Bythe 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia and the“Year ofChina-Malaysia Friendship”,premiere ofthe documentary film“ShaolinMartial Artists”ledbyNCG’sSchool of Literature and Media,curated bythe DeanSun Li, directed bytheAssociate Professor Liu Leand co-produced by more than 20 teachers and students, was recently held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur. Liu Le andhiscreative team appeared at the premiere and had in-depth exchanges with representativesand friendly personagefrom all walks of life in Malaysia. The eventwas praised by theChairman ofMalaysia’sNational Film Development Authority.
Focusingon the process of China’s Shaolinmartial artsculture taking root, germinating and blossoming in Malaysia,the documentary starts with the historical exchanges between the two peoples,vividly tellingthe story ofYanzhi,aShaolin monkspreadingtheChineseculture ina southeastern nation. As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of thediplomatic ties’establishment, the documentary showsmore than justthe vitality ofthetrend of timeswhen Chinese culture has gone abroad, retained, spread and been loved, but alsoitsunique charm,the beauty of human nature and the harmoniousintegrationamongdifferent cultures, inspiring the audience to thinkin-depthaboutfaithpersistence, culturaldiversity and international friendship. This adds a bright touch to the“Year of China-Malaysia Friendship”.
Malaysia’smainstream Chinese mediaincludingMalaysian National Television, Sin Chew Daily and China Daily haveengagedto cover this cultural exchange event,attractingwide attention from overseas media.Alocal media comments:“The documentary‘ShaolinMartial Artists’comes justlike adelicatelyprepared gift at this historic juncturecoinciding withthe 50th anniversary of this diplomaticties’establishmentandthe‘Year ofChina-Malaysia Friendship’,addingbricksto thebilateralcultural exchanges with excellent video stories,and haspromotedthe friendship betweenthe two peoplesto a deeper and further step forward.”
The successof the film is a remarkable achievementgained bythe practical educationphilosophy in NCG’sSchool ofLiteratureand Media,markingamilestone of its journalism major’s freshexplorationtocross-cultural communication.TheSchoolof Literature and Media haslongbeen adhering to the philosophy ofteaching“student-oriented, practical education, andcomprehensivetraining”, integrating the three undergraduate majorsnamely the“Chineselanguage andliterature”,“journalism”and“Internetand new media”tobuildamulti-tierpragmaticteaching system. It has formed a unique applied-talentstraining modelcharacterized by the threekey skills:writing, oral and hand (lens)skillsand thethree artistic senses:literature,crafts andmanual crafts senses.
The filmis reportedto go further than Malaysiato hold a tour of exhibition and exchange activitiesafter the premiereat Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur.
