Kunming, October 10 (Luo Jie) On the evening of October 20, "There is a Life Called Yunnan - Intangible Cultural Heritage Night" was staged in Kunming, Yunnan, showing the charm of intangible cultural heritage, and kicking off the Creative Yunnan Cultural Industry Expo (19-10) (hereinafter referred to as the "Cultural Fair") launched on October 20.

Hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and jointly organized by Yunnan Radio and Television Station and the National Research Center for the Protection and Research of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Central Conservatory of Music, the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night" brings together Yunnan's high-quality intangible cultural heritage projects, aiming to focus on continuing the Chinese cultural context and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture.

The picture shows the program "Ode to Red" of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night", the national intangible cultural heritage of Kino Great Inspiration integrates the dance, music, folk customs, etc. of the Kino people, which is enthusiastic and unrestrained, and has a unique style. Photo by China News Network reporter Liu Ranyang

The "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night" is divided into three chapters: "Colorful Beauty, Graceful Yunnan", "Beautiful and Auspicious Yunnan" and "One Heart and One Dream, Beautiful Yunnan", comprehensively displaying the latest achievements in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage and the development of cultural industry in Yunnan. Drum culture has been born with Chinese civilization for thousands of years, drums are a symbol of spirit, and dance is an expression of strength. That evening, the performance kicked off with "Inspiring Yunnan", taking the audience into the vibrant Yunnan and experiencing the national customs in the scene.

The theme song of this year's Yunnan Cultural Fair "Waiting for You to Meet" was first sung in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night". After a month-long solicitation, the songs composed by musician Yang Kaiwen stood out from many original songs, showing Yunnan's enthusiasm and good wishes for welcoming visitors from all over the world. Dehong Mengbanasi Orchestra brought a well-known classic song "There is a Beautiful Place", based on Dai music, expressing the beautiful scenery and customs around Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan. The dance "Ga Ru Na Sha" adopts elements such as the national intangible cultural heritage item Lisu ethnic group dance, a ruler wood scraper, and pottery, to express the love and joy of the Lisu people for a happy life in the new era in the form of song and dance.

The picture shows the dance "Flowers on Flowers" created according to the Bai tie-dye technique of the national intangible cultural heritage project. Photo by China News Network reporter Liu Ranyang

It is worth mentioning that the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night" empowers intangible cultural heritage skills with art, and performs stage interpretations of Bai tie-dye skills, Yunzi and Yongzi production skills, giving traditional intangible cultural heritage modern charm and vitality of living inheritance.

The whole party opened the long scroll of Yunnan's cultural heritage to the audience, showing Yunnan's regional style, historical legends, folk customs, intangible cultural heritage, etc., presenting Yunnan's gorgeous national customs and the colorful traditional Chinese culture in a three-dimensional and multi-dimensional way.

The picture shows one of the programs staged in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Night", the Songkran dance song "Up Lincang". Photo by China News Network reporter Liu Ranyang

It is reported that this year's Yunnan Cultural Fair was launched on October 10, with a duration of 20 days, with the theme of "Colorful Intangible Cultural Heritage, Inheritance and Innovation", three theme pavilions will be set up: Yunnan Cultural Industry Comprehensive Hall, Creative Kunming Hall and Cultural Heritage and Development Hall, with more than 5 merchants from China and nearly 600,50 products on display. (End)