Xinhua News Agency, The Hague, February 25 Communication | Passing on Spring from Thousands of Miles, Talking about the Love between the People and the People -- The "Four Seas in One Spring" European Visit and Performance Activity for the Overseas Chinese Delegation was successfully concluded
Xinhua News Agency reporter Fan Sixiang Meng Dingbo
"We met in the spring, and the earth burst into smiles. We gathered together to spread out a colorful picture..." With the melodious melody of the song "Meet the Spring", the closing performance of the 2024 "Spring Across the World" comfort overseas Chinese visiting the European delegation was staged in The Hague City Hall on the 24th.
The city hall was crowded and bustling on that day. Red lanterns, Chinese knots, lantern lanterns and other Chinese New Year elements were everywhere. Overseas Chinese and local people gathered in the Netherlands to celebrate the New Year. Chen Guangping, president of the Netherlands China Culture Foundation, said that the performance made him feel the strong flavor of the year, and also felt the importance and care of his ancestral country for overseas Chinese.
During the more than half a month of the "Four Seas in One Spring" visit to Europe to comfort overseas Chinese, such scenes have been repeated again and again. Chinese artists from 3 countries, 6 cities and 7 performances in Europe sent cordial greetings and New Year greetings from their ancestral countries to local overseas Chinese with programs full of Chinese flavor.
You Hongfei, a soprano who has participated in the "Four Seas in One Spring" performance for overseas Chinese for many times, said: "Along the way, we have met many lovely overseas Chinese friends who are in foreign countries. We are very happy to be reunited with them and spend the Spring Festival together."
In the UK, the words of overseas Chinese "I finally hope you come" make the performance more like a long-awaited reunion between relatives; In Italy, the performance provided an opportunity for the local people to understand Chinese culture. Lucia, the audience, praised that "the artists' performance is very excellent, and I like it very much"; In the Netherlands, the performance became an important part of the New Year celebration activities of all walks of life, pushing the festival atmosphere to a climax
The "Four Seas in One Spring" comfort overseas Chinese visiting European troupe is based on the China Acrobatic Troupe, Beijing Opera and Dance Theater, Beijing National Orchestra, etc. under Beijing Performing Arts Group, and invited a group of artists to participate, covering songs, folk music, acrobatics, magic and other forms of performance. "In the arrangement and design of the performance, we not only selected classic works that can resonate with local overseas Chinese, but also took into account the exquisite skills that can bring Chinese cultural experience and international cultural exchanges to the local people." Li Chi, head of the Chinese Acrobatic Troupe and the general director of the "Four Seas in One Spring" to comfort overseas Chinese to visit Europe, said.
"In 2024, the" Four Seas in One Spring "will send three delegations to eight countries and regions, namely, the Asia Pacific Mission, the European Mission and the Hong Kong and Macao Mission. At present, all 16 performances have been completed." Guo Qihua, vice minister of the Cultural Exchange Department of the Chinese Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and head of the European Delegation of the "Four Seas in One Spring" to comfort overseas Chinese, said that "Four Seas in One Spring" has brought care, greetings and blessings from the ancestral countries to everyone, and art is the boat, Show the sincerity and friendliness of the Chinese people and the unique charm of China's excellent traditional culture, and promote mutual understanding and friendship among people around the world through civilized exchanges.
