China News Service, Xiamen, May 3 (Reporter Yang Fushan) "Opera "Overseas Chinese"·China" is directed by the Cultural Exchange Department of the China Overseas Chinese Federation and the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Federation, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee and the Zhuhai Overseas Chinese Federation, and hosted by the Zhuhai Performing Arts Group. The "Hometown of Overseas Chinese" tour was staged at the Xiamen Jiageng Theater on the evening of the 2nd.
"Qiaopi" refers to the remittances and family letters sent by overseas Chinese to China through private institutions at home and abroad in modern times. It is a special postal carrier that combines letters and collections. It was once common in the hometowns of overseas Chinese in Guangdong and Fujian. The play explores the unique cultural resources of "Qiao Pi" and lays out a rich historical picture on the stage, telling the story of overseas Chinese's difficult entrepreneurship history and strong feelings of family and country about honoring credibility and keeping promises.
The Xiamen station of the opera "Qiao Pi" is the third stop of the tour. The play begins with a letter of "approval" left by Chinese laborer Liang Chengru. It revolves around the two main lines of "integrity" and "family affection" and shows the portraits of Liang Dong, who was forced to sell his daughter, and Tang Youxin, the director of the Overseas Chinese Approval Bureau and his wife, who promised a lot of money. The deep friendship between the group of patriots, hometowns and relatives demonstrates the noble character of the Chinese people in the difficult years.
Stills from the opera "Qiao Pi". (Photo provided by Zhuhai Performing Arts Group)
Connected, flesh and blood. Although the Fujian people work hard outside and start their own businesses, they always love their motherland and their hometown, and support the development of the motherland and the construction of their hometown.
Mr. Tan Kah Kee is an outstanding patriotic overseas Chinese leader who came out of Xiamen. He firmly believes that the purpose of industry is to serve the country, and the key to serving the country lies in education. During the period of severe national calamity, Mr. Tan Kah Kee resolutely returned to China and spent all his family wealth to establish schools to cultivate talents for the country and revitalize the strength of the Chinese nation.
Stills from the opera "Qiao Pi". (Photo provided by Zhuhai Performing Arts Group)
The opera "Qiao Pi" was performed in Mr. Tan Kah Kee's hometown of Xiamen, attracting many students studying in Fujian, Taiwanese compatriots who developed in Fujian, and overseas Chinese who returned to Fujian to watch the performance. Li, a classmate from Xiamen University Jiageng College, told reporters that the opera used a letter from the Overseas Chinese Approval Office to reflect the difficulty of the Chinese workers going out to work at that time. The strong homesickness was particularly real, especially when all the Chinese workers pooled money to save their daughter and the Overseas Chinese Approval Office was willing to mortgage their fields. , the scenes where you have to raise money to mortgage your wife’s dowry are particularly touching.
Zou Jianhong (right), general manager of Zhuhai Performing Arts Group and artistic director of "Overseas Chinese Review", was interviewed by the media. Photo by China News Network reporter Yang Fushan
Zou Jianhong, general manager of Zhuhai Performing Arts Group and artistic director of "Qiao Pi", said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that this is the first time the opera "Qiao Pi" has been performed in Xiamen and it has just concluded successfully in Shantou. For the second tour event, all the cast and crew devoted 120% of their energy to the Xiamen station. They were meticulous in all work, from setting up the stage, walking on the stage to the final performance.
He said that he created this opera in the hope of carrying forward the honesty and trustworthiness contained in "Qiao Pi", keeping in mind the cultural connotation and spirit of Sangzi, effectively enhancing the influence and appeal of "Qiao" culture, uniting the hearts and minds of overseas Chinese, and inspiring the nation. emotion. "This luxurious performance team of more than 200 people fully demonstrated the exquisite artistic standards of the dynamic Guangdong professional art troupe."
The opera "Qiao Pi" is directed by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Produced by the Propaganda Department of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee and the Zhuhai High-tech Zone Management Committee, it is the first original ethnic opera in Zhuhai created by Zhuhai Performing Arts Group. It has also been selected as a key supporter of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's "Chinese National Opera Inheritance and Development Project" and "Historical Theme Creation Project" Repertoire. (End)
