China News Service, Urumqi, February 10 (Gou Jipeng) On New Year's Eve, the ancient city of Kashgar in Xinjiang was full of lights and lights, and the Xinjiang Kashgar branch venue of China Central Radio and Television's "2024 Spring Festival Gala" was brilliant. Alkoyar Kaser, a young man born after 1995 who grew up in the ancient city, picked up the camera in his hand and recorded the beautiful scenery in front of him from different angles.
On the evening of February 9th, New Year’s Eve, the ancient city of Kashgar in Xinjiang was filled with light and bright lights. Photo by Jotikir Negati
Al Koyar is a full-time travel photographer based in the ancient city of Kashgar. In recent years, the travel photography industry has become very popular in the ancient city of Kashgar. Walking around the Dongcheng District of the ancient city, you can almost find a travel photography studio every step of the way. Alcoyar knows every street here and often introduces his hometown to tourists through travel photography. "The Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Dragon has set up a branch venue in my hometown, the ancient city of Kashgar. I want to use the camera in my hand to record this beautiful moment and share it with my relatives and friends."
The first program "Inspiring the Dragon" to appear at the Kashgar branch of the Spring Festival Gala in Xinjiang, the performance is full of vitality. "When we make our debut, we have to hit people's hearts directly. So we chose to use nearly a thousand drummers to beat the Chinese drums and Xinjiang tambourines. Just imagine, the Chinese drums are ringing in the thousand-year-old city. The cultural inheritance can be 'concrete' at this moment, and the past and the present seem to be Together." Qin Zheng, chief director of the Kashgar branch, said that she hopes that the creativity of each program can more deeply refine and display the spiritual symbols and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, and strive to break traditional expressions and find the best art form.
The Xinjiang Kashgar branch venue of China Central Radio and Television's "2024 Spring Festival Gala" was brilliant. Photo by Jotikir Negati
"Lift your hijab, let me see your face..." Accompanied by the well-known melodious music, the stage seemed to unfold a picture of the ancient and modern Silk Road: on the undulating sand dunes, the "Time Camel Caravan" accompanied With the crisp sound of camel bells, it travels through the desert and across the Tianshan Mountains, outlining a road of commercial exchanges and civilizational exchanges. Eastern and Western civilizations gather here, and the cultures of various ethnic groups learn from each other and integrate here. Tradition and modernity echo each other.
The "son doll" Aire who walked out of Kashgar stood on the Spring Festival Gala stage "at the doorstep". His performance blended rap culture and national music, making ancient melodies glow with youthful vitality. "Musicians in Xinjiang are actively exploring the cross-border integration of ethnic music and promoting the inheritance, development and innovation of ethnic music." Ai Re said that many of the scenes in Xinjiang shown in the song came from what he saw when collecting music. picture.
As a famous historical city in western China, Kashgar has rich historical and cultural heritage. This ancient city was once an important hub for trade and cultural exchange between the East and the West. Today, Kashgar has become a modern city full of vitality and innovation, while retaining its unique historical charm. During the Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala, the streets and alleys of the ancient city of Kashgar were decorated with colorful decorations, with traditional and modern elements perfectly blended. From antique buildings to fashionable light shows, every detail shows the new vitality of the ancient city of Kashgar.
"I like this city more and more." Liu Xiaofeng, secretary-general of the Kashgar Tour Guide Association, who has worked and lived in Kashgar for more than 20 years, said after watching the Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala that she hopes Kashgar can develop faster and become more beautiful in the future. .
"The holding of the Spring Festival Gala is a major event in Xinjiang. Children of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang personally participate in the cultural feast of the Spring Festival Gala and experience first-hand the warmth of the big family of the motherland and the strong appeal and cohesion of Chinese culture." Deputy Secretary of the Kashgar Prefectural Committee and Commissioner of the Administrative Office Anivar Tursun said. (over)