Xia Yan: Simple and Pure Personality and Style of Writing

Since the 1930s, when people evaluate and discuss Xia Yan’s literary and artistic creation and its individual characteristics, they tend to be associated with key words such as realism, refinement, dilution and significance. Just as in July 1943, Ye Shengtao wrote a poem for Xia Yan’s play "Fascist Bacteria", which was well received by all walks of life in Chengdu: "Xia Yan’s style is simple and clear, and Chinese drama art is well-known. I am glad to hear that today’s two difficulties are combined, and I will see the glory moving to Jincheng. " It has to be said that simplicity and elegance are not only the artistic style of Xia Yan’s masterpiece Fascist Bacteria, but also the consistent and beautiful experience brought to readers and audiences by a large number of well-known chapters left by Xia Yan’s various creative practices for more than 60 years.
Xia Yan
Beyond written expression, stage performance, screen projection and other media forms.
The historical situation of the modern world and modern China, especially the development trend of "left-wing" culture and revolutionary literature and art since the May 4th New Culture Movement, together with the integration of China and foreign countries, the intellectual literacy and the literary talent with pure nature and flourishing heart, not only prompted Lu Xun, Guo Moruo and other outstanding ideological enlighteners to give up their own "scientific" ambitions and embark on the road of soul salvation, but also "abandoned their jobs and joined the literature" for young Xia Yan and became China.
According to incomplete statistics, in the whole 20th century, during his revolutionary career and writing practice of more than 60 years, Xia Yan occasionally dabbled in or intensively worked on investigation reports, translated works, current affairs reviews, movie scripts (original or adapted), drama scripts (original or adapted), reportage, short stories, poems, radio plays, news interviews, close-up editorials, newspaper supplements, essays and essays. He has also published or published far-reaching works in the fields of film, drama and literature theory and criticism, wandering freely between creation and theory and criticism, and galloping between originality and translation and adaptation. His carrier spans many different media forms such as written expression, stage performance, broadcast transmission and screen projection. Although in the history of modern culture, many intellectuals have intentionally or unintentionally devoted themselves to this rich and diverse cross-media writing, it is rare to see such extensive, in-depth writing practice as Xia Yan’s, which has made great achievements.
It is particularly noteworthy that Xia Yan’s cross-media writing always meets the needs of the times and reality, and has been developed and gradually completed in his social activities and revolutionary practice. In this process, Xia Yan always turned to many teachers, worked diligently and quietly, and integrated his unique social experience, personality characteristics and spiritual temperament into different genres, themes and media, forming a simple and elegant personality and style of writing. During the "Left-wing League" period, Xia Yan was deeply influenced by Qu Qiubai, and changed and rewritten the seemingly ordinary news report in the newspaper to make it a literary work with ideological significance, artistic appeal and stronger "accusation", so as to freely switch between news style and literary style. Tian Han also made it clear in the preface to "A Story of Sorrow for the City" that Xia Yan’s accomplishment as a journalist is also very helpful to the playwright. In his view, without the sensitivity of the times and familiarity with and insight into social events, Xia Yan might not have written such excellent modern dramas as One Year, Heart Prevention, and A Story of Sorrow for the City. At the same time, Xia Yan’s theory of time or plays made people feel "consistent and sincere thoughts of worrying about the time".
Because of this, Xia Yan will constantly change his professional identity and try to write across the media according to the situation and needs, at least in the fields of reportage (Bonded Worker), drama script (Under the Roof of Shanghai), film script (Spring Silkworm, Blessing, Lin Jiapu) and film theory criticism (Several Problems in Writing Film Script).
Xia Yan (middle) is with Ba Jin (left) and Bing Xin. Information picture
Explore the different characteristics of reportage, stage performance and screen projection
Xia Yan’s great achievements in the field of cross-media writing not only depend on his extraordinary diligence and talent, but also benefit from his mastery of unique media characteristics.
In fact, although the writing of reportage, drama script, film script and even film theory criticism is ostensibly a literal grasp or literary expression, he knows better than anyone that the real audience of these different genres of writing is not "readers" in the general sense, but readers, listeners and audiences who want to gain different insights and inspirations through various media.
Due to specific historical reasons and his important position in modern literature and drama film movement, when Xia Yan entered reportage, drama script and film script creation, he basically had a relatively direct dialogue with the corresponding social groups, stages and cinemas. Therefore, the literariness of writing is always intertwined with the publicity of social concern, the drama of stage performance and the cinematic nature of screen projection. Because of this, this unique cross-media writing must be based on accurately grasping the media characteristics of reportage, stage performance and screen projection, that is, "writing for society", "writing for stage" and "writing for screen".
As far as writing for the screen is concerned. Film is an imported art form. When the "Party’s Film Group" led by Xia Yan was ordered to work as a screenwriter and write film reviews in Shanghai Star Film Company, he should have no personal experience of film as a media characteristic different from literature. However, the great achievements of China’s "Left-wing" film movement can’t be separated from Xia Yan and others’ recognition of the media characteristics of film as a new audio-visual carrier, and their extraordinary efforts in watching one film after another, learning over and over again, and analyzing one frame at a time. Only by truly understanding the characteristics of the narrative, picture, editing, rhythm and genre of movies that are different from those of literature and drama, can Xia Yan win the trust of film directors and production companies more smoothly, and lead the times with a number of excellent plays such as Wild Flow and Spring Silkworm, and create classics in film history. Until 1958, Xia Yan still regarded film plays as a special "business" and a special "learning" with its own special laws and similarities and differences with drama and literature.
It is precisely because we always attach importance to the special laws and media characteristics of film plays that Xia Yan’s "Blessing" and "Lin Jiapu" adapted from Lu Xun’s and Mao Dun’s novels will conquer audiences at home and abroad with their cinematic viewing experience and screen charm, and become simple, elegant and meaningful model works in film history.
The picture of the film "Lin Jiapu" written by Xia Yan.
Expect creators and actors to "have more real life in the play and less drama in the real life"
From beginning to end, Xia Yan kept his dual mission of revolution and literature and art in his heart and shouldered it. What is even more commendable is that Xia Yan did not easily devalue the aesthetic function of literary and artistic creation because of his revolutionary cause, or put aside his spiritual appeal of directly attacking the human soul. On the contrary, a revolutionary’s affinity and intellectual’s bookish spirit always lingered between Xia Yan’s lines, showing a clear track of increasingly profound realism and charming charm in his simple and elegant style of writing.
Xia Yan’s pursuit of realism is not only related to his "engineering" experience in his youth, but also related to his social mission as a professional revolutionary. Similarly, the pursuit of realism is not only a broad road for the May 4th Movement to forge ahead for modern literature, but also inseparable from Xia Yan’s personal temperament of being good at facing reality, always caring for the people and loving the world.
In an article, Wu Zuguang once pointed out that reading Xia Yan’s works, whether scripts, essays or political sketches, will make people think of Chekhov’s "conciseness" and "significance"; Even in appearance, Xia Yan and Chekhov, holding a cane and holding a pipe, look like "quietly observing the world", which is the realistic feature of Xia Yan’s creation. In the screenplay Spring Silkworm, the silkworm breeding nest and rural life are almost recorded, and the colorful metropolis features and all kinds of people in the screenplay Spring Silkworm, the drama screenplay A Corner of the City and Under the Roof of Shanghai, as well as the "realistic description of the characters as much as possible" in the large historical drama Sai Jinhua, have all made important contributions to the development of China’s realistic movies and dramas. The drama One Year is also called "calm and promising realism" by literary historians.
Of course, in the "quiet observation" of the world, Xia Yan showed his calmness in facing the reality and his kindness in caring for the common people. However, he also emphasized more enthusiasm and abundance in going deep into life and discussing the "inner revelation" and "spiritual world" of the characters, and asked the creators and actors to "have more real life in the play and less drama in the real life". From the inside out, we should respect the inevitability and rationality of facts, environment and characters’ words and deeds, and master the accurate proper limit based on reality and the original appearance of human nature, without making useless cries or malicious concealment. This creative practice and literary concept saturated with Marxist humanitarianism can not only appreciate its elegance in Blessing and Lin Jiapu, but also give endless influence and inspiration to later generations.
Indeed, Xia Yan’s simple and elegant writing style, his successful cross-media writing, his unique grasp of media characteristics and his profound pursuit of realism complement each other, making outstanding contributions to China’s culture and art in the 20th century, and leaving a valuable cultural and artistic heritage for future generations. (Li Daoxin, Vice President of Peking University Art Institute, "Changjiang Scholar" distinguished professor)
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Small dining table records 40 years of living standards, and people’s dining consumption has increased by 474 times.

