Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back the present.
Letters Alive 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 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, Letters Alive contributes to (promote) Chinese literature since its first run.
