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Better meet the spiritual and cultural needs of rural areas

2026-01-14   

Recently, Henan Yu Opera actors encountered a sudden heavy snowfall while performing in Xizhai Village, Yanshi District, Luoyang. On stage, the actors were dressed in thin costumes, and even though their fingers were frozen, they persisted in performing; Off stage, hundreds of spectators stood in the snow, holding umbrellas to watch the show, their eager eyes remaining unchanged... In the midst of the wind and snow, the loud and clear tone "sang" the dedication of opera performers to art, and made us realize that in the new era of rural areas, there is a greater need for a rich and colorful spiritual and cultural life. In today's increasingly affluent material civilization, the demands of rural people for spiritual culture are also constantly increasing. Their love for public cultural products such as opera, music, and painting is immersed in every bit of daily life. Take Yu Opera as an example, it is deeply rooted in the soil of the Central Plains and is a cultural memory that is difficult for the locals to let go of. Those widely sung classics are either echoes sealed in childhood alleys, or old dreams cherished in the river of time. When the melody rises high, the audience not only gains spiritual resonance, but also a cross temporal connection between individuals, rural areas, and old times. It is the cultural genes flowing in the blood that are reactivated and awakened, and continue to thrive in the tacit interaction between actors and audiences. Even if the cold snow falls on their faces, it cannot stop their footsteps from coming to watch the play. This persistence actually makes this love more pure, sincere, and not to be let down! However, it must be said that there is still significant room for improvement in the supply of spiritual and cultural products in rural areas compared to cities. This is reflected in the backwardness of infrastructure, as well as insufficient financial support and a lack of high-level theater troupes to carry out "sending culture" and "planting culture" activities. To achieve comprehensive rural revitalization, the construction of spiritual civilization is undoubtedly an indispensable part. How to further fill the gap in spiritual and cultural aspects among rural residents? Urgent efforts are needed from government departments, theater troupes, and every cast member. The infrastructure construction of public cultural services is like the cornerstone of a building, which urgently needs to be consolidated and improved. This requires appropriate policy guidance and financial support from relevant government departments, and measures such as optimizing venue equipment and improving supporting service quality to bridge the "last mile" of public cultural construction. As the saying goes, only by "setting up a good stage" can one "sing a good show". How to enable actors to perform freely and allow the audience to enjoy comfortably requires the relevant departments to persevere and exert continuous effort. Actively guide the theater troupe to go deep into the grassroots and help cultivate its own cultural team locally, responding accurately to the cultural demands of the masses in a more affordable and cost-effective way. For example, many regions promote the development of "one yuan theaters" through financial subsidies, delivering high-quality and reputable content to grassroots levels without increasing the economic burden on the masses, allowing people to enjoy a cultural feast at their doorstep; For example, the light and easy to carry "artistic light cavalry" team, with its flexible and convenient characteristics, delivers excellent works to remote areas such as deep grasslands and border posts, and helps grassroots frontline cultivate their own artistic strength, continuously improving their self-development "hematopoietic function", gradually becoming an important part of the process of cultural benefit to the people. Of course, in order for excellent works to truly benefit the public, the role of actors and crew members should not be underestimated. Only by encouraging them to always maintain a sense of craftsmanship and sincerity, internalizing the concept of "being close to the people and integrating into them" into their own practical actions, leading the social trend upwards and towards goodness, can the gentle breeze and drizzle of "art for the people" brush over thousands of mountains and rivers, and nourish a wider range of fertile fields. (New Society)

Edit:Momo Responsible editor:Chen zhaozhao

Source:Guangming Net - Guangming Daily

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