immediate review | the bright moon rises in the bay area, and the strong love for the country rises
2024-09-24
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the cool breeze of september dispels the late summer, and the golden autumn is slowly approaching. on such a cool and refreshing day, the "bay area moon rising" 2024 greater bay area film and music gala arrived as scheduled. following 2021 and 2023, we have a date with the greater bay area for the third time in a row.
shortly after the gala started, "live singing" became a hot topic on social media. jackie chan's impromptu snap while singing "a man should be self-reliant" instantly sparked heated discussions. when the stars sang "great china" together afterwards, olympic champion quan hongchan unexpectedly became the "lead singer", which reminded people of the chinese swimming team's chorus of "the lone brave man" when they visited macau not long ago. although "one person, one tune" made many netizens laugh, it was just as the netizens at the gala commented on quan hongchan's "great china": use strength to dive, and sing with true feelings.
this year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china and the 25th anniversary of macao's return to china. not only "great china", but also the opening songs "young china" and "a man should be self-reliant" expressed a strong sense of patriotism. the song "i love you china" and the piano performances "the ballad of the great wall" and "defend the yellow river" brought the atmosphere of the evening to a climax.
at the rehearsal of the gala, jackie chan met olympic champions quan hongchan and fan zhendong, hugged them warmly, shook their hands and "worshipped" them, shouting "you are my idol, the pride of the chinese people!" he also said, "raising the national flag for the country is my lifelong dream. i couldn't do it, but you did it!" this scene touched many netizens.
in fact, the kung fu movies represented by jackie chan are also an important force in bringing chinese movies to the world. and now, there is another golden signboard for cultural export. at the party, the host mentioned the recently popular game "black myth: wukong". the reason why it became popular and exported to the world is not only because of the infinite charm of traditional chinese culture represented by "journey to the west", but also because of the silent efforts of many young cultural and creative people.
the host of the evening party, hong kong veteran artist liza wang, said that although the working conditions when she was young could not be compared with today, she always wanted to do her best. throughout the evening party, in addition to many film and television stars and film and television hits, the venue of the evening party was also amazing: as the largest indoor arena in macau, the galaxy arena can accommodate up to 16,000 spectators and is the perfect venue for top events.
only when we look back can we know how far we have traveled, and only when we climb higher can we feel the world is wider. a broader stage also brings greater development space and possibilities to macao. at the party, quan hongchan greeted the audience in cantonese and expressed her wish to come to macao to participate in the competition as soon as possible, which impressed many netizens. it turns out that the 15th national games will be jointly hosted by guangdong, hong kong and macao next year. this is also the first time that macao has participated in hosting a large-scale national comprehensive sports event. as the host introduced, the macao sar government is building a "sports city" to create sports brand events with macao characteristics, use sports events to attract tourists from all over the world, and promote moderate economic diversification.
sandy lam, gallen lo, leo ku, alex to... every time a young idol appears, the audience screams; "no more hesitation", "love the country more than the beauty", "shanghai beach"... every time a classic golden song is played, it will attract a neat chorus from the audience. what surprised netizens was that there were many english golden songs at the party, which added a lot of "international style" to the party. the greater bay area, backed by the motherland and connected to the world, has always been a bridge for cultural exchanges between china and the west, and plays an important role in the external dissemination of chinese culture. as the construction of the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area enters the fast lane, the value and significance of the construction of the humanistic bay area has attracted more and more attention. the cultures of the three places in the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area are of the same origin and of the same lineage. the three places are using culture as a bond to awaken common cultural memories and promote mutual understanding through cultural integration.
as soon as taiwanese artist liu genghong came on stage, many audiences became "nervous". because he chose to settle in the mainland and has been working hard to promote the concept of fitness, liu genghong has long become everyone's common "fitness coach". over the years, more and more taiwanese compatriots have highly recognized the livable environment and urban development of the mainland like him. at the party, we also saw many senior taiwanese musicians. chinese golden songs are brilliant and continuous. whether it is classic hong kong music or taiwan golden songs, the poetic, romantic and concise style of music not only ushered in the glorious era of pop music, but also created a classic aesthetics, leaving behind works that have influenced countless people. wherever there are chinese, there are these moving songs. at the end of the party, the song "return" by young singer shan yichun was full of affection, and the lyrics "the sail has passed for thousands of years, and the mountains and seas are waiting for me" touched the hearts of countless people.
use light and song to paint the golden autumn scenery of the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area. in 2021, the "bay area rising moon" greater bay area mid-autumn festival film and music gala was held in shenzhen. the 3-minute classic hong kong film mashup of the gala "broke the defense" of many netizens and became one of the hottest cultural events of the year; in 2023, the "bay area rising moon" greater bay area film and music gala came to the banks of the xiangjiang river to celebrate the 26th anniversary of hong kong's return to the motherland, with more than 900 million weibo readings. this year coincides with the 75th anniversary of the founding of new china and the 25th anniversary of macau's return. before the gala started, the weibo reading volume of the hot search topic #bay area rising moon# had reached an astonishing 3.99 billion. why is the attention to the greater bay area music gala getting higher every year? when these familiar melodies came from the stage, when these classic programs appeared before our eyes, the answer was already self-evident - not only because we have the same culture and the same language, but also because we can always connect our common aspirations and expectations. those burning youth, shed sweat, and unremitting struggle, like the entire greater bay area, converge into the great river of development and progress of the motherland.
li qinyu, chief commentator of the paper
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