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On June 3rd, the 2023 autumn enrollment exam for Xiaoyingxing was held, and thousands of cute children gathered at Dongfang TV station with love and longing. Before 8 o'clock in the morning, there were already many parents queuing at the entrance, and the children were all excited with star class monitor balloons. The lively atmosphere at the scene was like a carnival. This autumn recruitment has attracted a large number of children aged 2 to 12 in the city to sign up. With the extension of after-school time after the "double reduction", more and more parents attach importance to their children's aesthetic education, hoping to give them a colorful and energetic childhood. A parent of a 2-year-old child said, "Children's nature is to play, and we hope to guide them well, so that they can discover their interests and learn while playing." During the interview, more than 30 examiners conducted on-site evaluations, covering more than 200 sub majors in singing, dancing, and performing arts. surface

On the evening of June 2nd, the night curtain seemed like a curtain in a theater, slowly falling on the 60 hectare surface of Yuanxiang Lake, ending the summer heat of the day and also opening up the colorful night light of Yuanxiang Lake. The first performance of the Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre Water Feature Light and Shadow Show "Elegant City, My Heart Longs for" has been successfully completed after the official announcement of ticket sales, announcing the official opening of the largest outdoor water feature performance in Shanghai. The whole performance was divided into four acts: "One City Elegant, My Heart Yearning", Chinese ancient poetry animation "Acacia", "Light and shadow lingering, gluttonous" and "China-Chic New Fashion, Dynamic Audio". Nearly 60 minutes of multimedia light, shadow, and real-life performance, with the scenes of Yuanxiang Lake water scenery and skylight as the backdrop, actors perform on the water surface stage of the water feature theater, combined with modern high-tech large-scale fountain arrays, aerial beam arrays, laser special effects, and variable water curtain systems, showcasing

On June 4th, the 40th Chinese version of the musical "The Phantom of the Theater" will conclude at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. Early on June 5th, the behind the scenes production team flew to Shenzhen to start the first stop of 200 national tours. On June 13th, "Phantom of the Theater" will be released at the Shenzhen Binhai Art Center, and the audience is eager to discuss the cast and additional performances. On May 2nd, the Chinese version of "Phantom of the Theater" premiered globally in Shanghai. The total box office of 40 performances in 34 days was 48.5 million yuan, with an average single performance box office exceeding 1.2 million yuan. The sales revenue of cultural and creative products was 2.5 million yuan. Out of nearly 65000 viewers, more than 25% come from other places, and over 20% have had second or third impressions of the drama# The Chinese version of Phantom of the Theater # Weibo has seen over 330 million views, and the related tags on Xiaohongshu have seen nearly 13 million views. Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group

"I was very surprised, people were very enthusiastic, and many people understood the music we were playing. I was also very excited to have many young people come to the concert." On the afternoon of June 3rd, after a round of rehearsals, Hungarian national treasure conductor Adam Fischer was interviewed by Shanghai media under the huge palm tree at the Tropical Flower and Fruit Museum of Chenshan Botanical Garden. At this moment, the large lawn was already filled with white seats, and the audience who arrived one after another waited for the arrival of this outdoor classical concert. That evening, the 11th Chenshan Grassland Radio Music Festival made its debut on time, with Adam Fischer coaching the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and partnering with violinist Julian Rachlin to bring the authentic "Voice of Vienna" and light up the "Waltz Night". The concert set a record for the fastest ticket sales in the history of a music festival. After two years, this year's Chenshan Grassland Radio Music Festival will be self ticketed

On the evening of June 3rd, with the opening of the 2023 Shanghai Nightlife Festival, the "Power of Reading · Late Night Bookstore Festival" was held in 36 branded physical bookstores in Shanghai. From June 3rd to 4th, 36 bookstores will concentrate and delay their operations until 22:00. In order to promote the construction of Shanghai as an international consumer center city, accelerate confidence building, stable growth, and promote consumption, the Shanghai Book and Magazine Distribution Industry Association, under the guidance of the Municipal Press and Publication Bureau, actively responded to the overall plan of the "2023 Shanghai Nightlife Festival" benchmark activity of the 4th "May 5th Shopping Festival", and organized 36 brand physical bookstores in the city to hold the "Power of Reading · Late Night Bookstore Festival" simultaneously during the "2023 Shanghai Nightlife Festival". 36 brand physical bookstores, including Shanghai Xinhua Media Chain Co., Ltd., Shanghai Book Co., Ltd., Shanghai Foreign Language Bookstore, and Shanghai Xiang

