As an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, Hong Kong not only excels in the integration of diverse cultures from around the globe, but also demonstrates the profoundness and wealth of Chinese arts and culture.
The newly established Chinese Culture Promotion Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) debuts the Chinese Culture Festival (CCF) to promote Chinese culture and enhance the public’s national identity and cultural confidence. It also aims to attract top-notch artists and arts groups from both the Mainland and other parts of the world for exchanges in Chinese arts and culture. The logo of the Chinese Cultural Festival has been designed on the basis of the lattice of the traditional Chinse window to symbolise Hong Kong’s role as a ‘cultural window’ showcasing the charm of traditional Chinese culture to the world. The jadestone embedded in the logo represents the Festival’s wonderful lineup of programmes, which are all artistic gems of Chinese culture.
The inaugural Chinese Culture Festival brings a rich and colourful array of programmes, including large-scale performances such as the majestic opening dance drama Five Stars Rising in the East, finely selected Chinese operas from the LCSD’s signature programme ‘Chinese Opera Festival’, and outstanding local works recognised by the China National Arts Fund. Various local arts and cultural organisations will also join hands to contribute a variety of first-rate programmes for the Festival, including traditional music and dance performances, as well as multi-arts programmes, films, exhibitions, lectures, artist talks and master classes.
In forging the Chinese Cultural Festival, we have engaged in external efforts by collaborating and interacting with outstanding arts groups from different provinces and cities of the Mainland, and have focused internally on encouraging people from all walks of life and different sectors to take part in the various events of the Festival. We have also included various promotional and extension activities in the Festival to foster an awareness of Chinese arts and culture in schools. We hope the Festival would promote exchanges between different regions and cultural sectors and encourage their integration, and show everyone the beauty of the magnificent world of Chinese arts and culture.