  On April 25, 1993, Xinyuanli grocery store in Chaoyang District had a variety of goods, which fully met the shopping needs of citizens. Zhang Fengshe

  In the past, expensive white-flour steamed bread has now become a common staple food. Eating a foreign fast food has also changed from a "luxury consumption" to a daily consumption. More Chinese food companies have gone out to sea to make money, and the scale of China’s catering market has climbed 700 times … … Over the past 40 years of reform and opening-up, the changes on the small dining table have permeated the ups and downs of ordinary people’s lives, recorded the continuous improvement of ordinary people’s living standards, and witnessed the rapid changes in China’s economy and the improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength.

  Dining table memory

  Meng Xianqi, who lives in Chaonei Toutiao Community in Dongcheng District, is 75 years old. The old man was born in the age of material shortage. When he mentioned the changes on the dining table, what the old man wanted to share most was his story with half a bowl of noodles and a drawer of steamed bread.

  "Not enough noodles, vinegar to gather together"

  In 1979, Meng Xianqi was still a graduate student at Beijing Normal University. One morning, I went out shopping and sending things with my classmates. After I finished, I had to eat out after school. They searched for a long time and found a Daoxiao Noodles Pavilion in Xisi. They only had half a catty of food stamps, which was only enough to buy a bowl. What should we do? Only two people can share it, and one person has two and a half. There is not enough food for two people! Just don’t know what to do, Meng Xianqi saw the vinegar on the table, and vinegar doesn’t cost money. So the two men poured vinegar fiercely. "The noodles are not enough, and the vinegar will come together." Everyone poured a small bowl, and their eyes were so sour! The old man said that up to now, after passing through Xisi, there will still be acid reflux in his stomach.

