China News Service, Beijing, March 30th: From remembering Qi Bangyuan to "The Peony Pavilion" performing 20 years of cross-strait cultural exchanges to "positive youth"
China News Service reporter Rong Haisheng
On the evening of March 29, news came of the death of Qi Bangyuan, the author of "The Great River" and a well-known Taiwanese writer, causing readers and netizens on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to express their condolences.
On the mainland Internet, some young netizens commented that the book is "a great history belonging to the Chinese people." Qi Bangyuan's delicate and grand brushstrokes often make mainland readers deeply resonate with her feelings about her family and country. The reason is that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait always have a natural sense of closeness due to the same Chinese cultural upbringing.
This empathy is also reflected in the recent frequent cultural exchanges and interactions between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The youth version of Kunqu Opera "The Peony Pavilion" started its 20th anniversary performance on the island; Taiwanese Peking Opera master Wei Haimin made a special trip to Beijing to participate in performances commemorating Mei Lanfang and Mei Baojiu; the mainland TV series "Flowers" was popular on the island, and the Taiwanese movie " "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" has achieved box office success in mainland China... From literature to opera, from physical performances to screen presentation, it shows the diversity of forms and the richness of participants.
What is particularly worthy of attention is the constant exchange of knowledgeable people who care about cultural inheritance, and there are many young figures among them.
The youth version of "The Peony Pavilion" created by the well-known Taiwanese writer Bai Xianyong and people from the literary and artistic circles on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is deeply loved by the audience and fans. It is a milestone in the history of cross-strait cultural exchanges. Since its premiere in 2004, it has been performed nearly 500 times. Nowadays, creative performers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait have returned to the place where it was first performed to start a celebration performance. It is a reunion after a long separation, and it is also a long-awaited reunion.
Among the 800,000 viewers attracted by the youth version of "The Peony Pavilion", 60% are young people. As Bai Xianyong said in an interview, Kunqu Opera has a history of 600 years, and the youth version of "The Peony Pavilion" is a touchstone. "Youthful and beautiful Love stories will always touch the hearts of young people."
Young theater fans learned about Wei Haimin's "landing" performance and made a special trip to support it; Mainland Chinese Hanfu enthusiasts also crossed the sea with enthusiasm to show the beauty of traditional Chinese costumes in the treasure island; the Chinese culture study camp for Taiwan college students has been held for nearly 30 years Dozens of Taiwanese students from National Taiwan University, Shih Hsin University, and Ming Chuan University have recently visited Sichuan. Some Taiwanese students said they “come for the food” and are looking forward to seeing giant pandas and experiencing Dujiangyan; the third session was recently held in Fuzhou On the cross-strait youth trip to find the origins of faith and customs, Chen Yirong, a young man from Tainan who participated in the incense walking activity in the mainland for the first time, said with emotion, "Seeing so many young people participating, the activity will be successfully completed"...
The imagination and vitality of the youth group are boundless. From literature and art to faith and customs to food, young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait who unconsciously integrate into it can always find new "growth points" for cultural exchanges and create new sparks. The source behind this lies in the fact that the rich and continuous Chinese culture is the common root and belonging of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (over)