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X Show Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xintiandi Taiyang Theater

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Hangzhou
Hangzhou Xintiandi Group invested RMB 1.5 billion to transform an industrial plant into an international high-tech theater with 1,442 seats, and teamed up with internationally renowned performing arts groups to launch an international blockbuster - Hangzhou "X Show". "X Show" is an international circus art show created by an internationally renowned performing arts group and is the only resident show in Asia.Multidimensional SpaceA resident show that combines opera, acrobatics, dance, magic and other elements to create a visual experience.With one performance, two story lines, 14 plots, 50 artists, seven nationalities, and 73 minutes of wonderful performances, the audience can experience a shocking international art and audio-visual feast without leaving the country. The performance "Hangzhou X Show" created by Cirque du Soleil tells the story of a man and woman from the East and West who experienced a thrilling and fantastic journey and finally defeated evil and restored the unity of the world. The wise elder "Watcher" opened the box and told the story: In troubled times, the snake demon split the world into two kingdoms, Aria in the East and Petra in the West. The innocent man and woman in their cradles were adopted by two monarchs and grew up. Under the persecution of the dark forces, they embarked on a journey with a mission, experienced dangerous scenes, and also experienced a fantastic and beautiful life. Finally, at the peak of the holy mountain, they completed the fusion of the dragon and phoenix seals they were in charge of, the two countries merged, and peace finally returned to this magical land. Two groups of audiences, each in their own camp, sit on 360-degree rotating seats; one show, two dreams; East and West, two great cultures meet here; truly experience every scene of flying, danger, and fantasy, shocking your senses. A show you should see twice in your lifetime Why is the Hangzhou X Show a show you should see twice in your life? Because the movable track of the Sun Theater gives the stage a dual perspective. It is said that the audiences in the two stands of the same show will see 20% different plots. As time goes by, the stage is constantly changing, and each place seems to be performing a world.
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Fushanwan Night View Light Show | Qingdao

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Qingdao
The Fushan Bay Light Show is a distinctive program in Qingdao. The light performances are different for different festivals. When the lights are on at night, the scene is both romantic and spectacular.

Real Scenario Performance at Langyuanxianjing | Ancient City of Langzhong

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Langzhong
Performance at Langyuanxianjing is the first mobile reality show in the world. The performance is based on folk custom. With a movable stage, walking audiences and dreamy scenario, audiences can appreciate folk customs and fabulous scenery in northern Sichuan. It demonstrates the culture of Langzhong and reflects the versatile culture of the city and its millennium of history.
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Guan Shi Yin Performance | Putuo Mountain Scenic Area

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Zhoushan
The Putuoshan Theatre's grand performance of the "Kuanshiyin" Buddhist festival was performed by the famous director Ding Jianping, who was the artistic director and producer of Yue Opera Performing Artist Wang Zhiping, who had directed large-scale panoramic song and dance performances such as "Song of the Ages". As the general director, with the theme of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the verses such as the Heart Sutra and the Great Compassion Singing are used as musical themes to create a multi-element performance and use high-tech techniques to create the artistic conception of the Haitian Buddha country. The triple symphony of se x and appreciation is integrated.
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"Infinite Ocean" Immersive AI-Generated Art Exhibition | Jinan

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Jinan
Exhibitions
The exhibition will use AI digital art, interactive art, installation art and other art forms to bring a multi-dimensional immersive experience to the audience. The audience can not only feel the magnificence and mystery of the ocean through vision and hearing, but also resonate deeply with the works at the emotional, ideological and interactive levels. The ingenious integration of digital technology and AI interactive art methods breaks the limitations of time and space and leads the audience to explore the Unlimited possibilities of the five-dimensional ocean.

