China News Service, Fuzhou, March 19 (Ye Qiuyun) The reporter learned from the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism that on the evening of the 18th, the "Literature and Art Promoting Integrity" Fujian Province's outstanding stage art works were performed in Beijing and kicked off at the New Tsinghua Academy of Tsinghua University. , more than 1,500 audiences watched the premiere of the Fujian opera "The Demotion of an Official".

On March 18, the Jinjing Exhibition of Fujian Province's Outstanding Stage Art Works "Promoting Literary Arts and Promoting Integrity" kicked off at Tsinghua University.

Photo courtesy of Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

　　This exhibition event was jointly sponsored by the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. It was held in Beijing from March 18 to April 27, and a series of Fujian cultural tourism promotion activities were simultaneously carried out.

　　The Fujian opera "The Demotion of an Official" is produced by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and created and staged by the Fujian Experimental Fujian Theater. It has been performed 567 times so far.

The play tells the story of Bian Yixiao, the magistrate of Wuyou County who is honest and unafraid of the powerful, and Cui Yunlong, the new top scholar and governor of three provinces. Two upright officials, superior and subordinate, collided several times in the process of investigating a murder case. In the end, they understood each other and joined hands to punish the evildoers. Good story.

　　The Fujian opera "Record of a Demoted Official" praises the image of an honest official, an upright person, a person who bears heavy burdens for the country and the people, and does not care about personal honor or disgrace. It has won the National Spiritual Civilization Construction "Five One Project" Award, the Wenhua New Drama Award, and the first national " National honors such as the "Outstanding Repertoire Award" and the Top Ten Excellent Repertoires of the First National Stage Art Excellence Project.

　　The interesting and clever plot, as well as the meticulous and infectious performances, make the audience's emotions fluctuate along with the fate of the protagonist and the continuous reversal of the story.

　　Jin Runyu, a Korean student from the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, watched Chinese opera live for the first time and said he was very shocked.

"The performance opened a door to opera for me. I hope I will have the opportunity to watch wonderful performances of Fujian opera in the future."

　　Quan Zhong, director of the Beijing Veteran Cadres Activity Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said after the performance that 400 veteran generals and their families were organized to watch the performance this time. The oldest was over 90 years old. Everyone was full of praise for the Fujian opera performance. The theme is well chosen, and the performance is good. I didn’t expect Fujian opera to be so good!

　　That night, the symphony chorus "Chinese Spirit" was also performed simultaneously in the Beijing Concert Hall; next, the symphony chant "Government with Virtue", Fujian Opera "Crossing the Cliff", Xiang Opera "A Generation of Prime Minister Cai Xin", Gao Jia The play "Li Guangdi" will be performed successively at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater and the Beijing Concert Hall; "The Demotion of an Official" will also be performed at the Mingde Hall on the Zhongguancun Campus of Renmin University of China on the evening of March 21.

The picture shows the Fujian opera "Crossing the Cliff" performed by Fuzhou Fujian Opera Art Inheritance and Development Center.

Photo courtesy of Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

　　The organizer stated that a total of 6 high-quality plays on Fujian's representative anti-corruption themes were staged in this exhibition, including three local Fujian operas such as Fujian Opera, Gaojia Opera, and Gezi Opera (Xiang Opera), as well as symphonic chanting and symphonic chorus. Group singing performance.

As Fujian's largest Beijing-based performance in recent years, this event is not only a comprehensive display of the latest achievements in stage art creation in Fujian Province, but also a comprehensive dissemination of Fujian's cultural tourism image.

　　Since September 2023, the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism jointly launched the "Literature and Art Promotion of Integrity" Fujian Province's outstanding stage art works exhibition, there have been more than 180 offline performances, and Fujian Province has watched online and offline A total of nearly 9 million people visited, promoting the construction of a clean culture in the new era to be more down-to-earth, more lively and more popular.

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