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Happy Teachers' Day
Teachers' Day honoured through music
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September 10 is the Teachers' Day of People's Republic of China. In the
year 1984, Wang Zishen, former president of Beijing Normal University, suggested
to establish a festivial day for the Chinese teachers.
On January 21, 1985, the ninth session of the Sixth NPC Standing Committee
formally decided to fix the September 10 of every year as the Teacher's Day of
the country.
The year 2004 is the 20th Chinese Teachers' Day and a classical concert
will mark the Teachers' Day on September 10.
Renowned Chinese musicians and music teachers will perform at the concert
sponsored by the China International Culture Exchange Centre.
Called the "Heart of Silk and Bamboo," the event will be staged at the
Grand Theatre of the Palace for Nationalities.
Most of the performers are teachers from the two established music schools
in Beijing, the Central Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of
Music.
Guqin (seven-stringed zither) player Li Xiangting, pipa (four-stringed
pear-shaped lute) player Wang Fandi and guanzi (cylindrical double-reed wind
instrument) player Hu Zhihou are three masters of traditional Chinese music who
will show off their talent in the concert.
Erhu (two-stringed bowed instrument) player Song Fei, guzheng (Chinese
zither with a bigger body and more strings than guqin) player Zhou Wang and
yangqin (dulcimer) player Li Lingling are some of the most prestigious young
musicians of Chinese instruments, and will also perform.
The concert will include repertoires of Chinese instrumental music as guqin
work "Flowing Water" (Liu Shui), pipa work "Great Waves Washing the Sand"
(Dalang Taosha), erhu work "Moon Reflected by the Erquan Spring" (Erquan
Yingyue) and guanzi work "Three Verses on the Yangguan Pass" (Yangguan
Sandie).
Meant as a meaningful celebration of the Teachers' Day, "Heart for the Silk
and Bamboo" will also provide a good opportunity to hear some of the most
endearing Chinese music.
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1988: BBC presenters in helicopter crash
Artificially 1969: FilmTheTheAA The BBC television presenters Mike Smith
and Sarah Greene have been seriously injured in a helicopter crash in
Gloucestershire.
Miss Greene broke both her legs and an arm when the helicopter her partner
was piloting smashed into trees close to where he was attempting to land.
Mr Smith - who bought the two-seater craft after learning to fly in
February - suffered a broken back and ankle.
Both have been taken to a local hospital and are said to be in a
satisfactory condition.
It is not yet known what caused the accident, but witnesses said it sounded
as if the helicopter had experienced a sudden loss of power before it hit the
trees.
Maggie McMillan - whose husband helped pull the couple from the wreckage -
said the accident happened very quickly.
"We were watching it arrive - the plane circled and the next moment it fell
and we heard a crash.
"My husband and Mr Bock helped to take Sarah and Mike from the actual
aircraft - but they were conscious," she said.
The two BBC presenters had been on their way to visit friends near
Cheltenham.
The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation.
Vocabulary:
repertoire: a list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company
or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform(节目;保留剧目)
smash: to break in pieces by violence(粉碎;打碎) |
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发表于 2016-7-9 23:40:22