The 2022 Shandong Provincial Tourism Development Conference theatrical performance "Knowing the Rites and Traveling the World" was broadcast on Shandong Satellite TV. The performance has invited well-known teams such as the executive director and chief planner of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to plan and arrange, creating a cultural feast that highlights "Confucianism and elegance, continuous cultural context, Qilu bearing, and Chinese style".

The theme is clear and vividly interprets the Jining practice of cultural "two innovations"

According to Leng Sang, secretary general, researcher and chief planner of the World Media Research Center, Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, "ceremony" is the core of traditional Chinese culture, and Shandong has been known as the "state of etiquette" since ancient times. The theme of the opening ceremony is "Knowing the rituals and traveling the world", which is the historical inheritance and spiritual sublimation of the cultural tourism brand "Hospitality Shandong", which advocates rituals and honors. of multicultural bonanza.

The opening ceremony performance is divided into five parts: the preface, the first part, the middle part, the second part and the epilogue. The opening ceremony of the preface "A friend from afar" warmly expresses the "ceremonial" greetings of the host Jining's "Friends come from afar"; Ritual, there is no basis for standing; failure to observe rituals, conduct without discipline; without respect for rituals, the country has no foundation”; the middle part “Resolution · The Fundamentals of Rites” shows the extension and migration of “ritual” culture and the excellent traditional Chinese culture creative transformation and innovative development; the second part, "Ming and the Use of Rites", highlights the presentation of "the use of rituals, and harmony is precious" in Jining, Shandong, and China, demonstrating the style of ritual music in a great country of "knowing rituals and practicing the world"; the epilogue "Etiquette travels the world" expresses "hospitable Shandong, cultural Jining" to welcome guests and friends from all over the world, and welcome guests from all over the world with enthusiasm, openness and courtesy.

Audio-visual feast, creative cultural performances are refreshing

Meng Ke, the executive director of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the famous director, and the chief director of the opening ceremony performance, told reporters that the opening ceremony performance is based on the two main lines of Confucian culture and canal culture. Jining creates literary and artistic works that can be remembered, passed on and left behind.

Jining is known as "the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, the capital of the canal", is the birthplace of Confucian culture, the five sages of the Spring and Autumn Period were born here. International Grammy Award winner and folk music performer Wu Tong performed the original Confucian-themed musical work "To Zhonghe" for the opening ceremony, integrating the sheng and other national musical instruments to show the world the charm of China's excellent traditional culture and the Ming Dynasty of the Chinese nation. ritual image.

The program "Heirloom of Poetry and Rites" takes high-tech light and shadow painting as the visual theme, and cooperates with the interaction between the famous recitation artist Chen Duo and the children to explain the cultural inheritance of "family tradition and family motto", and realize the collision between modern technology and family tradition. with excitation.

"Another Year of Tassel Opening", jointly created by Shandong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shandong Musicians Association, Jining Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, and Jining Federation of Literary and Art Circles, is an original song with the theme of cultural "two creations". In the picturesque atmosphere of the water and the sky, the artistic dance with a very artistic perception demonstrates the city name card and timeless charm of Jining as the "City of Canals".

The program "All Brothers in the Four Seas" is a passionate and cheerful modern song jointly sung by Chinese singers, African singers, and Belarusian singers. It expresses the beautiful meaning of "All brothers in the four seas" and shows hospitality with a straightforward and expressive singing style. Shandong's mind and the bearing of connecting the world show the Chinese people's broad-mindedness and benevolent and friendly humanistic spirit.

The program "The Great Beauty of Shandong" realizes the fusion of history and trends, the collision of tradition and youth. In the fashion cross-border rap of Shandong Kuaishu's rap songs, it cleverly integrates the representative elements of culture and tourism from various cities in Shandong, and moves the audience to show magnificent waves. The new era of Shandong Shengjing.

The MV "Let's Go, Go to Jining", co-created by the Propaganda Department of Jining Municipal Party Committee, Jining Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and Shandong Radio and Television Station, has regional characteristics. The music of the MV has strong rhythm, clear rhythm and dynamic melody. Many netizens commented on the "magic nature". With the lens of various scenic spots in Jining City, the characteristics of each scenic spot in Jining are well displayed, and the communication barriers are broken in a short period of time, and their own unique digital memes are quickly formed.

The debut of black technology, the trendy and cool are overwhelmed

The main body shape of the performance stage at the opening ceremony outlines the silhouette of the Dacheng Hall with a sculptural architectural sense, implying the "hall of rituals". The stage abandons the traditional horizontal screen design mode, innovatively adopts a vertical screen structure, and the horizontal main stage adopts a scroll shape, implying the hometown of saints; at the same time, the overall shape also incorporates the element of a bookcase with a raised head, implying that "Hospitality Shandong" is written on this stage. ". The Jining Canal element is transformed into the central screen on the stage, running through the stage, just like the Grand Canal passing through the city, highlighting the canal culture of Jining as the "Canal Capital".

The performance also uses high-tech equipment such as 3D Weiya, robotic arms, flexible light and shadow flags, which are trendy and cool, allowing the audience to enjoy an audio-visual feast.