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The inheritance of martial arts includes the inheritance of equipment production. The unique Miao knife in Cangzhou martial arts equipment, through the efforts of Guo Ruixiang and Guo Tieliang father and son, not only restored the long-lost forging process, but also the gorgeous pattern, sharp edge, good elasticity and beautiful exterior, perfectly combined with the Miao knife knife technique, achieved a historic breakthrough –

Forging knives, tempered by a thousand times, passed down "Four Absolutes"

Our reporter, Qi Lingxiao

Chinese seedling knife and its teaching and inheritance

Knife King

Recreate the power of cold weapons

One day in 2011, Wei Hongzhong, a martial artist who had assisted in filming the special program Miao Dao, packed up his equipment and got on his motorcycle to finish work and go home. At this time, the motorcycle had started to drive, and suddenly, a person with a long gun stabbed him from behind. Listening to the sound, turning around, and tilting, the three movements were completed almost simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, the hard ash gun rod was cut off by the brush, and the gun head and gun were dropped to the ground.

This was not a pose-up. Without advance notice or preparation, the sudden attacker just wanted to sneak attack and let the CCTV "I Love Invention" program team see the power of Cangzhou martial arts, especially Miao Dao.

This scene was recorded with a mobile phone, and it was exciting to watch. White wax rods are extremely hard and generally cannot be cut off, not to mention sudden attacks. The results of the surprise attack and dynamic block made the program team feel more and more magical about this long knife.

That day, the program team was filming a special topic of "Sword King Hegemony" in a park in Cangzhou. The first shooting started from static. 200 sheets of rice paper were tied to the tree, and Guo Tieliang, the direct grandson of Guo Yanzi (Changsheng), was wearing a short rest close to his body, and he stabbed straight with a knife. Penetrating. Replace it with 800 sheets of rice paper, 10 cm thick, can it still be pierced? The crew members questioned. Turning around, the knife is piercing through the back of the paper. Guo Tieliang, who has been practicing knives for 10 years, can pierce, but can a 9-year-old girl do it? The child himself and the watching Cangzhou martial artists have no confidence in this either. Then try it. Penetrating again. Although not as strong as Guo Tieliang, the tip of the knife still pierced through the thick rice paper. If it could pierce through thick paper, could the vines that even crossbows could not pierce be destroyed by a seedling knife? After field tests, the vines could not withstand each strike.

Flirting, chopping, chipping, and stabbing are the four major uses of the seedling knife. What would it be like if the 4 actions were done in a row? The program team wanted to continue to open their eyes and erected 4 more wooden piles, and 4 watermelons were installed on the piles. The series of actions was demonstrated by Guo Ruixiang’s disciple Wang Guochun. Wang Guochun entered the circle with a knife in one go, accurate and fast. The 3 watermelons presented a perfect cut, and the last watermelon was penetrated by the tip of the knife.

This time, the program team was content and no longer asked for anything new. But when they saw Guo Tieliang and others erecting a row of wooden piles on the roadside, allowing people to push bicycles and motorcycles, the program team was bored. What was this for?

It turned out that Guo Tieliang had his own plans. Since he wanted to show the power of the Miao Knife to the whole country or the world through CCTV, he would show it thoroughly. The martial artist Zhang Liqiang rode a bicycle and slashed on a motorcycle. The Miao Knife is very long and heavy. It requires two hands, one hand to hold the bicycle handle, and the other hand to wield the knife. It is necessary to master the balance of the bicycle and have the aim. It is very difficult to complete four consecutive movements at once. Motorcycle drivers have to cooperate with the knife hand, but also avoid the driver’s body to wield the knife, simulating ancient combat immediately, which is more difficult. In this way, it is a restoration of the use of the Miao Knife in the cold weapon era.

The result was perfect. The program team used the word "good" and "didn’t expect" to express their surprise to the world. In fact, what surprised them even more was the broken gun in Wei Hong’s attack, which the program team couldn’t find the right language to express.

Sanxia Zhejiang

Development of Chinese seedling knife

Miao Dao can be said to be the unique sword and stunt of modern Cangzhou martial arts. At the beginning of the last century, when the young Cangzhou martial artist Guo Yanzi toured the martial arts camp of Cao Kun in Zhili, he was "secretly taught" by Liu Yuchun, the head teacher of Tianjin Duliu, and Liu Yuchun’s Miao Dao was obtained by changing skills with the Xie brothers of Dongguang Sangyuan in Cangzhou, and then spread to the northeast earlier. Regarding the knife technique, an earlier literature can be found in the "Selection of Single Sword Techniques" in Cheng Chong’s "Forging Remaining Techniques" in the Ming Dynasty. Although the knife technique inherits the grass, snake and gray line, there are traces to follow, but the forging method of Miao Dao is a historical secret and has been lost for a long time. After Guo Yanzi was "secretly taught" by Liu Yuchun, the technique of Miao Dao was passed back to Cangzhou, but the forging method was not passed down.

Guo Yanzi’s son, Guo Ruixiang, is one of the top ten martial arts teachers in the country and one of the inheritors of the seedling knife technique. There is a seedling knife left by Guo Yanzi at home. The knife was forged by Cao Kun, the famous Zhejiang Longquan "Shen Guanglong", and Guo Ruixiang donated it to the country a few years ago. The knife became a sample for Guo Ruixiang and Guo Tieliang’s father and son to develop a seedling knife forging method.

"Before my grandfather died, he instructed me to pass on the Miao knife," Guo Tieliang said. "Not only to pass on the knife technique, but also to explore the forging method of the Miao knife. My father kept my grandfather’s instructions in mind and began to explore the re-forging of the Miao knife around the beginning of this century."

