Modern Express News (Reporter Zhang Ran Pei Shiyu/Photo) On February 5, the second "Taste Culture, Enjoy Cultural Tourism" special press conference of the 2024 Nanjing "Serving the People to Celebrate a Good Spring Festival" series of themed press conferences will be held.
A reporter from Modern Express learned that during the 2024 Spring Festival, the Nanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles will launch a city-wide New Year themed activity of "Art Moves the New Year·Nanjing Literary and Artists Accompany You to Celebrate the New Year with Art", covering drama, music, art, photography , calligraphy, folk literature and art, literary criticism and other art categories, a total of 50 major items and more than 160 activities, sending a special "Literary New Year Gift Box" to the general public and friends.
Li Zhiping, member and vice chairman of the Nanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, introduced that so far, the municipal writers and artists association and Nanjing Art Museum have carried out nearly a hundred activities. The Municipal Drama Association held special performances of Yue Opera and Peking Opera in Pukou and Gaochun; the Municipal Music Association held an audio-visual concert to welcome the New Year in Jianye District; the Municipal Miscellaneous Association carried out a magic-themed charity performance to welcome the New Year in Qixia District; the Municipal Music Association held a New Year's Eve magic-themed charity performance in Jiangbei New District The New Jinling Crosstalk Conference was held.
The "All Things Are Born" 2024 Nanjing Spring Festival Art Exhibition, jointly launched by the Municipal Artists Association, Municipal Photography Association, Municipal People's Association, and Nanjing Art Museum, selected outstanding works of art, photography, folk literature and art, etc. at Nanjing Art Museum and Baiyunting in Gulou District. The exhibition was held at the Cultural and Art Center and Qixia District Cultural Center and will last until the end of February; the Municipal Evaluation Association held a folk custom lecture at Zijinfang of Nanjing Tourism Group.
Since mid-January, the Municipal Calligraphers Association has organized nearly 300 outstanding calligraphers in batches to carry out dozens of activities in various districts to send Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" that are popular among the masses. Calligraphers at the two levels in the urban area delivered more than 130,000 Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters that conveyed new wishes for the New Year and carried deep nostalgia into the hands of the general public, benefiting more than 100,000 people.
Next, the calligraphers’ associations at the city and district levels will continue to organize calligraphers to send Spring Festival couplets and blessings to the citizens at Nanjing South Railway Station, Nanjing Subway, major citizen squares, New Era Civilization Practice Center and other places, so that they can have a happy and peaceful New Year. The atmosphere is thicker.
Nanjing citizens can also enjoy rich New Year cultural life at their doorstep. Jiangbei New District has launched the Year of the Dragon Gifts丨Dragon Clouds in the Sky·New Year Sending Cultural Creativity, children's activities "Handmade Lantern Making", Jinling Bamboo Carving Exhibition and other activities; every Saturday from January to February, Gulou District will hold the Baiyunting Cultural and Art Center The Baiyunting Public Welfare Theater Workshop has been opened to provide high-level performances on a regular basis; Jiangning District has carried out "New Year Garden Party, Celebrate the New Year in Style" themed performances, "Neighbor Village Gala", and "Searching for the New Year" in various streets, communities, and New Era Civilization Practice Centers. Activities such as "New Year's Customs and New Year's Fair" to welcome the New Year, civilized market volunteer services, "stall" play and endless market fun.
In Nanjing’s city exhibition hall, there are also various colorful cultural activities, adding a strong festive atmosphere to the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon.
At the Victory Crossing Memorial Hall, there is "How Loud the Victory Songs - Exhibition of Revolutionary Songs During the Liberation War"; at the Jiangning Art Museum, there is the "Loess Mark" report exhibition on the sketches of Lu Liang, the nine Jiangsu people; at the Yuhua Art Museum, there is " Jiangsu Provincial Calligraphy Court·Writing Era—2023 Exhibition". At the Liuyutang Art Museum, there is "If there is a dragon, there is a spirit - 2024 Dragon Theme Art Special Exhibition"; at the Zhuzi Art Museum, there is "2024 Zodiac Exhibition - Dragon, Han and Phoenix Wings".
In addition, Qiqiao Urn Park launched "Jinling Flowers Blooming and Returns at Seven Bridges - The First Jinling Flower Market in Nanjing Qiqiao Urn Park in 2024", Pukou District Bulao Residents Folk Culture Experience Center launched folk experience activities, and other art exhibition halls such as Muyang Gallery also Many fine art and calligraphy works were on display. Citizens can watch exhibitions, appreciate art, and enjoy a lively and fulfilling Spring Festival holiday in the city’s exhibition halls.
