World Book Day

Whether it is a negotiation at the conference table or a filial prank at a party table, the difference between cultured and uneducated lies in just one sentence, between politeness and rudeness, superficiality and eruditeness. Educated people do not necessarily have money, but wealthy people cannot do without culture. Because the subtle influence of culture has always deeply affected and changed everyone.

The paper-based culture that originally stayed in the past has long since moved on to the mobile phone screen. In addition to children who need to hold books to gain knowledge, most adults have already turned books into a way to showcase their talents. furnishings.

The emergence of reading promoters allows this kind of cultural knowledge of wanting to love and fearing love, but having to love and unwilling to love to be passed on in the form of lectures and exchanges, so that Reading becomes simpler, clearer, easier and more efficient. Words are turned into language, and language is refined into words. This kind of "boosting", "nannying" and "book-opening" cultural promotion enriches the traditional reading method of one person reading, one person reading, one person thinking and one person understanding. ,interesting.

01 A very important red letter of appointment

On the afternoon of April 21, 2020, on the occasion of the 25th World Book Day, Tangqiao Town, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province held Participated in the 2020 united front themed reading activity of "High-speed Rail ***Building Dreams and Books Enriching the New City". Different from the past, this year's theme event was interspersed with a hiring ceremony for reading promoters. 10 reading elites from all walks of life in Tangqiao Town were hired as "National Reading Promoters".

"Having rich experience and greater influence in reading and promotion" is a very important phrase at the beginning of the appointment letter. The use of such words in the town's appointment letter not only shows the town's great emphasis on reading promotion, but also the greatest affirmation, praise and expectations for the hired reading promoter.

He is a new citizen of Zhangjiagang City, a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhangjiagang City has 8 towns under its jurisdiction, 4 of which he calls his hometown. Although he is not a household name, his name is always eye-catching whether it is in local cultural newspapers, media, or major domestic newspapers and networks. Especially in related local cultural activities, his figure is always the most eye-catching and attention-grabbing. With his short stature, thin figure, and thick black eyebrows, some people say he is Jack Ma, some say he is little Lu Xun, and some say he is little Lu Xun. People say he is Teacher Zhou.

02 A farmer’s son from central Jiangsu Province

Zhou Chengxin, male, born in 1983 in Haian, Jiangsu Province, is the founder of Xiaoxin Composition, a member of the Chinese Prose Society, a member of the Chinese Poetry Society, He is a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Writers Association, a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Recitation Association, a member of the Suzhou Folk Literature and Artists Association, the vice chairman of the Zhangjiagang Writers Association, and an outstanding reading promoter in Zhangjiagang City. He has published works such as "Chasing the Dream of Jiangnan", "A Dream in Ten Years" and "One "Human Memory", the work has been designed as a reading comprehension test paper for high school entrance examination and college entrance examination for many times. It was selected into "Practice and Test·Primary School Chinese" and was praised by readers as "the most authentic writer" and "the warmest teacher".

Yazhou Town is located in the southwest of Hai'an City, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, at the junction of Taixing, Jiangyan and Rugao. It is a glorious old revolutionary area of ??Huangqiao. Yazhou has been a place where literary styles flourished since ancient times. Yadi, Yaming, Yade, Yaliang, Yayan, Yali, Yasei, Yawen, Yasu, Yawu. This small town related to the Book of Songs has always been one of the top names in China. A proud one.

The literary style in the south of the Yangtze River is flourishing. Many of the ancestors of the Yazhou people were immigrants from Changmen, Suzhou in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. The flourishing literary style is deeply cultivated here. During the Qing Dynasty, the Zhou clan had many talented people who were humble and elegant, so they got the "elegant name" of Ya Zhou. Although they are located in a border area and rely on agriculture for their livelihood, the roots of Yazhou people in farming and reading poetry and books have not been broken. The simple rural customs have given birth to a strong cultural atmosphere of local villagers "holding poems and books in hand, watching the wheat fields". It also makes Yazhou, a small town in central Jiangsu Province, more rural.

Zhou Chengxin’s grandfather, Zhou Jizai, was a well-known local teacher. He could speak, sing, play and write. He was simple, kind, generous and benevolent. He volunteered to teach cultural knowledge to the people and was deeply loved by the surrounding people. Zhou Chengxin grew up beside his grandfather, and his strong cultural heritage and family tradition deeply influenced him.

After graduating from college in 2004, Zhou Chengxin came to Zhangjiagang, a small town in southern Jiangsu, just across the river from his hometown of Nantong.

