2020 Jilin Provincial Mass Opera and Quyi Contest holds final

The final of the 2020 Jilin Provincial Mass Opera and Quyi Contest was held at the Jilin Provincial Cultural Center on November 7.

As part of Jilin's 7th cultural festival for local citizens, the contest was sponsored by the Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and organized by the Jilin Provincial Cultural Center, and aimed to encourage the public to engage more in art and literary creations, enrich their cultural life, showcase their accomplishments in this respect and select excellent works to compete for the national Stars Award.

After rounds of selection since June, more than 10 works entered the final, representing different subjects and styles and with local geographical, ethnic and cultural features. Focusing on such hot social issues as poverty reduction, neighbor relations and marriage and love, the works displayed new Jilin and its new rural areas in the new era, and let audiences feel the strong sense of happiness and gain of the common people in the new era.

Judges for the final agreed that the works were new in form and represented a high level of accomplishment and hoped to see more and better opera and Quyi works created by the public.

The contest is important cultural brand of Jilin. It not only showcased the achievements Jilin had made in advancing public culture in recent years, but also represented the effort of the Jilin Provincial Cultural Center in bringing better cultural services to the people.

The final was livestreamed on the digital platform of the Jilin Provincial Cultural Center, attracting over 150,000 views.

Viewers all welcomed the livestream, which they said was a very convenient means of enjoying public cultural services.