Mi hometown city of Xiangyang naming of Chinese calligraphy at Award Ceremony

BEIJING, June 10 Xinhua Xiangyang (Tu Yu-Qin Guo country) Northern famous calligrapher - Mi Fu Xiangyang Hubei hometown city, was awarded the city the title of Chinese calligraphy. June 10, the Chinese Calligraphers Association related to leadership, in the Han River in the Ancestral Hall of rice named before the awarding ceremony held in Xiangyang, Hubei Province and the city became the first Chinese city of the 9th Chinese calligraphy.

Mi Fu, the Bank said "rice Xiangyang", a famous calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Cai Xiang, Huang collectively, the "Song Four" to "Midian landscape" painting technique known to the world, and its work, "Yan Shan Ming "In 2002, the price to a record 29.99 million yuan per painting and calligraphy works at the domestic auction record. As the hometown of Mi Fu Xiangyang, by the style of Mi Fu calligraphy, painting and numerous lovers. Currently, the city has more than 50 members of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, more than 220 members of provincial and municipal levels more than 560 members, more than 350 works in various competitions in the country into the show.

In recent years, Xiangyang City Hall in the rice based, vigorously to create "Mi Fu calligraphy" brand, increasing infrastructure construction, and vigorously implement the calligraphy personnel training project, has built an exhibition hall, extending or repairing a meter Ancestral Hall; integration of the City Stadium, Nakanobu House, are more than 10 resources, more than 20,000 square meters exhibition hall as calligraphy and painting exhibition exchange; annual investment of more than 60 million yuan of special funds for organizing various activities in calligraphy; the art of calligraphy into the city in Primary education teaching system, set the test subjects for the students; named "Rice Public School", "m of public primary schools" and some other characteristics of the school of calligraphy.

Meanwhile, the city in order to promote the art of calligraphy on the city level, as the starting point for painting contest, held for 10 years, "International Calligraphy will," "national historical and cultural city style Painting and Calligraphy Competition", "National Tax System Painting Competition" "National primary and secondary school painting competition", "National Famous Artist Exhibition" and other national competitions. Last year, the city is also the brand Mi 1.5 billion investment to build an international cultural and creative industries Mi Park project will be started soon.

In 2008, the city launched the "city of Chinese calligraphy" reporting. January 21, 2011, after rigorous review of Chinese Calligraphers Association, awarded the Xiangyang market, "Chinese Calligraphy city" title. Chinese Calligraphy city was organized by the China Federation of Literature Award, the Chinese Calligraphers Association, launched in 2006 in 10 cities nationwide selected only after there is Suzhou and Hangzhou, 8 cities get the title.

Party secretary of China Calligraphers Association, in the Vice Zhao Changqing, the Chinese Calligraphers Association Vice Chairman Zhang Qin changed, deputy governor of Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Zhang Tong and Xiangyang Li Xinhua, the mayor and other leaders do must be male, attended the naming ceremony. (End)