The 2023 Chinese New Year Concert "Our Festival" was held at the Hunan Museum on January 29. The Melete Chamber Orchestra of Changsha Symphony Orchestra provided the audience with a mixture of Chinese and Western classic music.

The concert began with the Spring Festival Overture, which added a festive mood, presented a series of Chinese classic music including Give Me a Rose, Keep Chairman Mao's Words in Mind, Why Are the Flowers So Red, Velvet Flowers, Liuyang River, and Perfect Conjugal Bliss. The audience said that listening to a concert at the Hunan Museum would leave their children a deep memory on Chinese classic music and help the excellent works to pass down.

The museum's instructors guided the audience about Hunan's Spring Festival customs, objects, and interactions displayed at a special exhibition titled "The Flavour of Hunan". The curator of the exhibition introduced the overall design philosophy and style. Tantou New Year painting inheritor showcased the intangible cultural heritage item onsite. Visitors viewed the exhibits while intoxicated by the melodious music.  

Now visiting museums has become a new trend to spend the Spring Festival. The Hunan Museum received 60,000 tourist arrivals during this year's Spring Festival holiday, making itself a popular site. The museum will stage another concert to celebrate the Chinese New Year at 15:00 on January 31, to charm the audience with elegant music and contemporary arts.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Chinanews