Peninsula all-media reporter Liu Xuelian
Doesn't it sound difficult to read a 140,000-word book in 3 hours and complete an electronic answer sheet?
On April 23, the second "Reading Marathon Challenge", sponsored by the Laoshan District Culture and Tourism Development Committee and the Publicity Department of the Laoshan District Cpc Committee and undertaken by the Laoshan District Culture and Tourism Bureau, "started" at the Laoshan District Citizens' Cultural Center, where 20 enthusiastic readers tried their hands on the knife, experienced the test of willpower and concentration, and deeply felt the fragrance and charm of books in an intense and orderly competition.
In the reading competition, participants need to read a book within 3 hours and complete an electronic answer sheet, the system automatically calculates the contestant's answer score and comprehensively evaluates the reading time, and the final score is determined by the addition of reading speed score and reading quality score.
The book used in this competition, "Knowing History: It Was Like This When the Ancients Were", is more popular and easy to read than last year's competition book "The Future of Mankind", and understands all aspects of the ancients through interesting and informative historical and cultural knowledge. But reading 145,000 words in 3 hours is still very challenging, and it is also a great test of the participants' willpower and concentration. Under the challenge of speed and reading quality requirements, the scores of the contestants vary, but these can not affect their love and passion for reading, and whether they can persist in completing this self-challenge is everyone's goal. After fierce competition, Shang Jiaqi won the first prize, Liu Qi and Ni Linjie won the second prize, and Liu Jiajun, Xin Xiaotong and Xin Jia won the third prize.
The reading marathon is a feast for readers, but also a reading trip with endless memories. Many participants said that the grades and rankings are not important, what is important is the process of participation, in which they know themselves and overcome themselves, enjoying the joy and confidence that reading brings to themselves.
The district library will take this as an opportunity to continue to hold a number of "deep reading" activities, aiming to show the power of reading to the society, cultivate the reading habits of the public, vigorously create a rich reading atmosphere for the whole people, and inspire and drive the whole people to participate in reading activities. At the same time, we will vigorously promote the "Inheriting Classics and Cultural Laoshan" series of activities such as going into communities, schools, institutions, and enterprises, and make every effort to promote the construction of shuxiang families, shuxiang communities, and shuxiang cities, ignite the reading passion of the general public, and continuously enhance the sense of reading and happiness.
In 2022, Laoshan District will determine the implementation of the new measures of "Cultural Tourism +", with reading as the medium, focusing on promoting the construction of urban study rooms, rural bookstores, community cultural beauty spaces and other facilities, continuing to create new reading brands and new business cards such as "Laoshan Art Lecture Hall", allowing more people to participate in and join readers, promoting the integration and development of reading for all and the cultural tourism industry, creating a new cultural landmark with a love cup, temperature and taste, and fully implementing the goals and tasks entrusted by the Municipal Party Committee to Laoshan "five districts co-creation" and being brave in the forefront. It will make new contributions to Accelerating the Connotative Development of the Eastern Region and Building a High-quality Bay Area City that is livable, workable, and travel-friendly.