The hardships of mechanics, electricians, sales, secretarial, publicity, and administration did not erase his belief in culture, but instead added a lot of cultural flavor to him. With his love for culture, he published many works in local newspapers. Later, with these works, he engaged in culturally related work. From work to writing, reading to writing, writing to speaking, he went from a weekly worker working in the workshop to a teacher Zhou who is loved by parents and students in front of the stage.

03 The most glorious career of a promoter

21 years ago, the cowardly Zhou Chengxin probably never imagined that he would become Teacher Zhou 21 years later. He has been an introvert since he was a child. Not only is he shy and introverted, he likes to get in between people, and he often hides in rooms. Known as "the bride". Just after the high school entrance examination, the head teacher often came to his home and pointed at him in front of his parents and said that it would be strange if he could change this habit in this life.

Unexpectedly, today, 21 years later, Zhou Chengxin not only changed his personality, but also stood gracefully in front of the stage and became an eloquent teacher Zhou, and also became an excellent reading promoter.

Before becoming a reading promoter, Zhou Chengxin was just an unknown author working at home. He gained a lot from the joy of writing. He never thought that he would go to the podium.

What really changed him was a training in Zhangjiagang City in 2015. Recommended by the Nanfeng Town Cultural and Sports Center, he participated in the reading promoter and grid cultural worker training in Zhangjiagang City as a transfer student, and Obtain evidence through examination. As a reading promoter, he began to use his spare time to conduct charity reading lectures in schools, companies, and government agencies. From a teacher Zhou in front of the computer to a teacher Zhou on the podium.

Over the years, he has visited Zhangjiagang Foreign Language School, Zhangjiagang Ivy Experimental School, Zhangjiagang Municipal Library, Kunshan Lujia Town Government, Yonglian Library, Junma Group, Yangtze River International, Jiyang Community, Danan Governments, enterprises, communities, and campuses such as communities, Nanfeng Middle School, Leyu High School, Tangqiao Primary School, Xushi Primary School, and Liangfeng Primary School conducted literature lectures and training, benefiting more than 5,000 people. The works of tutored students were published in newspapers and magazines such as "Zhangjiagang Daily", "Gusu Evening News", "Yangtze Evening News", "Famous Teachers Teach You Synchronous Composition", "Interesting Composition and Reading", "Happy Composition and Reading", etc., Suzhou Municipal Education Bureau's Fourth Session The 6th and 8th My Paradise My Water Essay Competition, the 6th and 7th "Taofen Cup" National Creative Essay Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students of "Juvenile Literature and Art", the 12th Suzhou Dandelion Essay Competition and many other domestic competitions Won the award, many works were designed as Chinese reading comprehension questions for the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination. He has been commended by the Zhangjiagang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for many consecutive years, and has been awarded the honorary titles of "Zhangjiagang City Advanced Individual in Literary and Art Work", "Zhangjiagang City Outstanding Reading Promoter", "Zhangjiagang City Advanced Literary and Art Worker" and other honorary titles.

Secretary, member, manager, director, chairman, president, secretary-general, writer, teacher, engineer, with more than ten years of working life, Zhou Chengxin has many glorious auras, but in his eyes, the most worthy What I am proud of is my status as a reading promoter. Because of reading promotion, he turns more knowledge into practice and spreads more cultural knowledge to more people in society through practice.

04 The most affectionate prose

“I can’t remember how long it has been since I saw the smoke from my hometown, and I can’t remember how long I haven’t smelled the smoke. I’m in the city. , reinforced concrete, beautiful buildings and beautiful buildings. No matter how delicious the food is, I can’t find my missing for my hometown.”

When talking about the story of his article being included, Zhou Chengxin felt full of pride and happiness.

The Uncle in the Exam Paper

At 13:46 pm on June 5, 2018, Zhou Chengxin, who was preparing lessons in the study room, suddenly popped up a text message on his Sina Weibo: "Uncle, please tell me what to do." Answer?" Zhou Chengxin was stunned at that time. Did he pronounce it wrong? How could a stranger call him uncle? Later, when the other party took a picture, Zhou Chengxin understood it immediately. The message was sent by a high school sophomore girl from Tai'an, Shandong. A reading comprehension question on "Smoke from Hometown" appeared in the college entrance examination mock test paper, signed by Zhou Chengxin. The girl remembered the original author, so she searched Weibo and found Zhou Chengxin’s Sina Weibo. Seeing that his work was included in the college entrance examination mock test paper for the first time, Zhou Chengxin was very excited. He then asked the girl about the name of the test paper and purchased several sets through Taobao as a souvenir.

