Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On April 12, the Singapore Ocean Week Adex Underwater Performance Competition (Singapore Station) was held. Hong Kong actor and founding president of the Hong Kong Underwater Performing Arts Association Cai Songsi was invited to serve as the referee. It is reported that this is the first time that a Hong Kong, China, face has appeared on the adex referee table. Earlier, Cai Songsi also collaborated with the association to produce Hong Kong's first original underwater MV "Underwater Fairy Tale". Cai Songsi revealed that in order to help the development of Hong Kong's underwater performing arts industry, she, the association's filming team and mermaid coaches worked day and night. It took more than 32 hours of filming, 300 dives and 150 hours of post-production to finally produce the underwater film "Underwater Fairy Tale".
Singapore Ocean Week adex underwater performance competition poster.
Chinese mermaid sport is a water sport that has developed rapidly in recent years. In the past three years, 8 national-level events have been organized. Cai Songsi will serve as the founding president of the Hong Kong Underwater Performing Arts Association in 2022. The association was initiated by more than a hundred underwater practitioners. It is a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. It has 30 founding directors from the education, entertainment, cultural and sports circles. It is committed to creating and promoting the "underwater performing arts" industry. sustainable development and concern for marine conservation.
Stills of Hong Kong's first original underwater MV "Underwater Fairy Tale".
Cai Songsi's relationship with mermaids began with a mermaid-themed short drama "You from the Deep Sea". As the heroine of the play, she happened to learn from the underwater stuntman who participated in Stephen Chow's movie "Mermaid". The time spent studying and filming on the crew passed by in a blink of an eye, but it planted the seed of a mermaid in her heart. She said, "I have loved fairy tales about mermaids since I was a child. I think mermaids are very dreamy creatures. It turns out that being a mermaid is not easy at all. There are many skills to learn. After returning to Hong Kong, I found a group of like-minded friends and continued Learn this emerging sport.”
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