On February 4th, the launching ceremony of the 2024 "Chinese Dream: Spreading Culture to Every Household" series of events, along with a special performance, took place at Chaozhou's Guangji Gate Tower.

With the participation of numerous volunteers, the event presented a magnificent artistic feast, offering the audience a rich cultural experience.

As the first event of the series, the performance showcased Chaozhou's distinctive elements and the charm of its historical and culturalheritages. Featuring wonderful presentations of Chaozhou gongs and drums, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou lion and dragon dances, it also showcased performances of songs like "The Magnificent Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou".

The main venue for the event, Guangji Gate Tower, built in 1370, is a city tower with a history of over 600 years. In addition to the unveiling of intangible cultural heritage items, the gate tower also played an important role in showcasing the rich history of Chaozhou, introducing the audience to its abundant cultural and tourism resources.

The Gate Tower is facing the Han River, where the Guangji Bridge, one of China's four ancientbridges renowned as the "earliest pontoon bridge that opens and closes in the world"can be found; The Longhu Ancient Village, founded in the second year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1132), served as one of the material distribution centers and a bustling marketplace for commercial trade in the history of Chaozhou; While on the Shibi Mountain, inscriptions and poetry created by renowned scholars and contemporary Chinese artists can be found on the cliffs, earning it the reputation of the "Most Outstanding Inscription Wall of Eastern Guangdong".

Currently, Chaozhou boasts 17 intangible cultural heritage items on the national representative list, 47 items on the provincial list, and 139 items on the city-level list...In addition, the cultural development in Chaozhou focuses on enriching people's lives and improving people's well-being with culture. In recent years, continuous efforts have been made to improve public cultural facilities such as libraries, cultural centers, and museums. Chaozhou has also earned itself the "golden labels" of the "Creative City of Gastronomy" and the "National Historical and Cultural City" among the second batch of demonstration zones for the protection and utilization of national historical and cultural relics, revitalizing its cultural"treasures".

非遗匠人为潮州“代言”，舞龙舞狮“潮”味满满｜文化进万家

2月4日，2024年“我们的中国梦–文化进万家”系列活动启动仪式暨慰问演出在潮州市广济楼开展。

活动组织一众文艺志愿者，呈现了一场精彩纷呈的视听盛宴，为群众献上丰富的文化大餐。

作为今年该系列的首场活动，演出现场充满潮州元素和潮州历史文化韵味。不仅有潮州大锣鼓、潮剧、潮州舞龙舞狮等节目的精彩呈现，更有《潮州有座广济桥》等相关歌曲展演。

除了非遗节目亮相之外，本次活动的会场选址，也从侧面反映了潮州的历史底蕴，向全国观众推介区域内丰富的文旅资源。主会场潮州广济楼建于1370年，是一座具有600多年历史的古城楼。

城楼面向韩江，江上便是中国四大古桥之一、中国四大名桥之一、有着“世界上最早的启闭式桥梁”美誉的广济桥；龙湖古寨初创于南宋绍兴二年（1132年），明永乐三年（1405年）便颇具规模，是历史上潮州的物资集散地之一，商业贸易活跃的墟市；石壁山上则有历代文人墨客、众多当代中国名家即兴题字和吟咏的摩崖石刻群，有着“粤东一壁”的美誉。

当前，潮州拥有17项国家级非遗代表性项目、47项省级非遗代表性项目、139项市级非遗项目……此外，潮州文化建设以文化润人心、以文化惠民众。近年来，潮州公共图书馆、文化馆、博物馆等公共文化设施配套不断完善。潮州还增添了“世界美食之都”“国家历史文化名城”“第二批国家文物保护利用示范区”等一张张熠熠生辉的“金字招牌”，令潮州文化“宝藏”焕发生机。

文 | 记者 曾柯权 黄宙辉
图、视频拍摄 | 记者 钟振彬 曾柯权
视频剪辑、包装 | 记者 余梓涛 黎杰文
翻译 | 洪婷