On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, the melodious sound of the piano floated out from the hall of Shanghai Bookstore . Crowds filled the hall but no one was making any noise. Everyone was feeling the beauty of the music.
"The Power of Reading·Late Night Bookstore Festival" poster
This is the scene of the special event "The Power of Reading·Midnight Bookstore Festival" with the theme of "Music and Reading" at Shanghai Bookstore Fuzhou Road store. Shanghai Bookstore invited piano artist Kong Xiangdong to the scene to exchange reading experiences with readers.
Kong Xiangdong
"Human beings have two languages, one is text and the other is music. For me, the end of text is music, but if you don't understand the beginning, how can you get to the end?" After playing a piece of music, Kong Xiangdong said Sharing his understanding of music and words with readers.
Kong Xiangdong said: "Each of us is writing our own life, why should we read? I only live once but I want to have more, so I enrich my experience by reading other people's life courses. We will encounter in our lives There are many hardships, maybe I didn’t go to the ideal school, maybe there are many worries that no one can point out, but the book has its own golden house, which will give us the answers.”
“The Medical Code of Music Strange Cases ” is recommended to readers by Kong Xiangdong. book of. Mahler After all, he still failed to break the "curse of the Ninth Symphony." Is it because of the doctor's assertion that he suffered from rheumatic heart disease? Why does Mozart , who wrote so much beautiful music, like to use foul language so much? Did Tchaikovsky die from a glass of water, or was he forced to commit suicide due to gay pressure? What disease caused the talented cellist Dupree to lose feeling in his hands in his prime, unable to judge the weight of a bow, and die young?
Illnesses of the body and soul have a great impact on musicians' creations. Neurologist Huang Zhenxia used his rich medical and humanistic knowledge to explain in detail how brain cells control musicians' thoughts, feelings, personality and even destiny. "The Medical Code of Musical Mysteries" covers all aspects of music, literature, medicine and cultural history, making it an interesting read.
"In many books, humanistic knowledge and scientific knowledge have strict cultural barriers and are irrelevant to each other. "The Medical Code of Musical Mysteries" builds a bridge between the two cultures and looks at music and related music from a doctor's perspective. "The history of the book," Kong Xiangdong said, "The author integrates medicine into music and life, and derives completely different ideas. I believe readers will have more different feelings about music after reading it." Dancer Zhu Jiejing recited an excerpt from Jin Yucheng's novel "Flowers of Flowers" for readers in the video. "Hidden in the past and present, history and humanity are written all over the city of Shanghai." This is Zhu Jiejing's reading of "Flowers". feelings.
Zhu Jiejing
Wang Peiyu
Peking opera actor Wang Peiyu sent an online video to share her reading experience with readers. Wang Peiyu recommended "Search for the Scriptures", the sixth book in the "Traditional Cultural Relics Tracing Series" by bibliophile Wei Li, which covers multiple research angles such as sound exegesis, textual textual research, legal system, and doctrine analysis. It quotes a wealth of references and refines the essence of Chinese humanities. High standards. Wang Peiyu summarized her reading experience: "Follow the footsteps of the masters, explore the Chinese civilization, and appreciate the beauty of the Chinese quintessence."
"Seeking the Scriptures"
Jiang Li, deputy general manager of Shanghai Xinhua Media Chain Co., Ltd., said at the scene: "This is the Shanghai Book City after the epidemic. The first offline event held, the lights of 'Midnight Bookstore' will shine into the hearts of every reader. The brightly lit bookstore is also the most beautiful night view in the city of Shanghai. "
" The Power of Reading·Midnight Bookstore Festival" 26. There will be two final event days on the 27th and 27th. During the event, the 25 participating bookstores took "Reading Life·Night Reading Time" as the theme, giving full play to the brand cultural characteristics of physical bookstores and the advantages of online and offline channels, and carefully planned many cultural activities for citizens during the first "Shanghai Nightlife Festival" Cultural consumption adds more experiences.