  Yiti steamed bread quanjiarang

  In 1985, at that time, I still bought food on a monthly basis. Meng Xian started out with a weight of more than 110 kilograms. Two sons, one in the sixth grade and the other in the third grade, were able to grow up. Every month, there was not enough food at home. At the end of the month, he became worried and had to borrow it from relatives and friends.

  Meng Xianqi recalled that flour and rice, that is, white flour and rice, only accounted for 20% of the 110 kilograms, and the rest was corn flour. When cooking, my wife steamed a steamed bun and a steamed bun, and the steamed bun was divided equally between the father and the son, and I didn’t eat any. At this time, Meng Xianqi took out his own steamed bread and gave it to his wife. The children also learned from their father and took out one for their mother. And his wife always said, "Your father has a bad stomach, and eating coarse grains is uncomfortable;" You are growing up and need nutrition. Mom has a good stomach and good health. It doesn’t matter if she eats more coarse grains. " Say that finish and then return the steamed bread, so that you can push me for a while. Every time I think about these old people, I feel uncomfortable.

  Dining table change

  Not only should we eat enough, but we should also eat healthily and well.

  With the development of economy, food and non-staple food are constantly enriched, and food stamps can also be used to buy steamed bread and cakes in the street and in the canteen of the unit; Later, the food ration and food stamps were cancelled, and all kinds of pasta were available in the market. Originally, the steamed bread that had to be let go at the dinner table became the most common staple food, but the food made of coarse grains was more expensive. This expensive and cheap change is the great enrichment of the material life of ordinary people for decades. People no longer just pursue full food, but also eat healthily and well.

  Not only staple food, but also various vegetables and aquatic products are now extremely rich. If 40 years ago, vegetables were "what you eat", it was nothing more than cabbage, radish and potato. Today, 40 years later, there are so many kinds of vegetables that you can’t name them, and you can have whatever you want. In the past 40 years, with the area of cultivated land reduced by nearly 60%, the output of major agricultural products has increased dozens of times. While the number of agricultural products is extremely rich, the variety of agricultural products in Beijing has also achieved diversified and high-end development, especially the promotion and planting of special dishes and out-of-season vegetables, which not only enriched the "rice bag" and "vegetable basket" of the capital, but also made the citizens feel a real sense of gain and happiness.

  Dining table "import"

  The influx of foreign catering brings new tastes and changes.

  On November 12, 1987, the first restaurant in China of KFC opened at No.1 Zhengyang Market, Qianmen West Street, which was also the first foreign-funded restaurant to enter China. On the opening day, it attracted countless customers who came to try early adopters. "All of them were discharged from the door to the other side of Qianmen Street." According to an old employee of KFC, "People are curious about what fried chicken sold by KFC looks like. Many people hold pots to hold it, and some people think that eating chicken is just about buying it, so they will say: ‘ Give me two KFC … … ’”

  At that time, a piece of original chicken from KFC cost 2.5 yuan and a set meal from 7.8 yuan. In 1987, the monthly income of ordinary cadres in China was only about 100 yuan. Therefore, in those days, eating KFC was considered a high consumption. The average family would order a set meal for their children, and the parents would have to eat a little bone left after eating. Some couples chose KFC as the wedding venue. It is reported that the highest single-day turnover of the former store was as high as 160,000 yuan, setting a world record for KFC at that time.

  After KFC settled in Beijing, McDonald’s opened a shop in Shenzhen in 1990, and Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Yoshinoya, etc. also poured into the China market. These international brands of foreign catering not only enrich the catering market, but also bring more diversified catering culture to China consumers. Their advanced management mode has also given a vivid lesson to a number of domestic catering enterprises.

  Dining table "exit"

  Chinese food goes to sea to become the representative of China traditional culture.

  At the same time, as a gourmet country, Chinese food, which represents China’s traditional culture, has been trying to go abroad. In recent years, China Cuisine Association has continuously organized catering enterprises to actively participate in overseas exchanges, skill competitions and exhibition activities, etc., to promote Chinese food culture to the world. According to incomplete statistics, Chinese restaurants have settled in 188 countries and regions in the world during the 40 years of reform and opening up, and the number of restaurants is as high as 200,000. Leading catering enterprises such as Quanjude, Meizhou Dongpo, Haidilao, Huajia Yiyuan and Dadong have successfully expanded overseas markets. According to a survey in new york in 2018, Chinese food has become the most representative element of China traditional culture in the eyes of overseas respondents.

  Near the Harvard campus, Chinese restaurants such as "baobao" steamed stuffed bun shop, Hong Kong House, flame, and Nanbei Jiayuan all have considerable influence. Chinese food is a popular form of catering for local students.

