From August 22 to August 31, 2000, the Hohhot Municipal People's Government held the Second Zhaojun Cultural Festival in Hohhot, China.
The second Zhaojun Cultural Festival lasted for 10 days. The municipal government invited many well-known domestic literary and artistic figures to jointly hold a series of cultural events such as the large-scale Zhaojun Cultural Festival opening ceremony gala, the Hohhot Economic and Trade Fair, and other cultural groups in the region.
, economic and tourism activities.
The holding of the Zhaojun Cultural Festival has promoted the cultural construction of Hohhot City, attracted many merchants at home and abroad, and promoted the development of economic construction and tourism.
During the second Zhaojun Cultural Festival, 13 economic and trade cooperation projects were established with domestic and foreign merchants in terms of economic and trade negotiations, and 530 million yuan of capital was introduced.
The rich and colorful cultural activities have also attracted many tourists from home and abroad. 200,000 people have come to Hohhot for sightseeing, which has effectively promoted the development of tourism.
The city's tourism reception capacity has also been significantly improved, rewriting the history of Hohhot having no four-star or five-star hotels.
The development of cultural construction work in the capital of Hohhot and the holding of the Zhaojun Cultural Festival have made the city awash with waves of modern culture.
In 2000, four large-scale cultural evening parties with more than 10,000 people were held.
The Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and many famous domestic singers came to Hohhot to participate in performances. Frequent foreign cultural exchanges have also led to new development and sublimation of the city's literary and artistic creation and cultural taste.
Literary and artistic creation has achieved fruitful results. Hohhot art workers, full of enthusiasm for the development of the western region, traveled thousands of miles to create the 100-meter-long Yellow River Scroll. This magnificent 100-meter-long scroll artistically reproduces the natural scenery of the Yellow River Basin.
The local customs and customs have inspired the people of Qingcheng to love the capital and their enthusiasm for developing the western part of the country. It has also added a strong contribution to the cultural construction of the capital of Hohhot.
The Hohhot Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe was invited to visit Europe and once again showed the world the rich grassland cultural heritage of Hohhot and won high praise.
The theatrical performance of Xiao Hongyan Art Troupe showed great vitality. A group of children of various ethnic groups who had never lived on the grassland performed the typical Mongolian dance "Running on the Green Field", which showed the city's unique national cultural heritage. At the same time,
This team also performed twice in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and was called "the green field in the city".
The Mongolian Youth Chorus, composed mostly of Mongolian youths from the grasslands, has been carefully exploring the combination of national culture and modern culture for many years.
The a cappella performance won awards at international art festivals and was loved by many domestic and international audiences, marking the perfect combination of traditional art performance and modern art.
The modern dance drama "Love in the Fragrant Brook", co-created by artists from Zhaojun's hometown of Wuhan and Inner Mongolia, reproduces Wang Zhaojun's contribution to the unity of the Han and the Xiongnu. It also marks that Hohhot's literary and artistic creation is breaking through the isolation and moving towards opening up. It also shows that
It reveals the complex of continuous cultural separation between the Central Plains and ethnic minorities.
In short, the year 2000 was a year in which the cultural construction of the capital city achieved fruitful results, a year in which cultural work in Hohhot was unprecedentedly prosperous, and a year in which various undertakings in Hohhot developed vigorously.
The third Zhaojun Cultural Festival in Hohhot, China, lasted for 10 days from August 8 to August 17, 2001.
During the cultural festival, the following main projects were launched. 1. With the theme of "The Rising West", we invited the Central Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe and the ethnic song and dance troupes of some provinces and regions in western China to jointly hold a performance with rich western ethnic characteristics.
A large-scale song and dance party; 2. The first CIOFF International Folk Art Festival was held; 3. The 10th International Equestrian Festival and cultural, artistic, sports and tourism activities with ethnic characteristics were held; 4. In order to further expand the economic and trade between Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and domestic and foreign countries
As well as scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, during the third Zhaojun Culture, we also held the Hohhot Economic and Trade Fair and product display and sales activities attended by many domestic and foreign merchants.
Give full play to the advantages of Hohhot being located at the junction of China's east and west and at the forefront of China's opening up to the north, to build a golden bridge for economic and trade exchanges between the east and west, and for economic and cultural connections and exchanges between mainland China and Mongolia, Russia and Eastern European countries.
5. During the cultural festival, we also arranged folk cultural activities, tourism culture week activities, folk art photography competition, flower exhibition, local folk cultural activities, children's dance competition and other activities.
The 3rd Zhaojun Cultural Festival in Hohhot, China is an important measure for Hohhot City to participate in the development of western China and strengthen economic, cultural, and scientific and technological exchanges with domestic and foreign countries.
The history of Zhaojun's departure from the fortress and the marriage between Hu and Han two thousand years ago has promoted the unity and economic development of the Han people in the Central Plains and the ethnic minorities in the border areas.
From ancient times to the present, the Zhaojun Tomb located in Hohhot City has been regarded as a symbol of national unity and friendship.
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is the earliest model ethnic minority autonomous region established in China.
Since the founding of New China, ethnic unity in Inner Mongolia has promoted stability and prosperity in border areas.
National unity has become people's consciousness, and Zhaojun has become a symbol of unity and harmony, praised by all ethnic groups.
The purpose of holding the Zhaojun Cultural Festival in Hohhot is to promote Zhaojun culture, enhance national unity and promote economic development.