Reporter's Notes: Traditional Chinese culture ignites enthusiasm for the Chinese New Year in the United States
Traditional Chinese culture shines at the Chinese New Year celebration in the United States On February 11, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States, embroidery works attracted the attention of a large number of visitors.
In the United States, the Spring Festival celebrations in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the arrival of Chinese intangible cultural heritage artists has added to these activities.
Pinching rice sculptures, writing Spring Festival couplets, watching tea in the Song Dynasty, and appreciating Suzhou Pingtan have attracted a large number of Americans to participate in them, and have become their popular family and parent-child leisure activities recently.
On February 11, a group of artists from China brought a rare performance to the audience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's New Year of the Dragon event.
Curator Hiromi Kinoshita said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that such an event was very attractive, attracting nearly 1,000 parents and children to participate. The event started at 10 a.m. on the same day, and ended at 3 p.m., Wenzhou rice sculpture, sugar painting candy man, Chinese calligraphy, wood-block New Year painting, Taizhou embroidery, Song Dynasty tea, celadon (Southern Song Dynasty official kiln) and Taishun puppet show and other booths were still crowded, and the atmosphere was warm.
On February 11, the Philadelphia Museum of Art held a New Year event for the Year of the Dragon, attracting many visitors to make porcelain. At the event, the artist personally demonstrated his skills, and the frequent interaction between people enhanced the understanding between the two sides.
The event not only allowed the people of the United States and China to gain a deeper understanding of each other's cultures, but also promoted exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. The organizers said that such events will be held frequently so that everyone has more opportunities to learn about and learn about other cultures.
A couple from Zhengzhou, who also brought their daughter to the event, said that they are very fond of sharing Chinese culture and hope to build a bridge of friendship between the two peoples through art and cultural exchanges.
On February 11, the Philadelphia Museum of Art held a New Year event to welcome the Year of the Dragon, attracting a large number of visitors to admire traditional Chinese costumes. This is the seventh and last stop of the "Happy New Year" Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Exhibition and Performance Troupe's trip to the United States.
Previously, they have participated in Chinese New Year celebrations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the China Institute, and the New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts.
Ruan Jing, Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center, said: "The enthusiasm of the local audience was completely beyond our expectations, and each project was particularly well received. Events scheduled for 2 hours are often extended to 3 to 4 hours.
Although our performing arts team is exhausted, they still persevere, because they hope that through these performances, more people can understand and appreciate the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which is their greatest joy. ”
On February 11, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a group of children were fascinated by the wonderful puppet show. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zhou Huanxin) This trip to the United States has touched us a lot, on the one hand, Chinese culture needs to go out and let more people understand our excellent culture; On the other hand, our culture needs to be innovative and closely integrated with the times.
Ruan Jing said. Gao Bowen, the head of the Shanghai Pingtan Troupe, who also led the troupe to perform in the United States during the Spring Festival, also felt the same way. Within 10 days of his visit to the United States, Gao Bowen led the troupe's eight national actors on tour in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Their performances include excerpts from traditional classics, modern and fashionable golden songs, and even fragments of the domestic drama "Flowers" performed in Wu Nong's soft language, which once again amplified the spillover effect of the play in the United States.
Zhang Huizhu, head of the New York Huamei Art Troupe, said that at the end of the performance of the Pingtan Troupe at the New York City Hall on the 4th, the audience shouted in unison, many people had tears in their eyes, and some audience members took the initiative to come to the stage to offer flowers.
American journalists** gave a profound evaluation of the Chinese artists' trip to the United States: what they did was not only a simple presentation of ancient Chinese art, but also revealed the dynamic interpretation of traditional Chinese culture in modern life.
This is not a traditional passive presentation, but an attempt to create an immersive environment where the past and the present meet, inspiring a deep understanding of culture and inspiring the younger generation to innovate and create. ”