Embrace the new Xizang and look forward to the new future - Sidelights of the opening ceremony of the 5th China Xizang Tourism Culture International Expo | Tibet Expo | International
The plateau in June is magnificent and colorful with mountains and rivers; Tonight in Lhasa, fire trees and silver flowers, singing and dancing are flying. The children of the plateau hold auspicious Hada and welcome guests from all over the world
On the evening of June 16, the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture International Expo was grandly opened in Xizang Convention and Exhibition Center Square.
On site of the opening ceremony of the 5th Tibet Expo. Photo by journalist Awang Nima
After the rain, Lhasa has fresh air and auspicious rainbows.
In the Xizang Convention and Exhibition Center Square, the large screen with triangular elements and the triangular Lhasa Holy Land Paradise Intercontinental Hotel building behind the stage complement each other, with flashing lights, reflecting on the sparkling water, which puts a neon coat on Lhasa tonight. Domestic and foreign guests gather in Lhasa to celebrate the grand event together.
The opening ceremony was composed of three parts: leaders' speeches, artistic performances and fireworks performances. Focusing on building a strong sense of the Chinese national community, it followed the overall principle of moderate scale, simplicity and grandeur, highlighting the theme and embodying the characteristics, took the international vision of Xizang culture as the creative concept, and took the communication and exchange of the Chinese nation as the creative keynote. Closely centering on the theme of "embracing the new Xizang", it demonstrated the beautiful, holy, happy, harmonious and progressive socialist modernization of the new Xizang.
Along with the performance of the Tibetan opera part of Colorful Flower Garden, a beautiful artistic performance with Xizang cultural characteristics officially kicked off, presenting a rich cultural feast for thousands of audiences.
Brilliant fireworks illuminate the night sky of Lhasa. Photo by journalist Pan Duo
"The" Colorful Hundred Flowers Garden "integrates the three traditional Chinese opera arts of Peking Opera, Tibetan Opera, and Cantonese Opera, fully showcasing the charm of China's excellent traditional culture. In the cultural fusion, it is full of the love of people from all ethnic groups for their motherland." said Zeng Shuqiao, a staff member from the Autonomous Region Inspection Office.
The dance "Golden Home" showcases the inheritance, protection, and development of excellent traditional culture through the unique skills and distinctive style of Storeba in Suo County, Nagqu City.
The magnificent and unique natural landscape is the symbolic card of Xizang, and the long and splendid national culture is an important part of the diversified culture of the Chinese nation. Yu Yueyue, a famous singer, expressed his yearning for the unique cultural charm of Xizang with his song "Dream of Xizang".
The scene song and dance "I'm coming to Xizang" conveys friendship by singing, gathering friends from all directions in Xizang, getting close to Xizang, and feeling Xizang.
The opening ceremony of this year's Tibet Expo came to an end with the song and dance "Hada Dedicated to the New Era". This is the deep gratitude of the snow covered people, and also the most sincere blessing of the new Xizang. I wish the great motherland prosperity, national peace and security! Wishing the world peace, tranquility, harmony, and common prosperity! Zazidler!
The person in charge of the organizing committee of the current Tibet Expo said that the artistic performances were mainly high-quality works of art from the autonomous region. Famous artists from the national troupes were invited to work together to present the performances. The stars gathered together, and the stage art was integrated with a variety of high-tech means of expression. While demonstrating the colorful and magnificent regional cultural characteristics of Xizang, the representative Chinese excellent traditional cultural elements were selected, and the "four founding" and "four leading" were gathered to understand and practice the spirit of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the context of stage art in the new era.
"Having watched the opening ceremony of the Xizang International Fair for the first time, we can summarize today's artistic performance in three words: concise, aesthetical and high-tech in form, and show the breadth and depth of Chinese culture and the unique charm of Tibet's excellent traditional culture in content, which is very shocking." Mr. Wang, who drove from Shandong, was excited when he heard that he happened to meet the Tibet International Fair. Through the Tibet Expo, he further learned about Xizang, providing a good reference for later self driving travel routes.
"Tonight, we welcome guests from all over the world with our pure white Hada in our hands. Tonight, we sing heartily, grateful for the great Party, the great motherland, and the great new era," said Dawa, a representative of the Najin Community in Chengguan District, Lhasa, excitedly.
Enjoy a happy new Xizang and start a new journey hand in hand.