On February 2nd, the Lunar New Year's Eve, the cold wind was blowing and snowflakes were falling. The Tianchang Cultural and Art Center located in Chengnan New District is full of lights and brightly lit. The grand theater is full of seats and the mood of spring is warm. The Tian

February 2nd, the Lunar New Year's Eve, the cold wind was blowing and snowflakes were falling. The Tianchang Cultural and Art Center located in Chengnan New District is full of lights and brightly lit. The grand theater is full of seats and the mood of spring is warm. The Tianchang City 2024 Spring Festival Gala will be held here. The number of participants in this Spring Festival Gala has reached the highest level in the history of Tianchang Spring Festival Gala. Nearly 600 cast and crew members gathered together to present an audio-visual feast to the audience.

The scene of the 2024 Spring Festival Gala in Tianchang City. Photo by Xia Xinxiang

The program of the party covers various types of vocal music, instrumental music, dance, recitation and so on. The directing team adheres to the original intention and originality. The original programs of the entire party account for more than 70%, such as the situation musical "Intangible Cultural Heritage Alley", the theme song "Happy New Year", etc., especially the language programs are all Original, showing the unique charm of Tianchang culture.

Opera chorus. Photo by Xia Xinxiang

This year, the Tianchang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government specially invited Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology to jointly organize a series of activities called "Tianchang in the Eyes of International Students". At the party, students from the International Education College of Jinniu Lake Campus of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology performed solos, dances and other performances, feeling the joy and joy of celebrating the New Year in Tianchang, and expressed New Year blessings to the people of Tianchang.

Since the Spring Festival Gala was held for the first time in the newly completed Cultural and Art Center, the director team faced many challenges such as high program quality requirements, complex stage design, and difficult stage mechanical scheduling. With the joint efforts of all the cast and crew, the performance was a complete success, bringing joy and touching to the audience both online and offline.

Tianchang Culture and Art Center has a total construction area of ​​80,000 square meters. It integrates cultural centers, museums, libraries, and grand theaters. It introduces social capital construction and operation. It was selected as the most beautiful public cultural space in the province in 2023. The cultural center, library, and children's library all ranked first in the province's public cultural service performance evaluation; the museum's exhibitions were rated as the sixth top ten quality exhibitions in the province, receiving nearly 70,000 visitors annually; the grand theater is equipped with top-level stage machinery Equipped with equipment and first-class lighting and sound facilities, it held 46 high-quality theatrical performances such as symphonies, operas, dramas, and dance dramas throughout the year, with an income of nearly 6 million yuan.

Tianchang Cultural and Art Center Grand Theater. Photo by Xia Xinxiang

According to He Minxing, director of the Tianchang Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the city continues to implement cultural projects to benefit the people and constantly optimizes the supply of cultural and tourism products. During the Spring Festival, it holds the "Celebrating the New Year in a Healthy and Healthy-Colorful New Year Sports Games, and the Harmonious and Beautiful Years" New Year’s Eve—Travel and shopping in the countryside·Joyful gathering and joyful New Year’s Eve—Spring Festival Gala, lively New Year’s Eve—Opening Week of cultural venues, reunions and New Year’s Eve—“Four Seasons” Village Gala ", Celebrating the New Year for a Long Time—Lantern Festival Garden Party" series of cultural tourism consumption activities further boosted confidence in economic and social development and showed a vibrant and steamy new world. (Wang Qihu Yu Jianhua Kang Xuewei)