  In new york, known as the capital of the world, Chinese restaurants can be found everywhere. Especially in Manhattan, there have been some restaurants that are very suitable for China’s local tastes. However, considering the acceptance, most Chinese restaurants in the United States will make adjustments to the tastes of local people, such as frying more, being sweeter, being less spicy, etc., and American Chinese food like Zuo Zongtang chicken has also appeared.

  The popularity of Chinese food is inseparable from the prosperity of the motherland, the improvement of Chinese social status and the improvement of Chinese food environment and service.

  Our reporter Sun Wenwen

Fukuhara Ai retired, but the story of table tennis between China and Japan continues.

  CCTV News:If one day any foreign table tennis player can win a medal in the Olympic Games, I hope it is Fukuhara Ai;

  If one day I can only support one foreign table tennis player, I think it will be Fukuhara Ai.

  There are less than 100 days before 2019 and less than two years before the Tokyo Olympic Games, so without warning or a trace of preparedness, Fukuhara Ai told us that he had retired.

  Fukuhara Ai Weibo announced his retirement.

  Fukuhara Ai is probably the first Japanese athlete who received a blessing from netizens in China because of his retirement. As of press time, the Weibo that she announced her retirement has received more than 70,000 reposts, more than 70,000 comments and more than 620,000 likes. I wish her a happy life.

  Fukuhara Ai is probably the first Japanese athlete who "alarmed" the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China because of his retirement. At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 22nd, Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Fukuhara Ai was "loved not only by the Japanese people, but also by many people in China" and was "very cute, and also had outstanding performance in the field of table tennis".

  As of press time, Fukuhara Ai announced his retirement from Weibo’s comment 7w+, forwarded 7w+ and liked 62w+

  Fukuhara Ai, who has a round face and a crisp smile, can be said to be a Japanese athlete "watched and grown up" by netizens from China and Japan. Fukuhara Ai has been training under the guidance of coach China since he was five years old. In the long run, Fukuhara Ai has also forged a deep friendship with China players and even China. In addition to being beaten and crying in the game, Xiao Ai also shed tears in the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. She has always been a lively wave and she is quite depressed in front of the reporter’s camera. "Japan went to 60 people (rescue), so xx is not enough. I am going, at least 61 people." It is this lovely appearance that left a deep impression on China fans, and Fukuhara Ai also had a nickname "porcelain doll". Familiar fans can know a little about her.

  Knowing that four-year-old Xiao Ai participated in the national competition for the first time, she lost her shoes happily when winning, and cried in her mother’s arms after losing; Knowing Xiao Ai’s stubbornness with tears in her eyes and insisting on finishing the training task; Knowing that Xiaoai can say "dry ha" with an authentic northeast accent, knowing that Xiaoai and table tennis players have close feelings, he brings him Japanese cookies every time he meets ZhangJike; I also know that Xiao Ai fought against the three generations of big devils of China table tennis women’s team from Zhang Yining to Li Xiaoxia and then to Ding Ning … …

  The great devil of running water, Fukuhara Ai made of iron. Fukuhara Ai rarely wins against China athletes in international competitions, and his career has been shrouded in the shadow of the "big devil" of table tennis, which is helpless. The advantage of China table tennis team, especially the women’s team, over other players is hellish.

  Fukuhara Ai made his first sound after he announced his retirement, thanking the fans in China and China.

  It’s really distressing that Fukuhara Ai tried her best but couldn’t win, but that doesn’t prevent her from making great contributions to the rapid development of Japanese table tennis. He was selected to the national team at the age of 12 and made his Olympic debut at the age of 15. From 2003 to 2016, Xiao Ai gradually became the absolute core and leader of Japanese women’s table tennis. The younger generation regards her as an idol. Japanese table tennis player Ito Meicheng once said: "Looking at Captain Fukuhara, I know very well that it is not easy for her to bear the name of Japan. If I can become a captain in the future, I also want to be a player like her."

  Under her leadership and influence, a new generation of Japanese players also became attached to China. These players, who were trained in China since childhood, or developed under the training of China coaches and sparring partners, helped Japanese table tennis to make rapid progress, but also laid a deep "China brand". With Fukuhara Ai, a beloved predecessor, as an example, they also gained a lot of "audience affinity" in China.

  More importantly, with Fukuhara Ai’s great concern and the continuous improvement of Japanese table tennis level represented by her, the Japan Table Tennis Association is also making great efforts to develop this sport. Since 2003, the Japan Table Tennis Association has established a national team for primary school students, adjusted the training mechanism of age groups, conducted regular closed training and overseas competitions, and strengthened the training of grassroots coaches. In 2008, the Japan Table Tennis Association built a national training center in Tokyo, and absorbed some professionals including coaches from China and other places, which became the training base of the Japanese table tennis team. Moreover, the Japanese table tennis team has established a system of substituting competition for training, and specially trained a group of players to participate in the world series of adult groups from the age of fifteen or sixteen, which made them feel the atmosphere of the competition ahead of the players of the same age in our country and increased their competition experience.

