原文作者：佚名

sunlight filtered through the curtains. chants from the book of songs filled the café. a woman stood in front of an audience of 10 people, sharing her appreciation of the beauty of poetry. members of the audience each had a cup of tea. each agreed with the speaker or aired their different points of view. in the café, the discussion group slowed down their pace of life.
 　　guo xin, 26, is one of them. guo has worked in the advertising industry for four years since graduating from college. she is always rushing to meet deadlines and customers keep changing their requirements. guo said, “i’m stressed very much. i cherish my college days when i was able to read poetry in the morning. it put my mind at ease.” an increasing number of young people have turned to public salons. these events are usually held in cafés. besides relieving stress, young people are able to acquire knowledge about new subjects and find kindred spirits at the same time.
 　　hu wei has designed a series of courses for people in the culture industry or those who are interested in it. the courses include workshops on editing books, photography, drawing, reading, and a variety of interesting topics.hu explained the inspiration for the public salon, “like many workplace newbies, during the first three years of my career, i felt i lacked knowledge and skills and wanted further training.”
 　　reducing the cost of learning is an important reason behind the boom in public salons. huang mou, 22, a fresh college graduate, came up with the idea of inviting grass-roots experts online to be lecturers. “anyone can be an inspiring lecturer as long as he or she probes into a specific area deep enough,” said huang. and he has discovered many such grass-roots experts on douban.com. so huang established “open douban courses”. having read huang’s notice, some douban.com users have volunteered to be the lecturers for various topics: western literature, chinese history, dance culture, and psychology. they share book lists online, and give lectures offline at cafés.
 　　jiang hui, 22, a student from beijing foreign studies university, has wide interests. she cannot find relevant optional courses or school clubs for some interests. jiang finds public salons attractive. “at public salons, i can meet people from all walks of life. it’s more interesting and inspiring to talk to different people,” said jiang. jiang is ambitious for a career in the field of intellectual property rights of high-end brands. she has met people from arts design and fashion marketing industries at salons. they have offered her useful inside information.
 　　阳光透过窗帘照进来，咖啡厅里萦绕着《诗经》的吟诵声。Www.11665.coM一位女士站在10名听众前面，分享着自己对诗歌之美的赏析。听众们每人一杯茶，或对发言者表示赞许，或是提出自己的不同看法。在咖啡店里，该讨论小组放慢了自己的生活节奏。[论文网]
 　　26岁的郭欣是他们中的一员。大学毕业后，郭欣在广告业已工作了4个年头。她总是急急忙忙赶着按时交差，而客户们总是变更他们的要求。郭欣说：“我压力很大。我很怀念大学时光，那时我可以在早晨读诗，这可以放松我的心情。”越来越多的年轻人正开始将注意力投向公共沙龙。这些活动通常会在咖啡厅举办。在舒缓压力的同时，年轻人还能从一些新话题中获得知识并结交志趣相投的人。
 　　胡伟为文化产业人士或对该行业感兴趣的人设计了一系列课程。这些课程包括有关图书编辑、摄影、绘画、读书及多种趣味话题的工作坊。对于创建公共沙龙的灵感来源，胡伟解释道：“同不少职场新人一样，在我刚参加工作的头三年，我感觉自己缺乏知识和技能，渴望接受更多的培训。”
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