Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Lettersalive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back the present.
LetfersAlive took (it) idea from a UK program, LettersLive, released in 2013. Both (show) feature(以……为主要组成) famous actors and actresses, but there (be) no eye-catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead. it's just a live event remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu(剧作家曹禺) 30 years ago to criticize his lack of(create) .
Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them being read, it's as if we are being sent back in time(experience) a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.
Compared to(publish) texts, letters also (natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, LenersAlive contributes to (promote) Chinese literature since first run.
