Yingshan, Sichuan: Opera+Tea Ceremony, First Quyi Cultural Space Debuts on the Streets

Recently, the author visited the Yingshan Quyi Tea House on Fuxing 1st Street in Yingshan County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province. Here, the rockery and flowing water complement each other, classic opera excerpts are played in rotation in the hall, and the tea art performance of the long mouthed copper pot occasionally attracts applause. The lingering aroma of tea is intertwined with a rich cultural atmosphere, creating a leisurely scene with a long-lasting charm.

It is reported that daily performances such as opera, storytelling, and folk arts are held here, and residents can enjoy traditional arts while sipping tea, which precisely meets the public's experiential needs for traditional cultural life. This new form of integrating traditional opera with tea ceremony culture has become an important battlefield for local culture to benefit the people, allowing community residents to immerse themselves in the charm of traditional skills at their doorstep and injecting a strong cultural atmosphere into the leisure life of citizens.

As the first cultural space in Yingshan that integrates traditional Chinese opera and tea ceremony, this tea house has collaborated deeply with Shuyuan Bridge Community in Sui'an Street to create a cultural experience that covers all age groups. It is not only a "spiritual home" for retirees to exchange emotions and nourish their hearts, but also a "warm harbor" for middle-aged and young people to socialize and gather with their families. It is also a "place of enlightenment" for children to experience traditional culture and cultivate their interests and hobbies.

Sipping a cup of tea, the long lost aroma of tea instantly awakened dusty memories, "said Mr. Wang, a resident of Shuyuanqiao Community. On that day, he brought his grandson to the tea house to enjoy traditional cultural performances. The children have shown a strong interest in traditional Chinese opera, kung fu tea art, and other arts, which has given the grandparents and grandchildren a more intuitive understanding of traditional culture and allowed it to continue in vivid life scenes.

According to the person in charge of the tea house, they are further expanding their cooperation and providing professional performance venues for the county's cultural and artistic clubs. While inheriting and promoting traditional culture, they are also helping to spread local culture and continuously enriching the spiritual and cultural life of citizens.

The introduction of traditional Chinese opera performances, intangible cultural heritage cuisine and other formats into the 'Shenghuacheng Fuxingqiao' business district is an innovative practice for us to implement cultural policies that benefit the people, and also to deeply integrate traditional culture into the daily leisure life of citizens. The relevant person in charge of Yingshan County Cultural, Radio, Tourism Bureau stated that this move provides a vivid demonstration for deepening the integration of 'culture and tourism+various industries', promoting cultural inheritance and providing consumption scenarios. It not only allows citizens to feel the spiritual power of tradition in urban life, but also effectively enhances their sense of cultural belonging. (Guo Ming)