The 2024 Shenzhen Low Carbon Art Gala was successfully held at Shenzhen International Low Carbon City from November 23rd to November 24th. This event is a practical action taken by Longgang District to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which calls for "promoting the formation of green and low-carbon production and lifestyle", and to further promote green and low-carbon as a new trend in urban life. It is also an original and comprehensive green carnival brand themed on "low-carbon" in Shenzhen.
Smile more, less "carbon". This year's festival continues with the theme of "Starting from Zero, Exploring the Future", and is comprehensively upgraded from previous editions. It integrates traditional Chinese cultural characteristics and joins hands with six renowned art teams from home and abroad to present over 20 immersive low-carbon art activities, including seven art parades, six themed concerts, two Chinese-style puppet theater performances, two vintage dances, two themed markets, and two interactive photo spots. It creates an artistic feast with traditional Chinese cultural characteristics using the concept of Oriental aesthetics.
According to preliminary statistics, the total number of on-site visitors to this year’s Low Carbon Art Gala reached 33,000, with coverage on more than 50 media outlets, over 50 offline large screens, and 583,000 clicks on picture live broadcasts. Nearly 100 online celebrities visited the site, resulting in nearly ten million online and offline exposures. The sales volume of 40 market stalls reached 460,000 yuan over two days. From the perspective of art for the people, the festival continues to expand performance content, innovate performance forms, and improve performance quality, creating a cultural brand with warmth, distinctiveness, and taste, and injecting new vitality into urban cultural life.
In addition, environmental theater and Smiley art photo spots held at the branch venues of Longgang River and Longcheng Vanke Mall also attracted enthusiastic participation from many citizens, forming a new sustainable development situation of cross-empowerment and integrated development among culture, tourism, and commerce.
Low-carbon Sound Stage: Playing the Strong Voice of Green Longgang
Popular Folk Duo Zhou Yunpeng & Zhong Lifeng
Under the starlit sky and soft night, the popular folk duo Zhou Yunpeng & Zhong Lifeng performed the themed concert "Singers in Parallel Spacetime" at Shenzhen International Low Carbon City. Their pure voices and poetic lyrics merged on the central lawn, sharing their pure and sincere love for nature, touching the hearts of every audience member.
World Music Live
When the natural sounds collide with free souls, ethnic musician Feng Daya, Hu Anshi, and music group Gentle Shoots gradually constructed a natural landscape of world music at the live performance with three musical chapters: "The Circulating Elephant", "The Intertwined Sheepfold", and "The Flowing Jungle". They brought the audience the most natural soul resonance through different cultures and musical styles.
Folk Music Concert
The folk music concert at the 2024 Shenzhen Low Carbon Art Gala was like a refreshing cultural breeze that swept over the hearts of every audience member. Pieces such as "Golden Snake Dance《金蛇狂舞》", "Little Cowherd《小放牛》", "Purple Bamboo Tune《紫竹调》", "Chasing the Moon Amidst Clouds《彩云追月》", "Flowers and Full Moon《花好月圆》", and "Ascending Spring Mountain《上春山》" were performed in succession. The national musical instrument ensemble, composed of guqin, flute and xiao, pipa, guzheng, and yangqin, presented a dual visual and auditory artistic journey for the audience with their superb skills and enthusiasm.
Low-carbon Theater: Creative Drama Experiences
Chinese-style Musical Poem Drama "Walking with the Wind"
The outdoor premiere of the Chinese-style musical poem drama "Walking with the Wind", adapted from the award-winning homonymous original picture book by renowned Chinese author Xiong Liang, took place at Shenzhen International Low Carbon City. The performance uses Chinese romantic expression to borrow objects to express emotions, utilizing traditional musical instruments, multimedia projections, and natural white noise for visual and auditory rendering. It immerses audiences in a mysterious mountain exploration journey, allowing them to hear the wind, see its shape, and understand its meaning, and feel the beauty of nature.
Puppet Parade "The Forest Melody of the Wind and Wood Nymphs"
Art happens quietly on street corners. Authorized by Chinese picture book writer Xiong Liang, the specially designed Shenzhen International Low Carbon City version of the puppet parade "The Forest Melody of the Wind and Wood Nymphs" was a delightful surprise. Led by the Wind and Wood Nymphs, the "forest" residents wandered through the woods of Shenzhen International Low Carbon City and enthusiastically interacted with newly acquainted human friends, closely portraying a warm scene of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature full of life energy.
Low-carbon Observations: New Perspectives on Ecological Art
French renowned IP brand Smiley collaborated with Longgang District for the first time to create a Smiley art creative event, placing artistic photo spots at Shenzhen International Low-carbon City, Longgang River, and other locations to bring the main theme of "Smile more, less 'carbon' footprint" to Shenzhen citizens. Smiley's iconic yellow smile, in various forms of art installations, cleverly integrates into public spaces, adding infinite vitality to the urban landscape and becoming a warm ray of sunshine in the hearts of citizens.
Low-carbon Fun: New Trends in Green Markets
At the creative and surprising natural market, there were over 40 stalls integrating various artistic lifestyles such as coffee, light food, cultural and creative products, and handicrafts. The ingenious ideas of independent brand hosts collided here, joining citizens in exploring the theme of natural art and shortening the social distance between people in nature.
At the event site, there were also warm stalls that gave free desserts to security personnel, sanitation workers, and children, which was popular among citizens and won widespread praise. The shops were thriving, and citizens were joyful.
At the event site, a randomly displayed Hong Kong-style vintage dance brought citizens back to the 1980s, allowing them to feel the infinite possibilities and charm of life while coexisting with nature. Ms. Li, a citizen, said that this was her second year participating in Shenzhen's low-carbon art activities. This year's folk music concerts, Chinese-style puppet theater performances, and art parades were refreshing, and her children had a great time and learned a lot about low-carbon living tips. She hopes there will be more such activities in the future.
The successful holding of the 2024 Shenzhen Low Carbon Art Gala not only brought a visual and spiritual feast to Shenzhen citizens but was also a vivid practice and widespread promotion of the concept of low-carbon living. It serves as a bridge connecting art and environmental protection, allowing people to swim in the ocean of art while planting the seeds of green and low-carbon in their hearts. Looking forward, let us move forward together to jointly build a better and more sustainable urban environment and make low-carbon living our common choice and pursuit.