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Established poets this year include Wang Yin, Jiang Tao, Tan Chang and You Zijin. Around 10 young people dressed in long black robes performed with the long black cloth band while they stood up in turn to recite poems such as “Before Time Flies Away” by You Zijin and “Girl’s Diary” by Tang Chang. Hui Lei, a male Chinese singer who ranked 11th at the national final of the popular “Super Boy” singing competi- tion, turned the poems into beautiful songs, presenting the audience with a new sense of the poems. An exhibition, “The First Reader: First China Contemporary Poets’ Poetry Manuscript Exhibition,” is also on show at Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar, which presents over 200 poetry manuscripts from over 80 poets. Apart from performances and poem recitals, citizens can also take a look at the man- uscripts to get a glimpse into how poets find inspiration and create poems. “Shenzhen is a city that has gathered the dreams of our generation. I have traveled to this city many times for things that have mattered a lot to me. Today, I feel really touched because Shenzhen calls me back with poems. For me, it is not only a place where you can realize your dreams, but also a place that can nourish you spiritually,” said You, who won the best poet award. For You, poetry is not a tool for obtaining material things. “It’s not RMB and it cannot provide you with bread when you feel hungry, nor weapons to defend against invasion. Rather, it’s like a kind of nutrition, which will gradually nourish you.” For Tan, another best poet award winner, the penetrating power of poetry gets stronger when combined with music, drama and visual presentation. “Music can bring out our sentiments and feelings normally hidden deep. When a poem is adapted into a song, the short and long lines of the poem are highlighted, which makes the original poem more touching,” said Tan. THE Cultural Relic Management Insti- tute of Aba Prefecture in Sichuan Prov- ince has conducted a general survey of the cultural relics at the Jiuzhaigou scenic spot after an earthquake last week. The earthquake severely destroyed some of the relics in four counties of Jiuzhaigou, Songpan, Ruoergai and Hongyuan. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Jiuzhaigou county in Sichuan Province on Aug. 8, and the epicenter was near the Jiuzhaigou scenic area. On Aug. 13, Chen Xuezhi, head of the Cultural Relic Management Institute of Aba Prefecture, took staff to the Jiu- zhaigou scenic area to survey the damage to the cultural relics. Zharu Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, was affected by the earthquake, with the tower footing of the white pagoda split and some of the walls damaged. “The rear court room of the ancient scripture hall in Zharu Templeis sitting askew, and the Shuzheng watermill is also tilting,” Chen said. Thangka Temple, built in 1450, whose buildings have been shifted, will be dif- ficult to repair. The ruins of the Red Army’s Long March, such as the former dwellings of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in Ruoergai region, have also been dam- aged as a result of the earthquake. The Songpan ancient city wall, with a length of 6.2 kilometers, was also badly damaged by the earthquake. The general survey will last for four to five days. (China Daily) culture ❘ 15 CONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected] Tuesday August 15, 2017 Chen Xiaochun [email protected] POETRY and music have always gone hand in hand. Both art forms have the ability to capture a single experience or moment in time in a very visceral way. On the afternoon of Sunday, melodi- ous poems filled Hutaoli Music Restau- rant & Bar, touching the heartstrings of the audience after they listened to the recitation and dramatic performance of the poems at “The First Reader” event. As the first cross-boundary poetry pilot project in China, “The First Reader” was sponsored by the Shenzhen Public- ity and Cultural Development Special Fund, organized by the Research Center of Chinese Poetry, the Publicity Department of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC and Shenzhen Federation of Literature and Art Circles, and undertaken by Shenzhen Associa- tion of Dramatists. Themed “Shenzhen Reads for You,” the event is on its sixth edition now, as it aims to continually explore the interconnection between poetry and drama, poetry and images, and poetry and exhibitions. A total of seven special activities are now rolling out at Shenzhen Book City and Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar between August and October this year. Poetry, more than poetry Cultural relics damaged during Sichuan earthquake cap Staff from the Cultural Relic Management Institute checks the damages after an earthquake at the Zharu Temple in the Jiuzhaigou scenic area, Sichuan Province, on Sunday. SD-Agencies Presenters read poems at “The First Reader” event. Photos by courtesy of Shenzhen Association of Dramatists Melodious poems fill Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar on Sunday afternoon. Young poetry lovers at the event.
