Chinanews.com, Guilin, November 11 (Tang Weiqing) "I think the performance form of Huimin performances is particularly good, allowing citizens and tourists to enjoy the intangible cultural heritage of Guangxi Wenchang and Guilin Fishing Drums up close, and I hope that what we inherit can be known to everyone." Zhang Yifan, the actor of Yugu's "Removing the Five Miasma", said with emotion after the local art exhibition in Guilin, Guangxi on November 4.
On November 11, the 3 Guilin Art Festival and Local Art Exhibition opened in Dongxi Lane, Guilin City, Guangxi. The picture shows the color performance of "Playing the Gong". Photo by Tang Weiqing
On the same day, the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Guilin Arts Festival specially set up a local art exhibition and performance section, so that visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guilin's mountains and rivers, get close to Guilin's excellent opera art, and understand the charm of China's excellent traditional culture. The 2023 Guilin Art Festival and Local Art Exhibition will be held in Yushan Park, Xiangshan Park, Dongxi Lane and other scenic spots.
As one of the first batch of "Famous Historical and Cultural Cities" promulgated by the State Council, Guilin has a profound historical and cultural heritage and rich cultural resources for opera. Guilin's local opera and opera mainly include Guilin Opera, Color Tune, Wenchang, Scattered, Guilin Fishing Drum, Guilin Big Drum, etc. Among them, Guiju Opera, Cai Tuo, Guangxi Wenchang, Guilin Fishing Drum, etc. have all been included in the list of representative items of national intangible cultural heritage.
"We usually find some hot news, current events and positive and touching stories to create and sing. We want to make it easier for ordinary people to get something from the works through the fishing drum in such a popular and easy-to-understand form. Zhang Yifan said.
On November 11, the 3 Guilin Art Festival and Local Art Exhibition opened in Dongxi Lane, Guilin City, Guangxi. The crowd at the scene was attracted by the performance and took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Photo by Tang Weiqing
The performance of the color drama "Double Solution" kicked off the whole show, and the actors vividly interpreted a series of stories that happened when a pair of cynical solvers guarded the city gates. The witty and humorous performance attracted the audience to stop and watch, and many citizens took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Subsequently, the Guiju opera "Taijun's Resignation", the fishing drum "Removing the Five Miasma", and the color tune "Playing the Gong" were staged one after another, attracting bursts of applause.
"We came to Guilin yesterday for a tour, and we happened to encounter this performance in the East and West Alleys, and I haven't seen Guilin's opera before, so I think this performance is very exciting. If we have the chance, my friends and I will come back to enjoy it. Ms. Chen, a tourist from Guangzhou, said.
"This performance allows everyone to see that the local opera genre has its own wonders, and it is different from the national Peking Opera and other genres." Chen Zhenkun, the actor of Song Renzong (Zhao Zhen) in the Guiju opera "Taijun's Resignation", said.
Chen Zhenkun has been studying Guiqu since he was 15 years old, and this year is his 12th year in the industry. Talking about the inheritance of Guilin opera, he said: "I think as a young person, it is more important to learn first, inherit what teachers and predecessors have taught, and then use a good platform to inherit and carry forward Guilin's local opera." (ENDS)