Qingpu looks to promote aesthetic education among public
A girl learns woodblock printing in Shanghai's suburban Qingpu District.
Qingpu District has kicked off an array of art activities and contests, which will run through 2024, to promote aesthetic education among the public.
The suburban district celebrated the annual Shanghai Citizens Art Festival over the weekend with duet, Yueju and Huju opera, and kuaiban (clapper talk) performances at Shanghai UNI Vanke Mall.
It also launched an "aesthetic education passport" plan for the first time, inviting residents and travelers to visit cultural and art venues across the district to get relevant stamps, exploring art and reading classics, to win gifts.
A photo exhibition in Qingpu
Applications for a youth singing contest, a folk music contest and a children's dancing contest were launched, enabling the public to fulfill their performing dreams and show off their talents on stage.
The Yangtze River Delta Region Ink Print Exhibition, featuring about 80 ink print works by faculty and students of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and artists from Shanghai, and neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, raised its curtain at the Qingpu District Culture Center, reflecting the understanding of artists on nature and life.
A series of hulusi (a type of Chinese flute) music classes under the collaboration of cultural and tourism authorities of Qingpu and Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, will also be held in the district.
A good touch of art from childhood
The Yangtze River Delta Region Ink Print Exhibition
Date: 9am-5pm, through April 8
Venue: Qingpu District Culture Center
Address: 78 Gongyuan Road, 公园路78号
Admission: Free
