On 24th February, on the night of Lantern Festival, "Dragon in the Bay Area - A Tree of Flowers - 2024 Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Youth Lantern Festival Gala", which was hosted by Guangdong Overseas Friendship Association (GDOFA), Guangdong Broadcasting Television (GDTV), and organised by GDTV's Digital Channel Management Department, met with the audience as promised.
ASJ students sang the Cantonese ballad "Falling Rain" and the chorus song "Tomorrow Will Be Better" in the programme "Folk Song Suite".
2024 Guangdong, Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan Youth Lantern Festival Gala
More than 200 young people from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan took part in this Lantern Festival Party, performing non-heritage, songs and dances, speeches, scenarios and other exciting programmes, presenting a "family" feast with passion, strong feelings and shared emotions.
Folk Song Suite
-Singing Common Nostalgia
Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan share the same roots and the same voices. Using the metaphor of "a tree of blossoms", the Gala has taken "family reunion" as the underlying theme of the Gala, highlighting the close co-operation and common growth among Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
The folk ballad skewer "Same Roots, Same Origin", sung by young people from all over Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, brought nursery rhymes from people's memories to the stage, linking up common nostalgia.
ASJ students sang the Canton folk song "Falling Rain", "Moonlight, Shining on the Earth" "Falling Rain, Flooded Streets" ...... The song is a depiction of the scene of flooded streets in the old town of Guangzhou, especially in the Xiguan area, on a rainy day. The song depicts the scene of flooded streets in the old town of Guangzhou, especially in Xiguan, and the lyrics introduce the scene from a child's point of view, which is very interesting.