In years of literary research, Xie Youshun, the chairman of the Guangdong Writers Association, has a profound feeling: "Nowadays, when writers write a story about a construction worker, it is generally not as vivid as the worker telling their own experiences, thoughts, and feelings." In recent years, relying on new media, groups such as delivery drivers, taxi drivers, and cleaners have begun to create works. They tell their lives and dreams in written form, and their simple and authentic language and stories have impressed and moved countless readers. This is the power of new popular literature and art. In Xie Youshun's view, the new popular art encompasses anonymous writers and presents their lives. New artists may also emerge among the new public - the circle of writing has been broken, and everyone can be an author. "As more and more creators are willing to write their own stories and express their feelings, this magnificent artistic power will be revealed. Where is the 'new' of new popular literature and art? What are the new traits and manifestations? On May 27th, at the "Prosperous Literary and Artistic Creation" forum of the 2025 Cultural Power Construction Summit, attending experts and scholars exchanged and shared ideas on topics such as the proposal and prospects of new popular literature and art, creative practices, and theoretical comments. Wang Jun, former member of the Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department in Shaanxi Province, has won the love of netizens on online platforms for his numerous essays; As someone without artistic skills, he also created sculptures using new media tools. Wang Jun sighed that the new popular art is increasingly becoming a way of life and production for people. Technological iteration has revolutionized the form of literature and art, and media integration has become another characteristic of the new popular literature and art. Hao Rong, the dean of the Central Academy of Drama, observed that the new popular literature and art has given birth to the phenomenon of "new texts": the fusion of text and images, sound and image in "new texts" has triggered multimodal narratives, giving rise to many vibrant forms of literature and art. The two-way integration of popular literature and digital technology can easily form a community of cultural consensus and feelings, and create a unique narrative system in China, "he said. As one of the earliest literary styles created on the internet, online literature is undoubtedly an important practice of new popular literature. He Hong, director of the Network Literature Center of the Chinese Writers Association, pointed out that online literature is a new literary style of "mass co writing". At present, tens of millions of authors are involved in the creation, and their works can be published in real time. Billions of readers can read and provide feedback at the same time, and literature has entered a new form of instant companionship, dynamic interaction, and collaborative reading. Screenwriter Liu Hua pays more attention to short dramas and videos. He once created a port themed TV drama, referencing many similar short videos. People working at docks and shipping companies record their daily lives through videos. Watching their short videos makes it easy to understand the professional terminology of ship berthing. In Liu Hua's opinion, these short videos demonstrate valuable "people-oriented" qualities - everyone can participate and express life most directly through the lens. While flourishing, the new popular art is also facing challenges brought by the market and traffic, such as commercialization of content creation, formulaic storylines, and the emergence of vulgar content that overlooks and judges ugliness. Jin Dong, head of the China Coal Mine Arts and Crafts Troupe, made a sobering statement: when the creation right is diluted into hits, culture will eventually suffer from hypoxia in the data foam. The delivery poet Wang Jibing deeply feels the happiness brought by literature. "Over the past 20 years of writing, I have come to understand the value of literature to ordinary people; He is also delighted that "amateur writing" has received more attention, and ordinary people have the opportunity to stand out in literature. In his view, "no matter how literature is written, it should return to literature itself, let the work speak, and be more conducive to the long-term influence of literature. Xu Zechen, the editor in chief of People's Literature magazine, believes that popular literature and art require more participants and practitioners, the "popularization" of literature and art, and the ability to "transform the masses". Let literature and art that originated from life better return to life, let literature and art that came from the masses better return to the masses, draw on the vitality of the source, maintain vitality, and strengthen momentum, with a long history. (New Society)