Speaking of qiao qian theater, many Zhangzhou people are not strangers. A play, a song and dance, a movie... Once upon a time, this was a good place for Zhangzhou people to relax and entertain, but with the development of the times, the function of this old theater is gradually deteriorating. Recently, the good news came that this old theater of memory is about to return gorgeously.
In February 2019, the qiao qian theater officially began to rebuild, the main project has been completed, the outdoor supporting engineering construction is underway, and it is expected to be fully completed by the end of this month. After the construction, the qiao qian theater has a total construction area of 11,508 square meters, a theater area of 2,400 square meters, with 400 audience seats, and a basement area of 4,600 square meters with 98 parking spaces.
The reporter saw at the construction site of the Qiao Qian Theater that the original iconic archway outside the theater remained unchanged, and the three red arched gates of the archway were full of grandeur. It is worth mentioning that the roof and appearance of the theater incorporate Minnan style elements, sloping roofs, red tiles... The whole theater is in line with the overall style and characteristics of the ancient city of Zhangzhou.
"Qiao Qian Theater will be built into a cultural experience base integrating theater, theater, exhibition and other functions." It not only meets the requirements of citizens and tourists to watch the performance, but also serves as an important window for the cultural publicity of the ancient city. Lin Baoling, manager of the engineering department of Zhangzhou City Investment Group Ancient City Company, said.
Remember it
It is a great honor to enter the theater and watch the play
Qiao Qian Theater is located in The Ancient City of Zhangzhou, Gunzai Street, built by Lin Kaide and 36 other overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese with a capital of 137,400 yuan, which is the origin of the word "overseas Chinese".
How famous was the Qiao Qian Theater? Manager Chen, who has worked in the theater for more than ten years, said: "At that time, the people felt that it was a great honor to enter the Qiao Qian Theater to watch a play. "At that time, the theater had a more scientific design plan, and the sound effect was first-class in Zhangzhou at that time, and the Qian Opera Troupe was a frequent guest of the Qiao Qian Theater at that time.
In the 1980s, Peng Chong, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, returned to his hometown of Zhangzhou and watched the performances of Qian opera and origami opera at the Qiao Qian Theater.
Zhangzhou people movie "first impression"
Watching movies was a fashionable thing in the 1980s, when many young people saw the colorful world in the films shown at the Qiao Qian Theater. "The first time I watched a movie in my life was at the Qiao Qian Theater, watching Jet Li's 'Shaolin Temple', the plot of the movie I still remember very clearly, at that time I saw my blood boiling, and at that time I also germinated a 'kung fu dream'." Citizen Chen Wenliang recalled.
For many younger young people, the first impression of the theater is the patriotic education film watched with the students, "When I was in elementary school, the school would organize students to watch movies at the Qiao Qian Theater every semester, and I believe that many students here were deeply rooted in patriotism." Xu Wenbin, a graduate of Westbridge Central Primary School, said.
They are in the ancient city
There are two other old theaters and old theaters in the ancient city, namely the Xiangyang Theater and the Mass Theater
Mass cinema
The Mass Cinema at Taikoo Bridge Snack Street, formerly known as the "Xingzhang Theatre", was built in 1918 to perform drama, and was renamed "Guangming Theatre" in 1929 to screen movies. Now that the renovation has been completed, it will combine the surrounding catering snacks, hot spring hotels, puppet shows and other projects to create the "Zhangzhou Ancient City Parlor", and at the same time, introduce the Zhangzhou intangible cultural heritage opera and other literary and artistic performances and traditional folk customs projects in southern Fujian.
Sunny Theater
Located next to the Temple of Literature, the Xiangyang Theater was originally a special venue for rehearsals and performances of the Zhangzhou Nanjiang Puppet Troupe, which was built in the summer of 1957 and covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters. At present, the Zhangzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Zhangzhou Chengtou Group and Zhangzhou Chengtou Ancient City Operation Co., Ltd. jointly build a comprehensive cultural exchange platform integrating exchange exhibition hall, calligraphy and painting photography appraisal center and calligraphy and painting trading market.
Source Minnan Daily
Edited by Hong Tingting