Students of Beijing Normal University: Pursuing Traditional Culture

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"Don't let traditional culture leave us too far away"

Wang Xiaofei is a real Beijing boy. He likes traditional cultural forms such as cross talk and Beijing opera since he was a child. But he found that in this modern society where fast food culture is becoming more and more popular, the atmosphere of traditional culture is gradually fading.

"When chatting with many friends, they will feel that traditional culture is really far away from us." Wang Xiaofei said.

In Wang Xiaofei's impression, few friends are willing to listen to Peking Opera and learn Chinese studies. Even if it is a popular cross talk, they only listen to it on TV occasionally.

Liu Yang, president of the Federation of Student Associations of Beijing Normal University, feels the same way. Before entering the university, she couldn't imagine that she would be interested in singing poetry. The first time she entered the Nanshan Poetry Club of the school, she saw what singing poetry was.

"The students are wearing antique clothes, and the poems are sung in the cadence that they echo each other. The form is particularly shocking." She said that at that moment, she had a special desire to learn. Since then, Liu Yang has become a follower of the choir, and ancient poetry is no longer far away from her.

Dan Yu, a liberal arts student who also worked in Nanshan Poetry Club, once knew nothing about singing poetry. At the opening ceremony of the college, he heard a poem "An Ancient Warsong", which was different from what he had recited before. It was no longer an ancient poem that was difficult to understand, but a vivid performance of melodies flying every word. He was moved by this form.

In the eyes of these young people, opera is a cultural form farther away from them than singing poetry.

Before entering the school's Kunqu Opera Research Association, junior Che Yi's understanding of Kunqu Opera was limited to a concept. I heard it once in high school, like "I didn't understand a word when I listened to the gobbledygook." At that time, he thought that he might never have an intersection with Kunqu opera again in his life.

But when he really entered the Kunqu Opera Club, he began to get started with his predecessors and gradually understood the meaning of the lyrics of each scene. Coupled with singing softly, he suddenly felt interested. Che Yi thinks that if everyone has a chance to know about Kunqu Opera, maybe many people can become followers of this traditional culture like them.

Student associations make traditional culture blossom everywhere on campus.

It is understood that there are more than a dozen Chinese learning societies in Beijing Normal University, such as Organ Society, Nanshan Poetry Society, Xiao Di Society, Crosstalk Society and Yiya Kunqu Learning Society, which hold dozens of activities every semester.

Crosstalk Association, established in 2006, adheres to the cross talk performance and inherits the tradition. It holds special performances and laughs every year. Nanshan Poetry Society was founded on April 2, 2007. The name of the club "Nanshan" comes from Tao Yuanming's famous sentence "Pick chrysanthemums under the hedge, and see Nanshan leisurely". The poetry club popularized the ancient art form of classical poetry singing among students. The "Chinese chant" classic reading association was established on 2012121,aiming at promoting Chinese excellent traditional culture through reading activities and collectively reading classics at a fixed time every morning and evening. The Association also held the Beijing University Culture Return to the Chinese Dream Summit Forum and the traditional classic reading summer (winter) camp for two consecutive years. ...

However, at the beginning of their establishment, these student associations were not as prosperous as they are now.

When Che Yi took over as the president of Yiya Kunqu Opera Society, he was once worried because few people were really interested in Kunqu Opera.

"At that time, Kunqu Opera performed by itself, and many people didn't buy it." He said. In the new semester, some students came in, but stayed for a while and left.

However, he and his companions did not give up because of the coldness of Kunqu Opera Club. "We will get together every semester to practice cappella and improve our professional level." Che Yi said that they also joined the Peking University Kunqu Opera Heritage Plan, contacted Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre, and invited some famous actors to perform several opera performances on the campus of Beijing Normal University. The teachers' professional performances attracted the attention of many students.

In order to make these societies "thrive", the Youth League Committee is also working hard. "Every community engages in activities or performances, and we will give support in terms of venues and funds." Ding Qian said that in addition, the Youth League Committee also actively builds a platform for students to study and study traditional culture and carries out traditional culture learning activities; Build a practical experience platform of traditional culture, cultivate a team of seed students, practice traditional culture, and participate in social services and the spread of Chinese studies; At the same time, the project of "Building an Education Platform for Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture Based on the League Activities in Colleges and Universities" was applied to the Central Committee of the League as the key work of the school.

Students provoke the beam of traditional culture inheritance on campus.

In Beijing Normal University, these small community organizations on campus are also trying to plan some big activities to influence more people to understand and accept traditional culture.

A huge cross-strait traditional culture salon for college students was held in Beijing Normal University a few days ago. The traditional culture club of Beijing Normal University and the friends of Taiwan Province Normal University joined hands to present a feast of traditional culture for the students of Beijing Normal University.

This activity, which started in 2009, is attracting more and more college students, and there are many such activities in Beijing Normal University.

Wang Xiaofei didn't expect that the "Yan Gui Hui" traditional culture festival he participated in planning last year ignited many students' interest in traditional culture, and dazzled them with crosstalk, opera and guqin performances.

What delighted him most was their carefully organized lectures. At first, he was worried about silence, but after several lectures, Wang Xiaofei found that his worry was unnecessary.

"For example, we invited experts to talk about the collection, how to identify the authenticity of the collection and the charm of calligraphy." After the lecture, many students shouted "Harvest" and asked various questions around the teacher.

In another lecture on classical poetry singing, Professor Sun Yongzhong, director of the Chinese Department of Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan and an expert on classical poetry singing, listened to the students' explanations with great interest, so that it was delayed for a long time.

Nanshan Poetry Club not only organizes performances on campus, but also brings the cultural form of singing poetry outside the school.

"Sometimes we will go to some middle schools to teach middle school students to sing poetry, and sometimes we will go to the community to teach the elderly to sing poetry." Dan Yu said.