Reading for All: Feel the Cultural Temperature and Light Up a Better Life

In April in the world, the fragrance of books is thick. April 23 is the 29th World Book Day. Looking at the urban and rural areas of Yanzhao, wonderful reading activities have continuously improved people's reading literacy and stimulated their interest in reading. The atmosphere of "having book companions everywhere and smelling books all the time" has become more and more intense, and reading has become a common practice for the whole people, and more and more people have gained happiness and continued to grow in reading.

Abundant reading activities

Ignite readers' enthusiasm

"I have read Mr. Wang Ke's "The Kite is a Flying Fish" and "Footprints on the Sea" before, and the fantasy stories in the books are particularly fascinating. Today I would like to ask Mr. Wang how he wrote these beautiful stories. On April 20, Ge Xiaoxuan, a young reader who came from Baoding to participate in the readers' sharing meeting of writer Wang Ke's new book "Coral is Singing", came to the multimedia hall on the fifth floor of Shijiazhuang Book City early. The green water is gone, and the green mountains open to each other. In the azure ocean, colorful corals sparkle in the reflection of the sun. Wang Shu shows the wonderful marine world in the form of pictures, telling how he fell in love with corals and the process of creating the book "Coral Singing".

On April 21, Wang Lei, a history teacher and researcher of Shenyang Education Research Institute, brought his new book "World History with Stars Shining" to Baoding Xinhua Bookstore Book Building, where he read world history humorously and vividly, and interacted with students on the spot, so that students are more willing to understand historical and cultural knowledge.

On April 21, Funing Xinhua Bookstore launched the "National Reading Weekend Sharing Meeting - Reading the Details of the Rule of Law".

On April 20th and 21st, Times Square, People's Park, Langfang City, the "National Reading 2024 Langfang Xinhua Book Festival" was very popular. Whether they are young people, gray-haired elders, or childish children, they are all immersed in the sea of books and enjoy the pleasure of reading.

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For Yu Suhua, a citizen of the provincial capital, it has become a habit to participate in the "National Reading and Weekend Reading Sharing Meeting" in Shijiazhuang Book City. Talking about participating in the book sharing activity, she said excitedly: "The editors recommend various books, writers exchange creative experiences, and new books are shared...... Participating in these activities has opened a window for me to read, broadened my horizons, and made friends who love reading as much as I do. Now we often exchange reading experiences in the group. Reading has enriched my retirement, and I also recommend good books I read while attending events to my family. Now my family has a more reading atmosphere. ”

Reading for all, still water flows deeply. Since the launch of the "National Reading Weekend Reading Sharing Meeting" created by Hebei Publishing and Media Group on November 5, 2023, 158 Xinhua bookstores in the province have carried out more than 1,400 multi-dimensional, online and offline cultural activities, attracting more than 44,000 readers to actively participate, setting off a national reading boom in the land of Yanzhao. In addition, since 2013, the provincial Xinhua Bookstore has continuously held the Xinhua Book Festival before and after the "World Book Day", selected tens of thousands of books to benefit the people at low prices, held reading education activities such as "Reading, Knowledge, and Action" to promote the reading growth of young people, and carried out the "Seven Advances" activity of books to let the fragrance of books drift into thousands of households.

Meet a famous person around the corner

Feel the cultural temperature

"Literature relies on imagination, and good literature must bring us all kinds of emotional touches. On April 21, Li Hao, vice chairman of the Provincial Writers Association and professor of the School of Literature of Hebei Normal University, gave a vivid reading and writing lesson to young readers with the theme of "Reading Changes the Future, Writing Infiltrates the Soul" in Shijiazhuang Book City. "How many times did the little match girl light the match, what did she see through the light of the match, could she change the order of what she saw?" In the step-by-step guidance, the young reader understands that storytelling not only needs to establish wholeness, but also needs to be designed, and emotions must be progressive, so that the story can become more and more exciting. 12-year-old Cheng Siyuan said: "After listening to Mr. Li Hao's explanation, I felt that the mouth was suddenly opened. He led me to think, taught me how to read, how to understand the author's intentions. I'm going to apply what he said to my composition. Cheng Siyuan's father said that Mr. Li Hao's explanation is not only from the perspective of readers, but also from the perspective of writers, pointing out the parts that ordinary readers do not understand.

