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Yinzhou Yue Opera Troupe performs in Beijing

On July 17 and 18, the two plays by Yinzhou Yue Opera Troupe were staged at the Chang’an Grand Theatre in Beijing. As one of the activities of the 4th Beijing Week Exhibition of Zhejiang Opera, the troupe performed the two plays of “Dream of theRedMansions” and “Amber Story”. Since their performance in Beijing 18 years ago, this performance is of special significance to the 50-year-old Yinzhou Yue Opera Troupe, as these two plays can best reflect the troupe’s 50 years of heritage and innovation.

The “Dream of the Red Mansions” is a new version of the play made in 2017, with the young performers and innovative clothing and settings. Chen Er, playing the part of Jia Baoyu, and Chen Mengwei, playing the part of Lin Daiyu, are both graduates from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. The “Amber Story” is an independently developed play, starting Zheng Yan and Liu Jie, both of whom are the Second Class National Actresses.

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Calligraphy and seal carving exhibition of Chen Zhenlian to be held in Beijing

In 2018, the “Ningbo Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition” in memory of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up policy, with the theme of “inheritance and development: master series” and the focus on the overall outlook of the young and middle-aged calligraphy and seal-carving masters, attracted great attention. Yesterday, a preparation meeting was held for the calligraphy and seal carving exhibition in Beijingby the Art Master Studio of Chen Zhenlian. This exhibition will be a new chapter of the “master series”, being another calligraphic show of the masters of Ningbo.

The “master series” is organized by the Art Master Studio of Chen Zhenlian. With its main creation content of the poems, quotations and inscriptions of Zhao Shuru, Ma Heng, Pan Tianshou and Sha Menghai, the four great calligraphy ofNingboorigin, the program aims to exhibit the calligraphy and seal carving works and spread the artistic thoughts and personal charms of the masters. The young artists are encouraged to follow the masters to experience the ideological and moral cultivation and shoulder the responsibilities of a new generation of the calligraphy and seal carving artists

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Silk Road Sino-foreign Scholar Exchange Meeting held in Ningbo

On the morning of July 15, the 2019 “Silk Road” Sino-foreign Scholar Exchange Meeting, sponsored by the Cyberspace Commentary Bureau of the Cyberspace Administration of China, was held at the Anqing Guild Hall of Ningbo.

About 40 young and senior scholars and representatives of the major central news websites will visit such key cities along the “Belt and Road” area as Ningbo, Nantong and Dunhuang. Through interviews and photography activities, they will exhibit the new look of the “Belt and Road” construction of china to the world with images and words, and share their ideas for the construction with each other.

According to a person in charge from the Cyberspace Administration Office of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, the cultural and practical exchanges of the scholars from the countries along the “Belt and Road” area will promote the in-depth and overall cultural exchanges between the countries, and expand the influence of Ningbo (as a starting port of the Maritime Silk Road) and the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.

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Ningbo Day event held at Beijing horticultural expo

The opening ceremony of the “Ningbo Day” event was held at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition on the morning of July 17, attracting a lot of visitors from Ningboand all over the country.

“I was born and grew up in Ningbo, and I have special memories of the landscapes and life there.” said Zhou Jianping, Executive Deputy Director of the Affairs Coordination Bureau of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo, at the ceremony. He hoped that the “Ningbo Day” event will be a great success and attract more tourists to Ningbo.

At the opening ceremony, Xue Qiaoping, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of “teeth-playing” ofNinghaiCounty, performed the traditional “teeth-playing” skills and attracted great attention from the audience.

Xue has practiced the “teeth-playing” performance for about 20 years, and she hoped to “attract the audience with the

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Two sailing events about to take place in Ningbo

On July 9th, it is announced in the press conference in Ningbo Cheese Park that two sailing events are to take place in Ningbo recently—2019 China Family Sailing Race (Ningbo Stop) and 2019 China Sailing Race, or the “Cheese Park Cup” of National Sailing Invitational.

From July 13th to 14th, 2019 China Family Sailing Race (Ningbo Stop) will kick off in Meishan. The race is a brand activity held by Chinese Yachting Association since 2018, aiming to involve more people participate in the sport, and thus shorten the distance between the sport and the general populace.

The 2019 China Sailing Race will open in July 12th in Meishan Bay. What makes this year’s event special is that the garbage-sorting device will be placed in the race venue to promote the garbage-sorting work

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