Most of the waterfront in the world was originally shared. With the development of commerce, shipping, and industry, waterfront has become an important asset of cities, evolving from shared to exclusive, becoming a driving force for industrial and commercial development and a mark of urban civilization. Afterwards, with the development and changes of the city, the closed coastline that was once monopolized by factories, docks, warehouses, units, and communities has shifted back to an open coastline shared by the whole population. The Suzhou River in Shanghai has gone through a development process of over a hundred years. At present, there is a consensus on the protection of Suzhou River industrial heritage. Looking towards the future, how can we organically combine the protection of architectural heritage with urban development? On June 3rd, the new book sharing event titled "Suzhou River Industrial Heritage: As a Shared Urban Landscape -" Shared Waterfront: A Chronicle of Industrial Heritage on Both Sides of Suzhou River "was held at the Tianshan Hall of Changning District Library

On June 3rd, the Shanghai International Youth Scholars Forum was held at the Shanghai Academy of Drama, with the theme of "International Development and Nationalization Exploration of Director Art" by top domestic and foreign theater directors and scholars, exploring the intrinsic vitality of inspiring contemporary Chinese theater director art. "When I talk about the risks and dangers of internationalization, I am talking about a person who is losing their cultural roots, not feeling confident or even proud of their own cultural roots, but getting lost in a chaotic foreign culture. Sometimes I find it easier to follow trends, and sometimes I am attracted to Western ideas, forgetting who he is and where he comes from." Tobias Bianconi, Director General of the International Theatre Association, said frankly, "There is both opportunity and potential for Chinese theatrical art to adhere to tradition and innovation. Learning from Western educators, playwrights, and producers is not wrong, but a person can..."

"'it is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.' General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development aroused a warm response from the cultural circles all over the country. " In an interview with reporters yesterday, Gu Hao, vice chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Literature and Art, chairman of the Shanghai dramatists Association, and party committee secretary of the Shanghai Opera Art Center, said: "as inheritors and practitioners of excellent Chinese traditional culture, we have strengthened the mission of opera workers in the new era, and only by constantly deepening the regular understanding of cultural construction can we better shoulder the new cultural mission." Guard the root and protect the pulse: to find the source of Chinese civilization and better shoulder the new cultural mission is the work of literary, artistic and cultural workers in Shanghai.

In order to promote cultural exchange between Macau and the mainland, the Shanghai Ballet, invited by the Cultural Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region Government, will bring a ballet version of "Camellia Woman" to the Macau Cultural Center's Comprehensive Theatre on June 9th and 10th. This will be the first overseas performance of the Shanghai Ballet since its US tour in January 2020. The elegant and exquisite Shanghai style of the Shanghai Ballet has attracted many Macau audiences. Shortly after the opening of tickets, more than 2000 tickets for the two performances were sold out. In 2019, Derek Dean, the invited artistic director of the Shanghai Ballet and the British ballet master, tailored the ballet "The Camellia Woman" for the Shanghai Ballet based on the novel "The Camellia Woman" written by French author Alexandre Dumas Minor. The drama uses a reverse narrative technique to dance around the moment when the female protagonist Margaret's life is dying

"I will adhere to inheritance and innovation, make the past serve the present, and regard youth as the most important target of dissemination. I will excavate and inherit the precious assets left by the older generation of artists, so that Kunqu Opera can shine with more vitality and vitality in the new era." From June 2nd to 4th, the "Lanqing Ranran" Zhang Ran Kunqu Opera Art Series was held at the Lanxin Grand Theater. After the performance, young actor Zhang Ran introduced his work plan. As a disciple of Zhu Chuanming, the master of Kunqu opera, Zhang Ran studied under performing artist and educator Zhang Xunpeng and won the New Actor Award at the 25th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award. Over the course of three days, she brought three classic plays to the audience, including "The Horse Merchant", "The Peony Pavilion", and "The Jade Hairpin", with performing artists Cai Zhengren and Zhang Xunpeng overseeing the entire process. The three characters are all female actresses, with similar character positions

