This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Guan Hua, chairman of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a famous writer, and on January 9, the Beijing Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles held a symposium in Beijing Fang to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Guan Hua. Writers, artists and children use affectionate narration, moving poems, and beautiful songs to reminisce about the great writer's life path and the lofty demeanor of virtue and art.
As a writer and poet, Guan Hua's main works include novellas such as "Little Hero Rain Coming", "Xin Jundi", "Guan Hua's Collection of Short Stories", etc.; poetry and prose collections "The Cry and Love of Life", "Guan Hua Myths, Fairy Tales, Legends", etc.; the long novel "General River"; the song lyrics "Listen to Mother Talk About the Past", "Happy Festival", "Our Field" and so on. He died of a sudden heart attack in his hometown on 18 August 2002 at the age of 81.
At the forum, a commemorative short film was first played, and then Chen Ping, chairman of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, delivered a speech, saying: "Comrade Guan Hua is more literary and less official, and is kind, friendly, and sincere to people. He fully affirmed Guan Hua's outstanding contributions in uniting and leading Beijing writers and artists to concentrate on creation, devote themselves to the prosperity and development of Beijing's literary and artistic undertakings, and improve the quality of the literary and artistic team.
Yu Feng, member of the party group and vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said: "It is necessary to carry forward the revolutionary traditions and fine work style of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Guan Lao, encourage future generations to have self-respect, self-confidence, self-improvement, self-reliance, and consciously pursue a higher realm of life, and make unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." ”
Liu Heng, vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Beijing Writers Association, recalled his childhood relationship with Guan Hua for "stealing mulberry leaves", and described the image of Guan Hua in his mind - "The most typical costume is a blue khaki Zhongshan suit, suit lines, wearing a woolen hat, as if it is dark coffee, no different from a janitor", he praised Guan Hua's simple, humble character, and the spiritual realm that is always rooted in the people.
Xinghe, a representative of the capital's literary and art circles and a professional writer of laoshe College of Literature, mentioned in his speech: "Comrade Guan Hua's creation in each period has bravely stood at the head of the tide of the times and felt the pulse of art from the pulse of the times. ”
Bao Heyang, the eldest son of Guan Hua, came to the scene, and he said emotionally in his speech: "My father had several times before he was born, some people wanted to give him a seminar on his works, and he said to wait until his 100th birthday. He said he was very grateful to the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Chinese Writers Association and the Beijing Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature for fulfilling his father's wishes.
Chen Ning, secretary of the leading party group and executive vice chairman of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said in his concluding speech: "Comrade Guan Hua is a representative figure with important influence in the literary and artistic circles of the capital, who devoted himself to the party's literary and artistic undertakings all his life, closely linked his personal artistic ideals with the destiny of the country and the nation, always stood on the people's stand and splashed ink, and the classic works have been recited to this day and become the memory of the times, which has played an important role in arousing the national spirit and rallying the people's strength. ”
In the second half of the symposium, through the performance form of "Poetry and Song", every guest at the scene felt the beauty and temperature of Guan Hua's works, and the artists recited their poetry masterpieces "Praise of the Sea" and "Mr. Guan Hua's Love affair with Bamboo". The young actors also used the childish children's chorus to reproduce three of Guan Hua's musical works "Listen to Mother Talk About the Past", "Our Field" and "Happy Festival".