Latest Events in Shanxi(February Updated)

Last July, Carsick Cars released a new studio album "口" after a 10-year absence. The enthusiastic response announced that the trio of Carsick Cars returned to the center of the public's attention. The sound became more and more intense, and the 12-stop "口Aha" national tour was launched immediately. On the city stage, the buzzing roar created countless unique moments. The new year is approaching the middle of the year. The short breath that is still suspended in the air - "口Aha" will step on the accelerator again, and the sound waves will spread further, listen to the deeper voice of the heart, pack up the familiar luggage and the expectation, and embark on an unknown journey again. In this round of tour, the three will extend the highly infectious audio-visual effects: pick up the young sound, break through the various constraints of reality with actions, and are eager to drive the new and old car to more and more distant cities that have never been seen, witness their own growth on the spot, and shout towards a younger direction.

The large-scale live water performance "Dream Jinyang" on Jinyang Lake is a key cultural tourism project in Taiyuan City. The project is located in the southeast corner of Jinyang Lake Attraction in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, and is a highlight of Jinyang Lake Park. "Like a Dream Jinyang" is a dialogue between the ancient and modern times that takes place on Jinyang Lake. The protagonists in the play represent modern people living in the present. As the plot progresses, the spiritual origin and spirit of the times of sacrificing the self to save the overall situation and taking responsibility as descendants of the Chinese nation finally burst out, pushing the whole play to a climax. Through modern stage technology and audio-visual effects, the cultural and historical essence of the ancient Jinyang City is perfectly reproduced, showing the high-spirited and enthusiastic character of the Jin people. "Jinyang Like a Dream" has a fountain matrix with an area of ​​182m×82m, the dazzling lights of the equipment island, plus the direct current, arched, fan-shaped water curtains, and the 80m×19m net curtain at the back form a visual matrix, and with the liftable water stage, it truly forms the technical performance of actors dancing in the water. Such equipment scale and high-tech application are ahead of the curve in various domestic performing arts projects. The performance venue of "Like a Dream Jinyang" is located at the Jinyang Lake Theater at the intersection of Huanhu East Road and Jiankang South Street, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. The project uses a lake area of ​​300 acres, and the audience area and supporting area are about 6 acres. The audience area is all open-air seats. The project combines cultural tourism and urban leisure and entertainment with a fixed time and place and a normalized performance format to present an audio-visual feast of poetry and distance to the audience! The large-scale water-based live performance "Like a Dream Jinyang" on Jinyang Lake will be a highlight of the opening ceremony of the Tour of Taiyuan International Road Cycling Race on May 25. It will officially premiere on June 6 and will be held every night at 8 pm (closed on Mondays) afterwards. As the pioneering work of the "Rumeng" series of Fengshang Culture's cultural and tourism performance brand, "Rumeng Jinyang" will inherit the consistent quality and height of Fengshang Culture's products, draw on the long cultural heritage and heritage of the ancient city of Jinyang, and look forward to the vigorous development of Taiyuan, Shanxi. After the comprehensive construction and tourism development in recent years, Jinyang Lake has built cultural, entertainment and urban leisure experience projects around the lake. The overall area of ​​Jinyang Lake after construction has reached 11.7 square kilometers. It is an extremely scarce urban water resource in North China and has been built into the city reception hall of Taiyuan. The performance of "Dream Jinyang" and Jinyang Lake Park complement and promote each other. The environment sets the stage and the culture performs the show. While meeting the needs of the masses for different cultural forms, it will lead the innovative development of culture and tourism in Taiyuan City.

Sanxingdui is a precious ancient cultural heritage of mankind, one of the representatives of China's 5,000-year history, and a striking cultural highlight under the Sichuan-Chongqing development strategy. It has always attracted the public's imagination of the ancient Shu civilization with its unique mysterious attributes. "Wow! Sanxingdui" uses national treasures and digital technology to create a domestic historical theme VR full immersion travel. In terms of space atmosphere, content trends, and NPC interaction, the Sanxingdui fantasy is visualized, and the immersive experience is brought through visual tension; through the travel plot, the experience atmosphere is guided to progress layer by layer, slowly unveiling the mysterious veil of Sanxingdui; allowing the audience to appreciate the beauty of the ancient Shu civilization, and also conveying the humorous Sichuan dialect during the exhibition period, making the national treasure presentation more friendly. Visitors follow the NPCs as they walk and explore, and the plot is divided into five acts: Act 1: Shining Light of Cultural Relics; Act 2: Strolling in the Leisurely Ancient Shu; Act 3: Exploring the Millennium Treasures; Act 4: A Magical Sacrifice Journey; Act 5: Waking Up and Returning to Sanxingdui. The presentation of the overall content relies on a stable and Unlimited expandable large-space multiplayer VR infrastructure. In addition, the entire venue planning also includes the exhibition of national treasure replicas, cultural and creative Souvenir derivatives, etc. All visitors, based on the first-person perspective of real-time rendering, are immersed in the ancient Shu Kingdom thousands of years ago, as if traveling through time and space, and roaming with virtual characters with different personalities. In the village thousands of years ago, they interact "face to face" with elephants and immerse themselves in the daily life of the ancient Shu people; witness the mysterious and grand sacrificial ceremony in the magnificent temple, and watch the bronze sacred tree, the bronze standing statue, the golden staff and other cultural relics up close; overlook the vast land and the sacrificial pits where cultural relics are buried on the back of the flying sacred bird... In addition to the VR immersive experience with great sensory impact, you can also appreciate up close a number of officially authorized replicas of cultural relics: the bronze sacred tree that reaches heaven and earth, the gracefully shaped crested divine bird, the cute and round pottery pigs... At the same time, the precious video materials authorized by the Sanxingdui Museum, combined with the exquisite on-site cultural relics introduction, also show us the century-long chapter of Sanxingdui archaeology. "Wow! Sanxingdui" uses Chinese VR technology to make everyone's heart beat with the national treasure. We hope that cultural relics can also shine in foreign countries and let Chinese civilization attract the attention of the world!

The Thousand Years of Iron Soul is a performance focused on splashing molten iron. Splashed molten iron is an art form which originated in central Chinese provinces such as Shanxi and Henan. It used to be an important way of celebration for the Royal Family and Elites during the ancient times. It is a historical kind of fireworks and a very good viewing experience. When performing splashing of liquid iron, the performer beats the running molten iron with a stick, and forces the molten iron to go upward to the canopy. One after another, performer after performer, the iron splashes after it meets the wet tree branches on top of the canopy. It's as if silver flowers are blossoming in air, magnificent and colorful.

The performance of "Return to the Prime Minister's Mansion" is based on the courtyard of the Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion Attraction and is tailored around the Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion. Through the stories of Chen Changqi's birthday disaster relief, Chen Tingjing's dreams and the two wives of noblemen, it cuts into different aspects of Chen Tingjing and his family, and gives a glimpse into the mental journey of this famous prime minister and the secrets of the Chen family that have lasted for 600 years. Visitors tour the entire plot in a walking manner, without a lobby or a traditional stage, and walk through several themed spaces of different forms during the performance. The performers go deeper into the audience, giving them the opportunity to become part of the drama.

When visiting the ancient city of Pingyao, make sure to watch the large-scale live performance "Seeing Pingyao” in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. “Seeing Pingyao” tells a story from ancient times. This work by famous Chinese director Wang Chaoge. Unlike other performances in this series, “Seeing Pingyao” takes place at an indoor theater, as the weather in northern China in the winter can be below freezing. Visitors can stay warm and enjoy the performance. "Seeing Pingyao" is very special interactive performance, as the audience is encouraged to freely take part in many of the scenes.