Chuanguan News Reporter Bian Yu Zhang Meng
On the evening of February 24, the China Central Radio and Television Station’s 2024 Lantern Festival Gala came with "joy". The party will include songs, dances, cross talk, sketches, operas, acrobatics and other types of programs. Through the main venue and four branch venues in Shenyang, Liaoning, Changsha, Hunan, Xi'an, Shaanxi, and Kashgar, Xinjiang, people will sing and dance together to celebrate the reunion and have fun. Lantern Festival.
Many Sichuan elements appeared at the party, whether it was the dazzling Zigong lanterns or the local accents and nostalgia of Sichuan singers, they all presented a warm Sichuan charm on this Lantern Festival night.
Zigong lanterns light up the Lantern Festival night.
When it comes to Lantern Festival, colored lanterns are indispensable. "Dragon's dragon, dragon's dragon, like a dragon flying in the sky..." Accompanied by the cheerful tune of the song "Long'er, dragon", Sichuan Zigong lanterns made a wonderful appearance, which was full of colors and moved people's hearts. Zigong lanterns have been passed down for thousands of years and have become Sichuan's unique cultural business card. This is not the first time that Zigong lanterns have appeared on the CCTV Lantern Festival - at the 2022 CCTV Lantern Festival, Zigong lanterns were featured in the program "Sapphire" A stunning appearance in "Case·New Year's Eve".
Jike Junyi appeared in red. At the Xi'an branch of the
party, Sichuan-born singer Jike Junyi appeared on the stage in a shining red dress, and his song "Vientiane Chang'an" painted a picture of the prosperous times. Sichuan singer Wang Zhengliang partnered with singer Zhang Yuan to sing "I'm Very Good", which aroused emotional resonance from the audience. "I hope this song will give everyone a warm and encouraging force!" Wang Zhengliang said.
Wang Zhengliang sang "I'm Very Good".
After appearing at the China Central Radio and Television Station’s 2024 Spring Festival Gala, actors from the Meishan Song and Dance Theater continued to become the dance team of the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. In the opening dance of the party, "Spring Breeze Accompanying You to Enjoy the Lantern Festival," everyone demonstrated the vitality and appeal of art with full enthusiasm and superb skills. Yuan Xiao, general manager of Meishan Song and Dance Theater, said that they also participated in the recording of CCTV's large-scale Spring Festival special program "Dragon and Tiger Leaping · Taste of the Chinese New Year" with their dance "Ding Fengbo".
In addition to Sichuan elements, this year’s Lantern Festival Gala at the Main Station is also full of national customs and charm: the creative composite program "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" cleverly integrates different art categories such as Cantonese opera, instrumental music, ballet, etc., and innovatively performs "Colorful Clouds Caressing the Evening Breeze" " has a long meaning; teachers and students from Yuxi Nie Er Teachers' Choir in Yuxi, Yunnan and the Children's Chorus of the Primary School Affiliated to Yuxi Normal University performed the chorus "Xiaoya Luming", blending music and poetry to fully demonstrate the beauty of the rhythm of "The Book of Songs" ; In the opera segment, well-known singers "crossed over" and performed classic arias with actors from Peking Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, and Fujian Opera...
This year's Lantern Festival Gala also highlighted dragon elements - "The Soil of the Dragon" and "Forever We Are a Family" The songs use positive and passionate melodies and momentum to bless all "descendants of the dragon" to travel thousands of miles.
(CCTV, CCTV screenshot)
