Nowadays, "the banks of the Yellow River are also beautiful" have become synonymous with "the most Lanzhou", and the beautiful scenery along the Yellow River has naturally become the urban living room of Lanzhou. Whether it is tourists or merchants, as long as you have a bowl of Sanpao Tai by the Yellow River, look at the Baita Mountain along the Zhongshan Bridge, and then watch the sheepskin rafts chasing the waves, you can instantly experience the feeling of "a big river with wide waves". "My family lives on the shore" Lanzhou sentiment.
In mid-April this year, a group with folk songs as its main singing repertoire - "Sound Field Laboratory" launched a chorus road show "Yellow River - Sunny Day Cantata" by the Yellow River. In Jay Chou's "Sunny Day", Lanzhou citizens and tourists Once in a unique environment with such rich Yellow River culture, I experienced the unique musical charm of Lanzhou. Netizens also flocked to the festival inspired by music and art, and experienced the northwest feelings and folk charm contained in Lanzhou City through the lenses of passerby photographers. In this way, a "travel + music" brought "a flood of traffic" unexpectedly.
In addition to the beautiful scenery
, there are also moving music and singing.
In Lanzhou in May, there is not only the intoxicating scenery, but also music and singing. In recent days, the exciting "Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata" activities have been sung at Marathon Park in Chengguan District, Wanda Mao Plaza in Qilihe District, and Jincheng Park in Xigu District. Whenever night falls, popular songs will echo in the night sky with the warm evening breeze, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists. The mobile phone lights and fluorescent sticks that people kept waving were like stars in the sky, creating an exciting and romantic atmosphere.
Whenever the prelude of a song sounds, the moving melody will penetrate the noise and strike the hearts of the audience. In the distance, when people follow the singing and inadvertently "encounter" this music, they will almost stop because of the beautiful emotions in their hearts, open their minds, let go of their singing voices, and merge into this joyful and affectionate ocean. The performance at
Marathon Park was led by independent musicians Wu Ye and Qianqian Qianer. During the period, Wu Ye also premiered his original new work "I'm Waiting for You in Lanzhou", which was well received by the audience. Along with the moving melody, more than ten popular music masterpieces such as "My Motherland and Me", "Singing the Motherland", "Once Upon a Time" and "Later" were sung successively. Each song made everyone's emotions flow in the singing. Flying by the Yellow River.
"With the popularity of 'Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata', I feel deeply honored to be able to contribute to the cultural tourism industry in my hometown in this way." Wu Ye told reporters, "Every day, I face the enthusiasm and cheers of many audiences. The scene is very popular. I am very grateful to the staff of the cultural tourism, public security, urban management and other departments for their constant escort. I am also very grateful to all the people who work behind the scenes. I really like this semi-concert feeling, which makes me feel full every time. Get involved. "
"All the power of persistence comes from love. Youth means moving forward for the things you love." The words he left behind at the end were simple but not simple, which spoke to many young people present. voice. Every performance of
attracts many short video self-media people. They busily shuttle among the crowd to broadcast live. Amidst waves of singing, they often follow the music and sing for netizens. sentence, his face was full of smiles due to the rising popularity of the live broadcast room.
Local Internet celebrity "Cultural Tourism Gas Station" told reporters: "This year's cultural tourism market in Lanzhou is obviously earlier and more popular than in previous years. Coupled with the popularity of 'Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata', the 'May Day' small The traffic during the long holiday suddenly increased much more than usual.
"Grassroots Roadshow" was born
just to "hear the singing of ordinary people"
In fact, "Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata" was born as a "sound field experiment" of the Youth Social Activity Innovation Experiment Team. The original sponsors of the grassroots roadshow organized by "Room" were Xinran and Ruizi, a young couple. They are all office workers, and they all use their free time to perform on weekends and after get off work.
"The Nine-Meander Yellow River passes through the city. In Lanzhou, we can get very close to the Yellow River."Xin Ran is very touched by this event: "We have always had the idea of holding a unique music event by the Yellow River. Everyone can sing together by the Yellow River and show the spirit of young people as passionate as the Yellow River. . "
According to reports, the first grassroots road show organized by "Sound Field Laboratory" started at Lanzhou Creative Culture Industrial Park on May 2 last year. "A few friends and a student band who were in constant contact came to watch the scene. There were also many parents of student band members in the audience. "Although the event was not large-scale, it made Xinran and Ruizi understand from the bottom of their hearts their future development direction - "hearing the singing of ordinary people."
From then on, there were only two necessary conditions for signing up to be the lead singer of the road show. First, It cannot be a professional singer; secondly, it must not be out of tune.
"Actually, at the beginning, we also made very detailed arrangements for the band and hired professional singers to lead the singing. However, we found that the atmosphere and style of the scene began to change. The opposite of our original intention. "Xinran told reporters, "Many people suddenly became cautious. Not only did they not dare to go on stage to sing, they even began to keep their distance unconsciously. Therefore, we continue to make subtractions. After all, this music enjoyment that comes from the "grassroots" is to work hard to get closer to friends and ordinary people. "
Just like this, since the first road show last year, the "Sound Field Laboratory" has held activities every week, as many as two or three times, as few as one or two.
