To practice the targeted poverty alleviation concept, Impression ·Rainbow Bridge was held in conference hall of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultive Conference (CPPCC) on January 22nd,2016. Nearly 1000 audience, including CPPCC Vice Chairman Qi Xuchun and Ma Peihua, the 10th NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Gu Xiulian, the 10th and 11th NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Uyunqimg, CPAFFC president Li Xiaolin, Jiangsu NPC Standing Committee deputy director Bai Suning, as well as envoys from foreign embassies in China, international friends and MNC representatives, enjoyed the performance.

cave dwelling, local specialty, “Rainbow Bridge” volunteers...This is not just a “stage”, but the track “Rainbow Bridge” has walked through.

“This is a special performance. The performers are exceptional, though not professional...” At 19:30, story of Rainbow Bridge Project was vividly narrated by Guo Xiaodong, famous Chinese actor and host of the gala.

Rainbow Bridge Project, initiated by CPAFFC president Li Xiaolin in Hong’an county of Hubei Province in October, 2012, is a special program to help people in less developed rural areas of China by cooperating with MNCs. During the past three years, the project has extended to 88 counties of Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu and Jiangxi Province; more than 60 Fortune Global 500 companies have taken part in over 60 sub-projects. Over 300,000 people have been immediately benefited.

Impression ·Rainbow Bridge is more like a three-year report of Rainbow Bridge Project. Organized by CPAFFC, directed by Art troupe of PLA Political Department of the Air Force, performed by over 300 MNC representatives and people from counties of Hubei, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Shanxi Province, including 20 veterans from Bayi nursing home and Xingguo nursing home, 10 Hong’an and Zhidan youth football teams representatives who attended China-Germany youth friendship match during President Xi’s visit to Germany in March, 2014, as well as Hong’an Youth Erhu Band, Ansai Youth Waist Drum Band, Luochuan Youth Yangge Dance Team, Xingguo Youth Folk Song Team, Zunyi Youth Chorus Team, English teachers and young leaders of towns and villages, etc. Famous artists Liu Bingyi, Zheng Xulan, Liu Jing, Guo Xiaodong, Geng Weihua, Yun Duo and Chinese Air Force Blue-Sky Children’s Art troupe, Zhongguancun No. 2 Primary School Dancing Team and Jiangshan Fancy Basketball Team were invited to make friendship performance.

Hong’an Erhu, Xingguo folk song, Shannxi Yangge and waist drum, Miao dance...Laoqu’s Children displayed Chinese regional culture to international friends with characteristic performance: express joy via strings, salute to revolutionary predecessors via singing, send New Year’s blessings via drumbeats and show longing for life via dancing.

Indeed, they were not just standing on the stage, and this is not a common performance. This is the track of Rainbow Bridge Project, and this is the chapter Laoqu people and MNC has traveled through together all these years.