloom. You are the osmanthus on the cliff and the plum in the snow.
63 years old, principal of Huaping Girls' Senior High School in Lijiang, Yunnan. In 2000, Zhang Guimei, who worked at a children's home in Yunnan, saw the misfortunes of many poor rural families. She hoped to establish a free girls' high school to completely solve the poverty problem in mountainous areas.
4. Wan Zuocheng and Xiong Gengxiang: the fragrance of cooking and the smoke from thousands of stoves
The weak lamp illuminates passers-by on a cold night; the red stove emits the smell of family affection. The kitchen in this back alley cooks anxiety and bitterness, bringing out warmth and fragrance. You are used to seeing the joys and sorrows, and you always prepare the charcoal fire silently.
Wan Zuocheng and Xiong Gengxiang are an ordinary couple living in Nanchang, Jiangxi. They are over 60 years old and run an open-air kitchen near Jiangxi Cancer Hospital. Since 2003, it has also been a unique "anti-cancer kitchen".
5. Wang Yong: Fragrant grass brings spring breeze
No one is immune to all poisons, and warm blood can melt fear; no one is born a brave, and responsibility urges you to reload and go into battle. Coordination from all directions and services in every possible way. You use your mortal power to write a legend.
35 years old, SF Express courier in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Jinyintan Hospital, which is at the forefront of Wuhan's fight against the epidemic, is in Wang Yong's service area. On New Year's Eve 2020, Wang Yong learned that the nurse at Jinyintan Hospital could not find a ride home and asked for help online. He persuaded his family to rush to Jinyintan Hospital and sent the nurse home. A person's ability is limited, so he mobilizes his circle of friends to help.