Source: Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
On the morning of December 16, the awarding ceremony for the “Hometown of Chinese Poetry” and the “Advanced Unit of Chinese Poetry Education” (2019) and the press conference of “All-round Victory” of Poetry Creation in Qinhuangdao was held. Shanhaiguan and Beidaihe were awarded “Hometown of Chinese Poetry”, which marks all the 7 counties and districts in Qinhuangdao City have been awarded this honor, and Qinhuangdao City is one of the 3 cities of all-round victory of poetry creation in China.
At the press conference, Liu Qinglin, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Poetry Society, read out the notice and awarded the “Hometown of Chinese Poetry” and “Advanced Unit of Chinese Poetry Education”.
The Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attaches great importance to the work of creating the “city of Chinese poetry”, and clearly proposes that the establishment of the “city of Chinese poetry” should be implemented as a strategy to create the “civilized city”, enhance the quality of citizens and continuously satisfy the cultural needs of the people. Since 2007, Changli County, Lulong County, and Funing District of Qinhuangdao City have successively won the honor; Qinhuangdao City was awarded the “City of Chinese Poetry” in 2017 by the Chinese Poetry Society, then Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County and Haigang District won the honor; the honor was awarded to Shanhaiguan District and Beidaihe District this year marking all counties and districts in Qinhuangdao City have been entitled “Hometown of Chinese Poetry”, and this is an all-round victory.
In addition, 13 units including Qinhuangdao Municipal Bureau of Transportation, Qinhuangdao University for the Elderly, and Xianshengli Primary School in Haigang District were awarded the “Advanced Units of Chinese Poetry Education.” All levels of Qinhuangdao City have actively promoted poetry education into institutions, schools, communities, enterprises, and scenic spots in accordance with the criteria for the establishment of the city of Chinese poetry. There are 76 model units and 22 advanced units of poetry education with the newly-awarded 13 units.
Qinhuangdao City has also vigorously developed grass-roots poetry organizations in accordance with the local conditions. So far, there are 238 urban and rural poetry organizations, with 7,768 members at the county and district levels, including 1,126 municipal members, 224 provincial members, and 182 members of the Chinese Poetry Society.
Appendix
1. “Hometown of Chinese Poetry”:
Shanhaiguan District
Beidaihe District
2. “Advanced Unit of Chinese Poetry Education”:
Municipal Transportation Bureau
Zhongliang Huaxia Great Wall Wine Company
Qinhuangdao University for the Elderly
Bank of Qinhuangdao
The First Pass under Heaven Scenic Spot, Shanhaiguan District
Xinghua Primary School, Shanhaiguan District
Jianqiu Road Community, Beidaihe District
Caigezhuang Primary School, Beidaihe District
Experimental Primary School, Beidaihe District
Haibei Road Primary School, Beidaihe District
Experimental School Affiliated to Teacher Development Center, Haigang District
No.3 Primary School, Donggang Town, Haigang District
Xianshengli Primary School, Haigang District
(By Reporter Zhang Hui from Yanzhao Integration Media)
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