There are an average of more than 230 offline performances per day, and Beijing launches nearly 10,000 cultural activities during the "Double Festival"

During the 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, Beijing will launch 2,097 cultural activities of nearly 10,000 events, including an average of more than 230 offline performances per day. Cultural activities are rich in content, diverse in form, wide in coverage and easy to participate in.

Various performance seasons, music festivals, and opera weeks are all on display

At a relevant press conference held by the Beijing Municipal Government today, Huo Zhijing, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and director of the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, introduced that during Beijing’s “Double Festival”, the cultural card of “Seeing Beijing in a Big Show” was fully displayed, and various performances and activities were concentrated There were a total of 1,862 offline performances, with an average of more than 230 performances per day. There are various traditional performances, as well as concerts, music festivals and other activities.

During the National Day, "Guild Theater" performances such as Pigment Hall and Zhengyi Temple will open their doors to welcome guests. New performance spaces such as Sanlitun Philharmonic Hall and Happy Mahua "Flower World" will bring immersive and experiential performances to everyone. Characteristic.

At the same time, this year's "Double Festival" also ushered in the intensive holding of various brand cultural activities and performance festivals. The 25th/26th Beijing International Music Festival will open on September 22, and the 7th Chinese Opera Culture Week will open on September 28, as well as the ongoing 2023 National Arts Troupe performance season, the "Double Olympics" City" stage art performance season, Tianqiao Arts Center Annual Musical Ceremony, the 7th Lao She Theater Festival, and the 2023 Beijing Cultural Forum supporting event "Beijing in a Big Show" 2023 performance season, etc., will continue to stage major plays during the National Day.

During the "Double Festival", a number of award-winning plays such as "The Road to Heaven", "The Age of Awakening" and "Dream of Red Mansions" and high-quality plays popular with audiences appeared on the capital stage, and a number of traditional classics such as "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" and "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest" Opera meets the audience during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Chinese versions of the musicals "Stars" and "Phantom of the Opera" will premiere in Beijing. During the performance season, the Cloud Theater will present an excellent play at a fixed time every day.

During the festival, visiting museums and art galleries is the best choice for many citizens and tourists. Huo Zhijing introduced that during the "Double Festival", Beijing's exhibitions showed the characteristics of large exhibitions, wide coverage, precise positioning, high integration of culture and technology, and strong experience.

The National Museum of China, the National Art Museum of China, and the China Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall will launch theme exhibitions; the Capital Museum and the Dazhong Temple Ancient Bell Museum will have Mid-Autumn Festival experience activities, and industrial parks such as Chaoyang 798 Park, 751 Park, and Shijingshan Shougang Park will organize Art festivals, art exhibitions and other activities with rich content and strong experience; China Science and Technology Museum and China Millennium Monument have prepared special exhibitions for parent-child travel and youth study.

Taking into account the pressure of people flow, museums and other public spaces will take actual measures to expand capacity, delay opening, cancel and optimize reservations to maximize the cultural consumption needs of tourists during the festival.

During the "Double Festival", more than 10 films will be released to the public, including "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" directed by Chen Kaige, "Sturdy as a Rock" directed by Zhang Yimou, and "93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow" starring Zhang Hanyu and Andy Lau. and other blockbusters, all produced in Beijing, with strong creative lineups and high market attention.

Beijing will also launch a series of film activities to benefit the people, and will organize more than 5,640 public welfare film screenings. The "Autumn Screening" section of the Beijing International Film Festival in the 2023 season of "Beijing" will screen more than 40 rare Chinese and foreign films, including the Herald of the Times, Impressions of Drama, Window on Greece, Stage Image, French Film Festival and other sections. Meet the viewing needs of senior movie fans.

During the "Double Festival", a total of 112 garden activities were held in Beijing, which further enhanced the intensity and depth of historical and cultural connotation exploration and display, and held various themed activities such as cultural exhibitions, folklore interactions, red tours, and special performances.

The Temple of Heaven Park launched a series of performances of Zhonghe Shaole's "Ritual and Music Prosperizes the Nation"; Shijingshan held the 10th Xishan Badachu Cultural Festival; Universal Studios launched Mid-Autumn Festival themed activities; Shunyi Olympic Water Park held the "National Tide Lantern Festival"; Huairou Mu Tianyu Great Wall Scenic Area held the "Full Moon Birthday, Gathering in Mid-Autumn Festival" Great Wall Harvest Festival event; Yanqi Lake Scenic Area held the 28th Golden Autumn Garden Party.

Huo Zhijing introduced that the Beijing Cultural Resources Center will invest 50 million yuan in cultural funds to benefit the people, organize a number of micro-vacations in the suburbs of Beijing, cultural market activities, check-in activities, etc., and promote the development of domestic and foreign brands in key business districts and commercial complexes. Starting debut.

Focusing on the four major themes of night fashion, night rhythm, night vitality and night consumption, and linking the night capital's characteristic landmarks, business districts and life circles, the Night Map Shopping Festival, Late Night Canteen Festival, Starry Sky Music Festival, Bar Culture Festival, and City Run will be launched. and other series of activities. Launched 50 "Beijing gifts" and "Two Festival Gift Lists" of cultural and creative products to provide satisfying souvenirs to out-of-town tourists.