The history of swordsmithing in Cangzhou is also very long, and it should be able to forge seedlings. With this idea in mind, Guo Ruixiang and his son Guo Tieliang started a journey to forge seedlings again. They found out that there was an old master who could forge swords in the western countryside of Cangzhou and visited on a bicycle. After explaining the purpose of the visit and the characteristics of the seedlings, the old master shook his head and refused – this kind of knife has strict requirements on material, size and forging method, and ordinary craftsmen cannot do it. The two men did not give up and went to Dulin in Cangxian County to ask another old master to forge. The old master gave the same conclusion: it cannot be forged.

"My father was not discouraged. After bumping into the wall several times, he suddenly thought, since the Miao knife hidden at home was made by the Zhejiang’Shen Guanglong ‘, can it be forged in the south?" With a glimmer of hope, the two men rushed to Zhejiang. The reply from the Zhejiang swordsmith was heartening: it can be forged, and it can be forged using the ancient method. Then it was time to wait for good news. However, a few months later, after getting the first newly forged knife, Guo Ruixiang was disappointed. Because forging is one thing, but it is another – the center of gravity of the newly forged seedling knife deviates from the requirements of martial arts, making it awkward. After the two returned, they carefully analyzed the data of the Miao knife passed on by Guo Yanzi, drew the new discovery of the center of gravity of the knife into an accurate pattern and sent it to the sword master again. The second forging was successful, and it was easy to use. So, how is the toughness and hardness of the new knife? After testing, the toughness and hardness of the new Miao knife are not ideal. It is too hard and will break when it touches heavy weapons. It is too soft, not tall and straight enough, and the power of the thorn is greatly reduced.

The two of them simply ate and lived together with the sword forging master and studied day and night. From the proportion of steel and carbon used in the Jiazang Miao Knife, the experiment of the quenching time and the quenching method, the length, weight, and shape of the knife, a comprehensive and thorough study. The third forging knife was really successful.

The new miaodao absorbs the advantages of the old miaodao, and combines it with actual combat to make more subtle improvements. The biggest improvement is the blade spine. "The blade spine of the miaodao left by grandpa is square, but my father changed the blade spine into a circle based on the requirements of martial arts confrontation and the characteristics of ancient swords," Guo Tieliang said. The so-called circle is actually the "loach back". The bottom foot of Chinese porcelain is mostly used in this shape to reduce the friction of the bottom foot and reduce the pressure. If the actual combat miaodao is changed to "loach back", it will not only help to block, but also reduce the weight of the blade body, making the blade body denser and stiffer, and the weight, flexibility, hardness and actual combat effect are better.

This is a new breakthrough after inheriting the ancient method of miaodao forging, and it is a great progress for Cangzhou martial artists to integrate martial arts into equipment production. After several confrontation experiments, this improvement is proved to be scientific. On November 7, 2001, a memorable day in the history of Cangzhou martial arts – the State Intellectual Property Office awarded Guo Ruixiang a utility model patent certificate, patent name: Miaodao.

trace back to the source

Cangzhou seedling knife fire inheritance

Miao Dao, which has flourished in Cangzhou for nearly a hundred years, looks a bit like Japanese swords, but it is actually the ancestor of Japanese swords. Its history can be traced back to the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Guo Yanzi in Cangzhou is unique in his skills. Through the efforts of Guo Ruixiang, Guo Tieliang and his son, the long-lost Miao Dao forging technology was restored. In view of the outstanding performance of martial arts and Miao Dao in resisting the Wushu and insults in successive dynasties, Guo Ruixiang named the newly developed Miao Dao "Chinese Miao Dao Wushu Soul".

Before the development of the Miao knife, Guo Ruixiang, Guo Tieliang and his son made a deep excavation of the history of the Miao knife. The Miao knife in history has power, law and no name. Liu Tao, a famous general and a native of Cangzhou, led his soldiers to fight against the Japanese on the southeast coast for more than ten years, and used Qi Jiguang in an unusual way. According to the fighting habits of the Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang changed the single knife used by the soldiers to a long knife, and passed the usage to the soldiers. They slashed the banner of the General Qing and dealt heavy losses to the Japanese pirates. After that, the records of Cheng Chongdou’s "Single Saber Dharma Selection" in the late Ming Dynasty made this treasure passed down, "using the power, the image, and the name". Later generations named it because of its slender blade body like a seedling.

Guo Tieliang said that the data show that the embryonic form of the Miao knife can be traced back to the "ring hand knife" at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the "long knife" during the Cao Wei period of the Three Kingdoms. The "long knife" developed to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and has become an incomparably sharp actual combat blade "Tang knife". Archaeological excavations show that the "ring hand knife" in the Han Dynasty was found in ancient tombs, and the shape of the knife is very similar to that of the modern Miao knife. According to this, it is inferred that the embryonic form of the Miao knife has existed as early as the Han Dynasty in our country.

Yang Hong, a historian at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, also argued in his book "On the Cluster of Ancient Chinese Weapons" that "a strange knife is also a long knife." Guo Ruixiang’s "Textual Research on the Miao Knife", which is collected by the Chinese Historical Archives, wrote: "The Miao Knife was used to charge, far superior to a single sword and other short soldiers." In all previous anti-Japanese wars, he had excellent performance.

The newly developed seedling knife is known as the "Four Absolutes". The seedling knife forged with high-grade patterned steel has strict requirements in production.

Guo Tieliang pulled out a high-grade seedling knife to demonstrate that choosing the right raw materials is a prerequisite, one is wool iron, and the other is steel. The so-called wool iron is actually a local method of smelting iron with low iron content and carbon content and more impurities, but it is soft and viscous, and is suitable for repeated folding and forging. The so-called "three catties of wool iron and half a catty of steel" can withstand a thousand trials. The appropriate amount of carbon in "wool iron" and "steel" can get fresh and eye-catching patterns.

