On the afternoon of June 30, a unique children's storytelling competition was held in the performance hall of Hangzhou Gongshu District Youth Activity Center, where 30 young contestants from all primary schools and kindergartens in the district gathered together to compete for this grand event of inheritance and innovation.
The alleys are deep, the wooden buildings are kind, the old-fashioned signboards, the stone port, and the bricks and tiles along the ancient canal are full of stories, and these stories become vivid and interesting through the stories told by the young contestants. "The Origin of the Fish Bridge", "Gongchen Bridge Tangqi Cake", "The Story of Yao Demen", "Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors" and other stories full of "canal" characteristics were originally only circulated in books, but now the little girls on the canal make the stories more three-dimensional and more convenient through storytelling. Grandpa Sun, who is in his 70s, grew up by the Gongchen Bridge, and after listening to the children's stories, he said vigorously: "I grew up by the canal since I was a child, swimming in the river, catching fish, and listening to the stories told by my grandparents, but I didn't realize until today that there are so many stories by the canal, which really opened my eyes!" It's even more beautiful to think that this group of little guys spoke wonderfully! That's great! ”
Yu Linxing, a well-known national storyteller and deputy director of the Story Committee of the Chinese People's Association, was also invited to serve as a judge for the finals of Gongshu District last year, and he was particularly excited to come again this year, he said: "There are many highlights this year, the first is all around the theme of the canal, which is very distinctive, for outsiders like me, it is equivalent to an in-depth tour of the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal; Second, the overall level of narration of the children this year has improved significantly compared with last year, and it can be seen that the tutors and the organizers have put a lot of effort behind the scenes. ”
After fierce competition, 2 special prizes, 8 first prizes, 10 second prizes and 10 third prizes, and 5 excellent organization awards were finally selected. The successful holding of the "Juvenile Intangible Cultural Heritage" selection competition not only provides a stage for children to show their talents, but also allows them to have an in-depth understanding of traditional folk tales in practice, exercise their courage and enhance their self-confidence. The game attracted many citizens to watch, and the relevant online platforms simultaneously broadcast live, and the cumulative number of views of the whole game reached 340,000.
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The event was co-sponsored by the Hangzhou Gongshu District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Tourism and Sports and the Hangzhou Gongshu District Education Bureau, and co-organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Archives, the District Cultural Relics and Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, and the Classic of Mountains and Seas Magazine.