"My motherland and I cannot be separated for a moment. No matter where I go, a hymn flows out..." This afternoon (16th), many citizens gathered at Wangpingfang Zhiyun Square to listen to street concerts ——A special concert for the Year of the Dragon is being held here. Chengdu street performers, Chengdu Women's Association, etc. took the stage to sing representative songs from film and television dramas related to the Year of the Dragon, Lunar New Year, and Spring Festival. The familiar music made passing citizens stop and sing along.
It is reported that from today to the 17th, Chenghua District of Chengdu City will hold a New Year event called "Flowers in the Official City - Flowers Accompany the New Year and Music to the Sky". The most anticipated thing is that the panda "Huahua" who has gained a lot of fans will serve as the recommendation officer for the New Year activities, and will link up with the tenor Zhang Yingxi to hold the "Huahua Celebrates the New Year with You" national street concert, and interacts with citizens and tourists. Let’s celebrate the New Year happily together.
On the same day, "hellosinger meets the singing" brought music familiar to tourists and citizens such as "First Dream", "Confession Balloon", "Little Dimple" and "Congratulations", pushing the New Year atmosphere of Chengdu to a small level on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. climax.
What surprised many viewers was that the famous tenor Zhang Yingxi, who had just appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage this year, also came to the scene as a guest and sang "Clouds in Hometown", "My Sun", "Me and Mine" for everyone. "Motherland" and a series of familiar songs.
On the Spring Festival Gala stage this year, Zhang Yingxi and others sang the excerpt "Beauty" from the French musical "Notre Dame de Paris", which left a deep impression on the audience. From the Spring Festival Gala stage to the streets of Chengdu, Zhang Yingxi brought audio-visual feasts to the audience. "I heard him singing on TV on New Year's Eve, and today I heard him singing up close on the street." During the break, an audience member told reporters that the feeling was "very engaging and wonderful."
"It is my honor to participate in the Spring Festival Gala performance and send blessings to the people across the country." Zhang Yingxi said, "Performing on the street, having close contact and interaction with Chengdu audience friends, celebrating the New Year while singing, makes my heart warm. The excitement is beyond words."
"I have long known that Chengdu's street music, including the title of 'International Music Capital', is well-known throughout the country. Today we are at Zhiyun Square in Wangpingfang, Chenghua District After feeling it for a while, I found that not only is the flavor of the New Year very strong, but the people in Chengdu are also very enthusiastic about music performances. As long as the music plays, everyone will sing along. I am also infected by this enthusiastic atmosphere!" The Chengdu audience was enthusiastic and gave Zhang Yingxi It left a deep impression.
In addition, during this New Year event, "Huahua" has the "household registration book" of a permanent resident of Chenghua District. During this period, the innocent panda "Huahua" appeared on the streets of Wangping Street Zhiyun Plaza, Longfor Binjiang Street and other places. Tourists and citizens took photos with the cute "Huahua". "'Huahua' is our top female star in Chengdu!" A citizen who was queuing up for a photo said with a smile. Seeing Huahua on the street during the Spring Festival, "I feel very festive!"
According to reports, in Chengdu these two days There are not only concerts but also wonderful theatrical performances on the streets. At the b-tree cafe on Wangping Street, Chengdu street performers, young intangible cultural heritage actors, and actors from the musical "The Lighthouse" also brought immersive street music and drama performances to tourists and citizens.
Tomorrow morning at Longfor Binjiang Street, Zhang Yingxi will also join hands with young erhu player and crossover singer Dong Xiaowen to sing and perform a series of good numbers to cheer and encourage the "migrant workers" who are about to start work; street music Theatrical performances will also continue.
Red Star News reporter Ren Hongwei Editor Li Ruifeng
