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Thursday, March 18 2021 - 23:22
AsiaNet
"Charm of Jiangsu" celebrated the 2021 Chinese New Year with overseas fans online
NANJING, China, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

To celebrate 2021 Chinese New Year, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture 
and Tourism has elaborately planned and produced an online 2021 Happy Chinese 
New Year themed event. The activities were various and full of Jiangsu 
features, including music, dance, intangible cultural heritages, and 
acrobatics. Through online performances and exhibitions, global audiences fully 
experienced the glamor of Chinese New Year and the "Charm of Jiangsu" at home.

Overseas social media matrix expands the impact of the event. Jiangsu overseas 
social media account Visit Jiangsu planned and conducted an online activity -- 
Pick Your Favourite Chinese New Year Show. It invited overseas users to select 
the most anticipated show on 2021 Happy Chinese New Year Gala and conducted the 
gala premieres. The result showed that Kun Opera The Peony Pavilion was the 
most popular program, with nearly 120,000 views. Total engagement reached 
1,057,272. During the holiday, the total number of viewers was 793,511. Through 
interactive and participatory activities, it celebrated Chinese New Year with 
international fans.

Technology makes classical more popular. As the first large-scale original 3D 
magical acrobatics show in China, Golden Cudgel combined the traditional 
acrobatics skills with the naked eye 3D technology to set off an extraordinary 
"acrobatics + magic" show. It's become one of the most popular programs of the 
2021 Happy Chinese New Year activity, making Journey to the West even more 
popular globally.

Intangible cultural heritages show the Charm of Jiangsu. The Jiangsu Intangible 
Cultural Heritage Exhibition was held in Sydney at the end of January. 
Featuring VR technology, it displayed many representative showcases of Jiangsu 
intangible heritage, such as Nanjing Yun Brocade, Su Embroidery, Qinhuai 
Lantern Festival, Kun Opera, and Jinling Paper Cutting. It presented the 
traditional customs and cultural connotations of Chinese New Year celebrations 
to Australians. Visitors to the exhibition could feel the happiness, harmony, 
and sharing of the Chinese New Year from exquisite artworks. 

Cultural exchanges enhance youth friendships. Nanjing Little Red Flower Art 
Ensemble, a unique name card in cultural exchanges, specially rehearsed and 
filmed the entire performances, and participated in online Chinese New Year 
celebrations in Thailand, the UK, the United States, the Netherlands, and 
Germany. In this way, it jointly celebrated the new year online with people 
from all over the world, especially teenagers.

Source: Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

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