China News Service, Guangzhou, June 26th: Guangzhou to build a window theater to show the youth style of the Greater Bay Area
China News Service reporter Wang Jian
Along with the well-known Cantonese golden songs such as "Red Sun", "Broad Ocean and Sky", "Love You", on the Beijing Road in Guangzhou at 20:00 on the 25th, the lights were bright, the crowd was like weaving, the splendid interweaving of light and shadow and the happy singing attracted the attention of many people. They all looked up at the newly completed window theater of the Guangzhou Youth Culture Palace (hereinafter referred to as "Guangzhou Qinggong").
That night, the Window Theater in Guangzhou Qinggong finally unveiled its mystery. "Greater Bay Area, Positive Youth" 2022 Guangzhou Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Week (hereinafter referred to as "Youth Week") was launched here, followed by "Hong Kong and Macau Youth". The first performance with the theme of "Night" was staged hotly. Young people from the Bay Area, including Hong Kong singer Pan Junhong and Guangzhou youth singer Li Yun, sang classic songs such as "Red Sun" and "Like You", conveying their heartfelt feelings with singing, full of love for Hong Kong. The joy of the 25th anniversary of returning to the motherland.
Photo by Sui Qing at the event site
The Window Theater, located on the second floor of the North Gate of the Qinggong Palace in Guangzhou, serves as a major stage for the youth of the Greater Bay Area in the Guangzhou-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Week in 2022. .
It was transformed from the original closed glass facing the street into an open window-style space facing Beijing Road. It is equipped with an exhibition stage, internal and external lighting show equipment, sound, etc. It is a very characteristic miniature aerial stage show.
"The opportunity is once in a lifetime. This is the charm of starting a business in the Bay Area." At the launching ceremony of the Youth Week that night, Hong Kong entrepreneurial youth Cai Zhanpeng recounted his entrepreneurial experience in the Greater Bay Area. With eggs as the core ingredient, he has developed more than 15 In less than two years, he opened a restaurant in Guangzhou, and it was listed on the "Dianping" Guangzhou must-eat list.
“As a shared urban memory in the Greater Bay Area, window art is to a certain extent the epitome of urban culture. Through the street windows, one can peek into the soul of urban fashion, and also allow people to understand the cultural genes of the same root in the Greater Bay Area. "The relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Qinggong introduced that the window theater was inspired by the window culture of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.
"The performance will last until July 1, focusing on seven themes, including Hong Kong and Macau, culture, youth, inheritance, cultivating people, memory, and original aspirations, to create Hong Kong and Macau Youth Night, Chinese Music Night, Trend Night, and Cantonese Opera Night. , Qing Palace Cultural Night, Film and Television Golden Song Night, Red Night and other performances.” The person in charge said that in order to evoke a common memory of the city and promote the integration of young people from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, he chose to use the cultural concept of “show window” to transform From static to dynamic, we have made every effort to create a "window theater" in Guangzhou Qinggong, which aims to give a big stage to the youth of the Bay Area through a small window on the millennium ancient road.
"I wrote the song "Creating the Bay Area Dream Together" in three languages. I hope that every youth in the Bay Area can strengthen their beliefs, move forward bravely, and use their own advantages to reflect their self-worth." He studied at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou. Hong Kong youth Qiu Kaishi also said at the launching ceremony of the Youth Week that the three places of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau have the same cultural origin and mutual affinity.
The reporter learned that the Window Theater is open to the youth of the Greater Bay Area. By carrying out various professional songs, Cantonese opera, dance, Chinese music, orchestral music and other public welfare performances and events, it will create a display of the achievements of youth exchanges and integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The stage has become a youth culture highland for young people to "want to come, love to come, and come often".
"We have created such a youth stage that integrates art and technology. The purpose is to build a fashionable platform for young people in the Bay Area to display, communicate and grow. At the same time, it can also promote the millennium culture of Guangfu and show the style of the youth era." Guangzhou Youth Tang Yong, director of the palace, told reporters that although the window space is small, the stage it carries is of great significance. Citizens and tourists can feel the collision of ancient and modern and the intersection of time and space when watching the performance, and they can experience the historical rhythm of Beijing Road with thousands of years of history. You can watch the performances of the youth in the Greater Bay Area.
"It is said that the three places of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have the same root and the same origin, which can be clearly felt from the performance tonight." Many young people from Hong Kong and Macao were immersed in the performance that night and had a great time.
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