Passionate August, meet in Wuhai, come to the desert to see the sea, and attend the feast of folk songs. From August 7th to 11th, it was hosted by the Chinese Folk Writers and Artists Association, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Wuhai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Wuhai Municipal People's Government. The "Singing Northern Xinjiang" 2024 Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference organized by the Propaganda Department, Wuhai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Wuhai Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television Bureau will once again be sung affectionately on the shores of Wuhai Lake. Hundreds of folk singers will gather in Wuhai, the "Pearl of the Yellow River", to express their feelings through music, connect with friends through songs, and go on a musical and cultural journey together to present an audio-visual feast to the audience.
The main stage of the 2024 Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference is located on the bank of Wuhai Lake. The five-day folk song tour features "2024 Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference Warm-up Performance - Anda Group Special Concert", "Nine Songs of the Yellow River Endless Sound - 2024 Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference Opening Ceremony and Cultural Folk Song Exhibition along the Yellow River in Nine Provinces and Districts", "Children's Voices Sing and Enjoy the Future - Children's Singing Tour in Wuhai Concert", "Like Seven and Meeting Love in Wuhai - Romantic Chinese Valentine's Day Theme "Concert" and "Ten Thousands of Miles of Yellow River Comes with Splendid and Colorful Wonders - Characteristic Folk Song Performance at the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference" as the theme. The program format takes into account regional attributes and folk song types, covering native folk songs, classic folk songs, and original folk songs, fully demonstrating The unique charm of folk songs with characteristics of various ethnic groups and regions.
During this Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference, well-known singers such as Tengger, Tong Tiexin, Li Danyang, Yu Junjian, Yang Yuying, Wulan Tuya, and Hu Sileng, singers from nine provinces and regions along the Yellow River, and well-known singers and bands from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , as well as children's performance groups from all over the country will perform on the stage and jointly sound the shores of Wuhai Lake.
Hosting the Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference is an important measure for the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to fully implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the Symposium on Cultural Inheritance and Development, vigorously promote Chinese traditional culture, and actively build the "Northern Xinjiang Culture" brand. As a panoramic performance event that expresses the art of folk songs, the Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference aims to showcase the diverse styles and profound cultural heritage of Inner Mongolia folk songs and folk songs of various regions and ethnic groups by displaying folk songs from different regions, different styles, different types, and different themes. Let the excellent culture rooted in the land of northern Xinjiang come alive and become popular in the new era, and inspire confidence and self-consciousness in folk song culture.
Wuhai is known as the "Pearl of the Yellow River" and is an inclusive city that embraces all rivers. At present, Wuhai has successfully held several Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conferences, providing a rare opportunity and a broad stage for Wuhai to better display the charm of folk songs, popularize folk song knowledge, spread folk song culture, and sing with cultural confidence. This year's Inner Mongolia Folk Song Conference lasted longer, was broader in scope, and had more prominent highlights. Folk singers and tourists from all over the world will meet in Wuhai again to experience the beauty of Wuhai's city, ecology and culture, and at the same time convey the beauty of folk songs to people across the country and the world.
The mountains are green, the trees are fragrant with flowers, the songs are sweet, the water is beautiful, and the climate is pleasant. This August, we welcome friends, as well as domestic and foreign folk song lovers and tourists to come to Wuhai, embrace the sand sea, personally feel the rich customs of folk song culture, and experience the unique rhythm of folk songs!
