2023-07-28 04:36:12
2023-07-28 12:36 Lianhe News Network corner 24 hours Picture/Weibo
“How many cans of yellow peaches do I need to buy before you can come back? How many people have to die to bring about a change?” The collapse of the gymnasium of Qiqihar No. 34 Middle School in China killed 11 women’s volleyball players. The tragedy caused Chinese public opinion to be indignant. . At present, in addition to passively waiting for the official to be held accountable, many people spontaneously went to the middle school to lay flowers in mourning, forming a scene of a sea of flowers. And among these offerings, a large number of “canned yellow peaches” appeared, which belonged to the childhood dessert memories of the Northeast people, and now they have become the sorrow and sorrow of the world.
▌Previous summary: “All my best friends are gone: China’s Qiqihar gymnasium collapsed, 11 dead in a man-made tragedy”
The incident occurred on July 23, 2023, at Qiqihar No. 34 Middle School in Northeast China. The roof of the gymnasium in the school suddenly collapsed, killing 11 and injuring 4 of the women’s volleyball team training in the gym. The reason for the preliminary investigation is that the construction unit illegally stacked a large amount of perlite filler with strong water absorption on the roof. The accumulated water doubled the weight and finally crushed the roof.
Man-made disasters turned into tragedies. Although Chinese public opinion was outraged, there seemed to be no alternative but to passively wait for the official investigation and accountability. Recently, many Qiqihar citizens have taken the initiative to go to the middle school to lay flowers in mourning. During the summer vacation of the school, a sea of flowers suddenly appeared at the door, and some even attached handwritten cards, snacks or drinks. Some of these memorial souvenirs are delivered to the school gate in person, but most of them are delivered by ordering delivery staff to bring them to the scene, and many people will write down the request: “Please help to open the snacks Put a straw in the drink to show the warmth of the deceased.
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On the evening of the 27th, a new hot search keyword appeared on Weibo—”Qiqihar’s citywide farewell”—under this keyword, people began to share photos of mourning flowers, drinks and cans, or repost one of them. A mourning essay for the mother of the deceased, or a sad and indignant criticism of the incompetence of those in power. However, after a night of spreading, “Qiqihar’s Farewell to the Whole City” was removed from the hot list again, causing Chinese netizens to suspect that the weight of exposure was suppressed.
Among the memorial offerings, there were a lot of beverages and cans. The beverages included milk tea and fresh fruit tea. Many people thought it was because the deceased was a middle school student and an athlete who needed to pay attention to body control. These snacks and beverages were rarely used in daily life. enjoy. However, a large number of “canned yellow peaches” also appeared on the scene, forming a yellow scene in contrast with the sea of flowers. But why canned yellow peaches?
Qiqihar is located in Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, and canned yellow peaches are a food memory that has existed since childhood for the Northeast people. In the past, due to the geographical and climatic conditions in the Northeast, it was difficult to eat fresh fruit. In the 1970s, a large number of yellow peach trees that can withstand low temperatures began to be planted. Combined with the already established canning factory industry in the Northeast, canned yellow peach products appeared.
Canned yellow peaches are rich in pulp, high in sugar, and taste sweet and greasy. They can be eaten directly or heated. In the era of relatively scarce materials and economic conditions, canned yellow peaches have become a rare “gift” in Northeast China. It only appears when there is a need for nutritional supplements during holidays, or when you are sick. After the 1990s, the price of canned yellow peaches became more affordable and popular, and it became one of the most common foods for people in Northeast China. Even the older generation still kept the habit of “eating canned yellow peaches when they get sick or catch a cold”.
The subtle thing is that just after the outbreak of the epidemic, there was a saying in Northeast China that “canned yellow peaches can fight the epidemic”. It is believed that eating yellow peaches can relieve the symptoms of the epidemic, so there is a large amount of hoarding and buying of canned yellow peaches in the Northeast. , I got the local epidemic prevention unit to come forward to refute the rumors that canned yellow peaches have high sugar content, which may have an appetizing effect but eating too much is not beneficial. It has no new crown effect but at least has a soothing effect.
Giving canned yellow peaches to Qiqihar middle school students is mostly because it is the collective memory of the Northeast people, a warm dessert that everyone loves. Some people also interpret it as the homonym of “peach” and “escape”, hoping to escape; People from the Northeast responded: “Of course we know that yellow peaches are not medicine, but we have to ‘escape’ the epidemic.”
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In 2001, the TV series “A Family in Northeast China”, which has been aired for a long time, also featured jokes about eating canned yellow peaches so as to escape the catastrophe. To some extent, it has also become the “folk culture” of Northeast China. Although the appearance of a large number of canned food at the school gate this time is more due to the habits of Northeast people than the meaning of “escape”, such an interpretation may not be wrong, at least it reflects the hope of the living and the regret of the man-made tragedy. Netizens on Weibo mourned:
“Tell me, how many cans of yellow peaches do I need to buy for you to come back?”
“It’s so uncomfortable, how many people have to die in exchange for a change.”
“Canned yellow peaches are the common memory of children in Northeast China. I cried secretly for a long time in the subway yesterday.”
However, despite the scene of mourning offerings, some Chinese netizens criticized it as a waste of materials. Weibo account PRND21 wrote a text response:
…, and those flowers, those canned food and milk tea, are never wasted, because they entrust mourning—they left sadly, lamentably, full of regret, and also sent shivers down the spines of many people with children because God knows there are still How many similar fatal dangers and the positive energy of helping tigers are waiting for themselves and their children in the unknown fog.
…, but now these bastards are going to put a hat on the condolences: how do you remember this?
Do they really care about waste? I don’t think so.
What they care about is that you really treat the deceased, the widow, yourself and your children as human beings.
After all, they live by gnawing on corpses, and they eat both the living and the dead.
As of July 28, people still uploaded and shared the memorial photos of the No. 34 Middle School. Many people worried that the scene of the Zhengzhou flood disaster in 2021 would repeat itself. It was blocked by the police, and the condolences on the Internet were almost banned. And after the series of mourning for the fire in Urumqi and the detonation of the white paper movement, mourning has now become a sensitive and tense activity. A Weibo netizen wrote ironically:
There are many things that they are not afraid of. They are not afraid of the despair of parents, withering like flowers, doubts and anger of the public.
But they are also afraid. They are afraid of flowers, milk tea, canned yellow peaches, taking pictures, videos, and all commemorations.
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