At the "Yuchu Liufang: Shanghai Museum Collection of Song and Yuan Dynasty Ancient Books" exhibition currently held at the Shanghai Museum, 66 Song and Yuan Dynasty ancient books silently narrate the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization, with numerous visitors queuing up to visit. "The General Secretary is very concerned about the precious versions of Chinese civilization that have been passed down through vicissitudes of life, and emphasizes the need to collect and protect all the materials in the classics, in order to continue the inheritance of the world's only uninterrupted civilization." Chu Xiaobo, a member of the Party Group of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the director of the Shanghai Museum, said that spreading and showcasing the unique charm of Chinese culture to the audience through "millennium classics" can allow the audience to experience the continuous inheritance of Chinese civilization's string songs, and make the spiritual connotations and cultural values contained in the classics no longer limited to the perspective of study and academic research.

The opening performance season of the Waigaoqiao Cultural and Art Center, "Art is not far and wide, there is music from the neighbors," kicked off on June 3rd. Located at 3207 Zhangyang North Road in Pudong New Area, adjacent to the Zhouhai Road station of Metro Line 6, the Waigaoqiao Cultural and Art Center has three theaters: "one large and two small", with 845, 110, and 107 theaters respectively. The architectural design takes the unique "container stacking" of international airports and seaports as its imagery, with the main body resembling a ship loaded with containers and surface grooves resembling splashing waves, creating a simple and refined design. From June 3rd to September 29th, the performance season brings together 12 high-quality and popular performances from home and abroad, totaling 17 performances, covering various types of performances such as musicals, stage plays, plays, parent-child dramas, jazz, classical music, and cross-border integration. During the performance season, there will also be artistic neighborhood activities,

On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5th, veteran reportage writer Zhu Dajian held a new book publishing symposium at Shanghai Jiao Tong University for his ecological documentary literary work "Seaweed Blossoms - The Heavy Trust and Watch by the Erhai Lake", which took one year and eight months to write and six months to revise. The book tells the story of Kong Hainan, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a scholar of water ecology and environment, who went to the shores of Erhai Lake. With the support of various levels of government, he led his team to stick to the front line for many years and closely cooperated with local people of all ethnic groups, gradually restoring the once unbearable clarity of Erhai Lake. He is known by the media as the "elderly and the sea" of the new era. Seaweed is unique to China and is a rare and endangered aquatic medicinal plant under national key protection. Due to the extremely high water quality requirements for the growth environment, seaweed is also regarded as an "environmental monitor" and "water quality touchstone". In recent years, with the emergence of Erhai tea

On June 3rd, the original work concert of "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" - "Sea · Up" Piano Duet was held in the main hall of Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. The "Hai Shang" Piano Duet consists of two pianists, Fang Min and Qian Ruiyan, from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. They have established mutual musical resonance through similar artistic growth experiences and long-term cooperation. The repertoire is harmonious between China and the West, including Tchaikovsky's excerpt "Dance of Flowers" from "The Nutcracker" and Ravel's "Great Round Dance", as well as composer Gao Xiang's double piano suite "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta". Two Shanghai born and raised female pianists showcase the Shanghai style and Jiangnan impression on their black and white keys. "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" - Original Works of the "Sea" Piano Duet Concert Live "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" Series Suite, Including "Shanghai Love" and "Su Jing"

For the new era and new cultural mission, Shanghai is actively practicing its own path of exploration. Starting today, our newspaper will launch a series of reports on "Cultural Inheritance and Development in Shanghai", showcasing the accumulation of cultural workers in Shanghai through practical examples in different fields

As a literary "light cavalry", micro fiction has a long and rich history. In the current era of online dissemination and fragmented reading, micro fiction is even more popular among readers due to its characteristics of being small yet refined, small yet beautiful, and small yet elegant. The 2nd China Micro Novel Theory Award Ceremony and the Launching Ceremony of Chinese Writer Hai Shuxing were recently held in Ningbo. After intense competition, three researchers, Yao Chaowen, Yuan Long, and Hou Deyun, won the Second China Micro Novel Theory Award. It is worth mentioning that this year's selection has added a "Theoretical Contribution Award" to recognize old editors, professors, and writers who have made outstanding contributions to the development of micro fiction. They are Jiang Zengpei, Liu Haitao, Yang Xiaomin, Ling Huanxin, Gu Jianxin, Ling Dingnian, and Xie Zhiqiang. The award-winning works of the 2nd China Micro Novel Theory Award not only have an understanding of the aesthetic characteristics and creative patterns of micro novels, but also

