A music festival was held in a rice field in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, on Nov 8, 2020. [Photos by Kang Hongjun/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A music festival set in rice fields was recently held in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, the first of its kind to mark the start of harvest.
Surrounded by golden rice crops and green hills, the festival on Nov 8 was held in a village in Luoyang's Ruyang county. A symphony orchestra from Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, performed several classics, offering the audiences an audiovisual feast. Some of the highlights were Brahms's Hungarian Dances and Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Aside from the concert, on show washanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, and there was poetry reading, dance and a flute performance.
A music festival was held in a rice field in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, on Nov 8, 2020. [Photos by Kang Hongjun/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A ceremony representing the start of harvest was held during the festival. Visitors and local villagers waved scythes to reap the crops. It marked the start of the rice harvest in a planting area of about 67 hectares.
A music festival was held in a rice field in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, on Nov 8, 2020. [Photos by Kang Hongjun/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Organizers said the first rice field music festival was set to help people get close to the countryside and nature, and to interpret the symphony of the harvest. While integrating industry and tourism, the festival expanded the influence of farm products, advancing sound development in the valley economy. Moreover, it demonstrated the unique folk culture, tourism sources and achievements in poverty alleviation.
Zhou Jiaxin contributed to the story.
