BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese senior official encouraged literary artists to create more life-oriented products at a ceremony awarding model artists on Friday.

    Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, awarded eight top prize winners of a public cultural popularization campaign at the ceremony.

    The top prize winner's productions include movies, TV series, and dramas and another 260 productions with 25 organizations were also awarded with prizes.

    Li encouraged the artists to create more products close related to Chinese people's lives and based on realistic society which could bring positive effect to audience.

    Literary productions should also meet the cultural need of most common people and keep in line with the Party's policy in literature and culture circles, he added.