Enduring Memories of Hangzhou | West Lake

Feb 17, 2025–Feb 17, 2026 (UTC+8)
Hangzhou
“Impression of the West Lake” is one of the “impression series” jointly created by the famous directors Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue. The theater is located between Yuehu Lake in the northwest area of ​​the West Lake, Fenghe and Sudi. With the lake as a stage, using high-tech sound and light technology and a large number of actors are used to reproduce southern beauty and folklore. Spend a quiet night on the charming West Lake, and the beautiful sceneries and legends of the South will be etched in your memory.
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Great Wall Music And Dance Water Show | Beijing W Town

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Beijing
Under the starry night sky, backed by the beautiful Simatai Great Wall, on Wangjing Street in the town, a visual feast is being staged. A crossover between art and technology, a collision between modernity and tradition. Stepping on the beat of the music, water and fire blend together, playing the love of water and fire, beautiful and romantic.
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Wind of Colorful Guizhou | Guiyang Grand Theatre

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Guiyang
The performance of "Colorful Guizhou Wind" is a multi-ethnic style, with a novel stage display form to present an audience with a profound cultural heritage, fashion elements and super visual impact. Inspired by the ancient and mysterious Guizhou Plateau, the show is based on a new change seen by a beautiful Miao girl returning home. The concept is to create beautiful colors, simple ancient style, modern charm and human landscape. Blending together, using modern stage sound, light, electricity and other means to present in front of the audience, constitute a refreshing national song and dance poetry.
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Song Dynasty Dongjing Dreaming | Millennium City Park

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Kaifeng
"Da Song Tokyo Menghua" performance was directed by real-life performance planner Mei Shuaiyuan, directed by Zhang Rensheng, a well-known real performance director. Song Culture Theme Park - a large-scale live water show produced by Shanghe Qingming Shanghe Garden is another masterpiece of China's live performance. The performance of "Da Song Tokyo Dream" is a volume of impressions about the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is a historical reappearance of "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" and "Tokyo Dreams". It uses the classic Song dynasty and its artistic conception, such as "The Beauty of the Beauty", "Drunk Dongfeng", "Butterfly Flower" and "Man Jianghong", to outline the historical picture of the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.
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Fengyan Sanguo | Zhong County

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Zhong County
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was in turmoil and the Liu Han Dynasty was about to end. Ten eunuchs were turning black into white and disrupting the government; outside, the Zhang brothers shouted the slogan "The blue sky should die and the yellow sky should be established", setting off a huge peasant uprising. For a time, smoke of war was everywhere, and the Liu family's court was like a building about to collapse and in danger...;…;As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times. During this time, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang and other heroes continued to emerge. From the competition among heroes to the Battle of Chibi, from the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu to the unification of the three kingdoms, the curtain of the magnificent Three Kingdoms era slowly opened...;…; "The Three Kingdoms in Smoke" revolves around Guan Yu's spirit of loyalty and righteousness. From encountering loyalty and righteousness to protecting loyalty and righteousness, from following loyalty and righteousness to dedicating oneself to loyalty and righteousness, each scene shows his interpretation of loyalty and righteousness from different angles. The work begins with the beautiful peach blossom forest, from the oath of the three brothers in offering sacrifices to heaven, and follows the historical rough line of the war pattern of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, and gradually goes deep into Guan Yu's life-long pursuit of Liu Bei and the various dealings between him and Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
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Lishui Jinsha Performance | Lijiang International Ethnic Cultural Exchange Center

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Lijiang
"Lishui Jinsha" is a large-scale Lijiang dance and dance party with strong artistic impact and shock. The performance is in the form of dance poetry and painting. It condenses the unique cultural atmosphere of the northwestern Yunnan, which is bred by Lijiang Qishan. It shows the mysterious history of the ancient Naxi and the splendid Dongba civilization. It is very shocking and worth seeing.
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Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Show | Wu Ling Yuan