After the material is selected, it is forged. First, the wool iron is "exercised". After repeated forging, the blank is decarbonized, and impurities are removed to make the blank more pure. This is decarbonization steelmaking. The second is forming forging. During the process, metal molecules are organically combined with activated carbon, the density of the knife body is increased, and a knife strip with extremely high hardness and toughness is made. This is also known as the carburizing process. After forging the knife strip, it is quenched. The formed knife strip is burned in the furnace to a certain temperature and then quickly cooled back. The method, time and medium not only affect the flexibility and sharpness of the knife, but also affect the brightness of the pattern. The commonly used medium for quenching is water, oil and special liquid, etc. Different steels have different media, so that various steel seedlings can obtain different hardness. After quenching, it is tempered. The purpose is to reduce the unreasonable hardness after quenching. After the knife is tempered in a furnace at 250-300 degrees Celsius for 6-8 hours, the molecular structure of the metal changes and the knife body obtains the best quality.

The final process is grinding and decoration.

At this stage, the grinding stone is very important, and the grinding stone is also called the bright stone. Different grinding stones have different functions. After orderly grinding, the knife body can reach the level of no pitting and smooth as a mirror. Grinding is very time-consuming, and the ancients said "sharpening a sword in ten years", which fully illustrates the importance and time spent on grinding the seedling knife. The seedling knife uses red sandalwood as the handle sheath and bronze as the carving. The blade and the scabbard are slightly tight and not loose, and the loosening is appropriate, so that the thrusting of the knife is just right. After these processes, a complete new type of seedling knife is considered complete.

Exceptionally sharp, brilliant literary talent, comfortable and flexible, and difficult to rust and corrode are the four characteristics of seedling knives. As far as the hundred-refined pattern steel seedling knives are concerned, the gorgeous pattern, sharp edge, good elasticity and beautiful exterior constitute the "four absolute" of modern high-end seedling knives.

The Chinese Miaodao technique is superb in Guo Yanzi and interprets the legend of Cangzhou martial arts; the forging of the Chinese Miaodao, in the hands of Guo Ruixiang and his son, has been tempered for thousands of times, presenting the inheritance of academic research and equipment research and development.

Deng Chao

Deng Chao,Pan Yueming

The director is playing for Deng Chao
　

　　　 A few days ago, the high-profile 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China’s giant film has been confirmed to be released nationwide in June. In the exposed trailer, a large number of star actors have been gathered, and the lineup is strong. In the film, Deng Chao plays Chen Yi, a young man of the "Ten Marshals", and performs the highlight of boarding a ship with everyone at the dock. Deng Chao plays Chen Yi in a youthful and heroic style.

　　　 Deng Chao’s participation in the filming of "The Founding of the Party" was mainly for a scene where Chen Yi and Mao Zedong were supposed to go to study in France together, but Mao Zedong temporarily left behind a scene. During the shooting that day, the crew not only used special effects background to shoot, but also had the effect of nearly 100 people in the real scene. Chen Yi, played by Deng Chao, arrived late and joined the crowd. Because Chen Yi is from Sichuan, Deng Chao said that he must speak his lines in a Sichuan accent, "This is not only serious about the performance, but also respect for the leader." Out of his understanding of the entire opponent’s play, Deng Chao also improvised a line on the spot, "Wouldn’t the boat ticket be invalid?", which was praised by the director for being responsive and good at understanding the story of the camera reasonably.

　　　 From "The Founding of the Party", Deng Chao starred in Xu Beihong and Chen Yi. Although he made a brief appearance in the epic tribute with the participation of hundreds of stars, Deng Chao, who was serious about the performance, had complete preparations in terms of style and character characteristics. This shooting even bought "The Biography of Chen Yi" to read, which shows his responsibility for the performance work.

　　Yangcheng Evening News reporter, Hu Guangxin

　　The "May Day" holiday has passed, but the good show in the concert market has just begun. Since the second quarter, large-scale commercial performances in various places have been "retaliatory recovery". The tour concerts of Liu Ruoying, Zhang Jie, Mao Buyi, Zhang Xinzhe and other singers have taken the lead, and the mainland tours of Jay Chou, Mayday, Miriam Yeung, Liang Jingru, Wu Bai, Li Ronghao and others have also been arranged. Hong Kong and Macau, China are even more exciting: Liming, Jacky Cheung, and Guo Fucheng "Three Heavenly Kings" take turns to sing, and the new Best Actress of the Academy Awards, Cheng Xiuwen, has regained her status as a singer and re-entered the Red Pavilion. Music fans in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will face "happiness troubles": so many concerts, which one is better to watch?

　　What are the major concerts worth looking forward to in the Greater Bay Area in the next three months? Keep this guide and wish everyone all the best to get tickets!

　　Guangzhou, a dazzling array of choices

　　Miriam Yeung "MY TREE OF LIVE" World Tour Guangzhou Station

　　Time: May 27 and 28

　　Venue: Guangzhou Haixin Sha Asian Games Park

　　After a four-year absence, Miriam Yeung has once again embarked on a world tour. The theme of this "MY TREE OF LIVE" concert is trees: trees have a very tenacious vitality, and they will repair themselves and grow again after experiencing the wind; the annual rings witness the growth and history of trees, just like Miriam Yeung’s musical works, accompanying fans through a period of life journey, carrying precious memories and growth experience. At the tour press conference in Beijing, Miriam Yeung personally interpreted the theme of this concert. In her opinion, singing the same song at different ages is interpreting a different story. She invites the audience to enter her inner world and feel her understanding of life and love for music.

