From July 20th to 26th, the 2nd Hailongtun International Image Culture Week with the theme of "Light and Shadow Talk Elegance · Culture Shines on the Future" was successfully held in Hailongtun Tusi Town, Huichuan District, Zunyi City. Geng Jie, Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Guizhou Provincial Press and Publication Bureau (Provincial Copyright Bureau), and Director of the Provincial Spiritual Civilization Office, Wang Yan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Guizhou Publishing Group, Wang Dan, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of Guizhou Radio and Television Station, Wang Xu, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Guizhou Publishing Group, Deng Hang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Zunyi Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, and Director of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Yu Wenguo, Chairman of China Industrial Photography Association, Liu Yu, former director of the Photography Art Center of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chief curator of Hailongtun International Image Culture Week, and other leaders and experts attended the opening ceremony of the event and unveiled the Image Culture Week. Heads of photography organizations from all over the country, heads of photographer associations in 9 cities and prefectures in Guizhou Province, professional photographers in the industry, and heads of relevant organization units of this event participated in the series of activities.
Focus on the integrated development of culture and tourism with light and shadow
As a series of supporting activities of the 2024 Colorful Guizhou Culture and Art Festival, the 2nd Hailongtun International Video Culture Week adheres to the concept of innovation, artistry, mass and internationality, based on local characteristics, focuses on the integration of culture and tourism, and strives to create an open, inclusive and distinctive cultural exchange platform with image culture and art as the carrier. The activity deeply excavates historical and cultural resources such as Guizhou's red culture, Yangming culture, ethnic culture, and Tunpu culture, adheres to creative transformation and innovative development, introduces the upstream and downstream resources and formats of the image culture industry chain to be displayed in a centralized manner, and creates professional exhibitions and markets for image culture, so that professional video activities can be deeply integrated with the development of the cultural tourism industry, so that the majority of audiences and tourists can feel the fragrance of the earth in the interweaving and blending of modern images and traditional culture. Through a series of theme activities, we will continue to polish the business card of Guizhou's characteristic culture, enhance Guizhou's cultural soft power, expand Guizhou's cultural influence, and make every effort to promote the integrated development of Guizhou's culture and tourism in a wider range, deeper and higher level, and actively contribute to building a vivid practice of Xi Jinping's cultural thought and accelerating the construction of a colorful Guizhou cultural province.
Creatively present ten themed exhibitions
This year's event is planned to be launched: "Engrave the Historical Imprint· Continue the Spiritual Bloodline - Theme Image Exhibition to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the "Three-line Construction", "Humanistic Landscapes · the Peaks of Time - Guizhou Photography Masterpieces of Famous Photographers", "Industrial Glory - China Photography Award Winning Industrial Photographers Joint Exhibition", "Guizhou Portrait Memory - China Photography Awards Guizhou Award-winning Photographers Exhibition", "Native · Nostalgia · Hope - Guizhou "Village +" Series Theme Photography Exhibition", "Village Story—— National Youth Photography Colorful Guizhou Theme Creation PK Contest Excellent Works Exhibition" "Urban Development · Wild Coexistence - Animals in the Industrial Zone", "Shaohua - Fu Zengkai Mobile Phone Portrait Photography Exhibition", "White Horse Crossing the Gap - Contemporary Youth Image Art Exhibition", "Equal Viewing - AI Digital Image Works Exhibition" Ten theme exhibitions. Among them, 14 photographers who won the China Photography Award, including Li Ge, Yu Wenguo, Liu Yu, Xie Hailong, Yuan Ruilun, Peng Xiangzhong, Lu Xianyi, Ding Wei, Zhang Zhaozeng, Li Zhiliang, Jiang Shu, Dong Dong, Fu Zengkai and Zhao Xin, were invited to participate in the exhibition.
The exhibition mainly focuses on the creation of Guizhou's "four major cultural projects", telling the context, appearance, characteristics, connotation, value and spirit of Guizhou's characteristic culture in the form of images. At the same time, in order to further promote the development of youth video art, this year's event has set up a special exhibition unit of youth video art works that integrates openness, inclusiveness, scholarship and professionalism. In addition, Image Week also actively pays attention to the frontier of digital technology development, plans an AI digital image exhibition, collects prompts from people from different industries, uses AI drawing technology as the medium, and takes infinite creativity as the soul to jointly draw AI picture works that show both diverse styles and harmonious beauty, so that the rational light of science and technology and the perceptual beauty of art complement each other, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the unique charm of AI art.
