To carry forward the great spirit of combating the COVID-19 epidemic and salute all the front-line medical workers, a movie watching activity entitled with “A Star is Enough to Lighten Numerous Families” to watch the documentary A City of Heroes was launched at 7:00 P.M. on December 6 at the conference hall on the tenth floor of Nanhu comprehensive building. The activity was launched by the postgraduate association of school of economics and business administration, school of information management, and school of sports. 150 postgraduates attended this activity. The documentary City of Heroes was made by more than 60 reporters of Xinhua News Agency who went deep into the dangerous zones of COVID-19 over a period of more than two months and summarized the documentary materials by interviewing front-line medical workers, the patients and volunteers, truly recording the touching historical moments of Wuhan's fight against the epidemic.
After the brief introduction of the documentary by the host, the event entered the movie-watching segment. Though the documentary, A City of Heroes, is only 45 minutes long, it clearly depicts a group of heroes fighting the epidemic. They are front-line medical workers, racing against the chances to survive; They are volunteers who are busy day and night; They are the cabin police dedicated to the patients in cabin hospitals with mild symptoms to help them relieve. During the watching process, the students held their breath and stared at the screen, being moved by the characters in the film for several times. The happiness and sadness of each character in the movie deeply touched students. The ordinary people, like doctors, nurses, the police, workers and so on, all incarnated as heroic soldiers to protect the city in the fierce "war" against the epidemic.
After watching the documentary, we entered the wonderful Q&A session. According to the content of the documentary, organizers set six questions, and students raised their hands to answer the questions actively. Those who answered the questions correctly won the prizes prepared by the organizers.
In the end, the host summed up the event and said that the documentary A City of Heroes, with its countless moving stories, showed us a string of numbers and the spirit of ignoring their own life and payment. Additionally, he said that he hoped students can remember these ordinary heroes emerged in the fight against the epidemic, carry forward the resolute spirit of the fight against the epidemic, and actively carry forward the tradition of solidarity and not being afraid of difficulties that the Party and the country showed in the face of the crisis.
Although the 45-minute documentary is short, it movingly recorded heroic stories of Wuhan. Through the film, the students had the honor to witness countless touching deeds of responsibility and selfless dedication. Moreover, students gained a deeper understanding of the capability and power to deal with emergencies of the Party and the country in a critical moment as well as the Party and the country’s aspiration of putting the interests of people to the first place. The film came to an end, but the great spirit conveyed in the film will have an enduring influence.
Translator: Hua Siyao
Date: December 17, 2020
