Sichuan: Dongpo Cultural Festival to Open on Nov.18th

Published : 4:01 A.M. EST, Aug 17, 2007

Meishan Municipal Government of Sichuan Province officially announced yesterday that the Dongpo Cultural Festival would be held on November 18^th, to celebrate the great litterateur Su Dongpo's 970^th birth anniversary.

With Meishan City as his hometown, Su Dongpo was one of the most outstanding litterateurs and painters in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127). Su Dongpo, along with his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe, was given the glorious title 'Three Su'. To commemorate them, the local people had rebuilt Three Su's original residence as Three-Su Temple since the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).

During the festival, a large music drama on Su Dongpo's life will be firstly presented on the opening ceremony. Soon after will be the opening ceremony of the Three-Su Temple Memorial Hall and the Chinese Painting Exhibition. Other celebrating activities joined by the mass will also add color to this cultural festival.

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