The grass grows and the warbler flies in April, and the breeze fills the book. On April 23, on the day of the 29th "World Book Day", the launching ceremony of the "First National Reading Month Activity in Yuzhong County" was held in Chongwen Experimental School in Yuzhong County. Gao Yonghong, deputy head of the county government, announced the launch of the National Reading Month, and more than 500 people attended the launching ceremony of the county education bureau, the county culture and tourism bureau, the county Xinhua bookstore and other units, as well as the activity staff, cast and crew, teachers and students of Chongwen Experimental School.
At the launching ceremony, Bai Yizhi, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Gansu Calligraphers Association, a painter employed by the Chinese Painting Institute of the Gansu Painting Academy, a painter employed by the Painting and Calligraphy Institute of the Gansu Federation of Overseas Chinese, a director of the Lanzhou Artists Association, and the chairman of the Yuzhong County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, splashed ink on the spot to write the theme of the event. The brush on the paper "dragon flying phoenix dance", the writing of "negative ploughing and horizontal cultivation and reading heirlooms" is a display of traditional Chinese culture, but also the inheritance of the spirit of reading in Yuzhong.
At the launching ceremony, Mr. Zhu Xudong, Director of Lanzhou Evening News, on behalf of Lanzhou Civilization Office, Lanzhou Daily, Lanzhou Evening News and Lanzhou Volunteer Service Federation, donated 1,000 books and books suitable for primary and secondary school students to read such as popular science, famous books and picture books, with a total value of 20,000 yuan, to the teachers and students of Chongwen Experimental School in Yuzhong County, expressing a good blessing for the growth of rural children in Yuzhong County.
During the event, 7 school units, including Chongwen Experimental School in Yuzhong County, Yiwu Primary School, Wencheng Primary School, Boya Primary School, Chaoyang School, Datang Xiaoyu Picture Book Museum, and Yuzhong Muyanyue Reading Room, based on stimulating the enthusiasm of the whole people in Yuzhong for reading, creating a strong social atmosphere of "reading more, reading good books, and being good at reading", and creating a cultural brand of "Reading Month in Yuzhong", and carefully prepared various programs such as recitation, dance, and shadow puppetry. The vivid performances of various programs conveyed the joy of reading with the sound of reading aloud and chanting leisurely.
It is reported that the first National Reading Month in Yuzhong County will last from April 23 to May 23, 2024, with diverse and rich activities, mainly including the launching ceremony of the first National Reading Month, looking for "rural readers", "the most beautiful study", "reading little masters", "bringing some good books to see the baby - rural book gifts", "reading recommendation officer" reading promotion, "scholarly community", "scholarly home", "reading star" selection and other 6 series of activities. This "Reading Month" activity will help Yuzhong carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, practice the core values of socialism, improve the ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality of the vast number of cadres and masses in the county, and provide strong ideological guarantee, cultural nourishment and intellectual support for promoting the construction of a beautiful Yuzhong in the new era.
(Yuzhong County Rong Media Center Reporter Yuan Yang Huo Yanbo Correspondent Jian Haijun Photo/Short Video Peng Yu)