On July 16, the 2024 Shanghai United Front Culture Week kicked off at the Huangpu District Children's Art Center. After a week of colorful united front cultural activities, on July 23, as the finale of the 2024 "Cohesion · 5C Co-creation" Huangpu United Front Culture Week, the "Pomegranate Blossom Blossom Huangpu" National Unity Music and Costume Show jointly organized by the United Front Work Department of the Huangpu District Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Huangpu District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Office, and the Shanghai Federation of Ethnic Minorities kicked off.
Wu Lijian, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Huangpu District People's Congress, Jiang Bin, second-level inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, and Chen Jianbo, vice president of the Shanghai Federation of Ethnic Minorities, pressed the start button for the first release of the theme song of "Home in Shanghai". Yuan Yuan, deputy head of Huangpu District, delivered a speech.
In his speech at the event, Yuan Yuan said that Huangpu District, as the core urban area of Shanghai, has rare advantages in historical and cultural resources. It not only witnesses the development and changes of Shanghai, but also carries the profound heritage of exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups. Therefore, Huangpu District has unique conditions in building a demonstration area for national unity and progress. She stressed that it is necessary to make full use of this advantage to build Huangpu District into an important window to display the achievements of national unity and progress, so that more people can feel the strong atmosphere of the Chinese nation as a family here, and contribute Huangpu's wisdom and strength to the cause of national unity and progress.
During the event, the theme song of "Home in Shanghai" and the two original music tracks of "Gathering" made their debut on stage, telling the touching story of compatriots of all ethnic groups gathering in Shanghai and taking root in Huangpu through music; Through the combination of intangible cultural heritage calligraphy, guqin and dance, as well as the opera performance "Liyuan Fenghua Spectrum", Shanghai's open, innovative and inclusive urban character was shown, and the cultures of different ethnic groups converged and integrated, composing a harmonious and beautiful unity movement. Primary school students from Lancang County, Yunnan Province, and students from Huimin Primary School in Huangpu District, Shanghai, who came to Huangpu to participate in the summer camp, joined hands to talk about their friendship spanning more than 2,000 kilometers, and sang the high-spirited melody of deep love for mountains and seas, mutual help, and building dreams together......
The successful holding of the "Pomegranate Blossom in Huangpu" National Unity Music and Costume Show is not only a performance of Huangpu's multi-ethnic cultural integration, but also a vivid practice of Huangpu's ethnic unity and progress. Everyone present was moved by this visual and auditory feast, which not only allowed the flower of national unity to bloom in Huangpu, but also further promoted mutual understanding and respect among people of all ethnic groups.
With the successful conclusion of the event, Huangpu District will continue to join hands with all sectors of society to write a new chapter of national unity and progress, so that the spirit of "pomegranate blossoms in Huangpu" will take root in everyone's hearts and jointly draw a bright future of diversity and harmony.
Reporter / Wang Yuehua
Editor / Lulu Chen
Photo / District Religious Affairs Office
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