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Photo: In Wellington, New Zealand, performers from the China Railway Art Troupe Song and Dance Troupe perform the dance "Dance Painting Huazhang".
Photo by Ye Yong. Photo: In Milan, Italy, the Beijing Chinese Orchestra performs the show "A Pair of Mandarin Ducks Floating on the Water".
Photo by Zhao Jianbin. Photo: Performers of the Beijing Chinese Orchestra perform the folk music ensemble "Backgammon" in London, England.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Lu.
February 24, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Penang State Assembly Hall in Penang, Malaysia, is brightly lit, where more than 1,000 overseas Chinese gather to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Singing and dancing, opera, martial arts, acrobatics, ......The program was wonderful, and the cheers and applause lasted for a long time. "Dear people, go hand in hand, go hand in hand......The song "Our Life is Full of Sunshine" by Chen Sisi, a national first-class actor and singer, pushed the last performance of the Asia-Pacific Troupe of the "Spring in the Four Seas" Comfort Overseas Chinese Visiting Performance Troupe to a climax.
The four seas are in the same spring, not far from the mountains and seas. On February 10, the first day of the Lunar New Year, we set off late at night; On February 24th, the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month ended successfully. The 2024 "Spring in the Four Seas" consolation performance event hosted by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese went to the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Hong Kong, and Macao, China, with 16 performances.
The art feast is highly anticipated.
In Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on the street to the Kiri Tekanawa Theatre, the red "Happy New Year" greetings in Chinese and English are festive and eye-catching. On the evening of February 13, local time, the three-story theater that can accommodate more than 2,000 people was full.
Wearing a phoenix crown and a xia veil, Hu Wenge, the successor of the Peking Opera Mei School, won applause as soon as he appeared on the stage. He brought the Meipai classics "The Drunken Concubine" and "Ode to Pear Blossoms", with a mellow singing voice and a graceful bearing, which made the audience have endless aftertaste. During this visit, Hu Wenge specially took out the gold folding fan passed to him by Mei Baojiu. "I am usually reluctant to use it, but I cherish this opportunity to visit. He said, "I hope that more overseas Chinese and foreign audiences can experience the charm of China's quintessence and Chinese culture."
After the release of the information on the visit of overseas Chinese, it was soon difficult to find a ticket, and a few days before the performance, many overseas Chinese asked if there were any tickets left. Zeng Yi, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Sydney "Four Seas and the Same Spring", said.
This is the first time that the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese have organized a cultural delegation to visit after the smooth transition of epidemic prevention and control, and overseas Chinese are looking forward to it. Gao Feng, vice chairman of the China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, introduced that this year's "Four Seas and the Same Spring" Comfort Overseas Chinese Visiting Asia-Pacific Troupe, European Troupe and Hong Kong and Macao Troupe respectively took the China Railway Art Troupe, Beijing Performing Arts Group, and China Coal Mine Art Troupe as the basic team, and also invited a group of artists to participate.
Carefully prepared to live up to expectations. After arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, the first stop of the Asia-Pacific region, for a short rest, it was about 11 o'clock in the evening, and before the hotel check-in, Mao Shimin, general manager of the China Railway Art Troupe, called the cast and crew of the group to discuss the stage installation and rehearsal plan. Along the way, from the commissioning of stage equipment such as lighting and sound, to the stage and joint practice of each program, the planning was specific and meticulous; After each performance, everyone reviews together. "We hope to send the New Year blessings from our hometown and a high-level art feast to overseas Chinese in the best state, and we have a heavy burden on our shoulders. Mao Shimin said, "Since November last year, we have started to prepare for this visit, carefully arrange the program, and select elite soldiers. In the team, some actors have won the China's Best Golden Bell Award and participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times; Some actors have recently won international awards. ”
The dance is beautiful and smart, and the singing is full of soulful ......According to reports, over the past 10 years, a total of 84 art troupes have been sent to 184 countries, Hong Kong and Macao, with a total of 499 performances.
Celebrate the festival with a strong sense of nostalgia.
On the evening of February 21, Sydney City Hall, Australia. "It's the New Year, it's the New Year, and hey, hey, ......A song of "Dragon Boat Tune" from his hometown ignited the enthusiasm of the audience, and the singer interacted with the audience, singing and singing.
The Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also a day for family reunion. Although I am far away from home, it is very special and meaningful to be able to celebrate the festival with my fellow villagers thousands of miles away. Chen Sisi said, "The moment I heard the audience sing and sing loudly, I felt that no matter how hard it was, it was worth it!" ”
On the stage, it is joyful and festive, and the affection is strong; Under the stage, visit overseas Chinese and talk about nostalgia. During the discussion and exchange between the Asia-Pacific delegation and the overseas Chinese in Auckland, Wang Xiuzhen, an overseas Chinese wearing a red coat and white sideburns, said with red eyes and almost choked up: "I really want to tell you that I am really moved by your arrival. I haven't been back home for a few years, and seeing you all is like seeing a family member. As she spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Good motherland, hello everyone; Hello everyone, the motherland is better! Zhang Yi, head of the 2024 "Spring in the Four Seas" Asia-Pacific Delegation, said, "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the members of the 'Spring in the Four Seas' Asia-Pacific Mission set off from Beijing to carry out a consolation visit to overseas Chinese with the deep friendship and good wishes of their hometown fathers and elders. It is hoped that through the 'Spring Festival in the Four Seas' activity, it will bring a high-level artistic feast and a strong Spring Festival atmosphere to the majority of overseas Chinese, so that everyone can better experience the charm of Chinese culture, relieve homesickness, and move towards the future together." ”
The rush was tossed and turned, but the audience's ardent anticipation made the actors full of energy. Some actors in the Asia-Pacific troupe are unwell, "but the moment they go on stage, they forget everything"; The performers of the European troupe overcame the influence of jet lag and tried their best to show the best results; The wonderful programs brought by the actors of the Hong Kong and Macao troupe were warmly welcomed by the audience.
It is a magical heavenly road, bringing the warmth of the world to the frontier, and from then on the mountains are no longer high, the road is no longer long, and the children of all ethnic groups gather together to ......Listening to the familiar melody of the song "Heavenly Road", looking at the development of the motherland and the magnificent mountains and rivers in the picture, Wen Haibin, an overseas Chinese from Penang, Malaysia, wet his eyes, "'Spring in the Four Seas' sends the warmth from the motherland to us, I am very excited, and I am even more proud of the strength of the motherland." ”
The 16 performances were sold out, and some of them responded to the audience's expectations and increased the number of performances. "Great! "Thank you so much for the amazing show! ”…On the way out of the theater, some overseas Chinese reluctantly said goodbye.
Chinese culture shows its charm.
At the St. James Theatre in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, the opening dance "Song of the Prosperous Age" was exciting, and the dancers danced in the festive Chinese red and sonorous beats.
This is an artistic feast, and the overseas Chinese and foreign audiences at the scene are constantly admiring and enjoying the unique charm of Chinese culture. In 2024, Lu Chunfa, deputy head of the Asia-Pacific delegation, said.
The saxophone played a combination of Chinese and Western, with a bright rhythm, and almost all the audience at the scene joined in the interaction, spontaneously lit up the mobile phone lighting, and followed the cheerful ** swaying and waving their hands. The swaying "starlight" and the enthusiastic interaction of the audience pushed the atmosphere to a climax. At the end of the performance, many audience members shouted "One more song". "I was so excited by the enthusiasm of the audience that I was sweating profusely after the performance. Liu Jiajun, an actor of the China Railway Art Troupe, said.
The martial arts performance "Chinese Martial Rhyme" of the Asia-Pacific Troupe was like a storm and a spring breeze between the dances, and the audience applauded; The European troupe's acrobatic "Inviting the Moon to Play with Shadows - Ballet Opponents" combines Chinese and Western styles, giving traditional acrobatics a different style and adding magical charm to elegant ballet; The Hong Kong and Macao troupe's northern Shaanxi folk song "Hanging Red Lantern" was cheerful and enthusiastic, which resonated with the audience.
In Wellington, New Zealand, London, England and other places, "Spring from all over the world" made many foreign friends who came to admire it couldn't help but admire, and some took the initiative to come forward and express their blessings and inner feelings in Chinese "Happy New Year" and "Very Good".
'Spring in the Four Seas' is not only the 'Overseas Spring Festival Gala' in the minds of many overseas Chinese, but also an important platform to showcase Chinese culture and promote people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries. Zhang Yi said.
Typography: Zhang Danfeng.