The journey in Jilin ended yesterday. Today, we set out from Changchun, passed through Shanghai, and arrived non-stop to Suzhou, which is known as a paradise on earth. We enjoyed a pear flower festival in the golden autumn season in a famous historical and cultural town in our country. Many friends may find it confusing. The pear blossoms clearly bloom in spring. Why is such a festival held in autumn? I also had this question at first, but when I arrived here and saw the celebration programs staged in turn, I understood at once that this pear blossom was not the other pear blossom. The Pear Blossom Festival was naturally different from what we people imagined.

The Pear Blossom Festival in Lili Ancient Town is obviously not held because of the pear blossoms in full spring, but because of the bright flowers in the pear garden. The so-called pear garden was originally an institution for training musicians in the Tang Dynasty in my country. According to the Book of Rites and Music of the New Tang Dynasty: "Xuanzong not only knew music, but also loved music. He selected 300 children of the sitting department to teach them in Liyuan. If the voice is wrong, the Emperor will definitely realize it and correct it, and call it the Disciple of the Emperor's Liyuan." At that time, Liyuan's main responsibility was to train musical instrument players, and to compete with Taichang Temple, which specialized in etiquette and music, and internal and external teaching workshops, which were responsible for performing songs, dances and scattered music. Later generations later called the opera world Liyuan Realm or Liyuan Xing, while the actors who performed the opera were called Liyuan Disciples or Liyuan Flowers.

The Lili Pear Blossom Festival, whose full name is "Suzhou Lili 2020 Pear Blossom Culture Festival", is a grand event in my country's opera industry. It was already night when we arrived in Lili. After dinner, we found that the streets were crowded with people. Temporary opera performance stages have been set up in many places such as archway stages, Daonou Nanqiao, Ancient Theater Stage, Pocket Park, etc., and opera artists from Jiangnan and even all over the country performed in turn. It was extremely lively.

Faced with such a grand scene, as travel experiencers, we did not hesitate to take pictures with our camera. I thought that this was the era of popular music, and ancient operas and folk folk songs were no longer sought after. However, the crowded phenomenon in front of various stages tells us that ancient traditional folk art still has a broad mass base in the leisurely and prosperous Jiangnan.

Moreover, we saw at the scene that not only the elderly liked it, but the young people also showed great enthusiasm. Many people took out their mobile phones and cameras to take pictures, record and share. What was particularly gratifying was that there were many children dressed in traditional costumes at the scene, obviously preparing to perform on stage, which shows that these ancient traditional cultures have successors.

Below the archway stage, onlookers crowded the originally spacious venue on the third and third floors. Judging from everyone's expressions, they were not watching the excitement, but also liked it from the bottom of their hearts. Some even sang softly along with the teacher's singing on the stage.

According to the official information of the Pear Blossom Festival, on the long street of Lili tonight, there are teams seeking their dreams with folk songs on the grand archway stage-Wan Xiaoli, Xiaojuan and residents in the valley, as well as singing new tunes and promising future Young creators: Qi Zitan, Li Liangchen, Liu Dongming... There are also opera artist Zhang Jun who inherits classics, Pingtan artist Gao Bowen and music producer Peng Cheng who bring cross-border cooperation on the ancient stage, joining artists and teams include: Yi music group Huo Zhizi, independent musician Sun Dawei and Shenqi Band, inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage project "Luxu Folk Songs", as well as the Shanghai Female Journalists 'Choir and Bamboo Flute Girls who brought famous Chinese and foreign folk songs. Elegance.

It is worth mentioning that Luxu folk songs, as an important part of Wu songs, were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists in 2006. As the inheritor of this Suzhou local art, the old artist Yang Wenying also came to the scene. She said as soon as she came on stage that folk songs come from the folk and life, so I did not dress up, but shared Luxu folk songs with you as an ordinary person.

It is understood that the Luxu folk song is a folk song rooted in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, centered on Luxu, sung in Luxu dialect and popular in the adjacent areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It is a song originally created by the people of Luxu for generations. It is a folk art that has been passed down alive among the local people. It is rooted in the fertile soil of Wu culture, has been endless and has been passed down to this day. It is precisely because of this that we saw the magnificent scene of a sea of people under the stage. This is really the city we have ever seen most enthusiastic about opera culture.

Today is not a holiday or a weekend. The ability to gather tens of thousands of viewers is definitely a true expression of their heartfelt love for opera, Wu songs, and Luxu folk songs. Perhaps these traditional artists who are unknown in the eyes of Yufan and other foreign tourists, are in their eyes comparable to the top traffic stars in the country. Every one of them appears, they can attract thunderous applause and cheers.

Opposite Daonan Bridge, the long street was full of spectators. Yu Fan wanted to find a good seat to take a few pictures of Xiaojuan and the residents in the valley who were performing, but found that he couldn't squeeze in at all, so he simply gave these audiences who came for traditional culture. In fact, they are also very important protagonists for this Pear Blossom Festival.

It is understood that this Wuge Festival lasts for three days and is a music and cultural event specially customized for Lili Ancient Town. It will bring a total of 14 music performances. In addition, there will be 3 online and offline cross-border forums, and a newly created audio-visual space. These activities are all free admission and reservation system. The performances, together with many historical attractions in the ancient town and cultural, creative and cultural and cultural spaces, are open to tourists all day long. In layman's terms, these performances are free. Come and make an appointment with your favorite friends.

Yufan will stay in this historic ancient town of Lili for the past few days. He will try his best to share with you some of the rich humanities and wonderful stories of the Pear Blossom Festival here. Everyone is welcome to pay attention and bring you wonderful experiences on your journey every day. Interesting things.