Who has resources for the 2004 Nanning International Folk Song Festival?

Folk song interpretations are novel and diverse.

November 3, 2004 is destined to go down in history as the opening of the first China-ASEAN Expo. It was a good start for the annual China-ASEAN Expo.

The effect of "attracting business with songs" has expanded significantly. In the context of the grand China-ASEAN Expo, Nanning Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government to take stock of the situation, the city's development of the new positioning for China - ASEAN Free Trade Area of the front center of the city. The famous Nanning International Folk Song Festival opening night party "Earth Flying Song" became the opening ceremony of the China - ASEAN Expo cultural evening, upgraded to the national level of important cultural activities. Primitive and rugged ethnic flavor, strong and spicy exoticism, people are dazzled; East and West of different styles of music blending, pearl combination of the audience's eardrums; styles of folk songs intertwined into a grand, majestic symphony, in the beautiful night sky of Nanning echoed for a long time.

The Nanning International Folk Song Festival in 2004 and 2005 can be said to be a milestone, an unforgettable two years, with constant surprises and splendor.

This is the time when ethnicity and internationality meet

To spread love through songs, the earth flies and the singing never fails.

Beginning with the Folk Song Festival in 1999, the children of the Zhuang hometown have built up the Folk Song Festival, a big stage for international cultural exchange, with the sentiment of accepting all rivers in the sea and embracing the world. On this stage, the traditional arts of Guangxi and various ethnic groups in China have been promoted to the whole world, and artists from all over the world have also shown the artistic treasures of their own ethnic groups. The 2004 and 2005 Folk Song Festivals emphasized more on internationality on the basis of the previous ones.

The number of foreign performing groups at the "Flying Songs of the Earth-2004" gala was the highest ever, both in terms of the number of performers and the number of programs. Not only that, the exchange and collision of Chinese national culture and the essence of world art made the party unique. In the evening party, we are pleased to see the Vienna State National Opera Choir gentlemen and the original chorus of the Guangxi Arts Institute of the little girls sang a wonderful "song", the witty and humorous expression of the gentlemen and the little girls of the simple and natural innocence of the contrast, become "the earth flies song - 2004" the most moving chapter. Equally wonderful is the female singers of the Vienna State National Opera Choir and Zhao Dadi sang the Shaanbei folk song "I want to kiss", Western opera and China's Shaanbei primitive and simple folk songs in the perfect blend here.

In the "Green City Singing Stage" spread across Nanning's counties and districts, artists from the ten ASEAN countries and Moldova, Italy, Denmark, Canada and other countries came off the stage to celebrate with the audience, a touching scene that is still imprinted in people's minds, lingering for a long time.... ...

Folk songs are sung in millions of homes.

This is the time when a feast of excellence "tells" the story of China's friendship with ASEAN

Songs are used to meet friends, build friendships and exchange culture.

A closer look at the 2004, 2005 Nanning International Folk Song Festival, whether it is the earth flying song, style Southeast Asia, or food festival, fashion show and other activities, all in the schedule and theme selection closely around the China - ASEAN Expo for the service of this core idea, and in the original basis, and continue to expand the cultural capacity of Southeast Asian countries, and strive to make the Nanning International Folk Song Festival a success. The Nanning International Folk Song Festival has become a platform for the exchange of cultural excellence between China and Southeast Asian countries.

In 2004, as the first China-ASEAN Expo was held at the same time as the Folk Song Festival, the promotion of the development of cultural undertakings in Nanning and Southeast Asian countries became the main event of the Festival that year. To this end, in addition to a new lineup, new ideas, new creations interpretation of the earth flying song, style of Southeast Asia, the two original heavyweight trump card of the Minzu Festival, but also the grand launch of the 2004 Southeast Asia International Fashion Show and other activities. The entire evening in a 100-meter-long Zhuang brocade pattern laid out on the runway efforts to create a colorful audio-visual fashion feast, clothing features a strong ethnic flavor as the tone of the Southeast Asian countries charming and mysterious costumes shine, choreography and lighting with the meaning of the national fashion and national colors as the main colors, music style to the Southeast Asian countries of the local national music rhythms as a framework, through the show! The show presents a strong Southeast Asian flavor, allowing the green city of Nanning and ASEAN countries to merge in the mysterious and heavenly sound of beautiful songs.

The 2005 Southeast Asian Style is filled with the romantic flavor of Southeast Asia. The 100-meter-long stage of the party shows the Angkor Wat of Cambodia, the Royal Palace of Thailand, the Doklam Temple of Vietnam, the Bodhi Temple of Bangkok, the golden Forbidden City, the whirling coconut groves, the romantic beaches ...... The whole stage is brilliant and glittering.

The original songs and dances of China and Southeast Asian countries vividly interpreted the theme of the party, "Southeast Asian flavor, popular all over the world". Cambodian folk songs and dances, Myanmar folk songs and dances combination, music mysterious and melodious, dance steps ancient and joyful; Brunei folk songs and dances, hidden endless charm; fast-paced Malaysian folk dance colorful; Philippine modern ballet colorful, but also let a person see a different fresh ......

