HARBIN, China, July 22, 2024 — The “Encounter Harbin” immersive riverside performance, planned by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Heilongjiang Province, recently premiered at Harbin’s Sun Island Scenic Area. This major summer event comes after the city gained internet fame in January for its ice and snow tourism.
The performance guides the audience through chapters such as “Splendid Prosperity,” “Passionate Loyalty,” “On Sun Island,” and “Reunion in Harbin,” showcasing the city’s historical evolution. It starts with the city’s ancestors who settled by the water and thrived through generations, continues with the Jin Dynasty’s development of a splendid northern civilization, and finally arrives at the “Paris of the East” blending Chinese and Western cultures.
This 60-minute performance incorporates drama, song and dance, acrobatics, and water performances. It combines these with technological elements such as water curtain movies, fire shows, music-controlled fountains, laser performances, and drone performances. This creates an organic integration of people, sound, light, water, electricity, shadow, and scenery, resulting in a series of dazzling visual displays. The performance, produced by a renowned team, aims to highlight Harbin’s charm as a historical and cultural city, a city of heroes, music, and ice and snow, in a way that the audience can enjoy.
“How enchanting the beautiful Sun Island is, with fishing rods and camping tents, we come to Sun Island…” When the song “On Sun Island” plays, the audience hums along, captivated by the city’s romantic energy and its warm and welcoming spirit.
Combining creativity with technology, culture with passion, Harbin is not just about ice and snow. It also offers a cool and pleasant summer, full of sincerity and endless creativity. This summer, Harbin will focus on themes like summer retreat, music, beer, and performances, integrating rivers, wetlands, and green landscapes with cultural elements to enhance the visitor experience.
In recent years, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, has made efforts in multiple dimensions such as city image shaping, tourism facility construction, and promotion of characteristic culture. The city has fully embraced its regional cultural traits, creating a unique city identity that reflects the vibrant growth of China’s cultural tourism industry.
Source: The Department of Culture and Tourism of Heilongjiang Province
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