Dad in a Book

On November 17, 2019, Zhou Chengxin, who was resting at home, accompanied his daughter to Xinhua Bookstore on Zhangjiagang City Pedestrian Street to buy books. In the teaching assistant area on the second floor, he Unexpectedly, he discovered that "Smoke from Hometown" was included in "One Hundred Modern Literature Reading Skills Training (Grade 1)", and he immediately bought three copies as a souvenir.

Teacher in Practice

At 21:13 on the evening of March 28, 2020, a Yonglian parent sent Zhou Chengxin a short video, " Exercises and Tests·Primary School Chinese" (Fifth Grade, Part II) contains Zhou Chengxin's "Smoke from Hometown" on pages 12-13. The child excitedly told her mother that when school starts, she will tell her classmates that she knows Zhou Chengxin. teacher.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon on April 14, 2020, an old classmate from Nantong sent Zhou Chengxin a WeChat message, saying that his daughter was doing "Exercises and Tests·Primary School Chinese" at school, and her daughter specially sent her mother a message during class I called and asked, "Mom, is Zhou Chengxin, the author of "Smoke from Hometown" really your classmate?" "Yes, he is my mother's college classmate!" After receiving repeated confirmation from her mother, the fifth-grade student in Nantong was extremely excited. .

Parents’ affirmation and children’s pride are the greatest recognition of themselves. Following the work "Smoke from Hometown", many of Zhou Chengxin's prose works such as "Internet Celebrity Douhua" have been designed as college entrance examination and high school entrance examination exams by schools and publishing units in Beijing, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Henan, Lanzhou, Shandong and other places. Mock test questions and teaching aids have become works that primary and secondary school students across the country are eager to read.

05 The most precious portrait

There is a colorful portrait in Zhou Chengxin’s study. Every time he returns to the study, Zhou Chengxin must wipe it carefully and linger in front of the portrait for a long time. .

It was a night on November 22, 2016, and the wind was freezing. At the invitation of Zhangjiagang Leyu Senior High School, Zhou Chengxin gave a lecture on "Literature and Life" at Leyu High School. More than 300 high school students participated. The humorous lecture won warm applause from hundreds of teachers and students present. After the lecture, the students also presented a self-portrait to Teacher Zhou Chengxin.

This is the most precious portrait Zhou Chengxin has received in his life. This portrait is full of the children's affirmation and expectations of him, and it is also a spur and motivation for him on the way to promote reading lectures.

In Zhangjiagang City, whether it is communities, government agencies, enterprises, campuses, or social organizations. Many parents and students have listened to Teacher Zhou Chengxin’s classes. Now, many of them have been admitted to college and even entered the workforce, but Zhou Chengxin’s classes always remain fresh in their memories.

In Tangqiao

A girl who was in fourth grade once took the initiative to go to the front desk to chat with Zhou Chengxin after class, and said very firmly: "Teacher Zhou, I am writing The novel has already written tens of thousands of words. "

In Nanfeng

There are many young fans of Zhou Chengxin who regard Zhou Chengxin's collection of essays as treasures and bring them to school and hide them on their pillows. Next, I clearly remember every character and every story in the book. A boy who has entered junior high school is still reciting Teacher Zhou's first book "Dream of Jiangnan" over and over again. This was a gift Zhou Chengxin gave to the children during a charity lecture at a summer camp when he was in fifth grade.

After reading Zhou Chengxin's "A Dream in Ten Years", a young father was attracted by the mushroom noodles in the book and specially used his Sunday to drive his family to the foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu. Eat noodles at Kofukuji Temple.

During a lecture at Nanfeng Middle School, many students gathered around and asked for autographs. After the lecture, on the 202 bus, two boys kept communicating. "Did you get Teacher Zhou's signature?" "I didn't, but someone helped me get him to sign one more."

During Yonglian's summer composition training for little migratory birds, during a break, someone A naughty little boy suddenly said to Zhou Chengxin secretly: "Teacher Zhou, where do you live? I wish you were my father!" These innocent words made Zhou Chengxin unable to calm down for a long time.

In Yangshe, Farm, Jingang, Kunshan, Nantong, Beijing, Hubei, Shandong, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang, Zhou Chengxin not only used language to travel to various places, but also used words to convert reading into test papers and teaching aids, allowing students all over the country to Adults and children everywhere can read the most beautiful, warm and philosophical words in the world.

As an excellent reading promoter, Zhou Chengxin is also working non-stop on the road to promoting reading, using words and language to compose the most beautiful culture in the world.

Because, in Zhou Chengxin’s eyes, no beauty can ever compare to the simplicity and beauty of words and language! ?