Staged in this international friendly community, a Chinese and foreign family summer music festival in Shanghai | Family | Music Festival
On July 8th, a "Chinese and Foreign Family Summer Music Festival" was held in the Sun Palace of Ruihong Tiandi, Hongkou District. Chinese and foreign friends, regardless of national borders, released their passion together and ignited the vitality of the summer.
Since early June, the event has recruited nearly 50 groups of Chinese and foreign parent-child families and band groups to participate in the performance, which not only reflects the unique regional characteristics and historical and cultural heritage of Hongkou District, but also showcases the international urban image of embracing all rivers.
At the event, community resident Qiao Zhongfang, along with her daughter and grandson, brought a melodious bamboo flute ensemble called "The Heavenly Road". Accompanied by the sound of the flute, Moroccan international student Ye Jingyuan completed a painting and calligraphy work called "The Room of Zhilan" on site, presenting it with unique craftsmanship and winning applause. "The bamboo flute is an ancient traditional Chinese musical instrument that has been deeply loved by our ancestors and grandchildren for three generations. We are delighted to collaborate with foreign friends in this performance, hoping to better inherit and promote China's traditional culture and art." Qiao Wei said.
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On stage, performers use music as a medium to convey the warmth of the city and warm the streets. Whether it's fresh pop songs, heartfelt lyrical songs, passionate rock music, or beautiful ethnic instrument performances, all allow the live audience to find a common spiritual dwelling in the music.
Rock musician Paul Antony Rahme from Lebanon has been in Shanghai for 14 years and has also formed a family with Chinese people. He said that he and his daughter both love music very much. Today, with so many music loving families gathered together, he feels great and the atmosphere is particularly good.
Solo, Ensemble, Solo, Chorus, with a variety of performance styles; Pop, rock, jazz, folk, and world music styles are presented alternately; In terms of musical instruments, wind, string, and percussion are all available. The performance lasted from noon to dusk, with a variety of highlights and climaxes, attracting many spectators to stop and applaud.
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James, a Scottish tourist on site, was deeply moved by the performer's performance and spontaneously signed up to present a solo song for everyone.
The organizer introduced that from the old streets of Hongzhen to the current Ruihong New City, the former shantytown has now become an international friendly community, with a large number of domestic and foreign people living and working here. The aim of this event is to deepen the understanding and friendship between Chinese and foreign families and promote the vigorous development of cultural exchanges around the construction of a "Beautiful Home Around Ruihong". The event is also disseminated synchronously online, allowing more people at home and abroad to feel the beauty of Shanghai and the urban spirit of "embracing all rivers and being open and inclusive".
This event is jointly organized by Shanghai Daily and Jiaxing Road Street, Hongkou District, and guided by the Shanghai Municipal Information Office, Shanghai Newspaper Group, and Hongkou District Committee Propaganda Department.
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