For the first time, the Guituyun Image Art Award was established
In order to promote the innovation and development of photography art and improve the creative level and influence of photography artists, relying on the "Guitu Cloud - Image Resource Management and Communication Service Platform" created by Guizhou Pictorial Press, and with the help of the brand activity of "Hailongtun International Image Culture Week", the "Guitu Cloud Image Art Award" is specially established, aiming to attract more outstanding photography artists and creators to participate in the construction of the platform by commending outstanding photography artists, outstanding young photographers, outstanding curators, and excellent image works. Jointly explore new forms of expression and communication methods of video art in the era of digitalization, networking and intelligence, actively promote the deep integration of image art and modern technology, and inject new vitality and impetus into the management and dissemination of image resources and the in-depth integration and development of media.
In order to strengthen the management and dissemination services of picture and image resources, Guizhou Pictorial Co., Ltd. relied on the "Guitu Cloud" platform and initiated the joint construction of a youth image resource management service platform with the youth photographers associations of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, and held a signing ceremony for the co-construction of the platform at the opening ceremony of the event.
A series of themed activities were splendid
Create a night of Hailongtun image culture. It will be held in a combination of "professional image exhibition + theme sharing by photography experts + special food experience", and innovatively carry out activities such as "Photographer's Chef God Competition", "Open-air Screening of Image Art Works", "Outdoor Projection Experience of Intelligent Connected Vehicles" and "Photography Post-production Practical Training Camp", so that professional video activities can be deeply integrated with cultural tourism and leisure experience, and an unprecedented multiple feast of vision and taste will be brought to the majority of film friends and tourists.
Thematic sharing sessions with photography experts. With the theme of "Boundless Vision· Light and Shadow Have a Soul", photography experts, curators, and young creators will be invited to exchange and share, and discuss how to make image culture and artworks better serve the better life of the people in the new era from the dimensions of photography creation, artistic aesthetics, and technological change.
Photography is an art that freezes moments and retains beauty, which can not only record the bits and pieces of life, but also convey emotions and inspire resonance. As an important part of cultural inheritance and innovation, the art of photography carries a rich and colorful history and diverse culture. The successful holding of the 2nd Hailongtun International Image Culture Week, with the help of the language that crosses national borders, has built a bridge to communicate with the world in the world cultural heritage sites and national historical and cultural cities, so that professional video activities and cultural tourism and leisure experience are deeply integrated, providing a platform for artistic exchanges for the majority of photographers, dedicating an artistic feast to the majority of photography enthusiasts and tourists, and making positive contributions to building a world-class tourist destination and promoting the prosperity and development of culture in colorful Guizhou.
Light and shadow talk · Culture for the future
The 2nd Hailongtun International Image Culture Week came to a successful conclusion!
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your active participation in photography enthusiasts and tourists!
Thank you for the full service support of the event brand partners!
Thank you to all the curators, staff, and volunteers for their hard work!
Let's look forward to seeing you again for the third event!
Event organiser
Mentoring units
Propaganda Department of Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Organizers
Guizhou Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Guizhou Radio and Television Station, Guizhou Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Guizhou Publishing Group, Propaganda Department of Zunyi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Supporting Units
China Industrial Photography Association, Zunyi Municipal Committee of China Democratic League
Organizers
Guizhou News Photo Agency (Guizhou Pictorial) Guizhou Photographers Association
Guizhou Young Photographers Association, Propaganda Department of Huichuan District Committee of the Communist Party of China
Legend Culture (Guizhou) Scenic Area Operation Management Co., Ltd
Co-organizers
Zunyi Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Zunyi Rong Media (Group) Co., Ltd
Zunyi Hailongtun Cultural Heritage Administration
Event Organizing Committee
Director
Wu Tao, Wang Xianning, Xu Xiguang, Wang Yan, Deng Hang
Deputy Director
Ye Yu, Wang Dan, Xiao Qin, Wang Xu, Zhao Wei
Members
Ding Chaojun, Liu Xing, Yuan Yunchao, Gong Xiaosong, Wu Qian, Wang Shucai
Li Ke, Zheng Hongjiao, Ji Tao, Fang Zhengjie
Events Arts Committee
Consultants
Li Ge
Chief Curator
Liu Yu
Coordination
Wu Qian, Peng Bo, Li Ke, Xia Jin, Qiu Jun
Design Supervisor
Li Di
Curator
Meng Meiyi, Li Di, Chi Xun, Lu Yu, Li Guangbo
Zhu Xiaobing, Yang Jing, Wang Yiding
Proofreading / Yang Lei
First Instance/Liao Xun
Second Instance/Xia Jin
Third Trial/Wu Qian