The Ageless White Poplar
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Summary
July 31, 2023 marks the centenary of Comrade Yang Runshen's birth. The Publicity Department of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, the Hebei Writers Association, and the Publicity Department of the Pingshan County Party Committee held commemorative events in his honor. The Tianjin Writers Association planned and organized the compilation of a commemorative volume for the veteran writer Comrade Yang Runshen. The title The Evergreen Poplar both praises Comrade Yang Runshen's literary achievement as screenwriter of the film The White-Haired Girl and commemorates the enduring presence of his noble spirit. Because of the pandemic, when Comrade Yang Runshen passed away, many friends, colleagues, fellow townspeople, and admirers were unable to accompany the old gentleman on his final journey in person, nor was a formal memorial service possible. On the occasion of his centenary, compiling this commemorative volume may be seen as making up for that regret. The publication and distribution of the commemorative volume form an important part of the centenary commemorative activities, sincerely expressing the profound respect and deep remembrance of the literary circles of Tianjin and Hebei for Comrade Yang Runshen.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Scholars and students of modern and contemporary Chinese literary history and revolutionary literature and art
- Readers interested in the background of The White-Haired Girl and its screenwriting
- Literature lovers who wish to learn about Yang Runshen's life and spirit
- Those engaged in compiling writers' commemorative volumes or organizing local literary historical materials
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting Yang Runshen's own literary works rather than commemorative essays
- Readers who prefer strongly plotted fiction and have limited interest in commemorative volumes
Reading tips
- Begin with the editor's afterword to understand the volume's origins, then read the reminiscences grouped by author or by closeness to the subject.
- Read alongside the film The White-Haired Girl or related literary and historical materials to deepen your understanding of the subject's achievements.
- Note differences in detail among the various authors' recollections and treat them as oral history rather than definitive conclusions.
- Keep it as a bedside or desk book and read a few pieces at a time to avoid emotional fatigue from reading it straight through
About the publisher
Founded in August 1958 and restructured into Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in 2009, Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House is known for publishing essays and fiction, and it hosts the journals Fiction Monthly and Essays. Its 757 titles in the library span classic works, culture, folk literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, foreign literature, and general biography. They include Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Zhu Ziqing's selected essays and Classic Essays, Fu Lei's Twenty Lectures on Masterpieces of World Art, and a Chinese translation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashōmon, as well as cultural and performing-arts titles such as the illustrated Biography of Liang Qichao and A Dictionary of Crosstalk. Its authors include Lao She, Zhu Ziqing, Wu Qichang, Fu Lei, Xue Baokun, Gao Yucong, Wei Zhiqiang, and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 永葆初心，致敬老杨
- 人民心上的花朵
- 贺杨润身同志创作生涯七十年庆
- 杨老的人生是幸福的
- 痛挽老杨
- 杨润身：《仙女峰的迷雾》
- 老作家，新探索
- 各走各的路
- “生活”使你富足
- 嘛叫天津人的精气神儿
- 永远的老杨
- 重返生活的海洋
- 坚守信仰，紧跟时代
- “庆贺杨润身同志从事革命文学创作七十年活动”会场发言实录
- 赤子情深
- 老杨，你是我的朋友
- 平山故土的歌者
- 幸福老汉
- 老作家的新“苦闷”
- 天津“赵树理”
- 他没有掉队
- 一棵常青树
- “平山情结”美的爆闪
- 一个山民的命运交响曲
- 发掘农民的心灵美质
- 《九庄奇闻》：一部奇而实的作品
- 杨润身和《九庄奇闻》
- 一部现实主义的力作
- 读《九庄奇闻》随想
- 鲜血谱出胜利歌
- 把奖章献给故乡的杨润身
- 一个令我尊敬的党员作家
- 泥土润笔香
- 心中的白杨
- 与老作家杨润身的文学情缘
- 一肩敢挑万家忧
- 杨润身和电影人物“白毛女”的创作
- 北马冢出了个《白毛女》编剧杨润身
- 人间最贵是精神
- “工农兵电影”的范式：电影《白毛女》诞生记
- 《白毛女和她的儿孙》读后
- 爱，在冲撞中升华
- 六十三年前《白毛女》剧组在建屏
- 杨润身和柴庄剧团
- 用笔讴歌祖国和人民
- 一部现实主义的小说新作
- 杨润身：赋予“白毛女”新的艺术生命
- 向老作家杨润身学习什么
- 请允许我叫您一声——老师
- 追寻一位白发披散的姑娘
- 到生活中去再抱几个“秃娃娃”
- 风正一帆悬
- 根植在这片热土
- 古道热肠杨润身
- 魂系故土，情洒太行
- 老作家迈出新步伐
- 烈士暮年，壮心不已
- 深沉厚重，朴实自然
- 杨润身《白毛女》之后的不断跋涉
- 记著名作家杨润身
- 杨润身和电影《白毛女》
- 沃土白杨
- 他是农民的儿子，一生为人民创作
- 西柏坡听杨润身讲课
- 杨润身：抗日战争硝烟孕育的作家
- 杨润身：“双跃，你为平山增了光、添了彩”
- 我们怀念的杨润身老师
- 杨润身年谱长编
- 《不老白杨》编后记
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The Tianjin Writers Association is a professional people's organization formed voluntarily by writers in Tianjin. It mainly serves to connect with and support local writers, organize literary creation and exchange, and promote the development of literature. As far as the materials held in this database are concerned, the work published under the association's name is the documentary literature "The Unaging White Poplar." Public information is limited, so it is difficult to describe in detail the association's organizational history and specific activities on this basis. Judging from this work, its editing and publishing direction leans toward documentary literature, with emphasis on real people and events as source material, plain language, and narratives close to everyday life. Works published under a collective name such as this usually reflect the association's function of organizing creation and gathering results, and they also offer readers a concrete sample for understanding the literary writing scene in Tianjin.
