2015年CRI 新疆昌吉回族自治州找到促进文化多样性新途径

 

Operating since January, the over 16-hundred-square-meter Culture and Art center in Changji is the second of its kind in Xinjiang after the establishment of "Qifang street" in the capital, Urumqi.

Around 20 workshops have already been set up by local artists covering different artistic¹ genres², including oil painting, folk music and embroidery³.

Local singer Kou Hong from the Hui, or Muslim, ethnic⁴ group in Xinjiang is running a 20 square-meter workshop in the cultural center.

She says she wants to use the new cultural center to promote the Hui singing style known as "Hua'er," or "flower."

"The government has separated the center from the local library in an attempt to provide local artists a platform. This is indeed encouraging. Personally speaking, the center really offers me a big stage where I can not only promote Hua'er folk music, but also embroidery. We have signed a 5-year contract with the center. During the period, all rentals⁵ are free and we only need to pay utility costs and maintenance fees. All others costs are picked up by the government."

Each artist only needs to pay around 20-yuan per square meter a year in running their own workshop.

Cui Jicheng is a renowned⁶ Han oil painter.

His work mostly displays the mountain landscapes of Xinjiang.

Cui Jicheng was the first to establish a workshop at the cultural center at the start of this year.

He says by setting up shop at the center, it allows him to concentrate on painting and leave other issues to the management team at the center.

"In the center, we have a supporting group named 'Houtian International', which is responsible for helping⁷ painters promote their work and find buyers for us. The art center offers us a variety of services ranging from production to sales. Several days ago, many pieces from 14 local painters, including some of mine, were sold out at an art auction⁸ held by the center."

Meanwhile, an Internet startup has also been established at the arts and cultural center.

Cui Fangyi is the manager of e-commerce firm "Teng Yun."

Her team is currently setting up an online store for the art center.

"Right now, we are still in the process of doing our background maintenance. But we will eventually display all the pieces of work from the artists in our center. This will include Hua'er CDs, paintings and embroidery work. Our staff members are all university graduates hoping to work in the e-marketing field. This office and our equipment are fully⁹ provided by the local government."

Cui Fangyi's team is also working on the design of a mobile app to promote local culture in Changji.

For CRI, I am Wang Mengzhen.

1 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

2 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 embroidery   

n.绣花，刺绣；绣制品

参考例句：

• This exquisite embroidery won people's great admiration.这件精美的绣品，使人惊叹不已。
• This is Jane's first attempt at embroidery.这是简第一次试着绣花。

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

6 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。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。