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Zhangjiajie
[Performance location: Charming Xiangxi Grand Theater] Charming Xiangxi Grand Theater is located at the entrance of the beautiful Wulingyuan District, adjacent to the Expert Village Hotel (Hunan Provincial People's Reception Office), only 33 kilometers away from the city, with a superior geographical location. The theater is a typical Xiangxi-style building with strong Xiangxi ethnic characteristics everywhere, and is a very distinctive local landmark. The unique natural landscape of Wulingyuan, coupled with the wonderful cultural and folk performances, is indeed the "Charming Xiangxi" that cannot be missed. 【Charming Xiangxi: Strong Xiangxi Charm】The evening show "Charming Xiangxi" is divided into two parts, indoor and outdoor, and is an authentic Xiangxi cultural event. The indoor part is mainly folk culture, including Miao drumming, crying wedding, closing banquet, Maogus, etc., showing you a mysterious, passionate and romantic Xiangxi. The outdoor part focuses on showing the classic stunts of Xiangxi, and there is also a passionate bonfire song and dance carnival. Enjoy the original folk customs program, understand the mysterious corpse-driving culture and folk witchcraft of Xiangxi, watch the exciting Miao stunts of climbing a knife mountain and descending a sea of ​​fire, and feel the splendid culture of Xiangxi that has been passed down for thousands of years in the burning bonfire.
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Jurassic World: the Movie Exhibition(GZ) | Guangzhou

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Guangzhou
Exhibitions

Night Tour Of Yellow Crane Tower | Yellow Crane Tower

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Wuhan
"Yellow Crane Tower at Night" is jointly created by Wuhan Garden Bureau, Wuhan Tourism and Sports Group and Yellow Crane Tower Park. It is a cultural tourism performance integrating real scene, immersion and experience. Since its completion, it has been open for night tours. The project takes the Yellow Crane Tower Park as the carrier, revolves around its unique history and culture, and integrates art performances and garden tours. The immersion light and shadow performance takes the "Yellow Crane Fairy" performance as the lead, selects eight scenic spots in the park, and integrates modern light and shadow technology. Adopt the mode of "light and shadow + performing arts" to show the legend of the fairy culture of the Yellow Crane Tower, and create a new experience of city landmark night tour. Both the west gate and the south gate of Yellow Crane Tower Park can enter the park, and the two park tour routes can be freely watched and watched. Visitors can choose according to their own preferences, and experience the wonderful night tour by shifting peaks.
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Encore Mount Wutai | Wutai Mountain

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Wutai
Based on Mount Wutai’s Buddhist stories and etiquette rules, the Encore Mount Wutai Drama aims to interpret a day, a year, a lifetime and a thought through various and ever-changing scenes. The "Encore Mount Wutai" theater was built based on the mountain's shape. It seems like an unfolding volume of scriptures. Before entering the theater, the audience must walk through long volumes of carved scriptures that are arrayed in high and low locations. Entering the theater, you meet many people who appear to be living in your life. The theater tells how Buddhism integrates into people's lives in Mount Wutai, recounting stories about life rather than just about Buddhism.
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Qin Fengyun Shaanxi Opera Tea House | Xi'an

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Xi'an
Arts
Qin Fengyun Shaanxi Opera Tea House is located at the intersection of Mingsheng and Yongsheng roads in the Beilin district of Xi'an. The Shaanxi opera form was established in the Qin dynasty, flourished in the Tang, and continued to be popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The singing style has developed over three thousand years forming the opera's unique character. Laokong is a form of shadow puppet style opera performance with a long history that is difficult to trace. Meihu is the second most popular opera form in Shaanxi which mixes speech and singing in a smooth and lively display.
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Yan’s Family Courtyard Tea Party Show | Xizhou

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Dali
The Yan Family Residence is located in the ancient town of Xizhou. In addition to viewing the exquisite Bai architecture here, there are more wonderful folk customs to experience. In order to display the local folk culture, a three-course tea performance hall was built in the compound to display the three-course tea with the characteristics of the Pai ethnic group for visitors. The three courses of tea are one bitter, two sweet, and three aftertastes. It is a metaphor for a person's life to be bitter, then sweet, and then aftertaste. It implies that the Bai people have an infinite aftertaste of life after going through the ups and downs. In addition, there are folk song and dance performances with national characteristics such as "Pinch the Bride", "The Groom", "The Overlord Whip and the Octagonal Drum", and "Shuangfeiyan", which are performed every day and are extremely exciting.