In February 1950, the master of Yue Opera, Qi Yaxian, formed a cooperative Yue Opera Troupe in Jing'an, Shanghai. She was skilled in portraying kind, gentle, and passionate women, and developed and changed on the basis of the Yuan style singing style, forming a lingering, gentle, simple and profound "Qi School". In 1951, Bi Chunfang, who was one year older than Qi Yaxian, joined the cooperative Yue Opera Troupe. Bi Chunfang is skilled in comedy, performing gracefully and elegantly. Her singing style incorporates the tones of Yin Guifang and Fan Ruijuan, and her voice is clear and elastic, earning her the nickname "Bi School". The two individuals with complementary advantages worked together for 50 years until the death of Qi Yaxian. Qi Bi's representative works, such as "The Legend of the White Snake," "Blood Handprints," "Jade Hall Spring," "Jade Dragonfly," "King Tiger's Marriage," "Three Laughs," and "Selling Oil Man," have been talked about by theater fans to this day. In July, Shanghai Meiqi Grand Theater will hold a "Yue Sheng" Jing'an - Master of Yue Opera Qi Ya

On June 5th, the Chinese Dancers Association organized a touring preaching group consisting of three winners of the 5th National Young and Middle aged "Dual Prosperity of Virtue and Art" Literary and Art Workers title - Huang Doudou, Wang Ge, and Meng Yan - to carry out preaching activities at the Shanghai International Dance Center. After the presentation, the three dancers also had close and face-to-face communication with Shanghai dancers. Huang Doudou, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association and Dancer, shared the topic of "Dancing with the People". He said, "Dance is an art that embodies national spirit and spirit, an art that promotes patriotism. Dancers need to go deep into the front line and dance with the people." Huang Doudou recounted his experience of participating in the "Beijing 8 Minutes" closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics in 2004. At that time, he and many actors were transported by a bus to a barracks in the suburbs of Beijing. There was an oval shaped playground in the barracks, where a

"Inheritance and dissemination, these two 'transmission', are the two 'legs' of ancient book restoration and protection. Our work as ancient book restorers is no longer just buried in books." On the afternoon of June 5th, Wang Chenmin, Deputy Director of the Document Protection and Restoration Department of the History and Literature Center of the Shanghai Library, recorded a new lesson on the evolution of Chinese ancient book binding in a conference room of the Youth Activity Center in Xuhui District, hosted by the Xuhui District Education Bureau and Shanghai People's Broadcasting Station. Last Saturday, as a training instructor for the restoration and binding of ancient books, Wang Chenmin just gave a lesson to the librarians of Shanghai Vocational School; The "2023 Shanghai Student Career Experience Day" in May is attended by primary and secondary school students who participate in career experiences. In the steps of adding paper, ink, and uncovering paper, children have personally experienced the use of paper in Chinese civilization

The opening work of the movie "The Gods Trilogy" directed by Ulsan is "The Gods First", scheduled for July 20th. The film stars Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Jisha, Wu Yafan, Xia Yu, Yuan Quan, Wang Luoyong, Hou Wenyuan, Huang Xiyan, Li Yunrui, Yang Yan, and Chen Kun. In today's scheduled poster, talented actors and potential newcomers appear. The simultaneously released "Open List Fengshen" version of the fixed trailer showcases the classic characters and iconic plot of numerous Fengshen stories, and the magnificent Fengshen world is about to open. The movie "Fengshen First Part" will kick off the prelude of "Fengshen Trilogy": Shang Wang Yinshou colluded with the fox demon Daji, brutally and unjustly, triggering a heavenly punishment; Kunlun Immortal Jiang Ziya carried the "Fengshen Bang" down the mountain to search for the co ruler of the world, in order to save the people; Ji Fa, the son of Marquis Xibo, gradually discovered Yin

