October Heshun China-Chic Opera Feast Comes

The golden breeze is refreshing and the autumn scenery is picturesque. During the National Day holiday this year, the Heshun Ancient Town Scenic Area in Tengchong will join hands with the School of Drama of Shanghai Theater Academy to jointly launch a special performance activity of "Heshun Opera · China-Chic Carnival". A traditional Chinese opera feast full of ancient style and national charm will present a stunning and different appearance to the harmony of this National Day holiday.

Jingkun Yayun Opera teachers and students passionately perform

During this period, students from the Opera Academy of Shanghai Theatre Academy will perform with exquisite skills on the ancient stage of Heshun Alley, bringing classic plays of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera such as "Mu Guiying Takes Command, Holding the Seal", "Tian Nv Scatters Flowers, Cloud Road", "Money Leopard", "Night Running", "Peony Pavilion, Dreaming", etc. Let everyone experience the heroic and graceful appearance of Wu Jing, the gentle and charming charm of Qing Yi, the agile and graceful posture of Wu Sheng, and the graceful and elegant appearance of Xiao Sheng face-to-face, and appreciate the charm of traditional Chinese culture up close.

Traditional Chinese music is melodious, with ancient melodies and new sounds spreading smoothly

In addition to traditional Chinese opera performances, the Chinese folk music team will also bring an audio-visual feast. The passionate "Qin King Breaking the Formation", the fantastic "Cloud Palace Thunder", and the tragic "Ambush from Ten Sides". The elegant charm of Beijing Kunming and the leisurely folk music pervade the ancient town of Heshun in the golden autumn of October.

Puppets are agile and traditional skills bloom brilliantly

The teachers and students of the Opera Academy of Shanghai Theatre Academy will also perform exciting puppet shows, such as the string puppets "Xu Ce Running to the City", "Little Shami Descending the Mountain", "Monkey Fun", "Youth Dream", as well as the cane headed puppets "Long Silk Dance" and "Peony Pavilion: Startling Dreams". As a treasure of traditional Chinese art, puppetry is renowned for its delicate and intricate operations, as well as vivid and expressive power. Under the skillful manipulation of artists, it seems that puppets have been given life. They dance gracefully and gaze affectionately, interpreting each story to the fullest. In the lingering ancient charm of the ancient town, puppet performances will also bring you a dual shock of visual and spiritual impact.

Shangxi Opera Academy, with outstanding professionalism, creates brilliance

It is worth mentioning that the Shanghai Theatre Academy's Opera Academy, which cooperates with Heshun Ancient Town Scenic Area, aims to cultivate highly educated, high-level, and high-quality opera art talents as its main task. Since its establishment, the college has made efforts to explore the improvement and enhancement of the higher education system for traditional Chinese opera, focusing on innovative modes of learning and artistic practice. It has been approved to establish the Shanghai Youth Jingkun Opera Troupe and the Shanghai Opera Culture Collaborative Innovation Center, and has established cooperative bases with the National Peking Opera Theatre, Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, Shanghai Puppet Theatre, etc. It has also been approved for multiple projects such as the Ministry of Education's Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture Inheritance Base, the National Art Fund, the Shanghai Cultural and Educational Integration Project, and the Shanghai Cultural Development Fund. Students have won gold and silver medals in various national competitions and received numerous national awards. At the same time, based on the requirements for cultivating top-notch talents and the actual conditions of students, the college hires renowned artists and teachers from across the country to teach, and combines guest teachers, experts, and full-time teachers from the college to form a first-class teaching staff in the country. Many full-time teachers have won the Shanghai University Teaching Master Award, as well as the titles of Best Teacher and Excellent Teacher in the National Exchange and Exhibition Activities for Young and Middle aged Teachers majoring in Peking Opera Performance in Art Colleges.

Cross border cooperation, jointly composing a new chapter of cultural and tourism integration

As a Heshun ancient town with a history of over 600 years, the centuries old tradition of "traveling to the barbarians" has forged a cultural trait of "showcasing individuality and embracing the world". It is precisely this trait that allows the Heshun Ancient Town Scenic Area, separated by thousands of miles, and the Shangxi Opera Academy to cross mountains and seas and achieve their first cooperation. The ancient town of Heshun, located on the edge of the border, has had the opportunity to have intimate contact with excellent traditional Chinese art, and with the infiltration of traditional ancient charm and national quintessence, the landscape of Heshun, which was originally "superior to Little Suzhou and Hangzhou", exudes even more charming charm.

In fact, Heshun Ancient Town has been actively exploring new ways of integrating culture and tourism, and "tourism+performing arts" is one of the important focuses. In the past few years, the scenic area has cooperated with professional institutions such as Yunnan Provincial Grand Theatre to launch a series of exciting performing arts programs and hold interactive and participatory activities such as comedy tours in Heshun, allowing tourists to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Heshun while also feeling the rich cultural atmosphere and gaining rich experiences. And this is the first cooperation with the Opera Academy of Shanghai Theatre Academy, aiming to combine traditional Chinese theatrical culture with tourism to create a popular tourist attraction with a strong traditional theatrical art atmosphere, achieve the cross-border integration of tradition and popularity, and promote the integration of culture and tourism. Further enhancing the brand influence of "World Tengchong, World Heshun", injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of Heshun Ancient Town's cultural and tourism industry.

On this Golden Autumn Day, let us meet and go to a grand gathering of Chinese opera and traditional Chinese culture.