China’s largest theater complex tells “Henan Story” to the world
On the day of Grain in Ear 2021, as the largest theater complex in China, the large-scale cultural tourism project "Unique Henan ·Land of Drama", which had been built for four years, opened to the public in Zhengzhou.
photo/Li Yan
In the golden autumn of 2022, a good news came from the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, that Unique Henan ·Land of Drama was awarded the national 4A level scenic spot. Zhengzhou has 26 national 4A level tourist attractions up to now.
In the fruitful season, red sorghum with full ears and grains was harvested as scheduled on October 17 in Unique Henan ·Land of Drama,then the new season of wheat will be sown diligently after a week.
The theater complex was divided into 56 different grid spaces including Red Temple Primary School, Zhang’s Courtyard, Lijiacun Teahouse, etc,. Visitors could walk through the 21 theaters with different scenes, and experience the joys and sorrows of different times.
photo/Li Yan
it is divided into 56 different grid spaces. Incredible views can be seen everywhere, such as the 328-meter-long rammed earth wall, a large wheat field, the world's longest Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (projection), cultural landmarks as well as a stunning multimedia presentation.
As night falls, sitting quietly on the long steps, 100 mu of wheat is on display before the visitors. When the projection of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains on the 328-meter-long rammed earth wall, the grand and spectacular history of the scroll makes you feel shocked, confident and bold.
The total duration of all the plays in the Theater is about 700 minutes supported by nearly 1,000 actors and actress.In the Huancheng Theater, which can hold 3,000 visitors, the audience could enjoy the vast and spectacular history of Chinese civilization.
"The farther you go, the more you need to find civilization. I think it is not a product, not a work, it is a creation!" said by Qin Shuo, a famous media person and observer of humanities and finance,at the opening ceremony of the project.
When it comes to the original intention of Unique Henan ·Land of Drama,Wang Chaoge, director and scriptwriter of the project said that As an important birthplace of Chinese culture, Henan has so many stories to tell that it needs a new form of expression to show that which are hidden underground, sealed in books and displayed in galleries. Unique Henan ·Land of Drama is accomplishing this mission.
Relevant statistics show that Huancheng Theater has received more than 1 million tourists from home and abroad since June 6, 2021 when it opened officially.The project, together with Universal Studios Beijing, Shanghai Disneyland and other scenic spots, has been selected into the "2021 Cultural and Tourism Integration Innovation Project", becoming an important window to know about Henan and China.
Zhengzhou cultural tourism projects, represented by "Unique Henan ·Land of Drama", are emerging one after another, telling the "story of Henan" and "story of Zhengzhou" vividly to the world.
