NANNING, China, Jan. 26, 2025 — The Melody of Spring 2025 Transnational Spring Festival Gala, a collaborative effort between the Nanning Municipal Government Information Office, the Nanning Foreign Affairs Office, and the Nanning International Communication Center, is underway in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region’s capital. This event celebrates the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, bringing together global communities.
Under the theme “Crossing Mountains and Seas to Celebrate the New Year, Reuniting in Harmony and Joy,” the gala blends festive spirit with diverse cultural expressions, aiming for deep emotional connection through artistic beauty.
Organized into four sections – Spring, Warmth, Flower, and Bloom – the gala represents new beginnings, the comfort of home, romantic love, and unity, respectively.
The gala showcases Chinese culture through a “New Year’s Flavor” theme. The dance “Ode to Landscape” integrates dancers’ movements with virtual scenery, highlighting Guangxi’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. The instrumental pieces “Dance of the Golden Snake” and “Cloud Palace Melody” blend traditional Chinese music, symphony, and electronic sounds. The opera dance “New Year Painting” creates a captivating blend of reality and illusion. The theatrical piece “The Most Beautiful New Year Flavor” depicts an “international family” celebrating Chinese New Year traditions.
Performers from ASEAN nations added vibrancy. The Thai boy band PERSES performed “BODYGUARD,” bringing youthful energy. A song medley, “Hearts Connected across Mountains and Seas,” featured iconic Southeast Asian songs. The Sino-Vietnamese duet “Love of Landscape” symbolized the China-Vietnam relationship and Nanning’s role as an open, inclusive metropolis fostering ASEAN cooperation.
The gala premiered “Love·Ning,” the theme song for the Nanning Singles Concert, selected from over 100 entries.
This year’s gala expanded to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Laos, including filmed segments showcasing each region’s unique charm. This provided viewers with a global perspective on New Year celebrations.
The Melody of Spring 2025 Transnational Spring Festival Gala premieres January 27, 2025, at 8:30 PM on Nanning Radio and Television Station’s News Comprehensive Channel. Subtitles will be available in English, Lao, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Thai. The event will air across approximately 48 media platforms in 16 countries and regions, including Lao National Television, Myanmar National Television, Philippine National Television, Cambodia National Television, and Hanoi Television in Vietnam.
Attendees included Guangxi-based central news media, regional media outlets, university representatives, Nanning officials, the Thai and Vietnamese Consuls General in Nanning, and officials from the Cambodian, Laotian, Myanmar, and Malaysian consulates in Nanning.
Source: Nanning International Communication Center
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