2015年CRI Hebei: Cultural Prosperity to Boost Economic Development

 

This is Ping Opera, one of the most popular art forms in northern China.

It origins trace back to Luan County here in Hebei.

The County has been officially named "the hometown of Ping Opera."

As part of this year's Luan River Cultural Festival, singers, painters and calligraphers from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, or as its being dubbed¹, Jing-Jin-Ji, are gathering² here in the county.

Zhang Junling is a renowned³ Ping Opera artist.

"With the central government pushing culture in the Jing-Jin-Ji region, we, as artists, are doing our best to help. Luan County is a good example. There is a lot of cultural heritage in the Luan River area. It's history flows out into the culture of Tangshan downstream. I believe Luan County is the root of our culture in Hebei."

One of the advantages the Jing-Jin-ji region has is its cultural similarities.

This makes it easier when it comes to communication and collaboration⁴.

Liu Lanfang, vice⁵ president of the China Federation⁶ of Literary and Art Circles says the development of culture in the capital region will help promote economic development as well.

"This year's cultural festival in Luan County includes a business and investment conference. In this way, we think cultural activities can provide a platform where business activities are the main performers. As you know, the County has just been named 'the hometown of Ping Opera.' This will help enhance our traditional culture. The local leaders really want to promote cultural development. Luan County itself is on a plain, and doesn't have much in the way of natural resources. This is why the local officials want to develop culture and tourism, because it's both necessary and cost-effective."

Professor Liang Benfan with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says promoting the local culture will help increase tourism.

"There are a lot of cultural and tourist activities in Hebei. Beijing is massive tourist destination on its own. But the question is, how do we stretch Beijing's influence into other parts of the region? If we can do this, Hebei will be much better-known throughout the world. If we can find a way to better-promote Hebei through reform and innovation, it will go a long way to help generate cash, which will help both the public finances and society in-general."

For CRI, I'm Luo Yu reporting in Hebei.

1 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

4 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。