"The Story of Taohuayuan" Large-Scale Real Landscape Performance | Tao Hua Yuan

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Taoyuan
To enjoy the performance of the dreamy story of Taohuayuan by Taoyuanming, the audience can sit on their boats while it drifts down the river. Many performance areas are scattered on both banks of the Qin Creek. The local folk songs from the Changde area echo throughout the beautiful scenery. The performances include the story of the Wuling Fisherman, as well as the songs of the shepherd boy. Both are scenes in the story. There is also the group recitation of the story of Taohuayuan, which is very exciting.
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Gawan Liyuan Tea House (Chuan Opera Changing Face Theater) | Tianfu Square

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Chengdu
The Gai Bowl and Liyuan Tea House (Chuanju Change Face Performance Theatre) is located in the Tianfu Square in Chengdu. Here, you can enjoy the Sichuan-style bowl of tea, the taste of Sichuan Opera, and the essence of Sichuan culture. Drink tea, watch the show, set the dragon gate array, and watch the opera performance with tea. Here you can enjoy the famous names of the artists, and you can watch the world-famous Sichuan Opera, "changing your face", and you can also see acrobatics, Beijing opera, puppets, magic, hand shadows and other performances.
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Huajiaban Car Stunt Show | Huidong

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Huidong
The Huajiaban Car Stunt Show includes thrilling performances such as the dragon's tail, big rotation, and bicycle drifting into the library. For a time, the superb skills of the "Huajia Class" and the handsome guys and Mei Mei who participated in the performance took advantage of the hearts of thousands of our audience. Cheers, screams... and the roar of the car engine, one after another, bringing the scene into a sea of ​​joy.
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Hong Show Yanan | Yan'an

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Yan'an
The Red Show "Yan'an Yan'an" focuses on all the passionate and ideal young people of that era. The sober determination of the revolutionary soldier Ouyang Jian, the romantic feelings of the educated youth Bai Yanming, and the growth of Yan'an boy Shuanzhu from ignorance to growth, everyone who has had youth and dreams can find their own shadow in the stories of these young people. The Red Show "Yan'an Yan'an" sorts out the memories of youth, ideals and missions of a generation, allowing the youth of the past to stir up their passions and let today's youth understand their parents. The Red Show "Yan'an Yan'an" has two performances every day, which reproduces the revolutionary enthusiasm of the year based on the real historical background. In 1936, Snow came to Yan'an and recorded the life and experience of the Red Army in Yan'an at that time. In October 1937, "Red Star Over China" was published, which quickly swept the red storm in the old China, attracting a large number of young intellectuals to Yan'an. Shanghai girl Bai Yanming rushed to Yan'an with romantic revolutionary feelings and met Ouyang Jian, a revolutionary soldier who survived the Long March. The two experienced the vigorous mass production and Luyi together, and fell deeply in love in the fiery life. Shuanzhu, a boy from northern Shaanxi who lost his family in the war, believed that he would survive. He found his belonging again in the revolutionary team and regarded Ouyang Jian and Bai Yanming as brothers and sisters. The three of them were as close as a family. However, the Japanese army did not let go of Yan'an, a hot land. During an airplane bombing, Bai Yanming and Ouyang Jian died in the artillery fire to rescue their fellow villagers in northern Shaanxi. Shuanzhu, who lost his relatives again, stood up from the grief, inherited their will, crossed the Yellow River to the east and headed north to fight against the Japanese, setting off a rolling wave of revolution... In more than an hour, the red show "Yan'an Yan'an" made full use of modern comprehensive effects such as sound, light and electricity to vividly interpret the three-in-one tactics of climbing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands and war. It created a realistic and soul-stirring revolutionary war effect. Young tourists can also wear military uniforms, pick up steel guns and participate in defending Yan'an. The Red Show "Yan'an Yan'an" is a national art project that pioneered the Chinese Red Tourism, turning a static plane exhibition into a real historical picture scroll and presenting it to the public. Because of this, it has received strong support from governments at all levels. The red show "Yan'an Yan'an" celebrates the victory, blending the folk song Xintianyou of northern Shaanxi and the passionate and unrestrained Yangko of supporting the army. This is a concentrated display of the loess style of Yan'an, the holy land of revolution. When celebrating the victory, as a tourist, you can personally join in the bustling harvest scene, sing along with the rhythm, and find the long-lost revolutionary passion. Pagoda Mountain, Yanhe River, earthen caves, millet and rifles... The 13 years of experience of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries in Yan'an have made Yan'an an indelible memory in people's hearts. Now, the red-themed cultural show "Yan'an Yan'an" has revived this memory in front of people's eyes. Give me an hour and I will give you half a century, allowing you to experience the passion, love and hate in the midst of laughter and conversation.
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12.12 Xi'an Incident Performance | Huaqing Palace

