On the evening of July 16, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Chongqing Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Committee, and organized by the Chongqing Library, “Welcome to the New Journey of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China” – the 5th “Scholarly Chongqing Reading Star” The finals of the audio reading contest were held at the Chongqing Guotai Arts Center Theater. It lasted for 5 months, from the fierce competition of the preliminary round, the semi-finals and the finals, the eight groups of players passed all the way through five obstacles and six generals, and finally started the final showdown in the finals, competing for the highest award of “Reading Star”.
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Eight groups of contestants compete once morest each other on two tracks
“Chaotianmen, sell boiled water. Buy tickets to catch a boat in Shazui. Shanghechuan, go down to Fuling, drink a bowl of boiled water and feel good. Fried rice candy, poached eggs, and boiled eggs with salt tea.” That night, with the crunchy Chongqing on the stage The dialect nursery rhymes from far to near, the fifth “Scholarly Chongqing Reading Star” audio reading contest finals kicked off at the Chongqing Guotai Arts Center Theater.
The finals are divided into two chapters: novel reading and poetry reading. In the first part, a selection of novels in four categories of local, espionage, adventure, and fantasy, which are very popular among the citizens and are at the forefront of the annual borrowing list of Chongqing Library, are themed. The next part, from the 5,000-year-old China to the heroic city of Chongqing, from the individual’s protection of the country to the innovation of China’s reform and development, shows the prosperity of the motherland in the new era.
The Gold Award-winning program “The Sound of the Wind”. (for photo)
Immediately followingwards, many wonderful programs such as “The Climber”, “The Power of Five Thousand Years”, and “Piano Songs in the Fields” were staged in turn. The contestants recited with sincerity and moved their voices, bringing the ultimate reading enjoyment to the audience.
At the end of the show, the famous voice performance artist Yan Jixuan returned to the “Reading Star” stage once more and brought a wonderful dubbing performance. The atmosphere of the scene was pushed to a climax once more, and the audience responded with warm applause.
After fierce competition, the third group of contestants Tian Yu, Liu Jing, Zhao Huan performed “The Sound of the Wind” and the eighth group of contestants Liu Shanshan and Xiao Mingyan performed “Piano Songs in the Field” won the gold award. In addition, two groups of contestants won the silver award. 4 groups of players won the bronze medal.
The number of participants reached a new high and exceeded 141,000 for the first time
“Reading Star” is a public welfare reading brand activity for Chongqing citizens, which was originally created by Chongqing Library, and all citizens who love reading can participate without any barriers. The previous competitions covered 38 districts and counties in the city as well as all municipal agencies and units. With the characteristics of high participation, wide radiation and fine quality, a warm and strong scholarly cultural atmosphere has been set off in our city, which has expanded the influence of national reading and helped scholarly Chongqing. building.
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According to reports, the audio reading contest planned by the Chongqing Library has been successfully held for 5 consecutive sessions, and the number of participants has increased year by year, from 50,000 in the first session to 141,000 in the current session.
In 2022, the content and form of innovative reading activities will be opened, and two new tracks of novel reading and poetry reading will be opened for the first time. Novel performance and reading entries are designated as classic Chinese and foreign novels selected by Chongqing Library, including 50 books including “Shan Hai Qing”, “The World”, “Ordinary World” and “Awakening Age”. Since the competition was launched in March this year, 8 semi-finals, 3 offline auditions, and 2 finals have been held in the early stage, with a total of regarding 141,000 participants online and offline. (China Daily Chongqing Reporter Station)
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