  In the past two or three years, we can see that although the national table tennis still has absolute advantages, Japanese table tennis has made rapid progress. On the men’s team, Zhang Benzhihe, whose parents are both from China, has defeated Malone, ZhangJike and Fan Zhendong successively. On the women’s team, Meicheng Ito defeated the world champion Liu Shiwen in this year’s team table tennis World Cup finals. It can be seen that Japan’s challenge model to China has taken shape.

  As we all know, from the ITTF to the national associations, from the constant changes in table tennis materials to the changes in the points system and the addition of mixed doubles, it is a "clear thing" to try to limit the absolute advantage of China, and the China table tennis team is also happy in this "encirclement and suppression". Because in the long run, it will do more good than harm to table tennis and the China team. After all, for sports, only more intense competition and stronger suspense can attract more audiences and promote the technical level to a higher level.

  Next, Tokyo, Japan, in 2020 is the focus of preparation and competition between China and Japan in the past four years.

  Wait and see!

  (Text/Liu Chang Zhu Xinyu)

I have traveled to so many places, and these 11 places make me feel worthy of the name and glad you came.

I have traveled to so many places, some places will only be visited once, and some places will be unforgettable.

I put all the things I have been to in recent yearsGlad you came’s travel destinations that feel most worthy of the name are listed and summarized into the following list.

Let’s see if it’s the same as what you think ~

Interested friends can also collect them as a reference for future travel destinations.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Forbidden City, Great Wall, various museums.

Beijing is no stranger to all domestic travelers, but it is a place where even after many visits, I feel that I have not stayed enough.

Although you may have been to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City countless times, you can’t help but stop and enjoy it quietly because there is too much history here.

I counted the beautiful scenery of Beijing that I still want to collect (for example, the four seasons of the Forbidden City), and I will go there four times by visual inspection.

Dialogue between the Son of Heaven and God-Hall of Praying for the New Year

The Modern Pulse of the Ancient Capital —— China Zunhe CCTV Building

China’s International Business Card-The Great Wall

Attached here is a travel guide to Beijing made by Xiaocao, both in video and text versions. Please help yourself:

Travel guide | How many of the eight scenic spots you must visit in Beijing for the first time?

Recommended by travelers! The most classic Beijing tourist route, covering all the must-see attractions.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Potala Palace, Everest Base Camp, Gangrenboqi, Linzhi, Yangzhuo Yongcuo, etc.

Tibet is praised by many people as the destination of the soul, and grass also feels this way when traveling to Tibet.

Facing the mountains and rivers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, we will strongly feel the smallness of human beings; Seeing the piety and simplicity of the Tibetans who worship the Buddha, we can appreciate the boundless spiritual world. There is a feeling that the mind has been soaked and washed.

Potala Palace, a Temple under Heaven

The height of the earth-Everest

The Reflection of Mount Sumi in the Present World —— Gangren Boqi

Tibet is also one of Xiaocao’s favorite travel destinations. Here is a travel plan for Lhasa:

Diary of Lhasa Travel | First Sight of Potala Palace in Lhasa | Jokhang Temple | Travel Guide of Barkhor Street

Lhasa Travel Diary | Take a look at these delicious travel food strategies in Lhasa.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Urumqi, Turpan, Tianshan, Bayinbuluke, Kashgar, Kanas, etc.

I want to go to the northwest and enjoy different scenery. In the northwest, the most important place to go is Xinjiang.

Unforgettable Xinjiang prairie and its warm and lovely herdsmen; The soul-stirring Tianshan Snow Peak and the steep mountain shape; Curious ethnic customs and beautiful fairyland.

Xinjiang, how can it not appear in your travel plan?

Oil Painting in Gobi —— Bayinbuluke

Four Seasons at a Glance-Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang

The Arabic Color of the Western Regions —— Mosque


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake and Emerald Lake.

Qinghai has a similar landform to Tibet, which is better integrated with the Central Plains in culture and life. It is very suitable as a destination for the first time to appreciate the plateau customs.

There are no very famous historical sites in Qinghai, but only beautiful scenery carved by nature, among which Shenhu Lake is especially famous, such as Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake and Emerald Lake.

The Sea on the Plateau-Qinghai Lake

The Mirror of Heaven-Chaka Salt Lake

The Bronze Mirror Made by Salt Pond —— Dachaidan Emerald Lake


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Chunxi Road & Taikooli, Dujiangyan and Panda Base.

Chengdu is the only metropolis with a population of ten million in China where you can see the snow-capped mountains with naked eyes, and it is also the starting point for many travelers to travel westward to Tibet and go on road trip.

Chengdu not only has rich city life and beautiful surrounding scenery, but also is a gourmet capital.

In terms of cost performance, Chengdu can be regarded as a unique position.

Cities and snow-capped mountains

Chengdu’s Business Card-Giant Panda

Activate every Taste Bud-Chengdu Chuanchuanxiang


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Bund, Disney.

Although Shanghai, a ten-mile foreign exchange and a colorful magic capital, is a rising star in China’s thousand-year history, it is a good travel destination.