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Established poets this year include Wang Yin, Jiang Tao, Tan Chang and You Zijin.
Around 10 young people dressed in long black robes performed with the long black cloth band while they stood up in turn to recite poems such as “Before Time Flies Away” by You Zijin and “Girl’s Diary” by Tang Chang.
Hui Lei, a male Chinese singer who ranked 11th at the national fi nal of the popular “Super Boy” singing competi-tion, turned the poems into beautiful songs, presenting the audience with a new sense of the poems.
An exhibition, “The First Reader: First China Contemporary Poets’ Poetry Manuscript Exhibition,” is also on show at Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar, which presents over 200 poetry manuscripts from over 80 poets. Apart from performances and poem recitals, citizens can also take a look at the man-uscripts to get a glimpse into how poets fi nd inspiration and create poems.
“Shenzhen is a city that has gathered the dreams of our generation. I have traveled to this city many times for things that have mattered a lot to me. Today, I feel really touched because Shenzhen calls me back with poems. For me, it is not only a place where you can realize your dreams, but also a place that can nourish you spiritually,” said You, who won the best poet award.
For You, poetry is not a tool for obtaining material things. “It’s not RMB and it cannot provide you with bread when you feel hungry, nor weapons to defend against invasion. Rather, it’s like
a kind of nutrition, which will gradually nourish you.”
For Tan, another best poet award winner, the penetrating power of poetry gets stronger when combined with music, drama and visual presentation. “Music can bring out our sentiments and feelings normally hidden deep. When a poem is adapted into a song, the short and long lines of the poem are highlighted, which makes the original poem more touching,” said Tan.
THE Cultural Relic Management Insti-tute of Aba Prefecture in Sichuan Prov-ince has conducted a general survey of the cultural relics at the Jiuzhaigou scenic spot after an earthquake last week. The earthquake severely destroyed some of the relics in four counties of Jiuzhaigou, Songpan, Ruoergai and Hongyuan.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Jiuzhaigou county in Sichuan Province on Aug. 8, and the epicenter was near the Jiuzhaigou scenic area.
On Aug. 13, Chen Xuezhi, head of the Cultural Relic Management Institute of Aba Prefecture, took staff to the Jiu-zhaigou scenic area to survey the damage to the cultural relics.
Zharu Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, was affected by the
earthquake, with the tower footing of the white pagoda split and some of the walls damaged.
“The rear court room of the ancient scripture hall in Zharu Templeis sitting askew, and the Shuzheng watermill is also tilting,” Chen said.
Thangka Temple, built in 1450, whose buildings have been shifted, will be dif-fi cult to repair. The ruins of the Red Army’s Long March, such as the former dwellings of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in Ruoergai region, have also been dam-aged as a result of the earthquake.
The Songpan ancient city wall, with a length of 6.2 kilometers, was also badly damaged by the earthquake.
The general survey will last for four to fi ve days. (China Daily)
culture x 15CONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected]
Tuesday August 15, 2017
Chen [email protected]
POETRY and music have always gone hand in hand. Both art forms have the ability to capture a single experience or moment in time in a very visceral way.
On the afternoon of Sunday, melodi-ous poems fi lled Hutaoli Music Restau-rant & Bar, touching the heartstrings of the audience after they listened to the recitation and dramatic performance of the poems at “The First Reader” event.
As the fi rst cross-boundary poetry pilot project in China, “The First Reader” was sponsored by the Shenzhen Public-ity and Cultural Development Special Fund, organized by the Research Center of Chinese Poetry, the Publicity Department of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC and Shenzhen Federation of Literature and Art Circles, and undertaken by Shenzhen Associa-tion of Dramatists.
Themed “Shenzhen Reads for You,” the event is on its sixth edition now, as it aims to continually explore the interconnection between poetry and drama, poetry and images, and poetry and exhibitions.
A total of seven special activities are now rolling out at Shenzhen Book City and Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar between August and October this year.
Poetry, more than poetry
Cultural relics damaged during Sichuan earthquake
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Staff from the Cultural Relic Management Institute checks the damages after an earthquake at the Zharu Temple in the Jiuzhaigou scenic area, Sichuan Province, on Sunday. SD-Agencies
Presenters read poems at “The First Reader” event. Photos by courtesy of Shenzhen Association of Dramatists
Melodious poems fi ll Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar on Sunday afternoon.
Young poetry lovers at the event.
