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Jinsha: a Glimpse of the Splendid Civilization of Ancient Sichuan
The musical opera 'Jinsha'
Besides the cultural relics, we can also appreciate the
'revived' Jinsha-some related departments of Chengdu have invited a top-ranking
creation team to make a high quality musical opera 'Jinsha.' Many people mention
it together with some classics, such as Cat, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, The
Sound of Music in the same breath. 'Jinsha' is constituted of five acts: On the
building site of Jinsha Site, the archeologist Sha was walking in a journey for
searching memory under the lead of an ancient fairy; Lady Flower arranged a
banquet full of fragrance, sweetness and good wines for him and she hoped to
arouse his memory by the power of happiness; Fire-fiend believes that the harm
and pain brought by war is much deeper memory than happiness, so he arranged Sha
to meet his sweetheart Jin of thousand years ago in the battlefield; The wood
Chou took Sha to the most ancient sacrifice ceremony; Under many people's lead,
Jin and Sha finally opened their doors of memory, but at the moment when it was
supposed to be a perfect ending of the story, the fairies had to leave Sha and
return to the outside world where they should stay in.
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The musical opera 'Jinsha' is really a great success, in which at least half
of its theme song could leave a deep impression in the audience's hearts. The
humorous Song of Egg which describes the beginning of chaos in the opening act;
the luxurious Flower Space which describes the holy lotus world: the moving and
tragic Battlefield which reveals the warring state of ancient Shu: the vivid
Song of Working that full of nature of life: the meaningful Forgetting
outpouring the deep affection; the main rhythm I Will Find What Someday, At That
Time which get through the entire opera, are all with clear styles and full of
inspiration. The success comes from the strong shocking felt by the music maker.
Tears came out of his eyes for several times when he was facing the Jinsha Site.
Both Jinsha Site and the musical opera 'Jinsha' are two name cards of
Chengdu. One is old, which witnessed the resplendence of ancient Chengdu:
another is modern, which reveals the prosperity of today's Chengdu. When you are
visiting Chengdu, a visit to Jinsha Site cannot be missed, as well as to the
musical opera 'Jinsha.'
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