The sounds of culture are lasting like the warmth under the shadow and the ringing under the sun.
Amongst houses different shows are presented, varying from dramas to interaction with intangible heritage, from shadow play to folk customs and exhibitions, etc. The all-inclusive Cultural Block of Shihu Garden is reproducing the prosperous civil culture scenes in front of us…on festivals and holidays, walking in the block you may find yourself back to one hundred of years ago. No matter who you are, a fan of drama or a young people who love culture and arts or a tourist here with family members, you always slow down to experience the happiness and leisure. All your enjoyments shall be attributed to such a group of people in the Cultural Block of Shihu Garden…
As a key cultural industry project in Weifang City, the Cultural Block of Shihu Garden has been holding various kinds of mass literary and artistic activities since its opening. Various forms of cultural activities, such as Beijing Opera Arena Contest, Civilized Summer Performance, Literary and Art Gala, Dynamic Culture, Folk Customs Exhibition and Art Exhibition, are regularly on stage to meet local people’s demand son diversified culture, and to present a splendid feast of folk culture for the vast number of visitors!
In recent years, to further enrich activities and allow our people to experience the charms of traditional folk customs, Shihu Garden Cultural Operation and Management Co., Ltd. spared no effort to establish the Shihu Garden Arts Troupe based on abundant cultural resources and condensed cultural atmosphere, in order to explore a new channel and new measure to benefit people by culture positively and voluntarily. It also established some dozens of troupes such as Shihu Garden Song and Dance Ensemble, Peking Opera Troupe, Folklore Dynamic Culture Performance Troupe, Cheong-sam Troupe, Opera Training School, Dance Training School, Gong and Drum Performance Troupe, with more than 300 members, in order to build the cultural brand of folk customs performance in local style and with local characteristics, which has been highly praised by all walks of life.
Winning the First Prize of Weifang Private Arts Troupe in the 2nd Session in October 2018
Meanwhile, Shihu Garden Arts Troupe has successfully created a series of folk customs images such as Matchmaker from Weixian, Aged from Shifo Temple, God of Fortune, Guan Gong, Monkey King, and Madam Dustpan to revive the ancient rituals and civil life. Such an interesting program has been widely favored by friends of the general public.
The Shihu Garden Arts Troupe will also be actively engaged in various cultural activities and folk customs performance for public welfare, and it is combined with the intangible heritage of Weifang, folk customs of Weixian, and regional features to reflect the profound historical culture and folk customs of the Cultural Block of Shihu Garden in Weifang.
The Cultural Block of Shihu Garden will be your best choice to spend holidays and festivals, and will present you a feast of spiritual culture by dynamic culture, folk custom cruises, opera performances, singing and dancing, and various cultural activities.
