Liu Yunshan (C, rear), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attends the plenary session of the 10th Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) and the ninth Congress of the Chinese Writers Association (CWA), in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 3, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)
Senior Chinese official Liu Yunshan on Saturday called on writers and artists to further develop Chinese literature and arts.
At the plenary session of the 10th Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) and the ninth Congress of the Chinese Writers Association (CWA), Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, asked writers and artists to learn from remarks by President Xi Jinping.
At the opening ceremony of the two congresses on Wednesday, Xi urged Chinese artists and writers to strengthen their confidence in Chinese culture and create excellent works that inspire the nation.
Liu said literary and artistic creation should be guided by socialist values, and adhere to the correct reading of history, ethnics, the nation and culture.
Lui also asked writers and artists to become vanguards of benign social trends.