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Xi'an
The performance of "12-12" Xi'an Incident demonstrats the details of Zhang Xueliang's uncertain thoughts and emotions before the "affair", Yang Hucheng's mother and son's meeting, Chiang Kai-shek's conversation with Song Meiling, and other details through the nine-act drama of "Fenghuo Ancient City," "intensified contradictions," and "rushing plots.", "Arrow on the strings", "Being ready for war", "The battle is on the verge", "The sound of guns", "The united front", and "The vicissitudes of life" show the difficult choices of the Chinese nation in times of crisis.
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Dream Home Show | Wuyuan

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Wuyuan
A cultural feast that transcends time and space The live performance "Impression of Huizhou Merchants" is a live performance with the theme of Huizhou merchant culture, integrating local natural scenery, historical stories and folk customs. Through wonderful performances, colorful lights and shocking music, it depicts a magnificent picture of the development of Huizhou merchants. Amid the mountains and trees, under the moon and stars, a cultural feast full of Huizhou folk customs kicked off the performance. The performance is divided into four chapters, each with its own unique theme and plot. Chapter 1: The Origin of Huizhou Merchants It tells the origin of Huizhou merchants and their early difficult entrepreneurial journey. The actors, through vivid performances, show the courage and determination of Huizhou people to leave their hometowns and venture into the business world. Chapter 2: The Journey of Huizhou Merchants It depicts the hardships and challenges that Huizhou merchants faced in the course of doing business, and their ultimate success through integrity, wisdom and hard work. Chapter 3: The Feelings of Huizhou Merchants It shows the deep attachment of Huizhou merchants to their hometown and their longing for their loved ones. The actors expressed their emotions delicately, allowing the audience to feel the softness and warmth in the hearts of Huizhou merchants. Chapter 4: The Soul of Huizhou Merchants It emphasizes the inheritance and development of the Huizhou merchant spirit, and inspires future generations to constantly pursue excellence and be innovative. The performance was interspersed with many folk performances with Huizhou characteristics, such as Wuyuan Nuo dance, bench dragon, Huizhou fish lantern, intangible cultural heritage fire pot, iron flower, brilliant fireworks, etc., allowing the audience to appreciate the wonderful performances while appreciating the rich cultural connotations of Huizhou. The live performance of "Impression of Huizhou Merchants" is not only a wonderful cultural feast, but also an in-depth exploration and inheritance of Huizhou merchant culture. It allows the audience to better understand the history and spirit of Huizhou merchants and feel the unique charm of Huizhou culture.

