2022 marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The gunfire of the Nanchang Uprising 95 years ago opened a new page of the Chinese nation from suffering to rejuvenation.
Peace does not come easily. In order to better maintain international peace and security, the United Nations adopted General Assembly resolution 55/282 in September 2001, and decided to designate September 21 as the International Day of Peace from 2002.
On the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the 2022 International Peace Day, the United Nations Foundation for the Protection of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage specially launched the selection of "artists for international peace".
The United Nations "artists for international peace" are a group of internationally renowned artists (or groups) who have outstanding personal qualities and have made outstanding contributions in the field of culture, art and education. Before that, painters Picasso, Qi Baishi, Han Meilin, singers Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and musicians from more than 40 countries, including the World Peace Symphony Orchestra, have all won this honor.
As a renowned Chinese music artist, musical instrument collector and representative of contemporary five-stringed pipa, Fang Jinlong has been committed to promoting friendly exchanges and exchanges of national music in the world for many years. Since the "Fang Jinlong · Shenzhen (Futian) National Folk Music Week" was held for seven years, famous performers and orchestras from Japan, South Korea, India, Canada, the United States, Germany and other countries have been invited to participate in the performance for many times; He also led the team to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries to hold the "Fang Jinlong National Music World Tour", and exported the excellent traditional Chinese culture to the world; Served as the art consultant of the Japanese Chinese Orchestra to guide more peace-loving people in Japan to cherish the historical friendship between China and Japan, which is a strip of water; Together with outstanding artists from Europe and Africa, the "Tri-color Gold" orchestra played the song of friendship at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. In 2018, it held a tour of "World Wind in South China" in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Suzhou and other places.
In view of Fang Jinlong's outstanding achievements in the art of Chinese music performance and his outstanding contributions to international cultural exchanges, the United Nations World Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Foundation awarded Fang Jinlong the honorary title of "International Artist for Peace" after being recommended by international authoritative organizations such as the China International Cultural and Art Exchange and Development Center, the European Philatelic Association, the Landscape Danqing International Art Center, and the Art and Finance Journal. This is not only an affirmation and praise of the outstanding achievements of Chinese artists, but also a deep call for world peace!
No matter in the hard times or in the new era of reform and development, the Chinese traditional music artist Fang Jinlong has always followed the pulse of the times, raised the main theme, interpreted the positive force with his works and speeches, and spread the concept of peace to all corners of the world. He is a veritable ambassador of peace and culture. This time, the United Nations Foundation for the Protection of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage awarded the title of "International Peace Artist" to Fang Jinlong, which really deserves it.
In order to better coordinate with the theme activities of "International Peace Artists" and "Art and Peace", United Nations Post, France Post, Canada Post and Austria Post will issue stamps of international peace artists at the same time.
International Peace Artist Fang Jinlong:
Fang Jinlong is a renowned Chinese music artist, musical instrument collector, representative of contemporary five-stringed pipa, and founder of the "Fanghua 18" fashion Chinese orchestra. He successfully restored and improved the "king of musical instruments", which has been lost for thousands of years, into a contemporary five-stringed pipa in line with today's aesthetics, based on the five-stringed pipa of the Tang Dynasty collected by the Seikura Institute in Nara, Japan; After more than 40 years of practicing art, he has visited more than 50 countries and demonstrated the charm of traditional music in a diversified and innovative way. He is known as the traditional culture watcher of "taking the impossible as the law, but only showing up in various countries". For two consecutive years, he set off a phenomenal national topic with programs such as "Rhyme · Boundary" at the New Year Gala at Station B and "Fantasy of Chinese New Year Music" at Henan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala; Because of its ability to play a variety of musical instruments, it is praised as "one person's orchestra" by domestic and foreign media. Fang Jinlong integrates traditional Chinese music with pop music, makes traditional culture "live" with vivid output, and "tide" with innovative expression, which has a strong appeal and influence among teenagers. The article "Let more young people appreciate the beauty of traditional art" in the "People's Current Review" of the People's Daily fully affirmed and praised a group of artists such as Fang Jinlong for promoting the "breaking circle" of traditional art.
International Peace Artist: Fang Jinlong
