The twelfth lunar month XVII forty-fourth in the east of Chengdu Panda Lantern Tower Hill Park with the tourists and people of Chengdu, such as about to meet. Under the Office of Chengdu Lantern Festival as a staff member, Ye Qiang seeing gorgeous garden lanterns bloom, and I feel excited; However, this also means that his most difficult time of year has arrived.
Ye Qiang, 38, has been in the Lantern Festival for the past 20 years. He is now with the other responsible for dozens of workers with the Lantern Festival, including the current "light sculpture", "Long Wall", "Zombies" and the size of dozens of lanterns. When a reporter asked him about the curious group of the total number of these lamps lights only when the leaves strong say for sure: "at least more than 100000."
From the beginning until the end of February carnivals, leaves a strong will and these lights as consecutive month with a. 8 o'clock every morning, taking advantage of the park's visitors even less, Ye Qiang and colleagues will begin separately check the line. From the transformer to the power distribution cabinet, to each lamp group, in which the line can only be "complex" to describe. Can be lit in order to ensure the normal night, the big guys all straight up every day the investigation again.
"As the park is too large, not at any time according to the staff on duty to see every corner, in case the line was destroyed on the bad; and natural wear and tear caused by the failure is normal." Ye Qiang said, "must carefully examine each root lines, each interface, a little neglect may result in night-light group does not shine, that's a very serious accidents. "This work must continue until the afternoon general.
Lights in every 18:30 time light, light, the leaves is strong, and a busy workers. First, they must quickly visit the group responsible for all the lights, make sure all light is working correctly; then, they must hold a professional equipment of all light current for detailed investigation. "Some tourists like to go from the vicinity of camera lights, if the current index is not normal, it may cause an electric shock; encounter rainy day, this is especially important, because the conductivity of the situation more likely." Ye Qiang said.
Light, the leaves must always remain vigilant and strong, because once the lights suddenly go off group case of failure, may occur because of darkness brought stampede. Such a tense atmosphere to be accompanied by strong leaves until they turn off the lights; and according to tourist traffic lights at the time generally after 11 pm.
To deal with possible emergency situations at any time, Ye Qiang live in a remote corner of the park's temporary house. In addition to the simple bed room almost no furniture, no TV, no computer, and any available recreational facilities. Ye Qiang their dinner is usually a simple three-soup, and the nature of the work everyone can take turns to eat, cold weather, Ye Qiang and the workers often have to eat hot meals.
In fact, strong leaves home in Chengdu Huayang, lantern from this site only an hour's drive. But the Spring Festival period, he did not have time to go home. In fact, since 1992, dry on the line, leaves no home had been a strong Chinese New Year . "Over the years, Chengdu Lantern Festival is getting better, expanding, creative escalating, but also run out the door." Ye Qiang said, "I followed the Lantern Festival 20 years, fought a number of venues in Chengdu, China's major cities have been to many, but also to Malaysia have had the term during which I was not at home had had a Chinese New Year , often even have to eat dinner. "
Ye Qiang and his wife, Tang Cuifen also work together in the Lantern Festival, which is mainly responsible for a strong working group leaves dozens of staff accommodation and other logistics. Since many people eat, cook fewer people, Tang Cuifen heavy workload. However, strong leaf work, Tang Cuifen very understanding: "When you see bright lights, tourists laughed, I happy."
Ye Qiang couple has a 14-year-old daughter, from small to large, "little leaf" together with their father never worked on the Spring Festival . "Small children often cry, every New Year that other children have parents around, buy this buy that, but also play around, his only relatives at home can be had; with growing up, she also used to the we feel the most guilt is never the New Year with the child group, only through the winter and summer vacations to make up for this. "Speaking of children, leaves a strong and somewhat excited," However, after 20 years, I've been in Chengdu Lantern Festival had a special feeling. New Year outside, only to see lights lit on time, my heart will have peace and happiness in general stay away from home. "
Suddenly, the leaves and strong rang walkie-talkies, like the workers in an inspection team found a lamp there is some fault lines. A look from the light time is less than two hours, Ye Qiang quickly pick up kit, while the reporters left behind a "so be it, I bear the light," while greeting a few colleagues walked out of the the room.
Ye Qiang just give up many many years for the Chengdu Lantern Festival Chinese New Year holidays, a microcosm of the workers. Gorgeous brightly behind the tourist's stick and hard.
Source: China Tourism News
