2018年CRI Nanjing seeks upgraded cultural and art development

 

The Streaming down the Yangtze team is in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province and the second largest city in East China.

Situated¹ in the Yangtze River Delta² region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties.

The city is also the center of art in Jiangsu, with some of the leading art groups of the country based there.

For more on this we are now on the line with CRI's Yang Guang, who earlier talked with the curator of the Nanjing Museum and visited art centers in the city.

The Nanjing Museum is already one of the largest museums in China. Is the museum seeking kinds of exhibitions? What can visitors expect from the museum in the future?

Yesterday we had a chance to talk with the curator of the Nanjing Museum Gong Liang. The Nanjing Museum has over 400,000 items in its permanent collection. Especially notable is the museum's enormous collections of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain³, which is among the largest in the world. But Gong Liang told us the new pattern of the exhibition would not be limited by the reputation or the significance of one particular exhibit, but focus more on the story and whole history and culture the items present. He gave us an example- some carbonized rice at the neolithic⁴ age. The rice is not comparable to to other renowned⁵ antiques in terms of its value or fame. But it proved that agricultural activities have started in this region some 8000 years ago. So the museum is expected to have more of these displays in the future that don’t necessarily include world-known relics⁶ but use some small items to tell a story or a period of history.

The Nanjing Museum is also working with other countries’ museums to co-exhibit at its site. We also visited two of these kinds of displays yesterday. One is a Jurassic World exhibition and the other is a European painting display collaborated⁷ with a gallery from Czech Republic. 

What can you tell us with regards to Nanjing's latest art development?

The latest art related news of the city is the opening of Jiangsu Center for Performing Arts. The center is one of the largest of its kind in the world and includes a 1500-seat concert, a 2200-seat opera house and a 1000-seat drama theater. The facilities of the center are all world class, able to hold most of the large-scale shows. The center was opened in 2017 and in the one year operation some top class philharmonic orchestras and dramas have been performed here. 

I had talked with a fan in classic music in the center and she told me that with such a place set up in Nanjing, she barely missed one concert held here. She also said local government of Nanjing has constantly subsidized the performance center to help organize concerts, so often the ticket for audience is 50 percent off, which is a good benefit for fans like her.

The staff of the performance center said that the attendance rate of the center almost reached averagely 50 percent last year and this year they aim to organize more Chinese characterized concerts and dramas and attract more audience.

That was CRI's Yang Guang with the Streaming down the Yangtze team.

1 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

2 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

3 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

4 neolithic   

adj.新石器时代的

参考例句：

• Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
• The monument was Stone Age or Neolithic.该纪念碑是属于石器时代或新石器时代的。

5 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。

6 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

7 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。