Hong Show Yanan

Hong Show Yanan focuses on all the passionate and idealistic youth of that era. From revolutionary soldier Ouyang Jian’s clear determination, intellectual youth Bai Yanming’s romantic spirit, to Yan’an boy Shuanzhu’s journey from innocence to maturity – anyone who has ever been young and dreamt big can see their reflection in these youths’ stories. Hong Show Yanan chronicles a generation’s memories of youth, ideals, and mission, allowing former youths to relive their fervor while helping today’s youth understand their parents’ generation.The Red Show “Yan’an Yan’an” features two performances daily, recreating the revolutionary fervor of the past based on true historical events. In 1936, Edgar Snow traveled to Yan’an, documenting the Red Army’s life and experiences there. In October 1937, “Red Star Over China” was published, quickly sweeping through old China with a red storm, attracting a large number of young intellectuals to Yan’an. Shanghai girl Bai Yanming, driven by romantic revolutionary ideals, journeyed to Yan’an, where she met Ouyang Jian, a revolutionary soldier who survived the Long March. Together, they experienced the vigorous Great Production and the Great Lu Yi, falling deeply in love amidst the passionate life. Shaanbei boy Shanzhu, who lost his entire family in the war, found his belief in survival and rediscovered belonging within the revolutionary ranks. He regarded Ouyang Jian and Bai Yanming as his elder siblings, and the three became like family. However, the Japanese army did not spare Yan’an, this sacred land. During an aerial bombing, Bai Yanming and Ouyang Jian sacrificed their lives in the gunfire while rescuing fellow Shaanbei villagers. Shanzhu, having lost loved ones once again, rose from his grief, inheriting their legacy to cross the Yellow River north to resist the Japanese, igniting a surging wave of revolution.In just over an hour, the spectacular show “Yan’an, Yan’an” brilliantly utilizes modern multimedia effects like sound, lighting, and projections to vividly recreate the revolutionary trilogy of crossing snowy mountains, traversing grasslands, and wartime tactics. It creates an immersive and breathtaking revolutionary war experience. Young visitors can even don military uniforms, take up rifles, and participate in defending Yan’an.The national art project “Yan’an, Yan’an” pioneered China’s red tourism, transforming static exhibitions into vivid historical scrolls presented before audiences. As such, it has received strong support from governments at all levels.The grand celebration scene in the musical “Yan’an, Yan’an” blends the Shaanbei folk song Xintianyou with the passionate Yangge dance honoring the military, showcasing the distinctive loess culture of Yan’an, the sacred revolutionary site. As a visitor, you can personally join the lively harvest celebration, singing along with the rhythm to rediscover that long-lost revolutionary fervor.Pagoda Mountain, Yan River, cave dwellings, millet plus rifles… The 13-year experience of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries in Yan’an has made the city an indelible memory in people’s hearts. Now, the red-themed cultural show “Yan’an Yan’an” brings these memories back to life before our eyes. Give me an hour, and I’ll give you half a century—allowing you to relive the passion, love, and intertwined emotions through laughter and conversation.