　　It is reported that the tour will go to more than 50 cities around the world. Among them, the mainland cities include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Zhuhai, Chongqing, Xiamen, Foshan and so on. The overseas tour will reach the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other places. So far, three cities have announced concert dates: the first stop is Guangzhou, which will hold two consecutive concerts on May 27 and 28; the second stop is Xiamen, which will be held on June 17; and the Shenzhen stop is July 22.

　　Zhou Baihao "Sound Sand Together" FAN MEETING Guangzhou Station

　　When: May 6th

　　Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium Hall 1

　　Since his appearance on "Breaking Through Thorns", Zhou Baihao’s popularity has increased to a higher level. The first stop of this "Shing Sand Together" fan meeting was held in Changsha on April 21, and on May 6, it was held in Guangzhou to gather with fans in the Greater Bay Area. According to the organizers, this fan meeting will narrow the distance between the stage and the audience, allowing the audience to integrate into the performance. The playlist is also a highlight of this performance: in addition to the highly representative songs such as "Enough Time" and "Rumors", there will also be some unpopular songs that have rarely appeared in previous concerts.

　　Wang Yuan’s "Living Room Carnival" Tour Guangzhou Station

　　When: May 13

　　Venue: Guangzhou Baoneng Guanzhi Cultural Center

　　Wang Yuan’s first solo concert tour, "Living Room Carnival," kicked off in Shanghai on April 29 and 30 and will land in Guangzhou on May 13. The theme of this concert is "Living Room Carnival", which is the same name as Wang Yuan’s third album in 2022. He explained the meaning of "Living Room Carnival" in this way: As many people grow up, they lose the ability to communicate with the world, and the living room is an opportunity for one to reconnect with the world. Invite friends to chat and go to a friend’s house to watch a play, you will find a different perspective and hear a different story. He regards the stage as his living room: not only invite friends to be guests, invite music partners to co-create, but also invite listeners to listen to songs.

　　As Wang Yuan’s first solo tour, the stage design of "Living Room Carnival" is quite thoughtful, with more varied Rubik’s Cube stage frames to encapsulate the whimsy of living room carnival. From the playlist of Shanghai Station, most of the songs are Wang Yuan’s original works, which can give a glimpse of Wang Yuan’s creative strength in recent years.

　　Farmer "Hip Hop Hee Haha" Concert

　　When: May 21

　　Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium Hall 1

　　Farmers, a Hong Kong hip-hop group made up of Mr. Lu and Mr. C, are on a packed Livehouse tour of 11 cities in 2022, with several additions at Guangzhou Station, a testament to their popularity in the Cantonese-speaking region. In 2023, they continue up the ante and enter the Guangzhou Stadium to sing. This is also the first year of their "three-year appointment" with fans: every May, they meet fans through concerts.

　　Organizer Le Teng Performing Arts revealed that this is the largest concert held in the mainland since Farmer’s debut, and it may also be a rare large-scale Cantonese Rap concert in the Guangzhou performance market. Last year’s Livehouse tour was dominated by new songs from the new album "Farmer’s Essays". The playlist of this large-scale concert will be richer, and there will be mysterious assistant guests, which is worth looking forward to.

　　Huang Qishan "Qiwang Thirty" Tour Concert Guangzhou Station

　　Time: May 24, 25, 26

　　Venue: Performance Hall of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

　　Huang Qishan’s "Qiwang 30" national tour started at the beginning of this year and arrived in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha, Chongqing, Chengdu and other cities. The tour was highly discussed, not only did Huang Qishan’s new look get hot searches, but the box office response was also awesome: the Guangzhou station was held in March, and now it continues to be added in May, with three consecutive shows.

　　It is reported that the "Qiwang 30" concert includes two parts: "Huang Qishan" and "Xiaoxia". As "Huang Qishan", she is the familiar iron lung female singer; as "Xiaoxia", she is the most authentic self after removing many halos and labels. At this concert, the audience will feel two different aspects of Huang Qishan.

　　Shenzhen, classic old songs are waiting for you

　　Wang Feng "UNFOLLOW" Tour Shenzhen Station

　　When: May 13

　　Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center "Spring Cocoon" Stadium

　　Wang Feng’s "UNFOLLOW" tour, which has been waiting for three years, finally resumed in 2023 with more content. In addition to hits such as "Life in Full Bloom", many new songs from Wang Feng’s new album "Maybe I Can Ignore Death" in 2022 also premiered at the concert.

　　This "UNFOLLOW" tour has a strong production team, among which Soda Green bassist Xinyi is the production coordinator of this tour.

　　Ren Xianqi "On the Road" Tour Concert Shenzhen Station

　　Time: June 22 and 23

　　Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center "Spring Cocoon" Gymnasium

　　Recently, Ren Xianqi has been "on the road". His "On the Road" tour started from Wuhan and went all the way to Beijing, Shenyang and Nanjing, and will come to Shenzhen in June, with two consecutive performances on the 22nd and 23rd.

　　At Ren Xianqi’s concert, the most indispensable thing is the chorus. He can be called a "hot song maker", holding many classic songs that the audience is familiar with. And this time, the audience who wants to listen to old songs and good songs will not be disappointed: "The girl opposite looks over", "The heart is too soft", "The waves are blooming" and the flowers will bloom in spring "are all on the playlist.

　　Hong Kong and Macao "Four Heavenly Kings" three lack one

　　Dawn "STAGE ON 8" Macau Concert

　　Time: May 1, 2, 6, 7, 20, 21, June 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18

　　Venue: Cinema Melco, Macau

　　Starting in April, Melco Cinema Macau has curated a series of solo concerts by well-known singers. After Joey Yung’s concert, Dawn’s "STAGE ON 8" Macau concert took over. Fans can watch Dawn’s concerts at Melco Cinema Macau almost every weekend in May and June. There are 14 concerts in total.

