What glory has Ningbo experienced in taking books?

Although she is a city dweller, Shen Jianli, who is in her early forties, always likes to run to the countryside. She and her husband sang "Reading in Ningbo" for more than 20 years, which is quite famous in Ningbo and Zhoushan.

"We make a living by singing away books, just like folk artists!" Shen Jianli said that at the age of 65,438+02, she can sing Yue Opera. At the age of 65,438+08, I studied with the master who sang books in the village for more than two months and learned to walk. In the following years, the couple personally felt a dazzling page in Ningbo.

"At that time, there were many places to listen to books in the city. There was a bookstore near Rainbow North Road at that time. More than 200 people were packed, and many people crowded outside to watch. There is also a food market next to it. In the morning, vegetable farmers come to sell vegetables, all with lunch boxes. When the food is sold out, wait until the afternoon, and then go back after listening to the book. In the countryside, almost every village has set up a stage to sing books, and we also rushed to the scene to sing in this village in the afternoon and go to that village in the evening. People listened with interest and we sang vigorously. "

In the mind of Chen, a researcher at the city group art museum, the word "many" could be used to describe books at that time: there were many bookstores, not counting rural areas, but more than 20 in urban areas alone; There are many people singing books. There are more than 50 groups of actors in Yinxian alone, and even more people like to listen. During this period, Zou Shu walked out of Ningbo, crossing Qiantang in the north, Yandang in the south and Zhoushan Island in the east. In Yinxian, more than 20 groups of book-walking artists performed in villages and towns. Some people describe it as "the sound of books walking in the countryside, and the people listening to books in every village".

Income comparison may also reflect the degree of book-walking fever at that time. During the Spring Festival, Shen Jianli and his wife can earn more than 400 yuan, while the average person's monthly salary is only 40 yuan. A few years ago, the couple bought a house and their children were in college.

There have been two small climaxes in Ningbo's book walking. In the early days of liberation, Quyi Improvement Association was established and created a large number of works. 1964, traditional books were changed into modern books, and Zou Shu was sung on the radio.