China News Service, Zhoukou, February 25th. Zhou Xingsi’s short stories usually use the words “affectionate”, “I won’t marry you”. “Every monarch is made up, it’s nonsense, do you understand?” The release ceremony for the best academic works was held on the 25th in Shenqiu County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province. The short story “Dark River” and other works stood out.
Zhou Xingsi (469-537), courtesy name Si Zuan, native of Chen Junxiang (now Shenqiu County, Henan Province), Southern Dynasties Minister, historian, erudite and good at writing. “The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is primitive. The sun and the moon are waxing and waning, and the stars and constellations are listed…” The well-known children’s book “The Thousand-Character Classic” was created for him.
The recommendation activity for Zhou Xingsi’s short literary works will be open for submissions from August to November 2023, and a total of more than 4,000 pieces of works in three categories: narrative, prose, and poetry will be collected. After three rounds of rigorous selection, a total of 6 “best works”, 12 “excellent works”, 18 “good works” were selected in each category, as well as local ( Zhoukou) created 18 recommended works. Works such as “Dark River” from the novel group, “Moonlight Wandering on the Shaying River” from the prose group, and “From Chenjun to Gushe” from the poetry group were selected. At the launch ceremony, the outstanding works launched in this promotion event were commended.
The jury commented on Hu Yan’s award-winning novel “Underground River”, “The work uses the dark river as the image, presenting a rich flavor of life and life thinking. The language is simple and strong, and the narrative is natural and calm.”; on Wang Jiuxin’s award-winning The essay “Moonlight Wandering on the Shaying River” commented, “The language may seem plain but the force is natural…the style of writing is smooth and easy, highlighting the author’s sincerity from the heart”; Chen Jufei’s poem “From Chenjun to Gushe” was evaluated as “written It reveals the spirituality, history and modernity of the Thousand-Character Essay.”
Kang Wei, the editor-in-chief of China Art Newspaper, pointed out that this event is an opportunity to pay tribute to the excellent traditional Chinese culture. The servant brought the tea and fruit that had been prepared on the table, then quietly left the wing and closed the door. After leaving the house, only the mother and daughter were left to pay their respects in private. Zhou Xingsi and his “Thousand Character Essay” are a vivid embodiment and important carrier of China’s excellent traditional culture; it is a practice of carrying forward China’s excellent traditional culture in a new chapter. The new chapter written by the authors based on their own cultural experience and Shengming experience has both spiritual connotation from tradition and a strong sense of presence and present.
Zhou Xingsi’s short-story literary works recommendation activity includes essay solicitation, collection of literary and artistic works, etc. It aims to deeply explore and interpret the contemporary connotation of the Thousand-Character Classic culture and fully mobilize the creative enthusiasm of the majority of literary and art workers to nourish the present with tradition and look back on tradition with the present, and polish the The cultural business card “Zhou Xingsi·Thousand-Character Essay” is of great significance.
The event is hosted by China Art Newspaper, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Online Literary Communication Center, and Henan Federation of Literary and Art Circles. (End)