Jiaxing permeated with artistic atmosphere
Updated: 2004-09-25

Although the Seventh China Arts Festival is close to the end, Jiaxing venue is still permeated with a strong artistic atmosphere. Citizens everywhere are talking about the Seventh China Arts Festival. The festival, aimed to be "a gala of art and a festival of people", will certainly leave a deep impression on the people.

Six candidate plays, including musical drama, Yueju Opera, dance drama and so on, were staged in Jiaxing venue, which not only exposed excellent programs to the audiences but also provided a good chance for them to learn and know the elegant arts.

While appreciating the excellent programs, Jiaxing citizens also participated in the performances, as plenty of mass cultural performances were presented in Jiaxing. Paintings by farmers in Xiuzhou attracted a great many visitors. "Story of Zhenni" and "A Family of Book Collection", two Yueju Operas, greatly inspired some fans to learn more about the opera.

Some citizens view artistic appreciation as a kind of lifestyle. When interviewed, they ecpressed their hope that art performances will become regular activities.