Shanghai, like Beijing, has an amazing number of flights. No matter where you start from, there are plenty of round-trip trips and air tickets, and you can often buy surprisingly cheap special air tickets.

In Shanghai, you have to go to the Bund. Wandering between Puxi Wanguo Building Complex and Pudong Lujiazui three-piece suite, it seems that you can see the vicissitudes of a hundred years.

As the only Disneyland in the Mainland, this is another reason to attract Shanghai. Disneyland is really suitable for young people to travel, and the childlike experience here will make everyone who is still childlike linger.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Hongyadong, Yangtze River Cableway, Dazu Stone Carving, Wulong.

Chongqing, as the hub of southwest China, has always been a major traffic artery, leaving many interesting historical stories, such as the entrust an orphan to Baidicheng.

Chongqing and Chengdu are very similar, with not only good scenery, good people, but also a list of delicious food.

The Dream of Encountering Spirited Away —— Hongyadong

Dazu Stone Carving, an artistic treasure house from the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Because of work reasons, Xiaocao often goes to Chongqing. Here I wrote a travel guide for Chongqing:

Travel guide | How to play in Chongqing? 3-5 days free travel in Chongqing with itinerary and food recommendation.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Terracotta Warriors, Datang City that Never Sleeps, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda, Huashan Mountain, etc.

Xi ‘an has a history of more than 3,100 years, which is an inexhaustible treasure for travelers.

Visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, traveling around the ancient city walls, enjoying the Wild Goose Pagoda, honoring the film without words, and cherishing the Huaqing Palace are all must-see items in Xi ‘an, but once again, they are not enough for you to experience repeatedly.

The eighth wonder of the world-Terracotta Warriors and Horses

A Thousand-year-old Zen Spirit-Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Witness of Shame and Fading Flowers —— Huaqing Palace


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain, Yumenguan and ghost city.

I want to go to Dunhuang once in my life, which is completely different from the Central Plains.

There are countless scenic spots worth seeing, such as Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Spring in Mingsha Mountain, Yadan in Dunhuang, Yumenguan, ancient city walls and so on.

Pearl bred in desert-Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain

Museum of Grottoes and Murals-Mogao Grottoes

Yadan in Dunhuang-ghost city


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Qinhuai River, Nanjing Museum, Qixia Mountain.

Nanjing is a city with both imperial demeanor and graceful manners in the south of the Yangtze River, and its beautiful scenery has made countless people linger for ever.

Whether it’s the blossoming of flowers in ming tomb, the change of times in the presidential palace, or the sparkling waves of Qinhuai River, it can make people daydream leisurely.

The cradle of Jinling’s ancient culture-Qinhuai River

Nanjing Museum, One of the Three Major Museums in China

The first Xiushan in Jinling-Qixia Mountain

Here’s a guide to Nanjing for friends who are going to Nanjing for the first time.

Nanjing travel guide in autumn is very detailed. Many autumn places are recommended.


  • Travel destinations/attractions: Leshan Giant Buddha, Emei Mountain.

Leshan is worthy of its name, not only because of its scenery, but also because of its food. The so-called "eat in Sichuan, eat in Leshan", Leshan’s food is even admired by Chengdu people.

In addition to the Giant Buddha and Emei Mountain, Leshan is also home to the well-known dervish chicken and spicy chicken, all of which originated from here.

Leshan Giant Buddha, one of the highest statues in the world

Jinding on the Cloud-Emei Mountain


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    On September 10th, the theme song "Burning" and its MV of the torch relay of Hangzhou Asian Games were officially released.

    The torch relay is an important part of the cultural activities of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and it is also an important way to spread the Olympic spirit, publicize and promote the Asian Games, and promote the host city and the co-host city.

    On September 8, the launching ceremony of the torch relay for the Hangzhou Asian Games was held in Yongjin Park Square, Hangzhou, and it is currently being carried out in 11 cities in Zhejiang Province. As an important medium of the torch relay, the theme songs of the torch relay play an important role in enhancing the influence of the torch relay and promoting the torch relay activities.

    The theme song "Burning" released this time is composed by Pang Long and Kong Fandong, and written by Pang Long. The melody of the whole song is passionate and catchy, and the lyrics are exciting and inspiring, showing the fighting spirit in the competition; The arrangement combines light electronic music and heavy rock music, giving people a passionate feeling.

    Also released with the theme song "Burning" is the MV of this song. The performance was performed by YiBo, a young singer, actor and skateboarding promotion ambassador of China. Through the interpretation of the men’s 4× 100m relay teams in YiBo and China, the whole MV, combined with the related scenes of the torch relay of the Hangzhou Asian Games, embodies the goal of "China’s characteristics, Asian style and splendor", highlights the charm and achievements of poetry and painting in the south of the Yangtze River and the wisdom of Hangzhou, conveys the expectation of not being afraid of challenges, welcoming beauty and forging ahead together, and expresses praise for peace, unity, dream, inheritance, courage and strength, which inspires all sectors of society to be full of enthusiasm.

    The price has soared and some of them have been sold out! Those who want to travel quickly prepare.

    Near New Year’s Day, Spring Festival and Winter Holiday.

