China News Service, Fuzhou, July 13th (Reporter Liu Kegeng) To welcome the 44th World Heritage Convention held in Fuzhou.
On the evening of the 12th, "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding", the classic Fujian opera of "Welcome to the World", was staged at the Min Theater in Fuzhou.
The classic Min drama "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" revolves around "the dynasty disputes from the ban on opium to the prohibition of opium", "from the sale of cigarettes at Humen to the heroic feelings of resisting foreign insults", "from the elimination of tobacco and drugs to the spiritual awakening of national worries", and "from honor and disgrace." The four themes of "Long Forgotten Heroic Songs" fully demonstrate the magnificent chapters written by Lin Zexu and Wang Ding in the historical journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In 2016, "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" was selected into the 3rd Silk Road International Art Festival.
The classic Min opera "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" was staged in the Fuzhou Min Theater.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
"Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" is the first to reproduce the patriotic spirit of Lin Zexu and Wang Ding in an artistic form on stage, as well as the profound friendship established by the two in the anti-smoking campaign.
The play is played by the outstanding young actor from the Fuzhou Min Opera Art Inheritance and Development Center and the top ten young leaders of Chinese opera in the third season of "Strike China" as Lin Zexu, and Wu Zewen, a national first-class actor and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, as Wang Ding. .
Yang Dong, director of the Fuzhou Minju Opera Art Inheritance and Development Center, said that the 44th World Heritage Convention will open in Fuzhou, Fujian Province on July 16.
The performance of the classic Min drama "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" helped and warmed up the World Heritage Convention.
The play features outstanding young actor Yang Shuai (front right) as Lin Zexu, and Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award winner Wu Zewen (front left) as Wang Ding.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
The classic Min opera "Lin Zexu and Wang Ding" was staged in the Fuzhou Min Theater.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
On May 20, 2006, Min Opera was approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China to be included in the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage List; in November 2019, the "List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Units for Representative Projects" was announced, Fuzhou Min Opera The Art Inheritance and Development Center has obtained the qualification of "Fujian Opera" protection unit.
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Yang Shuai (pictured), an outstanding young actor from the Fuzhou Min Opera Art Inheritance and Development Center, plays Lin Zexu in the play.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng