On the morning of November 9, the unveiling ceremony of the landmark stone "The Birthplace of Crosstalk" was held in Mingchun Garden, Tianqiao Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. Mingchun Garden is located on the west side of the south central axis of Beijing, at the intersection

On the morning of November 9, the unveiling ceremony of the landmark stone "The Birthplace of Crosstalk" was held in Mingchun Garden, Tianqiao Street, Xicheng District, Beijing.

Mingchun Garden is located on the west side of the south central axis of Beijing, at the intersection of Tianqiao South Street and Beiwei Road. According to "Xuannan Hongxue Tuzhi", this is the former site of the old Tianqiao Fair Market, which later developed into a civilian commercial center and a center for folk performing arts. Public performances of crosstalk are called "Mingchun". In order to commemorate the history of the origin of crosstalk in the Tianqiao area, the area was named Mingchun Garden after environmental renovation.

The landmark stone of "The Birthplace of Crosstalk" is located in Mingchun Garden. Mr. Ye Peigui, vice chairman of Chinese Calligraphers Association and chairman of Beijing Calligraphers Association, inscribed the name of Mingchun Garden and the birthplace of crosstalk. There is also a sign indicating the "Three Character Classic of Crosstalk" written by Cui Qi, a folk artist and miscellaneous artist, for the general public to learn and experience the crosstalk culture.

At the event, humorous cross talk performances, exquisite magic performances, vivid ventriloquism performances, etc. made everyone laugh and applaud.

On the same day, the Tianqiao Street Community Neighborhood Festival was also held in Mingchunyuan Park. There were more than 10 special stalls including a wide variety of cultural and creative products, unique and delicious local snacks, and immersive traditional folk experiences, attracting the active participation of residents in the area.

Since this year, Tianqiao Street has relied on the "Birthplace of Crosstalk" to promote the establishment of the "Xicheng Folk Art Transmission Club" in Tianqiao, and carried out fan activities at the Baixi Theater of Tianqiao Impression Museum to provide a place for learning and exchange for folk art lovers, while cultivating folk art talents. , while inheriting the art of folk art, while creating a new landmark of folk art culture, a total of 29 public welfare activities were carried out. Tianqiao Street regularly carries out crosstalk-themed performances to benefit the people, such as Deyunshe special crosstalk charity performances, a total of 13 times, allowing more residents to feel the charm of crosstalk art.

At the event site, Deyun Club brought a cross talk performance "Lantern Riddles" and a magic performance "Flowers Blooming and Wealth" reproduced the lively scene of "Wine, flags and drums in Tianqiao City, how many tourists forget their home", as well as Beijing Wang Yuebo, chairman of the Music Association and Xicheng District Music Association, presented cross talk "The Laughter Always Open", ventriloquism "A Hundred Birds contend", plum blossom drum "Long March", "Crossing the West Wing", etc. The performers showed their superb skills Witnessing that the cultural context of Tianqiao is ever-changing.

It is understood that this event is hosted by Xicheng District Tianqiao Street, Xicheng District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Beijing Tianqiao Shengshi Investment Group Co., Ltd. In the future, Tianqiao Subdistrict will be based on Mingchun Garden, a new landmark of cross talk culture, and rely on the two major brand cultural projects of "Xicheng Folk Art Society" and Tianqiao "Eight Small Arts" to further inherit the art of cross talk, promote cross talk culture, cultivate cross talk talents, and continue to Polish the national cultural gold card of "the birthplace of cross talk".