He Zhixin is enthusiastic about literature and art.

In Shiliba Township, Shenze County, if you ask about he Zhixin, people may feel strange, but when you say "he WA", it can be said that everyone knows.

"he WA" is the nickname of he Zhixin, a 68-year-old from Zhaozhuang Village, the Mali office in Shenze County. Perhaps because of regular exercise, he looks much younger than his actual age.

He Zhixin, who is fond of literature and art, set up a big drum team at his own expense and bought a big drum and wardrobe as early as 1990. It was difficult for him to get things done, but no one could play the drums. He Zhixin rode his bike all over the county and the surrounding counties and cities, looking for drummers, and finally visited eight drummers. He invited eight masters home with a daily salary of 40 yuan, and paid the members of the big drum team to learn the drumming skills from them.

In 2006, when he Zhixin went to the county to do business, when he saw some square dancers, he thought that the women in the village were idle, either playing cards or gossiping, often quarrelling over gossip, resulting in disharmony between people. If the women in the village can be organized, there will be no card players and gossip, which will greatly promote harmony among the villagers.

The idea is plump, but the reality is very bony. Regardless of whether anyone wants to come or not, it will cost a lot of money to buy a stereo. Youdao is "nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it." he Zhixin persuaded his son to give away the stereo he bought when he got married for everyone to use.

With the stereo, then there are the organizers. He Zhixin found that there were many onlookers in the village, but few of them could dance, let alone dance well. He picked out some clever young women and rented a car to take them to the city to learn from the city people. In order to make them skillfully master square dancing, he Zhixin also spent thousands of yuan to buy a video recorder, went to the park in the city to record video, and asked the village women to dance according to the video when they came back.

Where there's a will, there's a way. A few months later, the graceful dancing of the team members attracted more villagers to join the dance team. No one in the village plays cards, there are less gossips, the family is in harmony, and there are no longer people who say that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarrel and make trouble. All this is inseparable from he Zhixin's efforts. Every evening, he is the first to go to the square to arrange stereos, lights, and so on. After the dancers have dispersed, he tidies up the stereo and stools and cleans the venue before going home.

Three years ago, led by he Zhixin, Zhao Zhuangcun also set up a troupe. In line with the concept of inheriting local operas, they overcame all kinds of difficulties, excavated old plays and arranged new ones, so that the flowers of art bloomed among the people.

Over the years, literary and art performances have been organized in the county, whether it is a drum team or a dance team, Zhao Zhuangcun is either the first or the second, and everyone is full of praise for he Zhixin's enthusiasm for literature and art.

Wang Qiao Zhao Xudong