Back To Yanan | Yan'an Hongjie

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Yan'an
Performance Highlights Unique marching performance format: Walking and watching: Different from the traditional theater "sitting and watching", "Return to Yan'an" adopts a walking and watching performance format. During the performance, the audience needs to follow the plot to move to different spaces. This "people follow the play" experience makes the audience feel as if they are in the plot and become part of the story. Multiple scene switching, each scene has a unique stage and scene design, bringing a rich visual experience to the audience. Immersive artistic expression: The performance uses high-tech techniques such as sound, light, and real snow to create a multi-sensory interactive experience. For example, in the scene of "A Long March Road", the audience can feel the real snowy environment and experience the hardships of the Long March with the actors. Profound educational significance: Inheriting the red spirit: As the first red indoor situational experience drama in China, "Return to Yan'an" is not only an artistic work, but also a vivid party lesson. It inherits the red spirit by telling the heroic deeds of the Red Army soldiers, allowing the audience to feel the great feelings and firm beliefs of the revolutionary martyrs in an immersive experience. Excellent director and creative team: Directed by a well-known director: The play was created by well-known domestic directors Zhang Dong and Cong Mingling, who have successfully created many well-known situational dramas such as "See Pingyao Again". Director Zhang Dong, with his unique artistic perspective and profound creative skills, has injected new vitality and artistic charm into "Return to Yan'an". Created by a professional team: The entire creative team is composed of many professionals, including screenwriters, actors, stage designers, sound engineers, etc. They work together to carefully polish every detail and present a wonderful performance to the audience. "Return to Yan'an" has become a well-received red-themed situational experience drama with its unique marching viewing format, immersive artistic expression techniques, profound educational significance, and excellent directors and creative team. Performance Summary The performance area of "Return to Yan'an" is 4,500 square meters, which can accommodate 400 people at a time. Each performance lasts 65 minutes. With the revolutionary history of Yan'an as the background, it consists of four parts: "A Museum of Memory", "A Cluster of Sparks", "A Long March Road", and "An Immortal Flag". With a Red Army diary as the clue, it takes you back in time in a flashback way, and shows you a tortuous story and a real historical period from the perspective of an ordinary soldier. Act 1 | A Museum of Memory When Liu Nian, the grandson of veteran Red Army soldier Liu Baoshun, was sorting out his father's belongings, he discovered a diary left by his grandfather. The photo in the diary seemed to bring him back to that fiery era - his grandfather and his red flag squad embroidered the red flag, looking forward to the future and looking forward to victory, while more comrades who sacrificed on the road faced the miserable death with their tenacious will and sincere hearts...Nearly a hundred years have passed since the Long March, and there are only a few veteran Red Army soldiers still alive. Now Liu Nian has returned to Yan'an, trying to find and take the audience to find the footprints of those disappeared unknown heroes. Act II | A Spark That Sets the Field ablaze After the baptism of the Long March and the battles, the 20-year-old Liu Baoshun became a qualified soldier, but the Red Flag Squad comrades who died in the Long March were always in his heart, which also made him confused for a Duration. However, the Japanese bombers did not let go of Yan'an. In the passionate and magnificent rhythm of "Yellow River Cantata" and the flying gunfire, Liu Baoshun resolutely raised the flag and shouted for national independence and liberation. In the smoke and rubble, Liu Baoshun seemed to see those dead comrades again. They encouraged him to go on bravely and firmly, because he had grown into a real soldier... Act 3 | A long long march When climbing the snowy mountain, the dying "Red Flag Squad" leader (and flag bearer) Jiang Yuangui left the flag to his young comrade Liu Baoshun in the team, saying that young people are the hope of this country. However, illness, pain and even mental collapse followed one after another, and comrades fell one by one. The boundless grassland became a bigger nightmare for this team... Later, the 17-year-old Baoshun took the blessings of his dead comrades, held up the flag of the Red Flag Squad and walked out of the grassland alone.
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Quanzhou String Puppet Show | Quanzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Center

