On the occasion of the nation's celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hunan Street in Xuhui District held an ideological and political class on 30 September with the theme of "Wutong Flying and Golden Autumn Ode to Huazhang."
"Music Block", "New Consumption Block", "Open Block", "New Block", ...... The four unique neighborhoods of Hunan Street show their own charm, they are not only areas where the streets are crisscrossed and divided, but also a warm harbor where "music and heritage", "innovation and dreams", "openness and resonance" and "history and transformation" are intertwined.
The event is divided into four chapters to correspond to the characteristics of four neighborhoods, which are "one neighborhood· one melodious song", "one innovation· one dream", "one roaming· one resonance", "one wish· one transformation".
In the chapter of "One Block·, One Melodious Song", the students of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music brought wonderful performances such as the string quartet "My Motherland", showing the unique charm of the music district; The Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo team of Hunan Street also appeared at the event, and their wonderful performance won warm applause from the audience. In April 2024, the seventh batch of representative intangible cultural heritage projects in Shanghai was announced, and the Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Team of Hunan Street was selected into the list of expanded projects.
"One Innovation· One Painted Dream" focuses on the innovative development of Hunan streets, especially the economic vitality and cultural innovation of the Wukang-Anfu style neighborhood. The students of Wuyuan Road Kindergarten and Aiju Primary School showed the vitality of the teenagers in the form of dance and chorus respectively; The Yue opera "Liang Zhu · Back to the Eighteenth" brought by the national second-class actor Shen Xinwen made the audience feel the inheritance and vitality of the classic quintessence.
In the chapter of "A Roaming · a Resonance", the Moonlight Song and Dance Troupe of Wukang Residential Area presented the song "Praise You, Wukang" composed by Zhang Hao, the head of the troupe and composed by Liu Hao, a professor of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, expressing the residents' deep feelings for the community; The dance "Drums" brought by the children of World Primary School won thunderous applause from the audience, and also showed that although the school has crossed different eras, changed its name and address several times, it is still passed down from generation to generation.
The final chapter, "One Wish· One Transformation", focuses on the efforts made by Hunan Street to improve the quality of life of residents. The Yifeng Dance Team of the Hunan Street Community Cultural Activity Center brought the dance "Treading Water Dance", showing the residents' yearning for a better life; The dance "Our Field" brought by Shanghai Weiyu Experimental School witnessed the school's achievements - "in the harmony of science and technology and humanities, let children grow as they are"; The Aiyi Choir of the Hunan Street Community Cultural Activity Center sang "Ode to the Red Flag", bringing the audience into a solemn and sacred moment and extending the highest respect and blessings to the great motherland.
The event ended with the chorus of "My Motherland and Me" by all participants. Hunan Sub-district said that it will continue to devote itself to building a revitalized block, a safe and workable block, a cultural governance block and a high-quality development block, and create a beautiful life community under the plane tree.
Source: Shanghai Xuhui