Appreciate the charm of multiculturalism and appreciate the beauty of exchanges and mutual learning. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, China Central Radio and Television and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism jointly launched a large-scale international cultural exchange program "Beauty and Beauty". With the theme of "Cultural Silk Road", the program invites guests from Serbia, Kazakhstan, Laos and other countries that are co-building the "Belt and Road" to give a panoramic account of mutual learning, open cooperation, and multi-cultural exchanges and collisions among civilizations under the "Belt and Road" initiative. s story. Invite Chinese and foreign artists to use novel fusion art forms to allow "each to appreciate its own beauty" to "share beauty" on the stage, demonstrating that culture can connect souls and art can communicate with the world, and write a new chapter for exchanges and mutual learning among world civilizations. The
program will premiere on October 5 at 20:00 on the CCTV Comprehensive Channel, and will be broadcast simultaneously on CCTV, CCTV.com and other new media platforms.
Integrate friendship into the stage
The story of jointly building a country shows the beauty of mutual learning
Adhere to harmony without difference, advocate beauty and beauty in common, and the proposal of jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative provides a stage for folk culture and art of various countries, builds a bridge for exchanges and dialogues between peoples of various countries, and provides a platform for people of all countries to communicate and dialogue. Exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations create a bond. Over the past ten years, this plan has come from China and benefited the world. With the joint participation and efforts of all parties, the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has achieved positive results, promoted the well-being of the people of the jointly built countries, and also promoted exchanges and dialogue among civilizations of the jointly built countries. Following the footsteps of the Belt and Road Initiative, "Beauty and Sharing" shot documentary short films on-site in many countries. Combining the on-site exchanges between the narrators and the rich and colorful art forms of various countries, the panoramic display shows the advocacy of respecting the diversity of world civilizations. Let the world's civilized gardens be colorful and full of vitality.
In April 2023, the China-Laos Railway officially opened cross-border two-way passenger traffic, becoming a golden channel connecting China with South Asia and Southeast Asia, and also becoming a "heart-to-heart bridge" for exchanges between young talents from the two countries. "Beauty and Beauty" tells the story of the "most beautiful master and apprentice" between Chinese conductor Dai Rui and Lao conductor Tong Kangmi on this railway. On the stage, they joined hands with Laotian singer Atissa Rattanavong and Hong Kong actor and singer Wang Zulan to perform the song "One Belt, One Road". This song about the deep friendship between the two countries is heard on the China-Laos railway trains every day. Sing. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative not only connects the economies of the jointly built countries, but also connects the hearts of the people of each country.
The program also invites guests from countries co-building the “Belt and Road” to the stage of “Beauty and Beauty” to tell the results and touching stories of economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries. The audience will also be a companion of the program, feeling the similarities, mutual understanding, and love between cultures of various countries, and listening to the ten-year achievements of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative.
Resonance across time and space
Diverse artistic exchanges connect civilized dialogue
From the telling of the story of joint construction to the performance of the exchange stage, "Beauty and Beauty" groundbreakingly presents a direct dialogue between the cultures and arts of various countries.
With blue and white porcelain as a link, Weng Yanjun, director of Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Museum, and Adil Can Guwen, a well-known Turkish artist, hit it off at the time of "Beauty and Beauty". The love for blue and white porcelain has long transcended time and regions, and has become an important emotional resonance between ceramic lovers in the two countries. To this day, the love is still passed on. Among the approximately 30,000 "Jingpiao" who love ceramic art in Jingdezhen, one-sixth are foreigners. These "foreign scenery drifters" combine the characteristics of their respective cultures with traditional Chinese art to create fusion ceramic works. On the stage of "Beauty and Beauty", "New Blue and White Porcelain", an innovative collaboration between the Turkish Fire Dance Troupe and Chinese dancers, uses body language to depict the harmonious but different cultural charm between the two countries, thus showing that civilizations are colorful due to exchanges. , civilizations are enriched by mutual learning.
In addition, Serbian singer Slobodan Tegula and Chinese singer Sha Baoliang innovatively adapted the classic song "Ah, Goodbye, Friend", giving new vitality to this song that is loved by the people of both countries; the internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang and Kazakhstan singer Dimash Kudayberegen had a musical dialogue on the stage, recalling the touching friendship between Xian Xinghai and Baikdamov...these beautiful things between countries and people. The story is integrated into music, dance and visual stage art performance, creating a soul-stirring art feast of Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges.
On October 5, "Beauty and Beauty" will premiere on CCTV's comprehensive channel at 20:00. All viewers are invited to be appreciators and appraisers to watch more and more "bridges between hearts" being built. "The Road to Happiness" is opened, and the "Civilized Garden" becomes beautiful. Let us witness the continuation and development of the story of the times!
