The finals of the “Poetry Education in China” Interpretation Contest, a signature event of the 8th Chinese Classics Recitation, Writing and Speech Contest, were recently held. Organized by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Commission, the contest was conducted under the guidance of the Department of Language Application and Administration of the Ministry of Education, with the Language and Culture Press coordinating its various events. The finals were jointly hosted by Beijing Normal University and Northeast Normal University (NENU).
Rooted in the fine tradition of Chinese poetry education, the “Poetry Education in China” Contest provides an important platform for contestants to showcase their work, exchange ideas and carry forward the classics. Leveraging its distinctive strengths as a normal university, NENU will continue to deepen education on fine traditional Chinese culture and its practice of nurturing students through poetry, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese classic culture, and contribute to the promotion of the national common language and script and to the building of China into an education and cultural powerhouse.
(From News Center, translated by Fu Yingying, revised by Chen Yanxu)
