The Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou is a comprehensive cultural venue built to commemorate Tang Xianzu, one of the world’s hundred great cultural figures and a master of Ming‑dynasty drama in China. It is also one of Jiangxi Province’s ten major memorial halls dedicated to historical luminaries.
Expert Interview from the Tang Xianzu Academic Symposium (No. 8) | Liu Wenhui: Unearthing the Cultural Spirit of Eminent Figures to Provide Practical Momentum for Development
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2023-01-11
Vice Dean of the School of Teacher Education, East China University of Technology
“I hope that the Tang Xianzu Symposium, this important platform for cultural exchange in Tang studies, will become a well‑established brand, attracting more experts to participate,” said Liu Wenhui, vice dean of the School of Teacher Education at East China University of Technology, in an interview on November 11 during the 2022 China (Fuzhou) Tang Xianzu Academic Symposium. In his view, the symposium’s scope has expanded beyond the field of opera studies to encompass the preservation and development of Linchuan culture, with its discussions becoming both deeper and broader.
“Through various initiatives such as bringing opera into schools and classrooms, we enable young people to engage with opera culture up close, fostering a vibrant atmosphere in which teachers and students alike learn, love, master, and enthusiastically perform operas.” Speaking about how universities can effectively preserve and popularize the theatrical legacy of Tang Xianzu, Liu Wenhui stated that institutions can leverage academic expertise to deepen research on Tang studies, while simultaneously strengthening public education in Tang Xianzu’s literature and opera. This could involve offering relevant courses, establishing student‑led clubs, and organizing cultural activities. By promoting and passing down opera culture, we can safeguard the “roots” and “soul” of the Chinese nation, ensuring that traditional culture endures and thrives across generations.
Liu Wenhui stated that our city has achieved fruitful results in the study of Tang Xianzu’s cultural legacy. Moving forward, we should demonstrate a strong sense of cultural leadership in driving development, continue to explore the deeper meanings of Tang Xianzu’s culture, and place particular emphasis on uncovering the cultural ethos of Tang Xianzu and other prominent figures of Linchuan culture, transforming these insights into tangible forces for building a new Fuzhou.
“Through various initiatives such as bringing opera into schools and classrooms, we enable young people to engage with opera culture up close, fostering a vibrant atmosphere in which teachers and students alike learn, love, master, and enthusiastically perform operas.” Speaking about how universities can effectively preserve and popularize the theatrical legacy of Tang Xianzu, Liu Wenhui stated that institutions can leverage academic expertise to deepen research on Tang studies, while simultaneously strengthening public education in Tang Xianzu’s literature and opera. This could involve offering relevant courses, establishing student‑led clubs, and organizing cultural activities. By promoting and passing down opera culture, we can safeguard the “roots” and “soul” of the Chinese nation, ensuring that traditional culture endures and thrives across generations.
Liu Wenhui stated that our city has achieved fruitful results in the study of Tang Xianzu’s cultural legacy. Moving forward, we should demonstrate a strong sense of cultural leadership in driving development, continue to explore the deeper meanings of Tang Xianzu’s culture, and place particular emphasis on uncovering the cultural ethos of Tang Xianzu and other prominent figures of Linchuan culture, transforming these insights into tangible forces for building a new Fuzhou.
(Reporter Li Jiang)
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