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Jinjiang
Attraction introduction Quanzhou Marionette Show is located in Wudianshi, an AAAA-level Attraction. Wudianshi has a thousand-year history and is the origin of Jinjiang City. The red brick buildings with southern Fujian characteristics span the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods. Wudianshi has produced 11 champions in history. During the Wanli period, Zhuang Jichang was the champion of the same subject as Yuan Chonghuan. The champion Wang Zeng, a descendant of the King of Fujian who lived in Quanzhou for generations, won three consecutive championships (first place in the first, provincial and palace examinations). It has also produced more than 1,400 Jinshi scholars, making it an outstanding representative of southern Fujian's humanities, history, art, architecture and customs. As the treasure of southern Fujian art, puppetry has not only become an indispensable part of the folk customs of Quanzhou and the entire southern Fujian region for thousands of years, but also has become a popular opera art that is appreciated by the general public and even scholars and literati with its unique skills and wonderful performances. Introduction to Quanzhou Marionette Show Quanzhou string puppetry, also known as suspended puppetry in ancient times, originated from the Qin and Han dynasties. According to historical records, it was already popular in Quanzhou and Souvenir areas at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties at the latest. It has been passed down through the Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties and even today. The traditional repertoire of Quanzhou string puppetry preserves a large number of folk beliefs and customs of weddings, funerals, and celebrations in the ancient Minnan dialect area. It preserves a large number of grammars, vocabulary, and ancient pronunciations of the "ancient Heluo language" and Minnan dialect. It preserves many precious materials on the repertoires, music, and performance forms of Southern Opera in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and has multidisciplinary research value. For thousands of years, Quanzhou string puppetry has not only coexisted with the life customs of birth, aging, illness, and death of the people in the Minnan dialect area. On May 20, 2006, puppet show (Quanzhou Marionette Show) was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Heritage number: IV-92. In December 2012, the "Fujian Puppet Show Talent Training Program", including Quanzhou String Puppet Show, was successfully selected into the List of Outstanding Practices of the World's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. History of Quanzhou Marionette Show Early stage It is said that when Wang Shenzhi came to Fujian and proclaimed himself king in present-day Fuzhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty, he built a large palace and hired many famous scholars and students from Zhongzhou. They brought puppet shows and placed them in the palace for entertainment. Puppet shows were then introduced to Quanzhou, so the dialogues of "Jia Li Opera" have a Zhongzhou accent. By the Song Dynasty, "Jiali Opera" had been widely spread among the people of Quanzhou. In the Ming Dynasty, Quanzhou puppetry was further combined with folk rituals and developed greatly. Li Tingji of Quanzhou in the Ming Dynasty once wrote a couplet for puppetry: "Driving thousands of miles away in an instant, the affairs of the past and present are completed in one night." It can be seen that the puppetry at that time was rich in content and wide in subject matter, and had the ability to express thousands of miles and encompass the past and present. Mid-term During the reigns of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, Quanzhou's "Jiali" opera had become very mature, breaking away from the "puppet show" form of fragmentary and acrobatic performances and forming a standardized script system, which could perform large-scale and complex historical dramas. Although there are only 36 fixed characters, the roles are divided into four categories: Sheng, Dan, Bei, and Za, and 42 major dramas can be performed. For example, the traditional continuous script "Mulian Saves His Mother" can be performed for seven days and seven nights. Later In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, there were more than 50 puppet troupes in Quanzhou, covering the urban and rural areas. The "four major temples" in Quanzhou, including Dongyue Temple, Guandi Temple, Yuanmiao Temple, and Chenghuang Temple, all had fixed troupes to perform for praying to the gods. Lin Chengchi, known as the "talented scholar of Jiali", once created "Shuo Yue" and "Water Margin" and other serial plays with the literati Yang Xiumei, thus taking puppetry out of the circle that only serves weddings and funerals. Lin Chengchi, Lian Tianzhang and others also created and improved many performing arts techniques, such as drawing swords, inserting swords, playing with snakes, umbrella dance, weaving, playing with cymbals, etc., which greatly enriched the performing arts of string puppetry.
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A Symphony of Lights | Victoria Harbour

