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On April 23, World Book Day, the Social Education Program Center of China Central Radio and Television and the Propaganda Department of the Longgang District Committee of the Communist Party of China jointly launched a four-hour reading carnival. This large-scale live broadcast, called "The Book of My Life", is one of the major activities of the National Reading Promotion Week launched by Longgang District on the occasion of World Book Day. Through the live broadcast, the rich reading culture of Shenzhen and Hong Kong and the reading style of the whole people in the Greater Bay Area were displayed in front of the public. According to the data, more than 10 million people watched the live broadcast on the whole network.
Almost at the same time as the large-scale live broadcast of "My Book of Life", a reading promotion activity called "A Better Life, Happy Reading and Reading Good" was held in Gushuli Cultural and Creative Block, Jihua Street, Longgang District, where Chen Yan, a famous writer and winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award, shared his reading experience.
According to reports, in the recent period, there have been more than 70 reading activities with distinct themes and various forms in Longgang District. In this spring-like April, Longgang District is also full of books.
In Longgang
There is never a shortage of famous people to read
In the large-scale live broadcast of "My Book of Life", more than 20 hosts from China Central Radio and Television shared their "Book of Life" with the audience as "readers" together with cultural experts.
The Greater Bay Area Lawn Reading Club held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen is one of the highlights of this live broadcast. At the reading meeting, Ge Jianxiong, a famous scholar and director of the library of the University of Hong Kong Chinese (Shenzhen), Ye Xiaogang, a famous composer and founding dean of the Conservatory of Music of the University of Hong Kong and Chinese (Shenzhen), and Yu Keling, editor-in-chief of Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., as the "leading readers" of the Greater Bay Area Grassland Reading Club, shared their "books of life", told the thinking and inspiration brought by good books, and also conveyed the charm of reading.
The "Picture Book Story Club" reading activity held in the Children's Hall of Longgang District Library was also presented in the live broadcast. Many groups of parent-child families and CCTV children's channel host "Brother Jindou" presented the audience with a picture book world full of imagination and fun through the wonderful interpretation of picture book content, and received countless applause.
Those who love reading know that in recent years, more and more cultural celebrities have come to Longgang to participate in reading activities. The famous writer Zhang Kangkang came to Longgang to share her creative career, A Lai shared the "power of walking" behind the two masterpieces "Journey to the Western Highlands" and "The Story in the Clouds", Li Jingze came here to talk about "Dream of Red Mansions", and writer Deng Yiguang and national first-class screenwriter Yang Zhengguang talked about culture and film and television......
In fact, the gathering of 44 cultural experts, including Fan Jinshi, Wang Jingsheng, Fan Xi'an, Li Jingze, and Xu Yangsheng, is also a treasure trove for reading activities in Longgang District. The "Think Tank Famous Scholars' Book Recommendation" activity, hosted by these cultural experts, continues to provide high-quality books for Longgang readers.
Through cultural experts, Longgang has connected more readers, and it has also made reading a common practice in Longgang.
According to the data of Longgang District Library, in 2023, Longgang District will hold 2,586 reading promotion activities of various types throughout the year, with 1.877 million citizens participating. Driven by cultural experts and driven by high-frequency reading activities throughout the year, reading has become a daily habit for many people.
In Longgang
There is no shortage of places to read
In the live broadcast of the CCTV Reading Carnival, a flash mob of urban recitation in Longgang District was impressive. In the video, 5 hosts from CCTV as "readers" and Longgang citizens of different ages and industries started urban reading together in cultural landmarks such as Xiangyunyi Pearl Beach, Crane Lake New Residence and Longgang Children's Library, spreading the concept of reading anytime, anywhere, and anytime.
In Longgang District, people who love to read have never lacked their own reading space.
Located on the campus of CUHK-Shenzhen, Neishan Bookstore is a branch of a bookstore with a long history of 106 years and is also a spiritual gas station for college students; the book bar on the U-shaped lake in Universiade Park is the most suitable for ordering a cup of coffee to read quietly in front of the window; the sky city of cats in the ancient town of Gankeng is a gathering place for countless literary and artistic youth; and the Xiangyun Station on the bank of the Longgang River is perfect for people walking their babies......
Such outstanding reading spaces have been increasing in Longgang in recent years. On April 23, the famous writer Chen Yan shared his reading experience in the Jihua Gushuli Cultural and Creative District, which is a newly opened one. The cultural and creative block is composed of the "Ancient and Modern Books Integration" collection hall, the national map cultural and creative store, the ancient book room, the Mao Dun Literature Award bar and other spaces. It presents readers with a new and open cultural space that integrates the collection of ancient books of Chinese traditional culture, modern cultural and creative exhibitions, parent-child picture books, book bars and other elements.
In addition to the niche but "out of the circle" reading space, there is no shortage of reading space for the public in Longgang District. The country's first all-round and multi-dimensional high-end intelligent book city - Shenzhen Book City Longgang City is a must-visit place for book lovers. Longgang District Library is the first in the country to create the "Longgang Model" of vertical management of the main branch of the library, and has built 40 directly affiliated branches, 172 branches and grassroots service points. Residents of Longgang can enjoy a tranquil reading experience at their doorstep.
Whether it is inviting cultural experts to Longgang to carry out reading activities, or making every effort to build a national reading brand, or creating more reading spaces in the whole district, we can see Longgang's dedication to "reading".
At present, Longgang District is vigorously implementing the strategy of strengthening the cultural area, and making every effort to build "five cities and one corridor" (a city of creativity, a city of reading, a city of music, a city of oil painting, a city of vitality, and a corridor of digital innovation) to create a charming urban area with "strong books, sound of piano, and strong creativity". Reading has become the background color of the urban area of Longgang, and it has also enriched the connotation of "Shenzhen Longgang, the city of a better life".
Come to Longgang and meet a self who loves to read more.
Written by: Nandu reporter Yan Peng