"Shortly afterwards, a road show we held at the Sinking Plaza in Lanzhou Center was The whole team has been injected with new energy and brought more partners. "Xin Ran recalled while saying, "When we sang "Farewell" at the end, we saw everyone spontaneously turn on the flashlight of their mobile phones and wave them like glow sticks. Even the people in the last row tried their best to lift their mobile phones high and vigorously. Singing. At that moment, we all suddenly understood that this is the meaning of this grassroots music event, and it is also our biggest gain. "
Music and soul
have a perfect fusion in Lanzhou
In mid-April this year, the "Sound Field Laboratory" conducted a chorus road show "By the Yellow River - Sunny Day Cantata" by the Yellow River. In Jay Chou's "Sunny Day", Lanzhou citizens and tourists experienced the unique music charm of Lanzhou. Through the lens of passerby photographers, the majority of netizens also perceived the northwest feelings and folk charm brought by Lanzhou's characteristic performing arts.
No singers or stages are invited. Music lovers are the lead singers. ; The music started singing, and the citizens and tourists at the scene were the best protagonists. From group road shows to thousands of people singing together, groups of young Lanzhou musicians started singing by the Yellow River. In just one week, the "Yellow River Cantata" was launched. Taking the entire Internet by storm, the new "Yellow River Cantata" IP has once again made Lanzhou appear in the eyes of netizens across the country.
Netizens left messages: The brightly lit Lanzhou city is so beautiful, and the moving singing vividly presents the beautiful life of the children of the Yellow River. The humanistic romance of "Fireworks Lanzhou" is unforgettable for us. The fashion sense and the moving fireworks are perfectly integrated here.
"I really didn't expect that the event would quickly receive so much praise and attention, both local and foreign. Netizens left messages one after another, wanting to come here and sing together. "Xin Ran said sincerely, "What makes us most proud is that with the strong support of relevant departments such as culture, tourism, and public security, and through the joint efforts of all of us, everyone's singing has given the city a new charm and also given it a new charm. Let music and everyone's soul have a perfect integration in Lanzhou. ”
Thousands of people singing
Bringing “tremendous traffic” to local cultural tourism
The melody of “Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata” is still echoing on the banks of the Yellow River. The singing of tens of thousands of people accompanied by the surging river water presents a miracle of grassroots culture to the whole country. . Countless strangers sang the same song with deep affection, which continued to echo on the beautiful banks of the Yellow River. It ignited the enthusiasm of netizens across the country with vivid and lively urban culture, and also brought a revolution to the development of local tourism. "The traffic that pours into the sky".
"I just got off the high-speed train. Where is the 'Yellow River Cantata'?" "I'm going to Lanzhou next week. Is there any chorus?" In the comment area of each live chorus video, waves of attention continue to refresh Lanzhou. of heat.
"In order to participate in the chorus, I specially changed my train ticket to 23:30." During the May Day holiday, Xiao Li, a college student from Xi'an, and his companions made a special trip to the Marathon Park to sing along at the top of their lungs. They were so involved. They exerted all their strength, and their voices became hoarse within a few songs. "It rained two days ago and I heard that the cantata had stopped. Yesterday I heard that it would resume, so we bought train tickets to come to Lanzhou to experience it."
Also making a special trip for the "Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata" was student Ma from Xinjiang. "When we arrived in Lanzhou, it rained and the cantata was cancelled, so we diverted to Tianshui. We just arrived in Lanzhou today. In order to participate in the cantata, we stayed in Lanzhou for one more day." Student Ma said, because we were not familiar with Lanzhou. He was familiar with it, so he took a taxi to Wanda Mall. Fortunately, the final chorus experience did not disappoint him.
Writer Han Songluo:
The song of "the right time, the right place and the right people" makes the "Yellow River" shine again
"In fact, in today's cities, people's glamorous appearance hides a lot of pressure. Living in tall buildings in the city for many years, The inner isolation and the hustle and bustle of the environment have had a complex impact on everyone's life, especially the high-speed operation of modern society, which has made the original emotional links between people more and more monotonous, and people's emotional communication and release have become more and more complicated. The space is getting narrower and narrower. "The hometown of writer Han Songluo is in Lanzhou. He was born in Xinjiang in the 1970s and returned to Lanzhou in the 1980s. He is a famous writer and film critic. The popularity of "Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata" also caused He was very emotional.
"I have lived in the north for a long time. I was born in Xinjiang and later came to Gansu. Especially since I have lived in an area close to folk songs for many years, I feel particularly close to the temperament of folk songs. I like the most authentic things in them." Han Song His downfall life experience gave him a particularly strong interest in music and art, and a deeper understanding of the resulting phenomena.
"The popularity of 'Lanzhou Yellow River Cantata' is actually no accident. I think it has a lot to do with Lanzhou being an important industrial city. 'Yellow River Cantata' is also a representation of collective life to a certain extent. People in industrial cities There is more of this consciousness buried deep in my heart.” He said: “Especially the format of the Yellow River Cantata and its chosen location create a very subtle connection between people. Seeing that the people who gathered together to sing formed an image of "Lanzhou people", this image not only encouraged and inspired Lanzhou people, but also inspired more tourists from all over the world. More importantly, it chose this location. It is very unique, allowing everyone's singing to have the right time, right place, and right people, allowing the 'Yellow River' to shine again, and allowing people in the Yellow River Basin to connect with each other again."
Han Songluo suggested: "We can consider launching a few more sub-brands, such as. The Silver Yellow River Cantata, the Migrant Workers’ Yellow River Cantata, the Students’ Yellow River Cantata, etc. can allow more people to participate and achieve a more comprehensive integrated development of music, art and tourism.”
Li Chaowen, Chief All-Media Correspondent of Lanzhou Daily/Picture
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