During the 2024 National Day holiday, the first Stone Forest Music Carnival of "Sing Ashima" was grandly opened in Shuanglong Square, Shilin County. Outstanding local singers and singing groups in Shilin use music as a medium and dance as a link to promote the in-depth integration of culture and tourism, and ignite the Shilin cultural tourism market with "Ashima's singing".
According to statistics, on October 2, Shilin County received a total of 117,300 tourists, an increase of 37.84% year-on-year; The tourism expenditure was 95.4841 million yuan, an increase of 22.1% year-on-year. Rural tourism and other urban leisure tours received a total of 75,100 person-times, an increase of 59.79% year-on-year; The tourism expenditure was 85.4638 million yuan, an increase of 69.76% year-on-year.
The first Stone Forest Music Carnival of "Singing Ashima" was held to give full play to the advantages of music and art talents in Stone Forest County, build a bridge of cultural exchange with music as a medium, display the heritage of Stone Forest, interpret the deep affection of Stone Forest, let tourists feel the rich national culture and unique folk customs of Stone Forest, and further enhance the tourism image of Stone Forest and the sense of experience of tourists.
The event kicked off with the chorus of "My Motherland and Me" sung by the famous singing group of Stone Forest, and the actors dressed in colorful national costumes successively presented songs such as "Stone Forest Fire", "Le Leya" and "Golden Ashima", showing the rich and colorful natural scenery, ethnic customs and intangible cultural heritage classics of Stone Forest; The flute solo "Whip Urging Horses to Carry Grain", the pan flute solo Peru folk song "Song of the Eagle", and the Tuliang solo "Planting Song" impressed the audience with their unique instruments and the performers' exquisite skills.
The rich and diverse art forms skillfully integrate songs with local characteristics and festival atmosphere, showing the infinite charm of "Ashima" culture for tourists and friends!
With the successful conclusion of the singing performance, the square was lit up by the warm bonfire, and the actors and tourists held hands and stood shoulder to shoulder, immersed in the cheerful rhythm of the Yi nationality beating and dancing.
Tourists have said that the stone forest has been famous for a long time, and it is very happy to be able to experience it in person during the National Day.
Stone Forest is "the essence of the world's karst· the hometown of Chinese Ashima", and is known as the "hometown of song and dance" and "the hometown of Chinese folk art". The holding of the first Stone Forest Music Carnival of "Sing Ashima" is not only the inheritance and protection of the traditional music culture of Stone Forest, but also the expansion and enrichment of Ashima cultural connotation, which has strongly promoted the deep integration of Stone Forest Cultural Tourism and the high-quality development of all-for-one tourism.
Source: Metropolis Times
All-media reporter: Liu Qiaohong
Editor: Li Hao
Review: Fu Liqun
Second trial: Zhong Ling
Final review: Peng Deguang