Moved to Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area held in 2004 Nanning - Southeast Asia International Tourism Food Festival, reflecting the Southeast Asian food tradition and modern style of the combination of ethnicity, reflecting the various ethnic groups of the tourism culture and food and beverage culture reflects the comprehensive. 2005 Nanning - Southeast Asia International Tourism Food Festival held at the same time in the city of Nanning, Qingxiu Mountain and the "10 + 1

The Nanning-Southeast Asia International Tourism Food Festival 2005 was held at both Qingxiu Mountain and "10+1" Commercial Avenue in Nanning City, and more than 30,000 tourists went to taste the delicious food on the opening day.

Southeast Asian flavors were in full view.

This is when a new era of trade with ASEAN is opened

Songs are used to lure business, complement resources and develop the economy.

November 3, 2004, was a day that made many people in China and the ASEAN countries and even around the world feel stirred up and eager.

In the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi and ten ASEAN dignitaries poured river water from their respective countries into a crystal bottle in front of them, and eleven water columns sprang up from a fountain in front of the podium, and a crystal ball with the emblem of the China-ASEAN Expo was lifted up, announcing the official opening of the first China-ASEAN Expo, which is the first China-ASEAN Expo in China. The official opening of the first China-ASEAN Expo, which is the highest-specification exposition between China and ASEAN countries, is also the first large-scale exhibition since November 2002, when China-ASEAN Free Trade Area negotiations were formally launched.

"River *** fusion" of the first exposition officially launched a platform for comprehensive cooperation and exchanges between China and ASEAN. The first China-ASEAN Expo *** set up 2506 standard booths, 1505 exhibitors, trade turnover totaled 1.084 billion U.S. dollars, the amount of 4.978 billion U.S. dollars signed cooperation projects.

On October 19, 2005, Vice President Zeng Qinghong and ASEAN dignitaries*** pressed the crystal ball in front of them, and the 11 fountains on the square of Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center gushed out, and the second China-ASEAN Expo was declared open.

China and ASEAN ten rivers and the sea are linked together, economic and trade cooperation opportunities such as tidal wave, "10 + 1" FTA construction process is also smooth sailing. The second session of the Expo total trade turnover reached 1.15 billion U.S. dollars, signed 126 foreign investment and cooperation projects, with a total investment of 5.29 billion U.S. dollars; signed 263 domestic cooperation projects in China, with a total investment of 50.18 billion U.S. dollars.

Professor Li Xinguang, director of the China Society for International Economic Cooperation, believes that, looking ahead, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area will see rapid development of trade in goods, gradual expansion of mutual investment, and breakthroughs in trade in services, and the China-ASEAN Expo, as an important carrier, will continue to add new content and show new vitality.

Classic Russian folk songs evoke deep-seated emotions.

Annual Chronicle

◆The main activities of the Nanning International Folk Song Festival in 2004 include: the opening party of the Nanning International Folk Song Festival 2004 and the first China-ASEAN Expo, "Songs of the Earth-2004", "Southeast Asia in Style - Gathering in Nanning 2004", the thirteenth "Peacock Prize "National Minority Vocal Competition," the love of China "large-scale song and dance evening, 2004 Southeast Asia International Fashion Show, large-scale Guangxi national song and dance "beautiful Zhuang Jin", Moldova Night, "Green City Song Terrace" Square Arts and Culture Evening, 2004 Nanning - Southeast Asia International Tourism and Food Festival, the first China - ASEAN Expo, the first China - ASEAN Expo, the first China - ASEAN Expo Opening Ceremony. -ASEAN Expo, the First China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, etc. China - ASEAN Expo Closing Ceremony, Nanning Chemical - Green City Song Stage, Zhenning Night - Russian Red Army Song and Dance Troupe performance special, the night of the United - large-scale Zhuang dance drama "Ma Le visits the sky", 2005 China - ASEAN International Symposium on the Development of Contemporary Dance Culture, 2005 Nanning - Southeast Asia International Tourism and Food Festival, 2005 Nanning Economic and Trade Negotiation Activities, etc.

Annual Collection

◆The magnificent "Song of the Earth-2004" Gala, the "Southeast Asia - Gathering in Nanning 2004" Gala with a strong sea breeze, and the fashionable "Chinese Love" large-scale concert which is known as the grand ceremony night of the China-ASEAN Expo were presented at the 2004 Nanning Gala, and the three "arts and cultural feasts" were of international standard. The three "cultural and artistic feasts" of international standard were centrally presented at the Nanning International Folk Song Festival 2004, which dazzled the guests and audiences from all over the world who came to participate in the first China-ASEAN Expo.

