| Izah Azahari |
MELODIC songs and colourful acrobatic performances filled the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre last night with the much-anticipated live Chinese cultural performance at the ‘2018 Happy Spring Festival in Brunei Darussalam – Beautiful China – Scenic Guangxi Performance’.
Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, was the guest of honour, who came along with his spouse.
Also present were ambassadors, high commissioners and other foreign dignitaries, permanent secretaries, deputy permanent secretaries, and senior officers from the Brunei Government as well as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
The event opened with a welcoming speech delivered by Yang Jian, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam, who expressed sincere gratitude on the cooperation between both countries, hoping that the night’s performance will leave a lasting impression on the audience.
In the country for five days, the Chinese artistes from the Guangxi Culture and Art Troupe thrilled the crowds with their acrobatics skills and dances, as well as song performances, for the Bruneian audience.
The troupe wowed the crowd further with their ability to sing a Bruneian song titled ‘Joget Baju Putih’.
The performance, open to the public, was aimed at promoting cultural exchanges and cooperation under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the cultural field between China and Brunei Darussalam.
The performance is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei Darussalam, and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Brunei Darussalam and presented by the Department of Culture of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
The performance is open to the public for free tonight, starting at 8pm at the same venue.