The Hope Sails
2020
The Hope Sails is the third set of radio calisthenics for primary and secondary students nationwide, students in public schools have diverse opinions about radio calisthenics, the most common one is that it is not a physical exercise for students, rather a show-off of the centralized school management model, and the essence of radio calisthenics is for students to adapt to the collectivist political environment. Radio calisthenics may have been created with positive intentions, but it has lost its original meaning due to the management of power structures, substantially has become a tool of power to manipulate the population.
Monday 2020.11.2
Shine Hills Beijing
Shine Hills is a relatively small town, mostly staff and parents of students, with very few people hanging around and not standing around for long periods of time to watch the show.
Tuesday 2020.11.3
The Drum Tower Beijing
The Drum Tower is a major landmark in Beijing and is home to many visitors and residents of old Beijing, aged 40-60, who have more free time and are more interested in watching and participating in a variety of performances, so audience interaction is most active at the Drum Tower.
Wednesday 2020.11.4
Soho Sanlitun Beijing
Sanlitun is one of Beijing's most popular commercial areas and it is forbidden to perform in crowded venues, even on weekdays when there is a lot of shopping going on.
Thursday 2020.11.5
798 Art Zone Beijing
Performances in the Art Zone are more accessible to a wider audience and receive more onlookers, but there is still little interaction.
Friday 2020.11.6
A Pedestrian Overpass Beijing
The pedestrian overpass is a high traffic area, especially during and after work hours, and receives a lot of attention from age groups ranging from students to the elderly.
"The Hope Sails" is divided into 9 sections with 68 eight beats.
This instruction manual is a guide to the movements of the third set of national primary and secondary school radio gymnastics - Hope Sail.
This set of gymnastics adds changes in direction and route on the basis of the prominent basic gymnastic movements, with spacious movements. It is lively and generous, with a clear symbolic theme. The gesture movements in naval semaphore signify primary school students setting sail and flourishing in the sunshine of the new century, reflecting the innocent and lively, active and enterprising good spirit of our children and youth.