　　The first two concerts of "STAGE ON 8" have ended on May 1 and 2, and the response has been very good. The playlist of this concert includes many classic songs such as "Will You Come Tonight", "People Are on the Edge" and "Listen to the Body Singing".

　　Jacky Cheung "60 +" World Tour Concert Macau Station

　　Time: June 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, July 1, 2

　　Venue: Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao

　　The 2019 "Xueyou Classic World Tour" ended with a record-breaking 233 concerts, and Jacky Cheung set off again in 2023 to hold the 10th large-scale concert "60 +" world tour in his life, with Macau as the first stop.

　　This tour continues Jacky Cheung’s usual style. Audiences can not only appreciate his powerful singing skills, but also enjoy the beautiful stage design and the highly observable performance arrangement. At the same time, Jacky Cheung has also prepared some songs that have rarely or never been seen in concerts before. There are new songs, as well as "The Pearl of the Sea" over the years.

　　Jacky Cheung’s concerts have always been hard to get a ticket. Ten performances in Macau have been sold out. The organizers announced that they will open two more performances on June 25 and July 2, and offer for sale on May 5. Audiences who want to see Jacky Cheung’s concerts should remember to grab tickets.

　　Guo Fucheng "Dream Dance Forest" Concert 2023

　　Time: July

　　Venue: Cinema Melco, Macau

　　Not only Liming and Jacky Cheung are singing in Macau, but Guo Fucheng is also coming. On April 28, Guo Fucheng took the lead in announcing on Weibo that his "Dream Dance Forest" concert 2023 will be held at the Melco Film Arena in Macau in July this year. The specific date and information will be announced in the near future.

　　Cheng Xiuwen "You & Mi" World Tour Hong Kong Station

　　Time: July 14-16, 18-19, 21-23

　　Venue: Hung Hom Sports Centre, Hong Kong

　　Cheng Xiuwen will visit the Red Pavilion again in July for her 11th solo concert. The "You & Mi" world tour will be held in Hong Kong for a total of eight sessions, and tickets will be open from May 8 to 10.

　　Zheng Xiuwen’s last concert was the "FOLLOWMi" concert in 2019. At that time, there were heavy guests in every concert, and Koo Tianle and Wang Jiaer were even invited at the end. Will there be more surprising guests in this "You & Mi" concert? It is worth looking forward to.

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　　In the second half of this year, the large-scale commercial performance market in Guangdong was very lively. In addition to the above concerts that have been announced, there are also a large number of concerts that have been confirmed to be held, but the specific dates and information have not been announced. According to the Yangcheng Evening News reporter, the concerts of Mayday, Five People, Zhang Shaohan, Zhang Xinzhe, Li Ronghao, Tan Yilin and others have all been approved; Liang Jingru and Wu Bai’s tours have also included Guangzhou or Shenzhen in the list of tour cities.

　　June 10

　　● Li Ronghao "Across the World" Tour Concert Guangzhou Station

　　Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium

　　June 10

　　● Zhang Shaohan 2023 "Fable" Tour Concert Guangzhou Station

　　Guangzhou Haixin Sha Asian Games Park

　　June 17

　　● Zhang Xinzhe 2023 "Future 2.0" Tour Concert Shenzhen Station

　　Shenzhen Bay Sports Center "Spring Cocoon" Stadium

　　July 8

　　● Alan Tam Classic Legend Tour Guangzhou Station

　　Guangzhou Haixin Sha Asian Games Park

　　July 7-9

　　● Mayday "2023 I really want to see you" Shenzhen concert

　　Shenzhen Longgang Universiade Center Stadium

　　August to September

　　The first New World Tour for five people

　　Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium, Guangzhou Gymnasium Hall 1

　　October 21

　　● Li Ronghao "Across the World" Tour Concert Shenzhen Station

　　Shenzhen Bay Sports Center "Spring Cocoon" Stadium

　　October 21

　　● Zhang Shaohan 2023 "Fable" Tour Concert Jiangmen Station

　　Jiangmen Binjiang Sports Center Stadium

　　December 9th, please.

　　● Zhang Shaohan 2023 "Fable" Tour Concert Zhuhai Station

　　Zhuhai Sports Center Stadium

　　Time and venue to be determined:

　　● Wubai and CHINA BLUE "ROCK STAR 2023" Tour Guangzhou Station

　　● Liang Jingru 2023 "When We Talk About Love" World Tour Guangzhou Station, Shenzhen Station

　　(Source: Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism website, credit Guangdong platform)

On March 24, Beijing time, the international scientific journal Nature published a major achievement in the form of a cover article by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany in collaboration with Dr. Maosheng and Professor Hans-Walter Rix. Based onGuo Shoujing Telescope, a major national scientific and technological infrastructure operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(LAMOST) andESA Astrometry Satellite Gaia Telescope(Gaia) sky survey data, researchers have obtained the most accurate large sample of stellar age information to date, clearly reconstructing the formation and evolution of the Milky Way during its infancy and adolescence according to the time series, rewriting people’s understanding of the early formation history of the Milky Way.

The age of a star is one of the most difficult physical quantities to accurately measure in astronomy.

The beautiful and vast Milky Way in the night sky has aroused countless imagination and endless exploration since ancient times. Our Milky Way is an ordinary disk galaxy in countless cosmic islands. Like other similar galaxies, it has integrated hundreds of billions of stars over the past ten billion years. These stars are mainly distributed in the Milky Way’s halo and silver disk, which in turn includes a geometrically relatively thick disk and a relatively thin and more extended disk. However, when did the Milky Way’s halo and Milky Way disk form, and how did they assemble and evolve into today’s colorful galaxy?It has always been a scientific mystery that astronomers urgently need to solve.It is also the main scientific goal of a large-scale astronomical survey program for multiple ground and space telescopes around the world.

