I had a discussion with children’s author Shua Shua and learned about her passion of telling people’s untold stories, and of her desire to spread a message of hope. So too, did the 3rd century figurines – these little people seemed to hold some stories. Meanwhile the story of the museum being built on the newly discovered archaeological site of the ancient city, and with a design built on light, created a strong image for me. I was struck by the bookshop being an experimental space blending books and craft and film, and the idea presented by those involved that people’s feelings can only be triggered if an object has some human connection. I visited the Phoenix Cloud 24 Hour Bookstore and the Oriental Metropolitan (Six Dynasties) Museum. From nearly 9000 kilometres away from my home in Edinburgh in Scotland, I was able to ‘go’ to Nanjing. In October 2020, I was offered a virtual writing residency with Nanjing City of Literature. Here we post some selected works, may our readers enjoy. We hope Nanjing’s innovative attempt of the residency program can bring some inspirations to fellow UNESCO Cities of Literature, we firmly believe that communications cannot and should not be suspended under the epidemic.”Īt the end of this residency, all 7 writers that participated in the 2020 Nanjing International Writers’ Residency Program submitted their original literary works completed during the residency. To prepare the contents online, we spent a lot of time on contents collection, edition and translation to ensure the quality of communication, to give each resident writer some accurate and vivid sense of our city through these contents. Our program features two what we call ‘face-to-face’ meetings that will take place online between resident writers and local writers and citizens. These options cover Nanjing’s cultural history, literary achievements, masters and masterpieces, cultural landmarks and cultural spaces. Lilas Yuan, director of Nanjing Literature Centre, said, “We have carefully prepared 10 options of contents for resident writers. Nanjing’s call for application received positive responses from many other UNESCO Cities of Literature.ĭue to the unlikelihood of international travels, Nanjing’s program shifted to a mode of online experiences, make communications and interactions through internet. Nanjing being one of the few cities in the sub-network where city cultural life has been greatly restored, tried to make contributions to the network by holding a special residency program. Many cities had no choice but to cancel or suspend their plans of hosting resident writers. In the year of 2020, the global pandemic crisis made it very difficult to continue such residency programs. Since Nanjing’s designation, and even before that, Nanjing has played an active role in hosting international writers through its annual residency program. Writers’ exchange and residency is a common practice promoted throughout the sub-network of Creative Cities of Literature. In accordance with the mission of UNESCO, Nanjing, as the only UNESCO City of Literature in China, embraces cultural diversity and urban inclusiveness, values mutual aid and mutual learning between different countries. On October 31, 2019, Nanjing was designated UNESCO City of Literature. A number of Southeast Asian countries that rely on the Chinese vaccine have recently announced that they will use vaccines from other manufacturers.Selected Works: 2020 Nanjing International Writers' Residency Program It is not known if the infected were vaccinated. Some on Chinese social media have questioned the effectiveness of the Chinese vaccine against the delta variant. Local officials in Nanjing say seven of those infected are in critical condition. Tests show that the virus has now spread to at least 13 cities, including Chengdu and the capital Beijing. The airport administration has been reprimanded, and the Communist Party's disciplinary body determined that there were "problems, such as lack of supervision and unprofessional management." The virus has spread to at least 13 cities. Officials believe the hotspot is linked to a more contagious, delta strain of the coronavirus, and that the infection has spread due to the discovery of the virus at a busy airport. Officials also began mass testing after criticism for their "failure."Īll 9.3 million residents of the city, including those who came to visit Nanjing, will be tested, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. According to state data, nearly 200 people have been infected since the virus was detected at the airport on July 20th.Īll flights from Nanjing Airport will be suspended until August 11, the Global Times reported.
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