Artistic maestro presents fascinating crossover of Chinese music, symphony

STORY: Artistic maestro presents fascinating crossover of Chinese music, symphony DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN HUICHANG, Artistic director and principal conductor for life, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra 3. various of the performance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN HUICHANG, Artistic director and principal conductor for life, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra 5. various of the performance STORYLINE: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra's performance of the Palace of Eternal Life on a Moonlit Night brought a full house to the Hong Kong Cultural Center's grand theater on Friday night. This was a Kunqu opera and traditional Chinese music concert, kicking off the orchestra's 47th orchestral season. The show was about the tragic love story of Emperor Tang Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and his beloved consort Yang Guifei. It innovatively adopted the form of a musical theater and integrated the

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Genkyu-en is the garden at the former second residence of the Ii family in the San-no-maru section of Hikone Castle. It was completed by the 4th feudal lord of the Oumi Domain, Ii Naooki, in 1679. The name is derived from the villa of Chinese Emperor Xuanzong (685-763) of the Tang Dynasty. The Rinchi-kaku and other buildings are carefully positioned around the pond with trees and unusual stones. The building in the photograph was used as an inn and restaurant from the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐44‐0]

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Genkyu-en is the garden at the former second residence of the Ii family in the San-no-maru section of Hikone Castle. It was completed by the 4th feudal lord of the Oumi Domain, Ii Naooki, in 1679. A garden of the chisenkaiyu style, it incorporates features of the Chinese Eight Scenes of Xiaoxiang and the Eight Scenes of Oumi and to this day provides an excellent example of early Edo Period landscaping. The name is derived from the villa of Chinese Emperor Xuanzong (685-763) of the Tang Dynasty.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐27‐0]

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Genkyu-en is the garden at the former second residence of the Ii family in the San-no-maru section of Hikone Castle. It was completed by the 4th feudal lord of the Oumi Domain, Ii Naooki, in 1679. A garden of the chisenkaiyu style, it incorporates features of the Chinese Eight Scenes of Xiaoxiang and the Eight Scenes of Oumi and to this day provides an excellent example of early Edo Period landscaping. The name is derived from the villa of Chinese Emperor Xuanzong (685-763) of the Tang Dynasty.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐26‐0]

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Genkyu-en is the garden at the former second residence of the Ii family in the San-no-maru section of Hikone Castle. It was completed by the 4th feudal lord of the Oumi Domain, Ii Naooki, in 1679. The name is derived from the villa of Chinese Emperor Xuanzong (685-763) of the Tang Dynasty. The Rinchi-kaku and other buildings are carefully positioned around the pond with trees and unusual stones. The building in the photograph was used as an inn and restaurant from the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐60‐0]