LAMOST publishes tens of millions of star spectra, becoming the cornerstone of the digital galaxy. The Gaia satellite launched by ESA provides maps of the positions and movements of 1.40 billion stars. This perfect combination provides astronomers with a unique advantage in tracing the integration and evolution history of the Milky Way. To Dr. Maosheng and Professor Rix based on LAMOST and Gaia data,High-quality data samples containing 250,000 subgiant stars were constructed and their precise ages were obtained.The age of a star is the most difficult physical quantity to accurately determine, and it can also be said to be one of the most difficult physical quantities to accurately measure in the field of astronomy.

Thanks to the LAMOST Milky Way Survey and other international sky surveys, obtaining the ages of large samples of stars has become a reality in the past few years. However, the typical age error of large samples of stars obtained by previous studies is 20% or more, and the star samples that achieve 10% age determination accuracy are very small, and the space and parameter range of the samples are also very limited. Using the LAMOST spectroscopic big data, the atmospheric parameters of 7 million stars were accurately determined in the Lush, and combined with the Gaia data, high-precision stellar luminosity and orbital kinematics parameters were obtained. 250,000 subgiant stars were selected from these 7 million stars, and their precise ages were determined.The average age accuracy of the sample is 7%.The metal element abundance coverage ranges from -2.5 (one-300th of the metal content of the sun) to 0.5 (three times the metal content of the sun), with a space coverage of 30,000 light-years. This is the first time that such a large sample of stars has been obtained within such a vast space and stellar metal abundance range of the Milky Way. It has successfully broken through the limitations of data and taken a landmark step for the study of the history of the formation and evolution of the Milky Way.

[The first "clear picture" of the history of the formation of the Milky Way]

Based on their motional characteristics and chemical DNA (elemental abundance), they divided 250,000 stars into two groups: those characterized by the formation of the Milky Way’s extended thin disk during a relatively dynamically quiet process, and those characterized by the formation of the Milky Way’s halo and thick disk during a dynamically violent turbulent process. The research team found that the ages of these two groups of stars, bounded by about 8 billion years, were equally clearly divided into two distinct groups. That is, in terms of time, the integration and evolution history of the Milky Way is divided into two well-defined stages, the early stage from 13 billion years ago to 8 billion years ago and the late stage from 8 billion years ago to the present. The early stage formed the Milky Way’s thick disk and halo, and the late stage formed the Milky Way’s thin disk.

The ultra-high temporal resolution allowed the research team to obtain a clear picture of the early integration and augmentation of the Milky Way: stars in the Milky Way’s thick disk have been forming since 13 billion years ago, just 800 million years after the Big Bang (corresponding to a cosmological redshift of 7). The oldest thick disk stars are even about 1 billion-2 billion years older than the stars in the Milky Way’s inner halo. The inner halo structure of the Milky Way is thought to be mainly caused by the collision of the Hundred-Handed Giant Enceladus Dwarf Galaxy (GSE) into the Milky Way and were accreted and formed in time. That is,The early thick disk formed 1 billion-2 billion years before the main stellar halo structure we see today, refreshing conventional knowledge of the galaxy’s early formation history.

Diagram of the early formation and evolution of the Milky Way:138Billions of years ago, the Big Bang.130Billions of years ago, thick plates began to form,110Million years ago, the halo formed.80Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Milky Way’s thin disk formed. (Image source: Yu Jingchuan)

After further investigation, Xiang Maosheng et al. also found that although the formation of the thick disk lasted for about 5 billion years from 13 billion years ago to 8 billion years ago, the metal content increased by 30 times. However, although the cycle lasted for 5 billion years, most of the thick disk stars formed in a concentrated explosion about 11 billion years ago. At the same time, they found that the merger of the dwarf galaxy GSE and the early Milky Way occurred about 11 billion years ago, which is 1 billion years earlier than previously thought. The two ages are highly consistent, which the research team believes is no accident, but strongly suggests that the star formation activity of the thick disk was significantly stimulated by the GSE impact event.

The gas that formed the thick disk stars was exhausted about 8 billion years ago, and the formation of the thick disk stopped. Around the same time, new gas began to gather from around the Milky Way into a thinner disk to form the Milky Way’s thin disk stars. The thin disk formation process continues to this day. At this point, a precise image of the formation and evolution of the early Milky Way on a timeline is presented, Nature journalThe reviewers’ evaluation of this result is the first to provide such a clear picture of the history of the galaxy’s formation.The Milky Way, as a representative of ordinary galaxies, is a key laboratory for our study of the formation and evolution of ordinary galaxies in the universe, which can help astronomers trace the fascinating stories that have taken place from the very early universe to today.

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Deng Lixin and Yang Mi collide shirts

Liti Chung

　　　 A few days ago, Yang Mi, Zhong Liti, Liu Yuqi, Liu Xinyou, Deng Lixin and many other female celebrities came to watch a new women’s clothing show. As female guests watching the show, choosing clothes is a very cautious thing, but the popular Yang Mi and Hong Kong actress Deng Lixin unexpectedly collided shirts, which was also an extremely eye-catching. I saw that Yang Mi and Deng Lixin both wore beige vests with black lace gauze skirts, and were suddenly seen by sharp-eyed reporters that the two actresses accidentally collided shirts.　

