The 3rd World Hokkien Young Singer Competition was launched in Shishi, Quanzhou, recruiting young singers from all over the world

China News Service, Quanzhou, September 30 (Reporter Sun Hong) The launch ceremony of the 3rd World Hokkien Young Singer Competition "Sea Sea of ​​Voices and Blooming Youth" was held on the evening of the 29th in Hongta Bay, Shishi, Quanzhou, Fujian Province. It solicited young singers from all over the world who love Hokkien music and continued to write a new chapter in the spread of Hokkien culture to the outside world.

On the evening of September 29, the 3rd World Hokkien Young Singer Competition was officially launched in Quanzhou, Fujian. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

Hokkien songs are an important carrier for the inheritance and dissemination of Hokkien culture. The first two World Hokkien Young Singer Competitions have reached dozens of countries and regions at home and abroad, becoming an important platform for global Hokkien cultural exchanges, and continue to promote the Hokkien dialect to go beyond southern Fujian, cross the strait, and resound overseas.

At the launch ceremony that night, many young Hokkien singers from home and abroad sang the competition's exclusive theme song of the same name "Voice of the Sea", using their enthusiastic singing voices and sincere words to invite musicians around the world; the promotional video for the third competition " "Singing about Southern Fujian and Gathering the World" was released simultaneously online and offline, showing the characteristics of the event from multiple angles and unlocking the competition schedule; the situational performance "Silk Road Lions" combines folk customs and intangible cultural heritage, interprets the charm of Southern Fujian, and outlines a moving picture of cultural exchanges and mutual learning along the Maritime Silk Road.

According to the relevant person in charge of the event organizer, no matter individuals or groups, no matter where they are, as long as they love southern Fujian music, they can register online to participate. The competition auditions will be held in October; the promotion competition will start in November, and the finals and awards ceremony will be held in Quanzhou in December. (over)