Vice President attends premiere of 'Legendary Diva Gao Juhua', thanks for conveying Taiwan's stories
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended the premiere of the documentary "The Legendary Diva Gao Juhua" today, supporting the local documentary that conveys Taiwan's history and reminds society of the preciousness of freedom through the life of Gao Juhua.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei 13th) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended the premiere of the documentary film "The Legendary Diva Gao Juhua" this evening, showing her support for local documentaries. She thanked the documentary team for conveying the history of Taiwanese people through film, allowing more people to understand the stories of this land, and once again reminding society of the preciousness of freedom, which needs everyone's joint protection.
The Presidential Office issued a press release this evening. The Vice President shared her thoughts after watching the film, stating that it was not easy for Gao Juhua to go to Columbia University in the United States for medical training in that era. Later, she lost the opportunity due to a historical turning point in her life, which also reminds everyone that many things in life are not taken for granted and are hard-won.
The Vice President pointed out that through the film, one can feel that Gao Juhua had many difficult traumas in her life. It was not until her later years, through interviews with the director and team, that she gradually became willing to reopen those unbearable memories and began to tell life stories that even her family might not have fully understood, allowing everyone to collectively recall this past.
The Vice President said that she wants to thank the documentary team for diligently piecing together this history through different oral accounts, family interviews, and national archives, continuously supplementing this story, so that everyone can understand this past from a different perspective.
She stated that the song "La Paloma" sung by Gao Juhua in the film was deeply touching. Compared to most Latin songs' cheerfulness and romance, this song carries a deep, sad emotion, perhaps because the stage of Gao Juhua's singing life was precisely the most difficult period of her life, at which time it became an important outlet for relieving stress and emotions.
She pointed out that the story presented in the documentary is the history of Taiwanese people, pieced together from many life stories, allowing everyone to revisit the past of this land. She believes that in every family and around everyone, there may be untold histories; some elders, due to deep pain, unwillingness to face, or fear of recounting, can only temporarily seal their memories in archives or within families.
The Vice President said that she thanks the director and production team for sharing these fragments through images, allowing more people to understand the stories of Taiwanese people, and also thanks Gao Juhua for enduring the troughs of life with a strong attitude, recalling the past and sharing her experiences with a strong heart in the last journey of her life, allowing everyone to further understand this land of Taiwan, and once again reminding everyone that freedom is hard-won and extremely precious. (Edited by Lin Ke-lun) 1150513
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(Central News Agency reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei 13th) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended the premiere of the documentary film "The Legendary Diva Gao Juhua" this evening, showing her support for local documentaries. She thanked the documentary team for conveying the history of Taiwanese people through film, allowing more people to understand the stories of this land, and once again reminding society of the preciousness of freedom, which needs everyone's joint protection.
The Presidential Office issued a press release this evening. The Vice President shared her thoughts after watching the film, stating that it was not easy for Gao Juhua to go to Columbia University in the United States for medical training in that era. Later, she lost the opportunity due to a historical turning point in her life, which also reminds everyone that many things in life are not taken for granted and are hard-won.
The Vice President pointed out that through the film, one can feel that Gao Juhua had many difficult traumas in her life. It was not until her later years, through interviews with the director and team, that she gradually became willing to reopen those unbearable memories and began to tell life stories that even her family might not have fully understood, allowing everyone to collectively recall this past.
The Vice President said that she wants to thank the documentary team for diligently piecing together this history through different oral accounts, family interviews, and national archives, continuously supplementing this story, so that everyone can understand this past from a different perspective.
She stated that the song "La Paloma" sung by Gao Juhua in the film was deeply touching. Compared to most Latin songs' cheerfulness and romance, this song carries a deep, sad emotion, perhaps because the stage of Gao Juhua's singing life was precisely the most difficult period of her life, at which time it became an important outlet for relieving stress and emotions.
She pointed out that the story presented in the documentary is the history of Taiwanese people, pieced together from many life stories, allowing everyone to revisit the past of this land. She believes that in every family and around everyone, there may be untold histories; some elders, due to deep pain, unwillingness to face, or fear of recounting, can only temporarily seal their memories in archives or within families.
The Vice President said that she thanks the director and production team for sharing these fragments through images, allowing more people to understand the stories of Taiwanese people, and also thanks Gao Juhua for enduring the troughs of life with a strong attitude, recalling the past and sharing her experiences with a strong heart in the last journey of her life, allowing everyone to further understand this land of Taiwan, and once again reminding everyone that freedom is hard-won and extremely precious. (Edited by Lin Ke-lun) 1150513
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