AcrossChina:Open-airperformancefuelsculturaltourisminsouthChina_GuangmingOnlineThisphototakenonSept.13,2023showsasceneof"ImpressionLiuSanjie,"anopen-airthemedperformancestagedinYangshuoCountyofsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua)NANNING,May14(Xinhua)--Asthenightdescends,asmallbambooraftispaddledfromadistanceontheLijiangRiverwithafolksongechoingaroundthemist-shroudedkarsthills.Andthisservesasapreludeto"ImpressionLiuSanjie,"anopen-airthemedperformancestagedinYangshuoCountyofsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Thenightshowwithover600performersunfoldsagainstthepicturesquebackdropofYangshuo'slandscape,incorporatingthecharmofethnicminoritiesfeaturingtheirfolksongs,dancesandcostumestocreateacaptivatingvisualandauditoryexperience.LiuSanjie,alegendaryfolksongsingerfromtheZhuangethnicgroup,isknownforherexceptionalsingingtalent.Inthe1960s,amovieaboutherbecameimmenselypopularacrossChina,makingLiuSanjieahouseholdnameatthetimewhichnowrepresentstherichethniccultureinGuangxi.Throughthisphenomenalcharacter,theperformanceaccompaniedbymelodiousfolksongs,revealsthedailylifeoflocalpeople,whichisfirmlyrootedinethnicculture.Incontrasttotraditionalstages,heretheaudienceissittinginnaturalsetting--a2-kmstretchofthetranquilLijiangRiver,againstthebackdropof12mountains.Theperformance'sthree-dimensionalsoundeffectsarethereforeenhancedbythenaturalelements,providingauniqueexperienceinfluencedbytheweatherandseasons."Theorganizeddancesorplotspaleincomparisontothemajestyofthelandscape,whichevokesasenseofreverenceforthenaturalsurroundings,"saidWangChaoge,oneofthedirectorsoftheon-watershow,addingthatithasauniversalappealtothespectatorsamidthehustleandbustleofurbanlifewheneverydayscenesfromrurallifeawakenanostalgiclongingforone'srootsandaconnectiontothepast.Sinceitsdebutin2004,"ImpressionLiuSanjie"hasbeenperformedover8,000times,withatotalaudienceof20millionpeopleandgeneratingabusinessrevenueexceeding2.8billionyuan(about394millionU.S.dollars)."I'mquitesurprisedwiththediversityofthegorgeousperformanceandIgettoknowsomeZhuangethniccultureandhistory,"saidJasperWilkins,aBritishspectator.Theartisticintegrationofnaturallandscapeswithethniccultureshasbroughtalotofchangestolocalpeople'slife.XieChengjun,afishermanwhojoinedtheperformancein2014,saidthathehasaparticularlydeepaffectionforthewatershere."ipadsdletheraftontheLijiangRiverforsight-seeingtouristsduringthedayandperformhereatnight.Thelocalmountainsandrivershavenurturedus,"saidXie.Duringthisyear'sMayDayholiday,nine"ImpressionLiuSanjie"showswereperformed,attracting26,850peopleandrakinginanincomeofsome4.3millionyuan.■ThisphototakenonSept.19,2023showsasceneof"ImpressionLiuSanjie,"anopen-airthemedperformancestagedinYangshuoCountyofsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.