The 1st Jin Yan’an Culture and Art Festival

**The Jin Yan’an Cup “100 years of glory, looking back to Yan’an**

On May 23, Yan’an Municipal Bureau of culture and tourism, Yan’an company of Shaanxi tourism group, Yan’an Writers Association, School of Arts of Yan’an University, Writer’s Daily newspaper and The Jin Yan’an Cup “100 years of glory, looking back to Yan’an — 100 poets returning to Yan’an” and “the first Jin Yan’an culture and Art Festival” jointly held by the Silk Road International Poetry Research Center of Northwest University opened in the holy land valley, Jin Yan’an.
Specially invited leaders and guests attending the event are:
Yang Guangyuan, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Yan’an Municipal Committee and director of the Publicity Department
Shan Shuping, vice mayor of Yan’an Municipal People’s Government
Huang Yazhou, vice chairman of the 6th China Writers Association, famous poet and screenwriter
Ye Yanbin, director of the poetry Committee of Chinese Writers Association and famous poet
Qiaoyan vice president of PLA publishing house
Wang Jin, former vice editor in chief of the overseas edition of people’s daily, is a famous writer
Li Wei, director of Personnel Department of national culture and Tourism Administration
Gao Jie, party secretary and chairman of Yan’an company of Shaanxi Tourism Group
Sun Wenfang, deputy director of Yan’an culture and Tourism Bureau
Liu Chengzhang, former vice president of Shaanxi Publishing General Office, vice chairman and professional writer of Shaanxi Writers Association, member of Chinese Writers Association, national first-class writer, and member of Shaanxi Music Association
Wu Sijing, former director of China Poetry Research Center of Capital Normal University, chief editor and doctoral supervisor of poetry exploration
Huang Lin, director, doctor, Professor, creative R & D center, Capital Normal University PressProfessor
Hu zongfeng, Dean of School of foreign languages, Northwestern University
Zhang Fuying, editor in chief of writers’ daily and famous writer
Li Yuanshan, President of Chinese Academy of poetry, famous calligrapher, poet, protocol artist of the State Council, and art judge of CCTV
Yu Liansheng, a famous poet, calligrapher, public welfare activist, executive vice chairman of China Public Welfare Culture Development Steering Committee, and director of China public welfare culture development center
Qu Jinxing, director of the Organizing Committee of Chinese poetry Spring Festival Gala
Dr. Robin gilbank, Professor of Northwestern University
Cao Di, President of Bank of China Yan’an Branch
Wang Fangwen, director of the Silk Road International Poetry Research Center of Northwestern University and distinguished professor of Modern College of Western University
Tianyu(James Tian), Secretary-General of the Silk Road International Poetry Festival in Southeast Asia
An Juanying, secretary General of Silk Road International Poetry Festival

The list of international poets’ awards is announced as follows:
(A)Power Poet Awards:
1.Eden Trinidad
2. Rezauddin Stalin

(B)Outstanding Poet Awards:
1. Judith Dianela Tian
2. Abdukakhor Kosimov
3. Ewelina Maria Bugajska Javorka
4. Smaragdi Mitropoulou
5. Antje Stehn
6. Lucilla Trapazzo
7. Maki Starfield
8. Eva Petropoulou Lianoy
9. Ana Stjelja
10. Caroline Laurent Turunc
11. Pankhuri Sinha
12. Deepika Singh
13. Türkan Ergór
14. Xanthi Hondrou-Hill
15. Alicja Maria Kuberska
16. Molly Joseph
17. Lovelyn P. Eyo
Congratulations to you all my dear friends and wonderful poets, thank you very much for your support to this event and welcome more foreign media that can report this event, I’ll translate all of them, and then increase publicity in China. Best regards