On April 20, Li Chunlei, vice president of the China Reportage Association and vice chairman of the Provincial Writers Association, shared his experience of reading and creation at the "Jitu Forum" of the Provincial Library, and explained how to write a good reportage and how to write a good Chinese story for more than 100 readers from all over the province. Li Chunlei patiently and meticulously answered questions on how to read literary classics, how to deal with realism and formalism in writing, and the value and significance of literary classics in the new era.

"Spring Breeze Warms Reading-Several Topics About Reading", "Reading and Life", "The Formation of the Historical and Cultural Pattern of the Pre-Qin Period in Hebei", Hao Jianguo, President of Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House, Zhou Xijun, Honorary Chairman of Shijiazhuang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Zhang Wenrui, President of the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology...... Shijiazhuang City Study 2024 first quarter cultural master lecture series went deep into the urban community, and a total of 33 theme activities were held.

Cultural Masters Studio, City Study, Writers' Studio, Literary Critic Studio...... A number of humanistic public spaces that benefit the people and are close to the people are scattered in all corners of the city, allowing citizens to appreciate the wisdom of cultural masters at close range, feel the temperature of culture, and better meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the people.

Multiple ways to open

Stimulate interest in reading

A fan, a pen, a set of watercolors, a little thought can be a happy fan painting. Recently, a group fan DIY theme activity was opened in the Shouzheng study room of the Provincial Library. Zhao Lei, a promoter of traditional culture reading, introduced the origin, types and cultural connotations of group fans to parents and young readers, and guided children to make flower fans.

"Little Soldier Zhang Ga" theme game breakthrough, I am a book "restorer", indoor curling, ceramic production...... Tian Lei, a staff member of the provincial library, said that up to now, the Shouzheng study room has held more than 300 themed immersive public reading activities, recommended more than 500 kinds of thematic books, and attracted 12,000 people to actively participate. In response to the increasingly diversified cultural needs of readers, the new reading space, as a new form of public culture, has been endowed with functions such as knowledge dissemination, cultural leisure, and community communication. The integration of literature resources, the provision of content supply, and the introduction of the reading promoter mechanism are taken as the entry points to improve the spatial efficiency and service ability, so that the space has become a new position for the promotion and promotion of excellent traditional Chinese culture, red culture, and Yanzhao culture, which arouses people's cultural resonance and stimulates readers' interest in reading.

This year's April 23 World Book Day coincided with the Public Library Service Publicity Week, and libraries across the province arranged a variety of reading activities. On April 27th, Qinhuangdao City Library will carry out a parent-child fun reading challenge that takes into account both entertainment and knowledge, so that everyone can experience the unique posture of the library in the treasure hunt, promote poetry culture, and guide readers to appreciate the breadth and profundity of China's excellent traditional culture, from April 20th to May 30th, "'Four Seasons Poetry and Painting' Spring in Ancient Poems - Hengshui City Library Poetry and Painting Hand-painted Works Exhibition" was exhibited in Hengshui City Library, so that readers can deeply experience the spring flowers and autumn moon written by ancient poets. During the "May Day" period, Cangzhou Library will hold the "Rediscovery of the Library - 2024 Spring 'Reading and Life' Theme Expo", covering book flea market, Hanfu culture, cultural and creative education technology, tourism and other fields, showing the unique charm of the library as an urban cultural front in an all-round way......

The most beautiful April day in the world is a good time to read. Open reading in a variety of ways, let the concept of reading for all people be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and let reading light up a better life. (Hebei Daily reporter Tian Tian Xiao Yu)

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