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"Hibiscus": More than 40 years of famous publications, the blossom is brilliant

The text carries the tao, the incense is far-reaching, and the most beautiful Huxiang culture is depicted in the world of words. In recent years, Hunan Provincial Literary Journals have adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhered to the people-centered publishing orientation, paid attention to quality and appearance, insisted on excellence, adhered to it for many years, and precipitated for many years, cultivating a number of literary journals with good reputation in the literary world.

"Dashing out of the world, low and more different", this is the Tang Dynasty scholar Liu Zongyuan's beautiful and colorful image of hibiscus flowers. In the Grand View Garden of Contemporary Chinese Literature, there is also a delicate and colorful "Hibiscus Flower", which grows in the country of Hibiscus, confides fragrance, and lasts for a long time, fragrant and clear, that is, "Furong" magazine, which is known as the business card of Hunan culture and one of the "weather vanes" of national literary journals.

Founded in 1980, Furong is a large-scale literary bimonthly magazine managed by Zhongnan Publishing and Media Group, sponsored by Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House, and published by the editorial board of Furong. In recent years, "Furong" has always adhered to the serious, pure, classic and thick literary concepts, and is committed to forming a unique evaluation system for contemporary Chinese literature. In the midst of complex social changes, "Furong" is also solid with vivid creativity, broad inclusiveness and strong cohesion, condensing a large number of high-quality writers and launching a large number of high-quality masterpieces, stirring people's infinite yearning for truth, goodness and beauty.

"Hibiscus": More than 40 years of famous publications, the blossom is brilliant

(Hibiscus, 1980, Nos. 1 and 2)

In the country of Hibiscus, the morning sun is endless. Over the past 40 years, the "popular" and strong "Furong" has gradually formed a huge influence in the literary circles and readers, and has been selected as the "National Chinese Core Journal" for many times, and won many national and provincial honorary titles such as "National First-class Journal", "Hunan Most Beautiful Journal", "Huxiang Excellent Publication" and so on.

"Hibiscus" is not only a front for first-class writers to publish their works, but also a stage for emerging writers to show their talents. Since its inception, the magazine has published Ba Jin, Bing Xin, Ding Ling, Zhou Libo, He Jingzhi, Ji Xianlin, Wang Meng, February He, Chen Zhongzhong, Mo Yan, Jiang Zilong, Huang Yongyu, Zhang Xianliang, Wang Anyi, Jia Pingwa, Zhang Wei, Zhang Chengzhi, Zhang Kangkang, Su Tong, Mai Jia, Chi Zijian, Liu Xinglong, Bi Feiyu, Li Jingze, Ye Zhaoyan, Zhou Daxin, Liang Xiaosheng, Dongxi, Qiu Huadong, Guan Renshan, Lao Teng, Shi Zhongshan, Xu Zechen, Li Xiuwen, Qiao Ye, Jin Renshun, Li Hao, Ye Zhou, Bao Ji Yuanye, Ge Liang, The works of Li Xiaojun and other national famous artists and powerful writers have supported Zhang Yueran, Ma Jinlian, Shuang Xuetao, Sun Pin, Dong Xia Qingqing, Hu Zhufeng, Wang Zhanhei, Chen Chuncheng and other literary emerging talents.

Flowers bloom in Hunan, fragrant Hunan. As a literary publication in Hunan, Furong grew up with Hunan writers. The magazine has launched gu hua, Sun Jianzhong, Tan Tan, Ye Weilin, Xie Pu, Han Shaogong, Remnant Xue, Shui Yunxian, Cai Zhihai, He Liwei, Liu Jianping, Peng Jianming, Tang Haoming, Ye Meng, and other famous writers of the older generation who won national awards; it has also launched the "Five Major Generals" of the Xiang Army who won national awards; it has also launched the "Five Major Generals" of the Xiang Army of Literature such as Wang Yuewen, Yan Zhen, Peng Xueming, Tan Zhongchi, He Dun, Jiang Yibin, Wang Ping, Shao Hong, Kuang Guotai, Jiang Yibin, Deng Hongshun, and Chen Qiwen; at the beginning of this century, it has also launched the "Five Major Generals" of tian Er, Ma Xiaoquan, Xie Zongyu, Shen Nian, and Yu Huai'an Literature Xiangjun; in recent years, it has also launched Wen Zhen, Zheng Xiaodonkey, Qin Yumo, Wang Ai, Li Yanqing and many other local newcomers.

"Hibiscus": More than 40 years of famous publications, the blossom is brilliant

("Hibiscus" 2021 annual six-issue film)

Furong Wanli Xiaoxiang Road, young FengQing in the old phoenix sound. New era, new literature, new publications. In recent years, Zhongnan Publishing and Media has actively adjusted the strategic development plan of Furong Magazine, upgraded Furong to a second-level institution of Zhongnan Publishing and Media, with the purpose of "the context of the times, humanistic stance, realistic care, and personality aesthetics", and the strategic goal of "ranking among the top squares of literary publications, building a highland of Contemporary Chinese literature, and polishing the business card of Hunan culture", vigorously implementing reforms, establishing a new editorial committee, comprehensively revising and improving the quality of editions, practicing book and periodical interaction, and preparing for national literary awards. The magazine's influence and malleability have increased dramatically. In the past three years, the works first published by "Furong" have been widely selected by authoritative anthologies such as Xinhua Digest, Novel Selection, Novel Monthly, Novella Selection, and Prose Selection, and the selection rate ranks among the top in the country. The "Furong Book Series" derived from the author of "Furong", "To the Father and Elder of Jiangdong", "Flowing Water Like a Horse", "Yuan Longping's World", "Place" and other books have won many awards such as the Lu Xun Literature Award, the "Five One Project" Award of Hunan Province, and the Huxiang Excellent Publication Award.

In 2022, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Furong will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on literary and artistic work, and will soon launch a number of fine works that depict the blueprint of the times, tell Chinese stories well, and convey the new voices of the times, and present the 20th National Congress of the Party. For more than 40 years, the hibiscus flower is blooming at the right time. In the future, Furong Magazine will continue to improve quality and optimize, continue to expand exposure, gather more first-line celebrities, launch more literary newcomers, give birth to Hunan original literature, create a highland of Chinese original literature, and provide a Hunan dimension for the development of Chinese literature with feelings and Xiang flavor.

Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhou Shihao intern Zheng Ziwen

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