Chinese artists to make joint efforts for disarster relief
16/5/2008 17:29
Around 200 Chinese artists appealed for united efforts from all art
workers nationwide to help with disaster relief today.
Artists including
noted actor Jiang Kun, composer Xu Peidong and singer Tan Jing made the appeal,
after a 7.8-magnitude quake jolted Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan
Province on May 12.
The appeal says that since art is deeply rooted in the
general public, art workers should make contribution, extend love and provide
help to people when needed.
It also states that the spirit of the
quake-stricken people, as well as the courageous combat against the disaster,
will enormously inspire their artistic creativity.
As of 4 p.m. yesterday,
more than 50,000 people were feared dead and the confirmed death toll in Sichuan
alone was 19,509. China's domestic donations in both cash and goods to the
quake-hit areas had hit 1.34 billion yuan (US$192 million) yesterday.
Xinhua
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