The 2023 Culture City of East Asia Youth Exchange Activities. 2023东亚文化之都青少年宁波交流活动。 [Photo by Song Tianyi] 宋天一 摄
By Gou Wen
In December, the 2023 "Culture City of East Asia" Youth Exchange Activities were held in Ningbo.
38 teenagers from China's Ningbo, Japan's Nara, and South Korea's Jeju gathered at the Hushan Art Museum in Haishu to stage a musical performance, utilizing the power of music to cultivate bonds of cross-cultural understanding.
The welcome ceremony featured performances such as The Flower Burial Song with an ensemble of Chinese instruments, Color of the Ocean with vocals, piano, and electric guitar, and a Yue Opera rendition of Eighteen Farewells from The Butterfly Lovers.
启动仪式上,《葬花吟》乐器合奏、《Color of the ocean》乐队表演、《梁祝·十八相送》越剧表演等节目轮番上演。
Enthusiastically engaging in conversations about their lifestyles and cultures, the teenagers set a lively and joyful mood.
来自中日韩三国的青少年热情洋溢,互相交流着彼此的文化和生活,现场气氛热烈。
The friendship between Ningbo, Nara, and Jeju has a long history. The three cities have been connected since the Tang Dynasty through the Maritime Silk Road. Since being jointly elected as "Culture Cities of East Asia" in December 2015, they have organized diverse annual cultural exchange activities.