Inscription of the Arts

September 26, 1952

[Source: Tianjin Daily, September 26, 1952.]

Let a hundred flowers bloom; displace the old and worn, and let new things emerge!

This is an inscription written for the First National Operatic Exchange and Performance Festival convened by the Ministry of Culture in Beijing from October 6 to November 1,1952.

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