Xi Jinping wrote back to encourage the teachers and students of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera to explore the true essence of art in the teaching and learning, and to strengthen the original intention of art in serving the people

Xi Jinping wrote back to encourage the teachers and students of the Chinese Academy of Opera

Exploring the true essence of art in teaching and learning

Develop the original intention of art in serving the people 　

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 25. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, wrote to the teachers and students of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera on October 23, expressing ardent expectations for them to inherit and develop the art of opera.

　　Xi Jinping said in his reply that the letters from the four generations of teachers and students of old, middle school, young and young reflect the gratifying achievements of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera. The art of opera is passed down from generation to generation. I am very pleased. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you and all the teachers and students of the school. Regards.

　　Xi Jinping emphasized that opera is a treasure of Chinese culture, and the key to the prosperity and development of opera is people.

I hope that the Chinese Academy of Traditional Opera will take the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the school as a new starting point, fully implement the party's educational policy, implement the fundamental task of Lide, and guide the teachers and students to strengthen their cultural confidence, carry forward the fine traditions, adhere to integrity and innovation, and explore the true meaning of art in the teaching and learning. , In serving the people, forge the original intention of art, and make new and greater contributions to inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture and building a socialist cultural power.

　　The predecessor of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera, the Experimental School of Traditional Chinese Opera of the Ministry of Culture, was founded in 1950. It was the first national opera educational institution after the founding of New China.

Recently, some representatives of teachers and students of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera wrote to General Secretary Xi Jinping, reporting on the development of the academy over the past 70 years and expressing their common aspirations to contribute to the prosperity of the cause of opera.