Creating innovative practices for united front culture in the new era, the joint exhibition of united front calligraphy and painting works in the four regions of the Yangtze River Delta opens at the "Roots of Shanghai" in the Yangtze River Delta | Culture | United Front Work
On July 21st, the "Shanghai United Front Culture Week" Songjiang themed event - the joint exhibition of united front calligraphy and painting works in the four regions of the Yangtze River Delta opened at the Songjiang Art Museum.
There are over 100 works in this joint exhibition, created by calligraphers and painters from the Political Consultative Conference Calligraphy and Painting Institute of Linping District, Hangzhou City, Changfeng County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, and Songjiang Tongxin Calligraphy and Painting Institute. They depict the new development of the new era and the hundred year history of united front work, demonstrating firm cultural confidence and deep patriotism. The exhibition will be held from July 21st to August 25th.
Why hold a joint exhibition of united front calligraphy and painting works in the four regions of the Yangtze River Delta in Songjiang, Shanghai? The organizer stated that Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui in the Yangtze River Delta region are close neighbors, with mountains and rivers, geographical proximity, close relationships, integration of industries, and cultural brilliance, embodying the common cultural genes of the Jiangnan region. Shanghai Songjiang has a profound historical and cultural heritage, with a continuous cultural heritage. Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has become the cultural center of the Jiangnan region, with numerous talents and celebrities. Dong Qichang, an outstanding representative of the Huating School of Painting, holds a very important position in the history of Chinese art. After the opening of Shanghai as a port, Songjiang absorbed advanced Western technology and culture, and blended with the profound Jiangnan culture, giving birth to and nurturing the Shanghai style culture. In modern times, famous calligraphers and painters such as Hu Gongshou, Yang Baoguang, Fei Yan, Zhang Zhuocheng, and Cheng Shifa emerged, shining brightly. The Shanghai United Front Culture Week is an innovative practice of united front work in the new era based on Jiangnan culture, Shanghai style culture, and red culture, focusing on showcasing the cultural soft power of the Yangtze River Delta region.
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"I hope that literary and artistic creators will not forget their original intention, keep their mission in mind, unite and strive on the new journey, guide their enthusiasm and artistic talent in calligraphy and painting to serve the development of regional economy and society, and promote the high-quality development of the united front cause in the new era."
Fang Jiansen, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, stated that the Yangtze River Delta United Front Work Cultural Organization should use calligraphy and painting as a bridge, strengthen friendship, showcase the culture and style of various regions, unite foreign cultural and artistic figures, and promote the development of the Yangtze River Delta cultural and artistic industry and economic and social progress.
On the day of the opening ceremony, guests gathered, and representatives of calligraphers and painters from Songjiang, Shanghai, Linping District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, and Changfeng County, Hefei City, Anhui Province also held a pen club activity, splashing ink and brushstrokes to depict the love story of the four places.
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The culture of the Yangtze River Delta region has gathered the historical genes and regional characteristics of Wu culture, Yue culture, Shanghai style culture, and Huizhou culture, gradually blending and developing into a consensus and recognition of Jiangnan culture, laying the foundation for the construction of cultural soft power in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. With the implementation of the national strategy of integrating the Yangtze River Delta, the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor has evolved from a highway to an important component of the national strategy of integrating the Yangtze River Delta. It is like a spotlight, driving nine cities including Shanghai Songjiang, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Jinhua, Suzhou, Huzhou, Xuancheng, Wuhu, and Hefei to accelerate their integration into the development matrix of the Yangtze River Delta. The new era's united front work has also changed from a "solo play" to a "chorus", effectively improving the efficiency of serving the overall reform and development.