Literature and Tourism
Literature and Tourism Tan Tan Literature is the wings of tourism. Zhangjiajie is renowned at home and abroad, and it was literature that first helped it take flight. Around the late 1970s, the painter Wu Guanzhong published an essay titled "A Beauty Hidden in the Boudoir" in the supplement of the Hunan Daily, lifting the charming veil of Zhangjiajie for the world. Later, to develop this tourist destination, the Hunan Provincial Government invited the veteran writer Kang Zhuo, then chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, to plan the Wulingyuan Writers' Gathering, bringing Bi Ye...
Literature and Tourism
Tan Tan
Literature is the wings of tourism.
Zhangjiajie is renowned at home and abroad, and it was literature that first helped it take flight. Around the late 1970s, the painter Wu Guanzhong published an essay titled "A Beauty Hidden in the Boudoir" in the supplement of the Hunan Daily, lifting the charming veil of Zhangjiajie for the world. Later, to develop this tourist destination, the Hunan Provincial Government invited the veteran writer Kang Zhuo, then chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, to plan the Wulingyuan Writers' Gathering, bringing a group of masters of prose such as Bi Ye, Guo Feng, and Shi Ying to this magical land. After that, the names Zhangjiajie and Wulingyuan frequently appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country.
Literature helped Zhangjiajie take flight.
In recent years, more masters famous at home and abroad have written works on this land that shine as brightly as its scenery; and some authors who were previously unknown have produced literary gems comparable to the waters and mountains of this land. Therefore, we should thank this land. It is this land that has given our literature sufficient nourishment; it is this land that has given our literature the sunshine and rain it needs to flourish. This land has also nurtured a group of local writers. It can be predicted that because of this land, more new talents will grow from it. So I would say that, whether from the perspective of tourism or literature, Comrade Xiang Yongxin's compilation of this "Selected Travel Writings on Zhangjiajie" has extremely important significance.
Taking this opportunity, I would also like to emphasize one point: literature is also a tourism resource. For example, Shen Congwen's former residence in Fenghuang is now a hot tourist route in our province. People go to Fenghuang for the beauty of the small town, and also to seek the literary dream of the Border Town in the town, to seek the shadows of the people and things in Shen Congwen's works. Another example is the Changde Poetry Wall, which is the most beautiful scenic line of a city; its beauty lies not in the scenery but in the poetic meaning and cultural heritage. In our country and abroad, the former residences of many literary celebrities or related scenic spots are now extremely important tourist attractions. When going to Paris, one cannot but seek the footsteps of Hugo; when going to Russia, one cannot but be reminded of Pushkin's poetic passion. Literature is the main part of culture. Tourism cannot be without culture; tourism without culture has no vitality. Therefore, Comrade Xiang Yongxin's compilation work has significance in both directions.
Zhangjiajie is a masterpiece of scenery and also a rich soil for literature. However, literature requires accumulation. Comrade Xiang Yongxin's compilation work is actually a work of accumulation; literature needs creation, and even more, accumulation. Accumulation until it becomes a tower or a mountain, accumulation until it becomes rivers and seas. The work of accumulation is complex and also great. It requires broad vision and discernment, sacrifice and dedication, and also the magnanimity and understanding of all authors.