Hymn of Praise
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in aerospace and military life who hope for an insider's perspective
- Poetry lovers, especially readers of modern poetry seeking breakthroughs and freshness in subject matter and style
- Professionals in high-pressure, highly specialized occupations who need resonance and release through art
- Readers who appreciate condensed, crisp, vivid, and philosophically suggestive writing
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting lingering love poems or purely romantic, sentimental subjects
- Readers of light entertainment seeking fast-paced popular fiction
Reading tips
- Reading in the collection's order is recommended, to sense the evolution of the author's style and thought from early to recent work.
- While reading, try to imagine specific flight scenarios (takeoff, cruise, night flight, landing) to feel the sense of space and physicality behind the words.
- Some poems contain many technical terms; if you hit an obstacle on first reading, first take in the imagery and rhythm as a whole rather than rushing to decode every technical word.
About the publisher
Dalian Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focusing on children's literature, primary and secondary school education, and urban culture books. Its catalogue contains 218 titles, covering common categories such as world classics, general biography, classical poetry, foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and science fiction. Representative books include the "Fantasy World Classic Masterpieces" series, such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows, biographies such as Qu Yuan, an anthology of famous Tang and Song ci poems selected by Zhu Shenghao and Song Qingru, and the "Dajia Wencong" essay collections. Its author resources include Chinese and foreign writers and scholars such as Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Grahame, You Guoen, Zhu Shenghao, and Song Qingru. The publisher has developed certain strengths in children's literature and the introduction of classic works; publicly available information on its publishing background is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 本书说明
- 第一辑 大国重器
- 祖国的位置——致敬“北斗三号”
- 领跑者——致敬“复兴号”高铁列车
- 加速China——致敬C919大飞机
- 水天间的舞者——致敬“鲲龙”AG600水陆两栖飞机
- 空中“胖妞”——致敬运-20
- 谁主沉浮——致敬“奋斗者号”载人潜水器
- 航母驶向深蓝——致敬山东舰
- 隐身者——致敬歼-20
- 腾飞——致敬“长征五号”系列
- 带刀侍卫——致敬055型南昌舰
- “天问一号”——致敬中国行星探测工程
- 到一个神话里探亲——致敬嫦娥探月工程
- 最高的家园——致敬中国航天站
- 中国天眼——致敬法思特（FAST）
- 海底神探——致敬“蓝鲸二号”
- 造岛神器——致敬“天鲲号”
- 宇宙探秘者——致敬“悟空号”
- 天地神通——致敬“墨子号”
- 巨龙腾飞——致敬港珠澳大桥
- 海洋中的陆地——致敬“深海一号”能源站
- 实力答卷——致敬世界最大模锻液压机
- 中国的臂力——致敬D5200-240塔式起重机
- 人造太阳——致敬HL-2M核聚变装置
- 掘进的中国——致敬“京华号”盾构机
- 数字的力量——致敬“国和一号”三代核电机组
- 遥望天河落神州——致敬“天河三号”超级计算机
- 国家名片——致敬“华龙一号”
- 杀手锏——致敬“长征18”艇
- 两栖攻击——致敬075型海南舰
- 从大连出发——致敬055型大连舰
- 一闪而过——致敬高速磁悬浮列车
- 第二辑 红色记忆
- 革命圣地（组诗）
- 红色记忆（组诗）
- 红色打卡地（组诗）
- 韶山（组诗）
- 永远的长征（组诗）
- 党徽
- 这一天
- 走进七月
- 第三辑 起飞中国
- 起飞中国（长诗）——贺国产C919大型客机首飞成功
- 仰望红旗
- 最爱一支歌
- 擦亮国徽
- 长子礼赞
- 着舰——祝贺国产001A航母下水
- 今天，我画下一张蓝色的地图
- 改革开放关键词（组诗）
- 大连，从苦难走向辉煌（朗诵诗）
- 百年辉煌（朗诵诗）
- 新时代的号角（朗诵诗）
- 第四辑 蓝色海风
- 大连的脚步（组诗）
- 奔跑吧，大连！——献给三十一岁的“大马”
- 奔跑者
- 大连地图
- 大连的老电车
- 城市的味道
- 五月，大连的情槐——献给第二十九届大连赏槐会
- 长海号子
- 烟花漫城
- 大连烟花
- 我们一起走
- 今夜，大连离梦想最近
- 这里是凌晨四点的大连
- 致敬《星海》——贺《大连日报》创刊75周年
- 第五辑 榜样力量
- 梦寻焦裕禄（长诗）
- 你留下，那里就会四季如春——致雷锋
- 向心的方向出发——致郭明义
- 焦裕禄在大连
- “中国保尔”吴运铎
- 与温比亚之战——献给中船重工第七六〇研究所抗灾抢险英雄群体
- 我们一起飞翔（长诗）——献给罗阳同志
- 飞翔的中国（组诗）——致敬罗阳同志
- 永远的大梨树（二首）——致敬毛丰美同志
- 领跑者（组诗）——献给时代楷模曲建武老师
- 本色——致敬老英雄张富清
- 心中的旗帜——献给王继才同志
- 以生命的名义（长诗）——向川航“中国民航英雄机组”致敬
- 爱之深（长诗）——献给第四届全国孝老爱亲道德模范皇甫辉勇
- 飞向更深的蓝——致“逐梦海天的强军先锋”舰载机飞行员张超烈士
- 蓝天的女儿——致“三代机”女飞行员余旭烈士
- 致敬中国脊梁（二首）
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About the author
Ning Ming is a writer about whom little public information is currently available. Their work spans two genres, prose miscellany and modern poetry. Though the number of works is small, each shows a distinct focus in subject and expression. Among the two works held in the collection, Flight Notes leans toward prose miscellany; judging from the title, it likely concerns flying life, experiences in the air, or travel, and may adopt a documentary, reflective tone. Hymn, by contrast, is modern poetry; its title suggests praise or tribute, and its language may place greater emphasis on rhythm and condensed imagery. One prose, one poetry, these works reveal the author's efforts in both documentary writing and poetic expression. Because reliable records of birth and death dates, nationality, education, professional experience, and awards are unavailable, no speculation or supplementation is offered here; the above remarks concern only the character of the existing works. Readers wishing to understand the writing style may begin with these two works and perceive the plainness of the prose and the lyrical tendency of the poetry.
