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A series of major cultural events will be held later this year to
celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Dramas, operas and concerts will be presented throughout this year to
review the remarkable journey of China in the past century, officials
announced at a news conference held in Beijing on Monday by the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism. A total of 300 major works will be performed on stages across the country, including 100 newly created works. The project will not only recall revolutionary history, but also
reflect the achievements made by the CPC in recent years such as poverty
alleviation and the fight against COVID-19, said Lyu Yuzhong, an
inspector with the arts department of the ministry. Nevertheless, classic revolutionary-themed works will also feature prominently in the program. For example, The White-Haired Girl, which was premiered in
1945 in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, then a major revolutionary base area
of the CPC, will return to the stage. Other household names for
generations of Chinese audiences such as The Red Lantern, a Peking Opera work of the 1970s, and the 1960s ballet The Red Detachment of Women have also been adapted for the new performance season. "These performances will help to strengthen people's morale even further in the new era," Lyu said. Along with top-tier national and provincial troupes, privately owned
troupes and colleges will also join the project, and some of the shows
will also be broadcast online in order to reach a wider audience. A national-level exhibition of artworks on the anniversary of the
founding of the Party is also scheduled to open in June at the National
Art Museum of China in Beijing, said Lyu. He said that about 400 artworks from the collection of the museum and
on loan from art museums nationwide will be showcased at the event. "People are familiar with many of them due to their frequent appearance in school textbooks,"Lyu said. The exhibits will include traditional Chinese paintings, oil
paintings, sculptures and prints. As well as famous original works, some
of the items on display will be newly created ones focusing on key
events and modern heroes in the period since the 18th National Congress
of the CPC in 2012. At the news conference, Shan Gangxin, an official with the ministry's
resource development department, said that "red-themed" tourism plays a
key role in displaying the Party's traditions and nurturing patriotism.
The ministry will release a list of 100 recommended tourist routes. These will include historical sites related to key moments in the
history of the Party, such as Yan'an in Shaanxi province and
Jinggangshan in Jiangxi province, but also sites that show China's
achievements since the launch of reform and opening-up, such as key
villages on the road to prosperity and major infrastructure including
the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
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