China.com, December 19th, December 18th, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Wang Anshi, a politician, writer and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, the National Library of China Open Class “Thousands of Years Back to Wang Anshi-Commemorating the 1000th Anniversary of Wang Anshi’s Birth” “Hundred Classics” 》The special reading promotion event was held simultaneously at the Youxian Mountain Pavilion in Beijing Zizhuyuan Park and the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall in Fuzhou, Jiangxi. The activity combines lectures, interviews, on-site tours and artistic interpretations to lead readers to understand the magnificent life of this outstanding figure in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The open class specially invites Deng Xiaonan, the dean of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peking University, an authoritative expert on Song history, and the reviewer of the “Hundred Classics of Chinese Traditional Culture·Wang Anshi Collection”, professor of the Institute of Ancient Books of East China Normal University, “100 Classics of Chinese Traditional Culture” ·Liu Chengguo, the interpreter of Wang Anshi, and Lin Shitian, a research librarian and ancient book expert from the National Library of China, gave keynote speeches on Wang Anshi’s life and thoughts, compilation and interpretation of “One Hundred Classics of Chinese Traditional Culture·Wang Anshi Collection”, and engraving and printing. Three dimensions, including the popularity of Wang Anshi and the spread of Wang Anshi’s works, provide an in-depth interpretation and analysis of Wang Anshi in a comprehensive and three-dimensional manner.
At the event, Sun Xing, a first-class actor of the Beijing People’s Art Theater, and Lin Chen, an associate researcher of the Chinese Academy of Art and a national representative inheritor of intangible heritage, brought readers a recitation of poetry and music, and walked into Wang Anshi’s inner world from the content and background of the work .
Xiong Yuanming, Director of the National Library of China, pointed out that as an important position for the spread of the national general library and public culture, the National Library has carried out a lot of work in inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture and promoting reading for all.National LibraryWith the National Library Open Class as a platform, a commemorative event for the 1000th anniversary of Wang Anshi’s birth will be held. We hope to help readers and audience friends understand the real and comprehensive Wang Anshi, so that we can appreciate Wang Anshi’s literary talent, national ambition and broad sentiment, and feel together The enduring charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture!
In recent years, the National Library of China has organized and implemented the compilation project of “Hundred Classics of Chinese Traditional Culture”. This project is one of the key projects of the inheritance and development project of Chinese excellent traditional culture. The project selected the 100 most representative classics in Chinese traditional culture, extracted the essence and endowed them with new ideas, and interpreted them in a simple and simple way by today’s most authoritative experts, striving to provide readers with a set of popular reading books based on academics and facing the general public. At present, “Hundred Classics” has published 50 books including “Wang Anshi Collection”.
In the main venue of the event, Zizhuyuan Park, Youxianshan Pavilion, also held “Viewing Song——Song Dynasty Humanities Theme Exhibition”, using classics and ancient paintings to reflect the historical style, leading the audience to approach the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty and have a deep understanding of the classics Humanistic and spiritual outlook.
This event is the first time that the National Library of China Open Class has attempted to simultaneously broadcast live in two places. The second site was set up at the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, the hometown of Wang Anshi. Rao Yuanlan, deputy curator of the memorial hall, introduces readers to the history and culture of Wang Anshi’s hometown of Fuzhou, Wang Anshi’s Guan Chen and recently launched a popular reading book for teenagers, “Wang Anshi’s Poems and Poems”.
The National Library Open Class was planned and launched in November 2019 “The Age of Genius” series of activities, aimed at commemorating great cultural figures in Chinese history, and inheriting and carrying forward their writings, ideas and spirits, “Looking back at Sima Guang in a thousand years” The first event received a good social response. The “Thousand Years Looking Back at Wang Anshi” event was held in Zizhuyuan Park, which not only demonstrated the beauty of gardens and reading, but also allowed readers of all ages to have a deeper understanding of ancient Chinese history and culture, which became the promotion and enhancement of the spirit of patriotism. Live content of cultural confidence.
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