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Hong Kong
A Symphony of Lights is a laser light and music show in Hong Kong. It is completed by a total of 47 skyscrapers and landmark buildings located on both sides of Victoria Harbour on both sides of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula. It is a large-scale light and music show in the world. Every night at 8 o'clock, you can see the urban buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour turn into a stage with sound and light intertwined in the neon lights and music, showing the splendid night of Hong Kong. The magical lights emitted by each building illuminate the sky over the Victoria Harbour, supplemented by music and narration, dreamy, gorgeous and impactful, allowing you to have a deeper understanding of the beauty of Hong Kong. The sound and light show starts at 8 o'clock every night and lasts about 13 minutes. During these 13 minutes, you can watch the performance for free on both sides of Victoria Harbour. The best viewing spots are from the Avenue of Stars to the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the waterfront promenade of the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai or the sightseeing ferry from Victoria Harbour. In Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Garden and the Golden Bauhinia Square waterfront promenade, you can hear the music and narration of The Symphony of Lights. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it is played next to English, and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, it is Mandarin narration. Play Cantonese. The regular performance on weekdays usually has five segments. You can watch the gradient effect of colored lights on the facade of the building, the dancing of lasers and searchlights in the dark night, and the kaleidoscope-like rotating light pattern, which is colorful. If you choose the "Symphony of Lights on the Hong Kong" Victoria Harbour tour, you can enjoy two birds with one stone while you are on a luxury sightseeing cruise, enjoying the night view on both sides of the Victoria Harbour and enjoying a sound and light show on the water. If you want to take the ferry, please visit: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/china/see-do/tours-walks/guided-tours/victoria-harbour/SOL-harbour-cruise.jsp#tour2 booking. Note that there is an additional fee for the sightseeing boat, which is HKD 180 for adults, HKD 162 for children aged 3-12 and seniors over 65 years old. It is recommended to choose to watch the performance from the seaside of Tsim Sha Tsui. You can see most of Hong Kong's landmark buildings on Hong Kong Island, such as Bank of China Building, HSBC Bank, International Finance Center and other landmarks. With these buildings as the background, you will feel the performance more spectacular. Located on this stretch of coastline, the waterfront observation deck next to the Clock Tower and Star Ferry Pier is a great place to watch the show. If you encounter special festivals, you can also see fireworks on the roof of the building and on the sea. Since the end of 2007, A Symphony of Lights has been expanded into a large-scale New Year's countdown event every year. Starting at 23:40 on December 31, a regular light show will be held first. In the 20 seconds before and after the New Year, the 420-meter-high Hong Kong The second phase of the International Finance Center will start the fireworks show. As the countdown counts down, fireworks on both sides of the building are set off layer by layer, accompanied by flickering and shining laser searchlights. At zero o'clock just to welcome the new year, the seven-colored fireworks of the building and the splendid fireworks of the 16 skyscrapers next to the harbour are set off at the same time. After the countdown, there will be a two-minute fireworks show, which is very beautiful and shocking.

Fu Rong Guo Cui Sichuan Opera with Face-changing & Fire-breathing | Sichuan Opera Troupe

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Chengdu
The legendary "Fu Rong Guo Cui" show is an extremely famous Sichuan Opera show. It is a performance you won't soon forget. Sichuan Opera is one of the shining jewels of Chinese theater. Bian Lian, literally "face-changing," is a style of opera in which performers wear different brightly colored masks as they move swiftly throughout the stage. It is an exciting event for viewers of all ages! Sichuan's "Amazing Bian Lian Show" breaks the traditional Chinese theater mold. These performances have rhythm and emotion. These huge productions bring new, unique styles to the audience.
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Huaxia Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall (Zhongyuan) | Zhengzhou

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Impression Sanjie Liu (Evening Showtime) | Impression Liu Sanjie Theater in Yangshuo

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"Impression: Sanjie Liu" is one of the large-scale live performances of the "Impression Series" jointly produced by famous directors Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue. The performance venue is located at the intersection of Yangshuo River and Tianjiahe River. Opposite the river is the Shutong Mountain. The stage is the two-kilometer-long waters of the Lancang River. The background is the twelve peaks. It is very atmospheric and one of the very few large-scale landscape theaters. The performance is mainly based on the local customs and is absolutely exhilarating.
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