On the evening of the 24th, the 33rd World Hakka Conference was grandly held in Luoyang.it was first held in Luoyang of the “ancestral place of Hakka” , where more than 7 million Luoyang people welcomed their Hakka back home to visit their ancestral hometown and pay respect to their ancestors with warmth and affection.
At 7:30 p.m, a carefully prepared “entering the city ceremony” in Luoyang was staged. Courtesans lit lanterns to welcome the guests, while male dancers performed the Yi Dance to welcome the visitors. Passing through the ancient capital, the ceremony was frozen in time for the opening ceremony.
At around 8:00 p.m, when the last torchbearer lit the flame of the cauldron, the entire audience stood up and the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China was played, with the national flag rising majestically.
After the opening ceremony, the themed cultural performance “Hakka’s Return Home” was presented in splendid style. The show was divided into four chapters: Prologue “Homeland Affection,” “Leaving Home,” “Integrating into the New Land,” “Dreaming of the Homeland,” and “Returning Home.” The stage was designed to correspond to the phases of the moon, with each chapter representing a different phase: gazing at the moon to evoke homesickness, the waning moon evoking melancholy, the new moon signifying a new beginning, the waxing moon signifying hope, and the full moon signifying reunion, telling the touching story of Hakka ancestors leaving their hometowns in the south and settling down in new places, missing their hometowns, and finally realizing their dreams in their hometowns.(Reporter Li Donghui, Guo Xuguang, Sun Xiaorui, and Guo Feifei article/photo)