　　　 Yang Mi was also the focus of the night. When accepting the group interview, the media swarmed and besieged him, which shows Yang Mi’s high popularity. Deng Lixin may find herself colliding with Yang Mi, deliberately keeping a low profile and watching the show from a long distance away. From time to time, she also picked up her mobile phone to record the process and sent Weibo to cover up the embarrassment.

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　　On March 30, the United Nations announced at its headquarters in New York that Tencent has become its global partner to provide comprehensive technical solutions for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and will host thousands of conferences and events through Tencent Meetings, corporate WeChat and Tencent Simultaneous Interpretation Online. This means that under the novel coronavirus epidemic, the largest global conversation to date will be carried out with the technical support of Chinese Internet technology companies. "This is a new and innovative global cooperation," the official UN news release said.

　　Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Preparations for the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, said, "We are strengthening the development of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in the field of digitalization and constantly adapting to the many constraints of the epidemic environment. This cooperation with Tencent is timely.

　　To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the United Nations hopes to establish and realize the global vision for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in 2045 through dialogue and strengthen international cooperation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations General Assembly is in urgent need of technical support. After the cooperation between the United Nations and Tencent, the participants of the dialogue from all over the world will flexibly organize and participate in online meetings of different sizes through Tencent Meetings, WeCom, and Tencent Simultaneous Interpretation Technology.

　　At the same time, the United Nations will launch a one-minute survey for global citizens to gather people’s thoughts on key issues such as addressing major global challenges through dozens of platforms such as WeChat and QQ, Tencent News, Tencent Watch, Tencent Video, Tencent Weishi, and Tencent Advertising.

　　Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, Chinese Internet technology companies have played an important role in the anti-epidemic war by leveraging their online platforms and technological advantages.

　　Entering March, the global epidemic prevention and control situation has become more and more severe, and the output of "Chinese experience" from the medical and scientific fields is playing an important role in the process of helping the global epidemic. In addition to setting up a global epidemic fund, Tencent has also joined major technology Internet platforms to invite global developers to use codes to "fight the epidemic"; the international version of Tencent’s health COVID-19 pandemic module was also officially open-sourced not long ago to help relevant institutions around the world to quickly launch epidemic inquiry services.

Today is February 13th, 2023, and there are 321 days before the end of the year. On February 13th, 1880, Thomas Edison discovered the Edison effect.

Krypton completed $750 million Series A financing with a valuation of $13 billion.

Geely Holding Group’s high-end smart electric brand Krypton announced that it has completed 750 million US dollars of Series A financing, with a post-investment valuation of 13 billion US dollars. This round of financing is invested by Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, Yuexiu Industrial Fund, Trading Fund and Quzhou Xin An Zhi Fund. The raised funds will be mainly used for R&D of krypton products and technologies, global business development and user experience improvement. As of January 31, 2023, the cumulative delivery volume of extreme krypton brand has exceeded 80,000 units.

Wechat official response avatar faded: related functions have been optimized.

On February 12, some netizens reported that the WeChat avatar faded. Compared with the original picture, the photo of the avatar used for a while became dim in definition and color. "Fading of WeChat avatar" also ranked first in Weibo’s hot search, and some netizens speculated that it was caused by compressed image quality.

In response, WeChat officially responded: "A small number of Android users have given feedback. In the avatar setting interface, they choose to view the previous avatar and switch back to the original avatar. The color of the avatar set many times will fade. At present, related functions have been optimized and will be restored as soon as possible. "

Yunda Express: Online transmission of "more than 2,000 outlets are closed" and "the company is going to close down" is false.

According to the official micro-message of Yunda Express, more than 2,000 outlets were closed for false content. According to the latest statistics, Yunda’s first-class outlets have increased by more than 100 compared with the same period of last year, and more than 10,000 outlets have been added at the end of the distribution. "Customer service is not accepted", "revenue is not profitable" and "the company is going to close down" are all false words.

Source: Weibo

It is said that Google has split its AR department into two teams: hardware services and ecosystem.

According to 9to5Google news, Google’s AR department has been split into two teams: platform and ecology, with the former led by Hiroshi Harmo and the latter led by Rick Osterloh.

It is understood that Osterloh was responsible for developing consumer hardware of Pixel and Nest brands and achieved success. In addition, the team seems to have cooperated with some people who have been dug up from North to carry out an AR glasses project.

Guo Ming: Almost all Android brands face high inventory risk.

Guo Ming Tan, an analyst at Tianfeng International, said recently that in Xiaomi’s spare parts inventory (about 20-30 million mobile phones), the processor is the most serious, and the suppliers are MediaTek and Qualcomm (Qualcomm).

Guo Ming said that almost all Android brands are facing high inventory risk caused by weak demand, not just Xiaomi. Take Samsung as an example, the brand’s global mobile phone inventory (the sum of terminals and components) is not expected to drop to a reasonable level until June.

Guo Ming also said that for Android component suppliers with bargaining power, the inventory can be transferred to brands and agents/distributors because of the supply contracts signed in 2020-2022 when the supply is in short supply. However, although this can correct the inventory to a reasonable level in a short time, the high inventory of brands and agents/dealers may lead to weak demand for spare parts in the next few quarters.

Disney streaming media CTO leaves, CEO hints or sells Hulu equity.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Robert Iger, who returned to Disney as CEO, recently reorganized Disney’s entertainment business. Iger plans to cut costs and streamline Disney’s investment in entertainment and sports. This move may imply that Disney will sell HULU, a streaming media platform that focuses on sports live broadcast.

Under the new structure of Disney, all basic businesses will be managed by top entertainment executives, including content distribution and advertising sales.

Vayve Eva, India’s first solar electric vehicle, was unveiled, and it can contribute about 30% of the mileage by the sun.

