"Youth Literature and Art" 70 Years: Ren Rongrong, Wang Anyi, Jia Pingwa, Chen Danyan, Cheng Naishan were all its authors

"Look, these are all the covers that my mother saw when she was a child." On the afternoon of August 28th, the "Let Flowers Bloom in this Garden -70th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition of Youth Literature and Art" was unveiled at the Pudong Library. In front of a flippable cover wall of "Youth Literature and Art", a mother introduced her daughter.

A mother and daughter stopped in front of the cover wall of "Youth Literature and Art". Photographed by Shi Chenlu

The magazine "Youth Literature and Art" was founded in July 1953, with Mr. Song Qingling personally writing the title and opening statement. It was the first monthly magazine of youth literature in New China. In his opening speech, Mr. Song Qingling wrote, "The publication of" Youth Literature and Art "has opened up a garden in the hearts of young people. Writers should cultivate flowers here, so that young people can live a better, richer, more cultured life, with more abundant energy and strong confidence to prepare for the construction of the motherland."

Mr. Song Qingling personally wrote the title of the publication and wrote the speech "Let Flowers Bloom All Over This Garden" provided by the organizer

In the 70 years since its establishment, "Youth Literature and Art" has not let down this expectation. In this garden, a large number of excellent children's literature works have been published, nourishing the hearts of hundreds of millions of children and accompanying the growth of generations, becoming witnesses to the development history of children's literature in New China. This special exhibition reviews the development process of "Youth Literature and Art" through rich exhibits such as historical photos, celebrity handwriting, and old magazines, presenting readers with a vivid and vivid picture of original Chinese children's literature, triggering common memories for readers and writers.

Representative Works of Shanghai Children's Literature Writers Provided by the Organizer of the Wall

"Looking back at the development of children's literature in Shanghai, we have the richest and oldest children's literature newspapers in the country, over a century old" Children ", 70 year old" Children's Times "and" Youth Literature ", half a century old" Good Children's Painting Newspaper ", as well as over 40 years old" Children's Literature Selections "," Story King "," Little Frog Newspaper ", etc., which have made generations of children's literature writers and researchers stand out, holding high the banner of Shanghai style children's literature." Ma Wenyun, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Writers Association, said that museums, libraries, and publishing houses have shared resources to form a map of Shanghai literature. "Children's literature is an art of love and beauty," said Ma Wenyun. Generations of children's literature workers' dig and dig in the garden ', planting more seeds and blooming more flowers

Starting from its establishment in 1953, it published a series of timeless masterpieces such as "Mindless and Unhappy", "Zhu Bajie's Learning Skills", and "Brave People" in the 1950s and 1960s, which were deeply loved by children. A group of authors such as Ren Rongrong, Bao Lei, Shi Yanbing, Ren Daxing, and Ren Dalin became popular children's literature masters among young readers; After its re publication in the 1970s, Youth Literature and Art entered a "golden period" of development. Wang Anyi's "Who is the future squadron leader", Zhang Chengxin's "Ah, Young Boys and Girls", Chang Xingang's "Alone Boat" and other famous works have opened up a new world in the field of children's literature creation. The representative works of Jin Bo, Cao Wenxuan, Zhang Zhilu, Jia Pingwa, Liu Xinwu, Chen Danyan, Cheng Naishan, Zhang Kangkang, Ye Xin, Xiao Fuxing and other writers met readers here. The magazine once achieved a brilliant monthly circulation of 1.06 million copies per volume.

Provided by the organizer of the cover wall of "Youth Literature and Art"

Since the 1980s, "Youth Literature and Art" has held various activities to cultivate a large number of outstanding writers, including continuously holding more than 20 "National Basic Author Works Series Seminars" for "Youth Literature and Art", holding two "New Sprouts" writing correspondence classes every year from 1987 to 2011, holding the "Zhouzhuang Cup" National Children's Literature Short Story Competition since 2011, launching the annual "Taofen Cup" National Primary and Secondary School Student Creative Composition Competition in the same year, and establishing the "Youth Author Revision Conference" in 2016

Selected wall of illustrations for "Youth Literature and Art" article provided by the organizer

Provided by the organizer of the "Youth Literature and Art" brand event

Lu Mei, the editor in chief of Literary Daily and a children's literature writer, mentioned that the eight character editing policy of "Youth Literature and Art" was established in the 1950s and 1960s, which is "friendly, fresh, diverse, and interesting". "This is a rather" Shanghai style "editing principle. Another characteristic of" Shanghai style "is the selfless dedication of older generation authors and editors to new authors, as well as the open, diverse, innovative and integrated editing style."

"Youth Literature and Art is my 'mother magazine', without it, there would be no life for me today." Yin Jianling, director of the Children's Literature Committee of the Shanghai Writers' Association, sighed, "This is a publication that pays special attention to cultivating new talents." Especially for me, as a particularly young newcomer, receiving revision suggestions from senior editors of Youth Literature and Art such as Shan Dechang and Ren Geshu, and receiving the opportunity to publish works, as Qin Wenjun said, this is like sending charcoal in the snow. The tradition of promoting and cultivating young authors in Youth Literature and Art has continued to this day through revision meetings. "

The special exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of "Youth Literature and Art" will be held until September 28th. The editorial department of "Youth Literature and Art" donated and borrowed a large amount of precious materials for the exhibition, including historical photos, original journal documents, manuscripts, honor certificates, etc. There is a historical photo wall, congratulatory messages from famous artists, as well as a writer counter such as Ren Daxing, Fan Fajia, Shen Shixi, Gui Wenya, and a story counter in the editorial department of "Youth Literature and Art".

"With the changing media environment and diversified consumption of children's culture, it is a common phenomenon for magazines targeting children to face a decline in order numbers. How to continue to maintain the high-quality development of publications is a challenge for the new generation of children's literature workers and publishers," said Zhu Yanqin, Deputy Editor in Chief of Children's Publishing House.