The 15th China Folk Art Festival opens in Yulin, Shaanxi
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- The 15th China Folk Art Festival opened in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province on September 16, with the theme of "Beautiful Yulin with Gorgeous Mountain Flowers" and will last until September 21.
- The opening ceremony showcased the outstanding works of previous Shanhua Awards and Yulin's local classic folk art.
- Nearly a thousand folk art workers from 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country participated.
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The China Folk Art Festival has been successfully held for fourteen times since its inception in 1989. It is an important platform to showcase the development achievements of my country's folk literature and art, promote exchanges of folk literature and art in various places, and promote the construction of local culture.
China News Service, Yulin, Shaanxi, September 16th. The 15th Chinese Folk Art Festival, co-sponsored by the Chinese Folk Writers Association and the Shaanxi Federation of Literary and Art Circles, opened in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province.
The opening ceremony included a performance of outstanding works from previous Chinese Folk Literature and Art Shanhua Awards. The Miao folk song "Jiao Ayi", the Zhuang people's joyful song "The Song Road is Long and the Love is Deep in the Sea", the Wu Qi folk song "Rolling Felt Tune", and the Hakka folk song "Niu Gu Tiao" and other Shanhua Award-winning masterpieces were performed on the same stage with Yulin's local classic folk arts such as Hengshan Laoyanggu, Suide Yangko, and Northern Shaanxi Xintianyou, which concentratedly displayed the diverse aspects and vitality of our country's folk literature and art.
It is reported that this year's art festival, with the theme of "Beautiful Yulin with Blooming Mountain Flowers", will last until September 21. It will consist of four major sections: literary performances, exhibitions, academic seminars, and intangible cultural heritage markets. It will cover six main activities, including folk art flash mobs and people-benefit performances going to the countryside. Nearly a thousand folk art workers from 16 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country participated in the performance and exhibition, promoting national-level high-quality literary and art resources to sink into the countryside and enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the masses.
The China Folk Art Festival has been successfully held for fourteen times since its inception in 1989. It is an important platform to showcase the development achievements of my country's folk literature and art, promote exchanges of folk literature and art in various places, and promote the construction of local culture. This art festival is organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Folk Writers and Artists Association, the Propaganda Department of the Yulin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Yulin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Yulin Media Center, and the Yulin Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau. (over)
Open Questions
- What specific cultural and artistic performances have been arranged for this arts festival?
- What specific intangible cultural heritage items are on display at the intangible cultural heritage market?
- What are the specific topics of the academic seminar?