The electric vehicle startup based in Pune, India, announced the launch of Vay Veeva, India’s first solar electric vehicle. The product will be launched in 2024 and will be delivered in mid-2024.

It is understood that Vayve Eva is an ultra-small city commuter car, which can accommodate two adults and one child. Eva is equipped with a bunch of solar panels with rated power of 150W on the roof, which can increase the cruising range by 10-12 kilometers every day. Vayve Eva is also equipped with a 14kWh battery pack, with a total battery life of 250 kilometers, and can be fully charged within 4 hours using a home wall socket charger.

Vayve Eva is equipped with a 6kW motor, with a maximum output of 12kW or 16hp and a torque of 40Nm. It can accelerate from zero to 40km/h in 5 seconds, with a top speed of 70km/h.. Powertrain is assisted by liquid cooling system and supports IP68 protection.

Nilesh Bajaj, CEO of Vayve, claimed that the design of the vehicle has been going on for some time, and the company has been striving to achieve a sufficient size of solar panels under the weight of about 550 kilograms. He said that Indian users drive an average of 30 kilometers a day, and solar panels can contribute about 30% of the mileage by the sun alone.

Source: official website

Original title: "Krypton completed $750 million Series A financing with a valuation of $13 billion"

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On the evening of March 5th, Eta Ursae Majoris, the "400,000-class flagship SUV of wisdom and luxury", made its debut in Hefei.

Before the opening ceremony, the Eta Ursae Majoris flight show (stunt show) with wonderful lighting interpretation created a warm atmosphere for the guests present at the conference, and also made them feel the excellent handling quality of Eta Ursae Majoris models. The scene was full of climax and excitement.

At 18:30, the magnificent lighting show of Wenfeng Building, which echoes the main venue, was officially staged. After an exciting countdown, the listing and release of Star Road Eta Ursae Majoris-Hefei Station officially kicked off.

At the event site, the leaders of Xingtu Marketing Center, many dealer partners in Xingtu Central China Region, and many invited starlight friends and media coffees gathered together. The highly anticipated Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris will soon unveil its mystery under the witness of many guests and media friends.

At the press conference, Liu De, director of the operation department of the key account director in charge of the Central China Region of Xingtu Marketing Center, brought a wonderful speech to everyone.

Mr. Liu said that Xingtu, as a high-end brand of Chery, is also a strategic brand of Chery, shouldering the important mission of leading Chery to accelerate change, make breakthroughs and fully embrace the era of green smart cars. Xingtu is the spire of Chery Group’s brand pyramid, and it should go straight into the sky!

Starway Eta Ursae Majoris, the flagship SUV with 400,000-class wisdom and luxury, is not only the first strategic model in the era of Starway brand 2.0, but also the first model of Chery Group’s "Eta Ursae Majoris 202.5 billion science and technology strategy", which is the best embodiment of the innovative spirit of "Technical Chery" in the new era.

"Users create together" is Starway’s leading idea of "customer-centered" at present. In this Eta Ursae Majoris listing and release session, two car owners’ representatives from Hefei area were invited to jointly unveil it with Starway’s leaders, which shows that Starway attaches great importance to customers and really envies others!

Star Road Eta Ursae Majoris officially appeared on the market in Hefei. Liu Hualin, product line quality director of Chery Automobile User Co-creation and Product Management Center, introduced the highlights of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris in detail, which made the "400,000-class smart and luxury flagship SUV" deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

Then, Li Ning, Marketing Director of Xingtu Marketing Center in Central China, announced the listing price and preferential policies of Eta Ursae Majoris for all the guests: the new car was launched with six models of 400T TGDI two-wheel drive and 400T TGDI four-wheel drive, with the price range of 152,800-202,800 yuan. Judging from the previous professional media evaluation, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has the leapfrog strength to comprehensively benchmark the 400,000 joint venture luxury SUV. Combined with the people-friendly price and rich configuration level announced this time, it is believed that after listing, it will quickly set off a "luxury equal rights" movement in the 200,000-yuan SUV market, leading the Starway brand to establish a new pattern of independent high-end market.

⑥ Star-fixing Ceremony: Free road rescue for the first car owner for life.

Star Road Eta Ursae Majoris has been receiving much media attention since it was blindly ordered and pre-sold. At today’s press conference, Mr. Qian Wei, a well-known host of Anhui Traffic Radio, also came to the scene to share his view of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and express his best wishes to Starway brand and Eta Ursae Majoris.

At the press conference, the first batch of car owners’ representatives from Central China were also invited to the scene. Under the witness of many guests, Xingtu held a grand delivery ceremony for them.

Before the end of the event, the leaders at the scene took a group photo with the car owners’ representatives and our media partners, and jointly recorded the wonderful moments that belonged to Eta Ursae Majoris.

It is worth mentioning that in the afternoon of the same day, the "Eta Ursae Majoris 1 Hit 7" special comparative test drive experience camp was held on the spot. Many invited customers and media friends who are interested in Eta Ursae Majoris participated in the test drive on the spot, and verified the excellent reliability and quality control ability of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris with their own experience.

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Judging from the market results of "hot before listing", the product positioning of Xingtu brand for Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris’s "400,000-class smart and light luxury flagship SUV" is not an armchair strategist, and the key lies in the precise product strategy of "breaking through the purchasing power of doubling the car price". Today, the automobile market in China is undergoing earth-shaking changes. Joint-venture luxury brands have shown signs of fatigue in terms of product change, market demand and user concept. China brand has started to rise strongly through independent innovation technology, and gradually mastered the discourse power and pricing power of the mainstream family car market. At present, there is an urgent need for a product that can show national pride and has the value of high-end cars in China, and Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris is such a model with a product value of 400,000, which is comparable to the joint venture luxury SUV brand.