    Is the desire of many friends to travel far away more and more intense?

    However, those who want to go out should pay attention!

    During the Spring Festival of 2024, the number of air ticket bookings has begun.

    Economy class air tickets for some popular domestic destinations have been

    Spring Festival travel rush in 2024

    From January 26th to March 5th.

    A total of 40 days

    The price situation inquired by a travel client on December 12 th. The reporter of News Square inquired about the travel APP and found that in December and January,

    The price inquired by a travel client on December 12 will last until February 7 and 8, that is,

    The price inquired by a travel client on December 12th.

    The price inquired by a travel client on December 12th.

    The price inquired by a travel client on December 12th.

    so

    If there are citizens who plan to travel during the Spring Festival holiday,

    Is it appropriate to start buying air tickets now?

    Insiders say this is also necessary.

    With the recovery of outbound demand

    Passengers’ willingness to travel internationally has improved significantly.

    Recently, international flights are also continuing to "get new"

    China Southern Airlines plans to

    From December 12th.

    Resume the Zhengzhou-London direct flight route

    A new Guangzhou-Zhengzhou-Luxembourg route will be opened on December 21st.

    December to January next year

    China Eastern Airlines plans to add recovery.

    Shanghai flies directly to Cairo, Fukuoka and Dubai.

    Brisbane and many other routes.

    International and regional routes are expected before the end of the year.

    Reach 80% in 2019

    According to the data of many online travel booking platforms in China, with

    The increase in demand will also speed up the resumption of flights. At present, many cities in China have opened direct flights to Malaysia and other places. In response to the growth of travel demand, airlines have also begun to make capacity adjustment and deployment.

    New Year’s Day and Spring Festival holidays

    Do you have any travel plans?

    Have you bought the plane ticket?

    If the time has been arranged,

    We must seize the last chance to find out!

    Life is about culture, and people with culture can laugh at the end.

    When it comes to culture, some people say that I went to college and studied as a graduate student, so I am a literate person. In fact, this is just a person’s education and diploma, not a real culture.

    So, what is culture? Broadly speaking, culture refers to the sum of all material products and spiritual products created by human beings. Nowadays, there are many interpretations of the definition of culture, but in any case, culture can not be separated from literacy, and culture can not be separated from consciousness. A literate person is a person who can strive for goodness, progress and progress, a person who pursues personality charm, and a person who can be strictly self-disciplined. Such a person is a literate person with connotation.

    Culture, culture, is to educate people. Wen is a civilization, and Wen is a literary spirit! Human society, from ignorance to civilization, this is the progress of society and the development of the times. A person with quality is a person who can arm his mind with culture. Such a person is a literate person and a civilized person.

    Literature needs literature, but also needs culture. We should "create" people with literature and inspire people with literature, so as to keep pace with the times, keep pace with civilization, keep moving forward and strengthen ourselves. The Chinese nation has a long and splendid history and culture of 5,000 years, which makes us proud and glorious. The ancient sages have left us countless famous sayings that inspire people’s minds. These are the great wisdom of life, from which we can absorb spiritual nutrition, implant culture in our hearts, infiltrate into people’s bone marrow, and become a powerful spiritual driving force for life growth.

    Culture and culture are precious in a word "Hua", and culture can be imperceptibly influenced; Culture can be passed down; Culture needs the unity of knowing and doing, being a man should talk less and do more, keep a low profile and do things with a high profile, which is the charm of culture. People live in reality, the commodity economy is a pluralistic society, colorful, singing and dancing, and all kinds of temptations come to us. Many people can’t stand the temptation of feasting, forget their initial heart, lose their kindness, empty spirit, impetuous mood, money first and self first; Some people make a lot of money, but they have no spiritual support, and eventually they fall down on the road of life.

    There was a network anchor named Viya. In two years, she evaded taxes by 643 million yuan, and finally the tax authorities fined her a total of 1.341 billion yuan. She earns hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Some people don’t understand why she should do such a thing as tax evasion when she earns so much money a day. To put it bluntly, it is greed, which is the lack of culture. The lack of greed has been verified in her. People, if they leave morality and kindness, they will be greedy and will eventually be harmed by greed. Such examples are heard from time to time in reality.

    A person can make money without money. Modern society provides everyone with a platform for self-development. As long as a person can work hard and strive for self-improvement, he can find his own life stage. If a person has no morality and culture, even if he earns a lot of money, he will eventually "spit it out". This is called settling accounts after the autumn, which is also called what goes around comes around, and what goes around comes around comes around. This is the causal relationship of life, and it is also a cultural embodiment of being a man.

    To be a cultured person, this culture is to be a self-disciplined person, a person who can control his own behavior, a person who can control his own mouth, and a person who can control his own behavior. Perhaps some people will say that it is really too difficult and too bitter to be a man like this. In fact, suffering is also a kind of culture. If you eat bitter, you can be a master. If you don’t be a master, you have to consciously look for bitterness. This is a self-disciplined life. If you don’t suffer hardships in life, you won’t get rewards. Take pleasure in suffering, take pleasure in suffering, and strive for a life. This is the culture of being a man and a man with literacy.

