Chinanews.com, Hong Kong, December 12 -- The "China Tibetan Culture Week" opened at the Hong Kong Cultural Center a few days ago, and the national song and dance drama "Gesang Flower on the Edge of the Sky" successfully premiered in Hong Kong and was well received by the audience.
The Tibetan Autonomous Region Song and Dance Troupe's national song and dance drama "Gesang Flowers on the Edge of the Sky" premiered in Hong Kong on the evening of December 12. Photo courtesy of the organizer
It is reported that the "China Tibet Culture Week" activities include the national song and dance drama "Gesang Flowers on the Horizon", the special exhibition of "Kangsang Jingcai - Tibetan Culture", the exchange performance of "Ode to China in the Snowy Xiangjiang - Tibetan Intangible Cultural Heritage Songs and Dances into the Campus", and the winter tour to Tibet Tourism Promotion Conference.
The Tibetan Autonomous Region Song and Dance Troupe's performance of the folk song and dance drama "Gesang Flowers on the Edge of the Sky" was performed twice at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on December 12 and December 1, telling the touching story of two generations of an ordinary Tibetan family of fathers and daughters who took root in the border of the motherland and defended the country under harsh natural conditions.
More than 1200,<> guests from all walks of life, including Gyare Lobsang Tenzin, Vice Chairman of the People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lu Xinning, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as the "Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong"), Wen Hongwu, General Manager of Bauhinia Culture Group, relevant responsible persons of the Central Government in Hong Kong, and government officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attended the opening event and watched the premiere of "Gesang Flowers on the Edge of the Sky".
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Gyal Lobsang Tenzin said that Hong Kong is a vibrant and open city, and that the "China Tibet Culture Week" vividly demonstrated the great achievements made in all aspects of Tibet today through singing and dancing performances with Tibetan ethnic characteristics, exquisite cultural and creative product displays, and unique folk handicraft skills, and demonstrated the bright prospects of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet living happily and in unity and harmony and advancing with the times. It has broadened the platform for deepening understanding and friendship between the people of the two places, and will certainly promote cultural exchanges and development between Tibet and Hong Kong, as well as people-to-people exchanges.
In his speech, Wen Hongwu pointed out that the long and splendid Tibetan culture is an inseparable and important part of the big family of Chinese civilization and a treasure in the treasure house of Chinese culture. The "China Tibet Culture Week" will showcase the unique charm and beauty of Tibetan culture in multiple dimensions, enhance Hong Kong compatriots' understanding of Tibet on the snowy plateau, and promote exchanges and cooperation between Tibet and Hong Kong in the field of culture. Bauhinia Culture Group will work with people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to promote the cultural construction of Hong Kong and launch more high-quality performances and exhibitions.
With the theme of "Hello, Pure Plateau, Colorful Tibet", the special exhibition "Kangsang Jingcai - Tibetan Culture" will be open to the public from November 11 to December 29 at the Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong City Hall. This exhibition brings together more than 12 exhibits such as Tibetan boutique cultural creativity and intangible cultural heritage, and presents the unique and profound cultural heritage, strange and magnificent natural scenery and simple folk customs of the snowy plateau from multiple angles through pictures, videos, folk customs and other forms.
During the Cultural Week, the Tibetan Opera Troupe also went to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to perform folk dances, musical instrument playing, and traditional Tibetan costumes for teachers and students, which were well received by teachers and students.
The "China Tibet Culture Week" is guided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, and the Bauhinia Culture Group, and hosted by the Department of Culture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Tourism Development Department of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Hong Kong United Arts Organization Co., Ltd. (ENDS)