From the Zhou rites and Qin systems, to Han style and Tang charm; From the wind and snow of Ba willows, to the morning bell of the Wild Goose Pagoda...... The ancient capital Xi'an's profound cultural lineage, myriad atmospheres, and poetic beauty have flourished and been beautiful because of culture, continuing their legacy and songs without end.

On October 15, 2023, the 9th Silk Road International Art Festival, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, opened in Xi'an.Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, announced the opening of the arts festival. Shaanxi Governor Zhao Gang, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Lu Yingchuan, and others attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.This year's Arts Festival is characterized by「A New Symphony of the Silk Road · A beautiful new future」With this theme, artists from more than 90 countries and regions, as well as 9 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) across China, participated.

With the opening of the 9th Silk Road International Art Festival, the largest cultural and artistic complex in western China—the Chang'an Music · Belt and Road Cultural and Art Center—officially began operations.The Chang'an Music · Belt and Road Cultural and Arts Center Opera House is provided by Dafeng as a wholestage machinery systems and intelligent stage control systems.

2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. This decade has been a decade of accelerated building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and a decade of artistic exchange and mutual learning reaching new heights. The Belt and Road Initiative is also calling for closer integration and deeper learning. Taking this opportunity, the Chang'an Le · Belt and Road Cultural and Art Center was established, taking on the mission of presenting Xi'an to the world with a vast vision of a city with over three thousand years of historical and cultural heritage.

Whether it's a concert hall or a grand theater, they are fortresses of urban culture and spiritual totem. Like the city's reception hall, in every passing session, urban culture takes root and flourishes, and individuals and art resonate harmoniously. It symbolizes a city's openness and inclusiveness, is a microcosm of the city's cultural progress, and all reflect people's endless longing and expectations for a better life.

"Chang'an Music" features a rare "one hall, one courtyard" structure in China, and also includes a high-standard opera house and concert hall. A cultural flagship of performing arts and culture next to the gentle Ba River to the west will thus open a new chapter and write a new chapter.

The Chang'an Music · Belt and Road Cultural and Arts Center is designed based on traditional pentatonic tones—Gong, Shang, Jiao, Hui, Yu—and consists of five individual buildings. "Chang'an Le" will serve as a comprehensive cultural and performing arts exchange platform for Xi'an's Belt and Road Initiative, blending artistic, humanistic, leisure, and lively urban expressions.

The opera house in "Chang'an Music" is a super-large theater (with 2,049 seats), ranking third in China and the largest in Northwest China. The project design is inspired by the Silk Road, incorporating elements of Ba and Liu with flowing forms, presenting a modern and ethereal overall image.

The stage is laid out in a character shape, with six sets of double-layer main lift platforms on the main stage, six sets of vehicle platforms at each of the upper and lower entrances on the side stages, and a vehicle-mounted turntable on the rear stage to meet the needs of stage show performances. The stage machinery meets SIL3 standards and can accommodate various forms of performances such as dance, drama, musicals, and operas. Dafeng strictly controls stage safety at every level, ensuring meticulous design and meticulous construction, truly integrating the spirit of craftsmanship into every aspect of the project's construction.

The overall project had a short schedule, heavy tasks, and high requirements. To ensure the construction deadline, the experienced Dafeng team rose to the challenge, refines production goals and assigns responsibilities through careful organization, scientific management, and additional staffing, fully advancing the project. Ultimately, the construction period was shortened to three months, ensuring on-time delivery.

Starting November 9, China's first large-scale resident concept performance "Boundless Chang'an," directed by Zhang Yimou, will officially open at Chang'an Le · Opera House. As the flagship program opening at Chang'an Le · Opera House, "Boundless · Chang'an" consists of nine creative segments with different styles, themes, and dimensions: "Harmony, Rainbow Dress, Shadow People, Myriad Phenomena, Chang'an, Reunion, Symbiosis, Legend, and Radiance."

Based on Chang'an's rich historical culture, the play extracts original Shaanxi art elements such as shadow puppetry, puppets, and Qinqiang opera, combined with advanced technological display methods, driving creative sparks from the collision of traditional culture and modern technology, giving it new artistic vitality.

Creating this play is a tribute by the creative team to Shaanxi's profound traditional culture, and also an attempt to bridge Chinese and world cultures, as well as tradition and the future. At the same time, "Boundless Chang'an" carries Zhang Yimou's hometown sentiments and is a crystallization of his new reflections on art.

Fully integrating into the "Belt and Road" framework

Composing a new symphony of shared beauty along the Silk Road

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