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based in beijing, radiating across the country and influencing the world, the 9th beijing october literature month will kick off on september 7.

this year's literature month is themed "literature embraces the times, reading illuminates life", highlighting the "1+17+n" feature. "1" refers to beijing, the main venue for the event, "17" refers to beijing's 16 administrative districts + economic development zone, and "n" refers to n hot literary check-in spots, specialty bookstores, schools, cultural spaces, etc., covering beijing to the maximum extent, linking tianjin and hebei, and setting up a branch venue in shanghai for the first time. nearly 100 activities of various types will cover all aspects online and offline. with literature as a carrier, we will unite and gather writers, promote high-quality creation, promote international exchanges, and guide public participation.

excellent literary works from beijing, tianjin and hebei appear on stage

at the opening ceremony of this literary month and beijing literature forum, the theme of "riding the wind northward - ten years of beijing-tianjin-hebei literature activities" will be launched. writers from beijing, tianjin and hebei will gather together to discuss the creative achievements of beijing-tianjin-hebei literature in the past ten years.

it is worth mentioning that the specially planned october literature night will select literary masterpieces from different periods in the beijing-tianjin-hebei region. popular works such as "teahouse", "thunderstorm", "lotus pond", "how far is forever", "the altar of earth and me", "strange people in the world", "the cat sanya goes up to the roof", "baoshui", and "northward" will be brought to the stage. through reading guidance, opera and drama performances, situational drama reproduction, theme song singing, original dance performances, writer story telling, and guest interviews, the audience will be led to feel the eternal artistic charm of classic masterpieces.

feeling the unique charm and far-reaching influence of beijing literature is the tradition of beijing october literature month. "the light of literature illuminates beijing - the launch of the book series 'beijing in a century of literature'", "xu zechen's 'walking on the grand canal' theme live broadcast with 'going north'", "new book launch of 'stories of the central axis, the backbone of beijing city' and walking on the central axis", "new book launch of 'art and culture beijing series'", "xicheng poetry tour route collection and works recitation", "telling rural stories well - tuao's 'collection of stories from western beijing' sharing session", "literary masters and haidian theme exhibition", "red culture collection", "'xishan yongding river cultural belt' field investigation" and other unique beijing-flavored literature series activities will meet the public through new book releases, writer sharing, work collection, recitation exhibitions, theme walks and other forms.

contribute new strength to chinese literature

it is worth looking forward to that at the opening ceremony of the 9th beijing october literature month, the inaugural issue of beijing literary review, which fills the gap in beijing’s literary review journals, will be released. the selected writers for the third “wang meng young writers support program·annual featured writers” will also be announced at the same time. beijing october literature month continues to contribute new strength to chinese literature.

writers, critics, and scholars such as wang meng, li jingze, wu yiqin, qiu huadong, shi zhanjun, shu ting, alai, liu qingbang, fan xiaoqing, wang song, guan renshan, yin xueyun, li er, luo weizhang, zhang li, li hao, qiao ye, yi zhou, liang hong, li xiuwen, xu zechen, and shi yifeng gathered together. a series of new book launches, work sharing sessions, work seminars, reader meetings, and parent-child reading clubs will be held through the "october" special event of xinhua reading·shanghai book city flash week, the "literature illuminates youth" themed open day, the "'beijing' colorful culture youth blooming" action plan, the "october reading" series of popular literature activities, etc., which will enter thousands of households in a combination of online and offline ways, demonstrating beijing's responsibility and commitment as the national cultural center.

"international exchange" has richer content

the "international exchange" section of this year's literature month is richer than in previous years. activities such as copyright signing ceremonies, writer talks, lectures, international student sharing sessions, global essay awards, and chinese culture and beijing style experiences will continue to use literature as a bridge to promote exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations.

the "i love beijing" 2024 global youth call for papers award ceremony invited 10 chinese and foreign award-winning authors to come to beijing as messengers of civilization exchange and mutual learning. korean writer kong ji-young, malaysian writer li zishu and chinese writers qiao ye and liao jing will talk about the female power of asian novelists under the theme of "the world opens before us". the foreign students' book sharing session allows international students to tell about the world they see in chinese literature. relying on the profound historical and cultural heritage of xicheng district, beijing, the lilac poetry society global chinese poetry collection activity continues to unite poets and poetry lovers around the world and discover newcomers in the chinese poetry world. in the end, the 24 winners will be invited to participate in the 2025 lilac poetry society.

relevant officials introduced that the rich and colorful international exchange activities during the literature month will give full play to the resource advantages of beijing as a historical capital, a national cultural center, and an international exchange center, lead the development trend of international literature, build a bridge for mutual learning between chinese and foreign literature, promote international literary creation, translation, and publishing exchanges and cooperation, and promote the "going out" of literature.

the 9th october literature month is hosted by the publicity department of beijing municipal committee, the cyberspace administration of beijing municipal committee, the beijing federation of literary and art circles, and the beijing xicheng district committee and district government, supported by the china writers association and the chinese book review society, and mainly organized by beijing publishing group, undertaken by beijing daily news group, beijing radio and television, the beijing news, beijing distribution group, and the beijing writers association, and co-organized by beijing federation of returned overseas chinese and other units.

source: beijing daily client

reporter: lu yanxia