Guangxi, known as the "sea of songs", is the hometown of Zhuang singer Liu Sanjie. People of all ethnic groups in Guangxi have always loved to sing folk songs.

In the eyes of Zhuang people, Liu Sanjie is the embodiment of beauty and love, wisdom and talent. Every festival and major festival activities exchange feelings by singing folk songs. The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional song meeting of Zhuang people. On this day, many Zhuang girls, boys and even old people will sing folk songs to each other on the hillside of the field, make love with songs and make friends with songs. They brought five-color glutinous rice and eggs prepared before the festival, and first offered sacrifices to the idol of singer Liu Sanjie, praying for her talent. In order to promote folk songs, a folk song art festival was held in Guangxi from 65438 to 0993. At the folk song festival, people express their feelings and make friends with songs to express their yearning and love for a better life together. Folk songs have become a rainbow dancing among all ethnic groups in Guangxi, China and other ethnic groups in the world.

In order to make the Folk Song Festival more distinctive, the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region decided to rename the "Guangxi International Folk Song Festival" as "Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival" from 1999, and it will be held in Nanning every September or 10 or1. The Nanning Municipal People's Government invited the Cultural Library Department of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Publicity Department of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission to jointly organize it.

1999165438+10, the first Nanning international folk song art festival successfully held a series of cultural activities, such as the large-scale square literary evening "Flying Song of the Earth", the' 99 China (Nanning) National Costume Expo and the Guangxi National Customs Exhibition. Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival became an instant hit. It has won the praise of people from all walks of life with its rich national customs, broad international vision and rich modern atmosphere. Opening party

On the evening of June 65438+1October 65438+September 2005, the opening ceremony of 2005- China-ASEAN Expo and Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival was held in Nanning Folk Song Square. The party was hosted by Nanning Municipal Government, and Mayor Lin Guoqiang presided over the opening ceremony. Ma Biao, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, delivered an opening speech, and Li Jiheng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region, announced the opening of the class. CCTV Director Lang Kun, Executive Director Luo Wei and TV program hosts Ding Yuping, Zhang Zheng and Liu Fangfei co-chaired the party.

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The theme of the party is "Four Seasons Song Festival", which consists of six sections: preface, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and ending. It shows the charming and colorful landscape of Guangxi with "green" and "emotion". The "green, red, gold and white" angels in the four seasons "descend from the sky" in turn in all aspects, bringing good luck and blessings to the world. All Chinese and foreign stars and performers are singing heartily at the large-scale concert in Zhuangxiang. The stage landscape is dominated by silver banyan, steep rock, steep rock, banyan tree and Pteris, showing strong rural characteristics. The famous actor Jingjing opened the curtain of the "Xu Ge" celebration with a song "Folk Songs Like Spring River". Vienna Youth Choir, Luo Suhong Army Song and Dance Troupe, "Piano Prince" Robert and Swedish singer Sandra gave wonderful performances respectively. Actors from Guangxi, such as Liang, Liu and Zhu, took the stage one after another and thanked the guests from all directions as the host. The performances of Lusheng Team in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County and Baiku Yao Tonggu Team in Nandan County show a variety of Zhuang family pictures. The singing of Sha Baoliang, Bella and Pu Shu added a lot of colors to the picture scroll. Jolin Tsai, Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Alan Tam and other newly popular singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan took turns to go into battle, which triggered warm applause from the venue. Huang Li, the first singer in China who won the international bel canto gold medal, and Allegra Gukoda, a meritorious actor of Luo Suhong's Army Song and Dance Troupe, sang the "international cooperation version" of the folk song festival song "Flying Songs of the Earth" with 260 national and local singers. Finally, Sleepless Tonight, sung by Huang Li, ended in a festive atmosphere of colorful fireworks and confetti.

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Prime Minister of Myanmar, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ruan Jinyong, Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretariat Wang, officials of ASEAN 10 countries and relevant institutions of ASEAN Secretariat, ambassadors of ASEAN countries to China, representatives of party and state organs, people's organizations, China Development Bank and other institutions, delegations from various provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and relevant leaders of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; Cao Bochun, Party Secretary of the Autonomous Region, Lu Bing, Chairman of the Autonomous Region, Ma Qingsheng, Chairman of the CPPCC of the Autonomous Region, some leaders of the four teams, and heads of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps and the Garrison; Leaders of relevant ministries and commissions in China, China's diplomatic envoys abroad, representatives of domestic and foreign enterprises, representatives of sister cities at home and abroad, celebrities from various places, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese representatives and nearly 40,000 spectators attended the performance.

Closing party

On the evening of June 23rd, 2005, 10, the closing ceremony of 2005- China-ASEAN Expo and Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival was held in the gymnasium of the autonomous region. The party was hosted by Nanning Municipal Government and Guangxi International Expo Bureau, with Chen Weiya, deputy head of China Song and Dance Troupe, as the general director, Zhao Liping, a famous choreographer of Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, as the executive director, and Ren Luyu, host of CCTV, and Song Yingying, host of Hong Kong Phoenix TV, as the general directors. The party focuses on excavating the most representative cultural themes of China and ASEAN 10 countries, portraying a picture of China-ASEAN customs, combining the rich national "local customs" with the fashionable modern trends, and displaying the national art of "keeping pace with the times" in China and even the whole Southeast Asia. What to save

On the evening of September 3rd, 2065438+03, Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival, known as one of the three major international music festivals in China, was sung again in Guangxi Sports Center. Friends from five continents were invited to the capital of Zhuangxiang to catch a song meeting, express their feelings with songs, and form new friendships with songs.

The performance of this folk festival returns to the essence of folk songs, focusing on excavating the connotation of folk songs, replacing big-name stars with local singers, putting an end to luxury and taking the frugal and people-friendly route. The whole performance runs through four scenes in Gewei, namely, the flying songs of the earth make the hometown strong, the spring water of a river makes the clouds of Hunan and Guangdong thick, and the Yun Fan is semi-hung, leading directly to Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN, and the folk songs of China are world-famous.

In the evening, singers from Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Malaysia performed on stage to celebrate the anniversary of China-ASEAN strategic partnership 10.