◆2004 Southeast Asia International Fashion Show Gala invited the champions of 2001-2004 New Silk Road China Modeling Contest Finals, Zhen Ni, Du Juan, Xiao Qing and Feng Jing, to appear, which was the first time that the four champions made a collective appearance in Nanning; the gala also invited the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd Miss World and Asian Beauty Queens, Li Bing, Wu Yingna, Guan Qi, other International supermodels from Southeast Asia and other Asian countries also made their first collective appearance at the gala, and many famous models gathered together. The gala laid down the cultural imprint of Nanning - ASEAN Fashion Capital by expressing the willingness and bosom of China, Guangxi, Nanning's garment industry and fashion industry to carry out cooperation with neighboring countries.

◆Another highlight of the 2004 Nanning International Folk Song Festival was the special performance arranged for the Moldovan Flute National Song and Dance Troupe, which came all the way from China. According to the international practice, organizing similar large-scale cultural and artistic activities, under the premise that there are artists from many countries joining the festival, in addition to the collective appearance in the first opening ceremony to show the strong lineup, the organizer should also arrange special performances for the art groups of various countries, and thus the establishment of the "Zhenning-Moldova Night" is a clear proof of the international standards.

Annual classics

◆The stage design of the opening ceremony of the festival every year can be regarded as the classic artwork of the year. 2004 opening ceremony of the festival was designed in a novel, fashionable and practical way, emphasizing the ethnicity and the internationality, with the theme of the evening being "ecology, nature and music", and the middle part of the stage was shaped like a guitar, with two trees located in the middle of the stage. The middle part of the stage is shaped like a guitar, and the two banyan trees on both sides of the stage symbolize that the folk songs are nurtured in the natural environment and draw the fragrance of nature. The right side of the stage looks like a piano, and the back of the stage is designed to resemble the national musical instrument "sheng", as well as the notes in a five-line score, implying the full integration of Chinese folk songs and world music, highlighting Guangxi's national characteristics, which makes people feel fresh. Coupled with the giant guitar head of the 18-meter-long mechanical arm, the mechanical arm can be lifted up and down on the stage, can be rotated 120 degrees to help Song Zuying to complete the "Earth Flying Song" magnificent stage performance.

◆In 2004, the large-scale Guangxi folk song and dance "Beautiful Zhuang Jin" as a summary of the outstanding works of the five-year Nanning International Folk Song Festival, this evening party selected the original songs of the previous Folk Song Festival, and at the same time tapped into a number of extremely rhythmic multi-voice folk songs of the Zhuang ethnic minority to create a brand new Guangxi ethnic minority folkloric dance epic, with a brand new approach, a brand new lineup, a brand new concept of creation It shows on the stage the national spirit and ethnic flavor of Guangxi's people of all ethnic groups who are hardworking, brave, able to sing and dance well.

◆ During the 2005 Nanning International Folk Song Festival, the Russian Red Army Song and Dance Troupe performed in Nanning to bring the audience back to the long time memories. Dedicated to the Great Patriotic War", "Volga Boatmen's Song" and other 27 song and dance programs were brilliantly presented, and "Three Sets of Cars", "Ah! Friends, Farewell! The night outside Moscow" and other familiar Russian songs, but also sang the "defense of the Yellow River", "without the **** production party there is no new China", "Song of the Yangtze River" and other Chinese songs, set off the evening wave after wave of climax.

The voices of the year

◆The 3 parties in 2004 were all directed by famous domestic party directors. They respectively promote the 3 parties.

Chen Weiya, the director of "Southeast Asia - Gathering in Nanning 2004", said, "This gala will continue to combine the unique cultural characteristics of Guangxi with the folk culture of Nanning and Southeast Asian countries, and it is a large-scale song and dance gala combining water, light and shadow, which is the most flavorful, the most contemporary and the most ethnically rich in Asia in recent years.

Lang Kun, general director of "Song of the Earth-2004": the theme of the evening is positioned as a "peace ceremony", the program's choreography and selection of costumes pay more attention to the penetration of the cultural life of the various ethnic groups color. The wonderful interpretation of artists from all over the world makes the evening party's ethnicity, internationality, modernity and artistry come into full play.

"Chinese love" large-scale concert director Guo Jihong: to create the world's first brand of Chinese music "Chinese love" is known as the China - ASEAN Expo extravaganza night. The overall design of the evening party highlights the internationalization of the "Liu Sanjie" as a carrier of the mountain song, in the display of Guangxi characteristics at the same time, the integration of ASEAN countries and today's fashionable art forms. In terms of creative tone and program selection, the traditional national cultures of each country are given modernized and fashionable adaptations, so as to express the basic theme of communication and cooperation.

◆Taiwanese singer Jiang Yuheng said at the "Southeast Asia in Style - Gathering in Nanning 2004" gala, "The people of Nanning are very happy, every time I come to Nanning, I find that the city is getting more and more beautiful, and there is also such a high-class gala. happiness." (Reporter Huang Min Wang Lili Pictures provided by Chen Zhuofan)

(Source: Nanning Daily )