Competitor participates in the Chinese Poetry Conference. (Photo/Screenshot from CCTV)
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council recently announced that China will comprehensively promote the revival and inheritance of traditional culture before 2025. Traditional culture will also be emphasized in education.
As for Wu Yishu, the 16-year-old champion of the show, who hailed Lu You, a poet of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) as her idol, her obsession with classical Chinese poetry is easy to explain. She said that she just enjoys the aesthetics and deep emotions contained in those poems, from which she can observe the adorable moments in life, with ancient verse teaching us how to treat life's challenges and frustrations with a smile.
