HFNU Students Performed in the Opening Ceremony of "Culture City of East Asia "and" European Capital of Culture" Cooperation Forum

On the morning of November 14th, the opening ceremony of Forum on Cooperation Between ECOC(“East Asia City of Culture”) and EACC(" European Capital of Culture")was held in Shanghai, organized by MCPRC (Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China) and ECGCEC (Education and Culture General Council of the European Commission). Representatives from five Asian cities and fifteen European cities were present. Vice-Premier of the State Council Liu Yandong also attended the forum. Students of HNFU performed the opening dance, culture show Water Rhyme and Silk Whisper, and a series of performances showing Chinese traditional cultures.

Water Rhyme and Silk Whisper was elaborately created by Changsha Arts Research Institute. In this performance, Biannao, an important instrument in Shang Dynasty, was played with western instruments like the oboe for Liuyang River and the Blue Danube. It means that Chinese and western cultures entwined with each other, and East Asia and Europe cooperated closely. With this, we would jointly write a new chapter of “One Belt and One Road”. Meanwhile, the stage was divided into three parts, respectively showing the art of tea ceremony,  porcelain rings making and Hunan embroidery. The performance contained the modern styles and the traditional characters, showing the profound and abundant Chinese cultures and the distinctive characteristics of Xiang Chu culture( In Hunan, integrating the essence of Chinese culture and the culture of Chu ).