Chinanews.com, Ulan Chabu, April 3rd, title: Musician Kan Liwen's Return to Hometown to Start an Entrepreneurship: "Let more people enjoy the beauty of music for free"
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In the past few months, Kan Liwen hosted a free "music feast" for the people of his hometown in his concert hall in Jining District, Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, giving this northern Chinese city a palace of elegant art for the first time. .
The picture shows the actors performing in the concert hall.
Photo courtesy of Kan Liwen
"There can only be 64 spectators in the concert hall. All are free. I gave this event a nice name called'Beautiful Sunday'." On April 3, Kan Liwen said, "My biggest wish is to let my hometown More people enjoy the beauty of music and the beauty of art."
Eight years ago, Kan Liwen, who relied on "The Voice of China" to become popular, did not take advantage of the momentum to continue to promote "flow" as a singer, but returned to his hometown to start a rather arduous entrepreneurial journey.
"First, I started "Weekend Voice" in my hometown of Ulan Qab, and then started education, and established the Ulan Qab Municipal Liwen Art School in Inner Mongolia." Kan Liwen told reporters.
This is an international art school. Students who come to study here can go directly to some famous art schools in Russia and continue their studies after graduation.
Kan Liwen said that three years ago, with the support of the local government, he contacted Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, Repin Academy of Fine Arts and other institutions, and signed contracts with famous teachers of these famous schools, and the Russian teachers Come here to teach.
On August 30, 2020, the art school named after him was officially unveiled.
The picture shows the actors performing in the concert hall.
Photo courtesy of Kan Liwen
"However, due to the epidemic, students currently enrolled can only complete classes through the Internet." Kan Liwen said, "After the epidemic is over, offline teaching will be started immediately."
Kan Liwen is an idle person. He told reporters that from the moment the stage of "The Voice of China" returned to his hometown of Ulan Chabu to start his business, he "decided to rely on his own unique understanding of music for many years to change the city. Spiritual life."
Obviously, letting local students, teachers, and citizens enter the concert hall is one of the entrepreneurial content he has always envisioned.
It is worth mentioning that the concert hall he built is also the only concert hall open to the outside world in Inner Mongolia.
Kan Liwen believes, "The main reason for making a concert hall is how to improve the public's art appreciation level, and also to provide a real performance venue for children who like art."
"Only when the level of humanities in a city and the level of appreciation of art are improved, can the people be able to actually improve their sense of happiness." He believes that "people's spiritual life is very important, and the people in their hometown need to improve in this respect."
"All of what I do must be free and charity, to be valuable." Kan Liwen believes, "What is most needed at present is that the people come to the concert hall to appreciate the elegant art, and gradually cultivate the public's love for music in the appreciation."
"From the current feedback, the public has responded very well. Over time, it is believed that more and more people will have an urgent need for music appreciation."
"Of course, this is a long process, but I think it is a very valuable thing to be able to continue all of this." Kan Liwen told reporters.
He revealed: "Parents who are engaged in music education are quite proud of my move." "Parents think that this is more meaningful than just being a singer." (End)