China News Service, Shaoxing, November 4th (Fang Kun) Opera films are an important carrier for inheriting and developing Chinese opera art based on the new era.

　　From the 3rd to the 5th, the 3-day 4th and 5th Chinese Opera Film Exhibition was held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

After friendly negotiation with the China Film Association and Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Chinese Opera Film Exhibition will be located in Shaoxing from 2022 to 2028.

　　It is understood that the films participating in the Chinese Opera Film Festival every year are not only of excellent quality, but also involve a variety of operas, including more than ten operas including Peking Opera, Yue Opera, Huai Opera, Henan Opera, Shao Opera, Cantonese Opera, etc. There are both traditional plays and classics. Adapted and excellent original.

The outstanding works selected by the China Opera Film Exhibition not only reflect the development achievements of Chinese opera films over the years, but also set a clear value coordinate and quality benchmark for the future development of the industry.

　　Why did such a "prosperous exhibition" choose to settle down in Shaoxing?

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee on the red carpet of the 4th and 5th China Opera Film Festival

　　Since ancient times, Shaoxing has outstanding people, famous people, and profound cultural heritage. It is not only known as the town of water, bridge, wine, calligraphy, and famous scholars, but also the famous "hometown of opera".

　　From a historical perspective, Xu Wei, a great dramatist in the Ming Dynasty, was born here.

At the same time, Shaoxing is also a prefecture-level city with the most local operas in China. It has five opera types including Yue Opera, Shao Opera, Xinchang Diao, and Pinghu Diao, Ci Diao and Lotus Fall, all of which are included in the national intangible cultural heritage project.

Shaoxing enjoys the reputation of "perfect perfection" due to the five major opera genres and five opera genres.

　　From a practical perspective, Shaoxing has many famous performers. The city's performers have won the "Plum Blossom Award" 10 times and the "Wenhua Award" 3 times.

At the same time, Shaoxing is also an important city of film art. The history of Chinese films is engraved with the names of Cai Yuanpei, the first chairman of the China Educational Film Association, as well as a large number of Shaoxing people such as Ren Guang, Ke Ling, Xie Jin, Chen Chen, etc. Shaoxing is even more famous for the adaptation of Lu Xun's works into films. far away.

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee at the 4th and 5th Chinese Opera Film Exhibition

　　"Looking back at the development history of Chinese opera films, Shaoxing has an indissoluble bond with Chinese opera films." Sheng Yuechun, secretary of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee, introduced that "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yinghe", the first Yue opera film in new China, was called by Premier Zhou Enlai as "China's Romeo and Juliet", until 1960, the Shao opera "Monkey King Three Beats the White Bone Spirit" was made into a color film, and copies were exported to 72 countries and regions. Nominated for the Best Opera Film at the 33rd China Film Golden Rooster Awards, Shaoxing opera artists and filmmakers have written a lot of splendid strokes.

　　"The Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to the innovative development of traditional opera and film industries, and promote the cross-border integration of Chinese opera and film in an all-round way." Ding Ruxin, member of the Standing Committee of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, introduced that in recent years, Shaoxing has set up a platform to hold festivals to promote China's The Yue Opera Art Festival is permanently settled in Shaoxing; insisting on producing high-quality products and promoting the launch, the creation and selection of many opera films such as "Li Huiniang", "Chaitoufeng" and "Monkey King vs. Red Boy" have entered the theaters.

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee at the 4th and 5th Chinese Opera Film Exhibition

　　At present, a large number of creators with both classical feelings and film strength are constantly trying to innovate, so that the two arts of opera and film have developed a path for the development of opera films with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style.

The Chinese Opera Film Exhibition, which represents the industry's value coordinates and quality benchmark, is located in Shaoxing, which has a long history. It will undoubtedly help various local opera and film arts to promote each other and jointly compose a new chapter of spiritual and cultural prosperity and sharing.

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