On August 27th this year, Shanghai Grand Theatre will celebrate its 25th anniversary of opening. On June 6th, the theme of the 25th anniversary celebration, "Hello! Goddess of Art," was announced. A series of activities centered around the "reproduction" of the first giant mural in the Grand Theatre's collection, "Goddess of Art," will be the highlight of the 25th anniversary celebration. The 2023 Summer Season performance menu was the first to be released, playing the prelude to the 25th anniversary celebration. In 1998, renowned American painter Ding Shaoguang was invited to create a huge mural titled "Goddess of Art" for the newly built Shanghai Grand Theatre at that time. In 2002, the mural "Goddess of Art" repaired by Ding Shaoguang himself was permanently housed in the Art Collection of the Grand Theatre. In order to better protect the original work of Ding Shaoguang's "Goddess of Art", the original mural "Goddess of Art" is left in an art collection with constant temperature and humidity conditions, during theater opening days, etc

The youth inspirational emotional drama "The Sea in Dreams", starring Xiao Zhan and Li Qin, and Liu Ruilin, Cao Feiran, Zhao Xin, Cui Hang, Zhang Lingxin, and Lu Nuo, has been scheduled to air on Dongfang TV at 19:30 tonight. This drama is produced by CCTV and Xixi Film, with Yang Xiaopei as the artistic director and chief producer, Fu Ning as the director, Ye Jing as the chief planner, Xu Bing and Zhou Heyang as the screenwriters, Cao Xuefeng, Huang Jie, and Li Liming as the chief producers, and Ren Qiang, Chen Yao, and Zhu Kai as the producers. "The Sea in Dreams" is set in Beijing in the 1970s and tells the inspiring story of a group of young people, including Xiao Chunsheng, Tong Xiaomei, Ye Guohua, He Hongling, Ye Fang, and Chen Hongjun, who grow up, pursue their dreams, and strive for success. The time span of this drama is over 30 years. Xiao Chunsheng is a Beijing youth with a strong sense of idealism,

"Through resource exchange and integration, 'Walking Horse and Changing Generals' helps actors broaden their horizons and improve their art. Peers exchange skills, polish their performances, and cultivate tacit understanding, which is both challenging and exciting. Actors can also experience the working atmosphere and watching culture of various theaters. From June 6th to 17th, actor Lan Tian from Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre led the' Jutan Famous Actor · Walking Horse and Changing Generals' series in Beijing, Tianjin, and Qingdao to perform traditional plays such as' Four Langs Exploring Mother ',' Wu Zixu ', and' Zhao's Orphan '. This is also a unique new attempt by Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre to' go out '.". Traditional Chinese opera records the people and events that have shone in Chinese civilization from ancient times to the present, and the patriotism and heroism always resonate the most with people. In the current era of increasingly diversified entertainment methods, how can traditional Chinese opera innovate and attract young people with an enterprising spirit of staying true to tradition and respecting the past? Shanghai

More than 20 well-known science and technology innovation education and art education bases in Shanghai have recently jointly launched the "Science and Technology Innovation X Art" Youth Research and Learning Base Alliance. Renowned scholars and artists such as Lin Yuanpei, Zheng Shiling, and Ma Xiaohui have been hired as science and technology and art mentors. The integration of science and art promotes the artistic dissemination of science. How scientists present their research findings to the public and explain things that the public is not clear about all require a more artistic presentation. Guided by the Shanghai International Tourism Resort Management Committee and the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Education Guidance Committee, the Shanghai Wanbo Science and Technology Innovation Promotion Center and Pudong International Film and Television Industry Park jointly launched the "Science and Technology Innovation X Art" Youth Research and Learning Base Alliance with numerous science and technology innovation education bases and cultural and art venues in Shanghai. The alliance aims to build Shanghai's excellent science and technology innovation education foundation

On June 9th, the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival is about to open. On the morning of June 6th, the reporter had not yet walked into the historic Daguang Cinema and could already feel the atmosphere of the film festival. The huge layout chart at the entrance, with this year's posters as the background, features popular shows such as "Gone with the Wind", "The Last Emperor", "The Godfather", "The Dog God Family", etc., prominently labeled with the word "full". Climbing up the stairs, a themed banner is placed on the right side of the escalator, with the names of the Best Picture and the Chairman of the Jury for each Golden Jubilee at the film festival. On that day, the "Thirty Years of Light - Shanghai International Film Festival Thirty Year Exhibition" was officially launched at the Shanghai Daguang Cinema. Numerous official and fan collections from the Shanghai Film Festival awakened fans' memories of the relationship between movies and this city. The Five Dynasties Golden Earl Award

Everyone agrees that General Secretary has comprehensively and systematically elaborated on a series of major theoretical and practical issues related to the inheritance and development of Chinese culture from the perspective of the overall strategic development of the Party and the state, pointing out the direction for future struggles. Everyone has expressed that Shanghai, as a pioneer in reform and opening up and innovative development, should uphold the principle of open innovation package

In 2014, several young people from Nanjing embarked on a journey to the Shanghai International Film Festival at the Daguang Cinema. With freshness and excitement, Tao Minhan and his friend Li Haoran took a group photo in front of the poster at the Great Bright Cinema. Every year after the film festival, they would take a group photo in the same position at the Great Bright Cinema in the same posture, and even if one person was absent in a certain year or two, they would create a silhouette of a human figure. This is their special ceremony and also a special memory of the Shanghai Film Festival. On June 6th, they made an appointment to come to the Daguang Cinema to watch the "Thirty Years of Light - Shanghai International Film Festival 30th Anniversary Exhibition". Now, Tao Minhan is about to graduate with a doctoral degree from Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Li Haoran has also worked in a film and television company in Shanghai for many years. Like many movie fans, the Shanghai International Film Festival has witnessed

The music and cultural exchange program "Sound Continues: Treasure Island Season" recently concluded with the singing of songs co sung by both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The more than 100 day Treasure Island Music Tour aims to sing excellent Taiwanese music works with aesthetic value and historical significance. Through 128 classic music works that carry emotions from different eras, the program sings out common memories in the cultures of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In addition to being broadcasted on Hunan TV and Mango TV, the program is also simultaneously broadcasted on Taiwan's Zhongtian Asia Channel, Hong Kong's TVB, and its affiliated platforms. As of the end of the year, the CSM program ranked first in terms of average viewership and average share on the national network in the same period of channels. The General Administration of China's big data ranked first in terms of average viewership and average share on provincial-level satellite TV's comprehensive audio ratings this year. The total number of views on the entire platform reached 8.69 billion, with 2643 hot searches across all platforms and 8.56 billion views on Weibo's main topic.

"The audience below can see themselves from the characters on stage. The imperfections in life find solace in art, and we hope that the audience can share the joys and sorrows of the characters on stage and spend an unforgettable three nights." From June 9th to 11th, Han Yijia, a descendant of the Shangpai from the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, will perform Shangpai plays "Yutangchun", "Da Tan Er", and "Han Mingfei" for three consecutive nights on the Tianchan Yifu stage in Shanghai. From July 6th to 8th, Han Yijia, a Shangpai Peking Opera performer, will also make an appearance at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing. There will be six major performances in two cities, with famous artists including Xiao Runde, Xiao Runnian, Chen Shaoyun, Li Hongtu, Yan Qinggu, and Ling Ke joining in, making it a "group of heroes". Han Yijia studied under the disciples Sun Mingzhu, Zhou Baisui, and Shang Huimin, personally passed down by Shang Xiaoyun, and was a disciple of the Shang sect for 18 years. The Shangpai repertoire needs to be inherited, and Mr. Shang Xiaoyun's artistic belief in 'determination and determination' is also important

Composer Tan Dun's opera "Tea Soul" has been performed in countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and Sweden since 2002. From June 7th to 9th, "Tea Soul" performed three consecutive times at the Shangyin Opera House and participated in the first Shangyin Opera House Opera Musical Festival. This opera brings together opera performers from China, the United States, and Japan, as well as teachers, students, and alumni from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Director Hu Xuehua used the magic of light and shadow to make the stage feel like a dream. Tan Dun stood on the podium of "Tea Soul". He said, "Planting tea is difficult, picking tea is even more difficult, and tasting tea is even more difficult. Tasting tea has three oral characters: first, tasting the sky, second, tasting the earth, and finally, tasting the people. The original intention of this opera is to let the world understand China and showcase China's tea culture. Tea culture has had a profound impact on the material and spiritual life of China and even the world. It has a long history and will continue to flow."