On Nov 4th, guests participating in the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival, and poets and scholars from Chongqing and Sichuan cruised on the Yangtze River and Jialing River to enjoy the fascinating night view of Chongqing, which launched the first activity among a series of activities held in Chongqing for the closing ceremony of the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival.

participants enjoying the night view of Chongqing

"Touring Chongqing at night to experience poetic two rivers."

 A saying goes like this " You never visit Chongqing if you don't see its night view. " The night view of the mountain city has become popular since the Qing Dynasty.  At that time, Wang Erjian, the magistrate of Ba County, listed the mountain city's night view among Bayu Twelve Scenic Spots. "Two-River Cruise" becomes Chongqing's name card by combining its mountains and rivers with the well-known night view, which allows visitors to directly experience the glamour of Chongqing closely by displaying a three-dimensional city movingly and comprehensively.

Participants cruising on the Yangtze River and Jialing River

That night, the guests participating in the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival cruised on the Yangtze River and Jialing River. It seemed that the cruise was floating on the galaxy with beautiful light beams on two banks being reflected on the river. Poets aboard could not help creating

poems about the picturesque night view.

More activities held to celebrate the Chinese Poetry Festival

A performer in a costume of the Tang Dynasty chanting a poem to participants

To celebrate the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival and create a poetic atmosphere, recently, Chongqing Children's Library organized a poetic lecture for children; more activities related to poetry will be held in the Culture and Art Center of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing Library, and Clessence Bookstore of Nanbin Road. The most important activity will be the Closing Ceremony of the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival held on Nov 7th at Danzishi Square in Nan'an District.

A guest is writing calligraphy.

"Exploring the Poetic City to pursue the life of poetry."

Poetry is the essence of Chinese culture. Every inch of the soil can be written into a poetic sentence that conveys poets' deep sentiments. As a famous historic, cultural city in China, Chongqing is the cradle of Bayu culture. Since ancient times, its glorious history and appealing landscapes have attracted many poets to created outstanding poems about it. Chongqing can be connected with famous poets like Libai, Dufu, Chen Ziang, Li Shangyin, and Liu Yuxi.

Guests visiting a museum to know the history of Chongqing

In 2017, Fengjie County of Chongqing was awarded the title of "China's Poetic City" by China's Poetry Association; in 2018, Jiangjin got the title of "Chongqing's Poetic City" by Chongqing's Poetry Association. Exchanging and sightseeing activities are set to hold from Nov 5th to 7th to bring Chongqing's profound culture to poets, scholars, and artists who participate in the 6th Chinese Poetry Festival. Meanwhile, a series of poetry-related cultural activities and sightseeing will be held in Jiangjin District, Fengjie County, Beibei District, and Nan'an District to expedite the construction of Bashu Culture and Tourism Corridor.