Hunan Power? Chinese Dream - Olympic Champion Long Qingquan's wax figure is officially settled in Weimukaila Star City Wax Museum!
Long Qingquan unveiled his wax figure in person at Weimukaila Star City Wax Museum
On July 20, Olympic champion Long Qingquan came to Weimukaila Star City Wax Museum to unveil his wax figure. As the host counted down, Long Qingquan opened the curtain together with Ms. Zhang Ludan, Vice Chairman of BBK Group, Ms. Zhou Xuerong, Founder of Weimukaila and Mr. Wu Xuanzuo, Honorary Curator of Wax Museum, and "Long Qingquan" lifted the barbell with both hands, and the historical moment of breaking the world record in the Olympic Games was fixed forever.
Long Qingquan was born in Longshan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, and won the championship in Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. 8 years later, he won the championship again in Rio Olympic Games and broke the world record which had been dormant for 16 years with a total score of 307kg. With his outstanding performance, he won the honor for his country, and his excellent performance also won the love and recognition of the audience, becoming a bright world-class superstar in the sports world. Not only that, as an Olympic champion, he spares no effort to promote the development of national sports and inspire more people to participate in sports with enthusiasm, making a great contribution to the development of national sports in China!
The real wax figure won the admiration of Long Qingquan
In the unveiling, Long Qingquan repeatedly exclaimed that the wax figure was made "so wonderful" and "it is much more than just like that", "that sense of power and look immediately reminded me of myself in the field, and I even thought of putting down the barbell and shouting loudly", he said excitedly after seeing his wax figure.
The wax figure of Long Qingquan was tailored in June 2018 and experienced a year-long production before it was completed. When selecting the dynamics of the wax figure, the creative team wanted to express the wonderful moment of lifting the barbell, which was approved by Long Qingquan himself, but the tailoring process of this dynamic was very hard. In order to show the perfect look and dynamics, during the tailoring process, he lifted the barbell again and again for the creative team to collect data. Of course, for Long Qingquan, who has always come from suffering, it is not a big challenge, but the high level of cooperation in the tailoring process reflects his meticulous professionalism.
He has won many honors for his country and hometown, and deserves to be called "Hunan Power"
Long Qingquan won the world championship twice, is China's first post-90s Olympic champion, and has achieved excellent results in breaking world records.
Behind the achievements of he, it is not all smooth sailing. The great effort of training is clear only he knows, after winning the Olympic championship in 2008, he was in a difficult situation due to injuries and other reasons, and lost the chance to London Olympic Games. He did not compromise in such situation, he continued to adjust himself. And staging the return of the king at the 2016 Rio Olympics, break the world record in one fell swoop, once again, he won the world championship. He stood up again, not only is it a breakthrough in strength, but also a breakthrough in mindset. With strong willpower he lift the barbell, once again in the world focus on the stage to show the "barbaric" Hunan power.
With the "Olympic spirit" to help precise poverty alleviation, everyone can become the champion of their own life!
It is reported that Long Qingquan returned home after the Rio Olympics, he donated a hope elementary school in his hometown Longshan County, and also donated for poor families and poor students one after another. When the reporter mentioned donating money for school, he said: "Children are the future of China, I was born in the countryside, I have seen many children lose the opportunity to receive education because of poverty, so I aspire to improve this situation if I have the ability. When I stood on the podium at the Beijing Olympics, I knew that I had not only changed my own fate, but I would also change the fate of many more children". He said, "I hope that through my own modest efforts, I can help the poor folks and inspire the youth, as long as they work hard and break through, everyone can become a champion in their own life!"
The original intention of the wax museum to make a wax figure of Long Qingquan stems from his strong and unyielding spirit of struggle and courage to break through. He came from the mountain village of Hunan, and is a synonym of Hunan power. His success is a true reflection of the "Chinese dream".
About Weimukaila Star City Wax Museum
Weimukaila Star City Wax Museum is located in Changsha BBK Meixi Xintiandi, one of the symbolic attractions of Meixi Joy City, the first 2.0 upgraded national brand wax museum in China, with a tour area of nearly 5,000 square meters and more than 120 wax figures on display, with eleven thematic exhibition areas. The sports stars currently on display are Yao Ming, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Pan Xiaoting, Stephen Hendry, etc.. The arrival of Long Qingquan's wax figure has added a colorful touch to the exhibition area. The Wax Museum is a fashionable and trendy cultural journey for Changsha citizens and visitors from all over the country, and created a new business card of Hunan culture and tourism.
The curtain is open, the wax museum is happy! Shooting the Internet celebrity check-in place, a good place for parent-child vacations, leisure and relaxing tours, the curtain has opened, and our story has begun!