    What is "culture"?

    Maybe you often hear this sentence: "It’s terrible to be uneducated". So what exactly is "culture"?

    Recently, I saw such an explanation, which was said by the writer Liang Xiaosheng and can be summarized in four sentences:

    Cultivation rooted in the heart; Consciousness without reminding; Freedom based on constraints; Kindness for others! ???

    In other words, these four sentences explain what culture is.

    Self-cultivation rooted in the heart means doing things properly, being calm when encountering many things, and being polite to others.

    It is not that a high degree of education means cultivation, and even some people with high academic qualifications have poor cultivation quality. There are still such people in life! For example, he has a bad temper and often greets other people’s families. Such people, no matter how high their academic qualifications are, are not literate.

    I don’t need to remind myself that I am talking about some details. For example, we can understand the inconvenience of pregnant women and the elderly by car and consciously give up their seats; Stand in line consciously when eating.

    There are still many details. Generally speaking, pay attention to other people’s feelings, and don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you. Take the initiative to care about others, instead of always relying on others to remind you.

    Freedom on the premise of restraint. It is said that freedom is not what you want to do. But there must be a premise.

    For example, what short video sounds are the most annoying when the phone is turned on in public? Why don’t such people consciously wear headphones, but the sound is very loud and boring. Without considering other people’s feelings at all.

    You are free to listen to the sound of your mobile phone, but don’t affect others.

    Kindness for others. What I said is not to embarrass others, but to be good for others from the heart. But it doesn’t mean to be a good man, but to help the poor, punish the strong and help the weak, and care and trust others.

    The above explanations are some of Xiaobian’s own understandings.

    Of course, there are many definitions of culture. But in everyone’s heart, there will be a ruler to measure what culture is. And extracting the essence should be the culture that everyone agrees with.

    Thank you for your attention, and hope to help everyone!

    What is "culture"

    In an era, it not only updated our understanding of culture, but also refreshed our ideas again.

    Just as knowledge is not equal to culture, it subverts our rational knowledge and perceptual habits all the time.

    In fact, in our thinking logic, people often regard culture as the code of conduct of civilization.

    For example, benevolence, courtesy, wisdom and trust, gentleness, courtesy and frugality are all concrete manifestations of behavior culture.

    Therefore, when a person walks under a tree or an obstacle below his height, there is no doubt that he will bend down.

    It should be said that few people even think about how to change it. This is a kind of culture.

    Especially when the elevator door is opened, some people stand aside and wait for others to get off the elevator, and some people are eager to squeeze in.

    These actions are the intersection of behavior and culture, and have nothing to do with education and knowledge. This is also a kind of culture.

    [1] What is culture

    Now that we have talked about "culture", how should we understand and recognize these two words? Of course, in other words: "What is" culture "?

    Generally speaking, what we call "culture" in a broad sense refers to the sum of all material products and spiritual products created by human beings.

    In a narrow sense, it refers to spiritual products including language, literature, art and all ideologies.

    Here, we emphasize that as a kind of "culture", it must have six characteristics:

    (1) universality. The universality of culture is manifested in the common cultural forms in social practice activities, even though different national consciousness and behavior are manifested, they have the same forms of expression.

    (2) Diversity. Under different natural, historical and social conditions, different cultural types and cultural models have been formed, which makes the world culture present the characteristics of diversity as a whole.

    (3) nationality. The traditional culture rooted in the nation is complementary to the development of the nation. So different nationalities have different national cultures.

    (4) Inheritance. The inheritance of culture is the basis of carrying forward and developing culture. If there is no inheritance, of course, there will be no culture.

    (5) Developmental. The essence of a national culture lies in its continuous development and change. A series of cultural products, including today’s automation and informatization, are the results of cultural development.

    (6) the times. In the historical process of human development, each era has its own typical cultural type.

    [2] Cultural background

    I remember that Mr. Li Yanjie, the former professor of Beijing Normal University and vice president of the World Association for the Promotion of Chinese Education, once gave an open class entitled "Virtue, knowledge, talent, truth, goodness and beauty" at the lecture tour in Peking University.

    He said; What is culture? The sum of truth, goodness and beauty is culture.

    It can be seen that what we call "culture" is the product of all-round, multi-level and three-dimensional intersection of fields.

    It not only covers a person’s cultivation, temper and disposition, but also includes family environment, living space, and even genetics and so on.

    My neighbor, Aunt Song, once said, "Without culture, you are illiterate.". This statement is very incisive and hits the nail on the head.

    You can imagine, living in the present, if you don’t even know a big word, this is not a scene, and it has nothing to do with the bridge, but it is incredible.

    [3] It’s terrible to have no culture

    Once upon a time, there was a saying circulating in the society: "It’s terrible to be uneducated", although it was just a network language. But it is a culture in itself.

    Do you know that the cultural content contained in this sentence is far and near, false and real, true and false?

    Perhaps, it may be trying to explain a thing or an action. But I hope it’s just a humorous remark with no practical significance.

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