In March of this year, as one of the most important events in the global publishing industry, the 2025 London Book Fair was held at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London, UK, attracting nearly a thousand exhibitors and over 30000 publishers from around the world. During this period, the theme exhibition "Symphony of Love and Dreams - Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare" was selected for the London Book Fair, becoming one of the construction contents of the English speaking Countries Translation Exchange Center. It is reported that Tang Xianzu was a famous playwright and literary figure in the Ming Dynasty of China, who created the timeless work "The Peony Pavilion"; William Shakespeare was a playwright and poet of the English Renaissance, and many of his works are classics of world literature. How could two literary giants living in the same era cross time and space to "hold hands" more than 400 years later? This needs to start from the creative location of 'The Peony Pavilion' - Suichang County, Lishui, Zhejiang. In ancient times, Suichang was an underdeveloped mountain county. Tang Xianzu had been a Supervisor of the County here for five years, and wrote the Peony Pavilion, which has been sung to this day. He also left many stories about being friendly to the people and clean government. Throughout, Suichang has vigorously protected and inherited the culture of Tang Xianzu. In 2006, the local government issued a ten-year plan for the development of Tang Xianzu culture in Suichang County. Later, Zhejiang Province sent a special Zhejiang Kunju Opera Troupe to visit the United Kingdom together with a delegation from Suichang to bring the Peony Pavilion to Shakespeare's hometown, Stratford Town in Manchester, England, to carry out performance exchange activities for the local people. In 2016, China and the UK held a series of cultural exchange activities to commemorate two world-renowned literary giants, which became a great story of cultural exchange between China and the UK. By performing classic works by two playwrights on the same stage, we showcase the way of mutual appreciation, beauty, and common cultural exchange, which has sparked a viewing frenzy overseas Kunqu opera performer Ke Jun, who experienced this cultural exchange firsthand, said, "The longing for beauty is a common emotion of humanity. Traditional opera such as Kunqu can enable people from different cultural backgrounds to communicate, connect, and blend well, and is a charming business card for Chinese culture to 'go global'." According to data statistics, since 2009, the Suichang County delegation has visited Suichang 11 times for exchanges, and the British delegation has visited Suichang 4 times. On the basis of deepening the exchange of Tang and Sha cultures, both sides have also explored in-depth exchanges and cooperation in cultural, educational, tourism and other fields between the two places. At present, Suichang has also established friendly relations with Stravde Town. Looking at this themed exhibition, it vividly showcases the life era, creative process, and artistic achievements of Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare through literary works, historical images, and other content. Among them, the Tang Xianzu section also highlights his representative works and Suichang Tang Xianzu's cultural and creative products, attracting many international friends to visit. Taking the London Book Fair as an opportunity, Tang Xianzu's culture once again shines on the international stage. It not only vividly reproduces the artistic achievements of Chinese and British drama to global audiences, but also allows the world to deeply feel the unique charm of China's excellent traditional culture The relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of Suichang County Committee said. (New Society)
Edit:Lin Bodan Responsible editor:Li Yi
Source:CCTV
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