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How to make the new popular literature and art more outstanding?

2026-01-26   

Literature and art are the horn of the times, representing the style and leading the trend of an era. The "Fifteenth Five Year Plan" proposed that "the new popular literature and art should be prosperous under the condition of the Internet." The Internet has widened the space for the public to participate in literature and art. When mobile screens become draft paper and live streaming rooms become micro stages, the new popular art of "everyone can create" writes vivid footnotes for the times. New popular literature, where is the new? Let's first look at two stories. In 1999, the science fiction novel by power plant employee Liu Cixin was first published. It has been over 20 years since he was first rejected by a magazine. He said that effort and luck are "x multiplied by y", "one is 0 and the result is all 0". In that era, the extremely limited number of publishing channels blocked many people's literary dreams. More than 20 years later, a short poem by delivery rider Wang Jibing went viral and quickly surpassed 20 million views. With recognition, he wrote more and more, publishing four poetry collections in three years. He said he was lucky to unexpectedly become popular, "like a grain of sand on the beach suddenly illuminated by light"; He also talked about the inevitability of effort, 'No seed can run past spring, it will always sprout.'. Some people say that in the Internet era, literature is not "underappreciated", and creation has been "no one left behind". New technologies break down barriers, and the talents of the people are like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, surging into the wave of literature and art. The novelty of new popular literature and art is the novelty of the subject. Public participation, public co creation, public communication, and public love. The peasant women on the field ridge chew the wheat grains to taste like poetry, while the migrant workers talk about themselves on the talk show stage after work... You, me, and him, who bravely "open the wheat", are both characters and authors in the drama; He is not only the protagonist, but also the true master of literature and art. The novelty of new popular literature and art is also the novelty of the times. Unprecedented cultural confidence, building the world's largest education system... Chinese path to modernization is steadily moving forward, laying a solid foundation for new popular literature and art, and also driving the two-way march of material civilization and spiritual civilization. We have not only numerous high-rise buildings, but also towering spiritual buildings of the Chinese nation. Let's take a look at the second question from netizens: How can the new popular literature and art become more outstanding after it becomes popular? New things sprout, often accompanied by the pain of breaking through the soil. "Can 'dopamine literature' stand the test of time?" "Can a fresh label reduce the demand for literary and artistic value?" The game between quality and traffic on the Internet has also brought some concerns. Exquisite products can be unrestricted, "they should be both towering and overwhelming. When it comes to creation, the public has the conditions, abilities, and advantages, but first of all, we need to clarify one truth: "All creative techniques and means are for the service of content." Literature and art should be popular, but must not be vulgar, vulgar, or pandering to vulgarity. Only by firmly adhering to the values of upward and goodness can we create masterpieces that will be passed down to future generations. Why are we always willing to applaud for the 'resonant heartbeat'? This is precisely the key to the outstanding performance of new popular literature and art. Let's listen to the answer of Shan Xiaohua, a farmer writer from Xiji County, Ningxia: "Just because I am at the grassroots level of society, I have indeed experienced such things." "Contrast" is certainly eye-catching, but what ripples are ultimately the spiritual core that blooms in sweat. This kind of work is simple yet sincere enough. At the same time, we should also recognize the practical difficulties faced by popular creators in the past three years. Throughout history, writing works with bones and warmth still requires enduring loneliness. The hurried counting of strokes during labor breaks, the roaring of thoughts in the workshop, "holding both a hoe and a pen", is already not easy. We need to hold an umbrella for grassroots creators, so that more people have the heart to polish their works while working hard to live. Xiji Mulan Academy held a literary event, and some farmers rushed over in a hurry, "unable to wash away the mud from their hands"; Writers from various industries in Dongguan, Guangdong, went to Lu Xun Academy for training and lamented that "dreams have never been so close"... Looking forward to the changes of the times and the progress of China, the people's observations are the most sensitive, and their voices are the most moving. When the sound of keyboard keystrokes, live streaming music, and phone shutter clicks converge into the voice of the times, and when the public collectively paints the "Qingming Riverside Scene" of literature and art, the peak of the new era of literature and art is approaching. (New Society)

Edit:Quan Yi Responsible editor:Wang Xiaoxiao

Source:people.cn

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