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1、XianattractiongivescultureanewlookXinhua/ChinaDailyUpdated:2023-10-0713:30VisitorscladintraditionalattiretakeaselfiewhilestrollingaroundtheGrandTangMaliinXi,an,Shaanxiprovince.CHINADAILYXAN-Evenafter10pmonatypicalweekday,theGrandTangMall,abustlingpedestrianareainthenorthwesterncityofXi,an,Shaanxipro
2、vince,teemswithpeople,dazzlinglightsandvibrantmusicaddingtothelivelyatmosphere.ThemainstreetislinedwithTang-stylepavilionsanddecorations,anditiscommontoseepeopleofdifferentagesdressedintraditionalChineseattiretakingaleisurelystroll.ThesceneevokesthesensationofsteppingbackintimetoChang,an,theoldnamef
3、orXi,anwhenitwasthecapitaloftheTangDynasty(618-907).Butthisalonedoesn,tfullyaccountforwhythemodernre-creationhasbecomeoneofthepremiertouristattractionsinXi,an.Inrecentyears,touristshavebeenincreasinglydrawntoaseriesofoutdoorperformancesalongthestreet,featuringculturalelementsfromtheTangDynasty,butpr
4、esentedinacontemporaryapproach.Towardthenorthendoftheblock,acrowdofpeoplestandinacirclearoundastage,intermittentlylaughingandcheering.Onstage,twocomediansportraytherolesofFangXuanlingandDuRuhui,twoprominentTangDynastyfigures.TheyengageoneofthespectatorsinalivelyquizaboutChineseculture,andevenwhenthe
5、answersareincorrect,thespectatorposesforsnapshotswiththeactors.?Combiningtourismwithcultureisagoodwayforpeopletogainbasicknowledgeaboutculture,saysatouristsurnamedZhu,whohailsfromBeijing.VisitorsarealsoabletoengageinconversationsaboutancientChinesepoetrywithacclaimedTangDynastypoetslikeLiBaiandBaiJu
6、yi,playedbyactors.Withinjust100metersofeachother,captivatingmusicalsanddanceperformancesskillfullyblendtraditionalandcontemporaryelements,makingforanimmersiveculturalexperience.TheinteractiveeventswithstrongculturalvaluesproducedbytheGrandTangMailhaveemergedinrecentyearsasthenewcallingcardofthecity,
7、Stourismsector.Aspertheofficialschedule,therearemorethan20regularprograms,eachlastingapproximately10minutes,whichareoftenrepeatedmultipletimeseveryevening.Atraveltipcirculatingonsocialmediaadvisesthatarrivingearlytosecureaspotisessentialtoclinchingagoodviewofthepopularshows.“Thereisaclassicstorybehi
8、ndalmosteveryperformance,andthesettingforeveryprogramretellsthehistoryvividly,saysatouristsurnamedWang.Theculturaltourismblockstretchesfromthecity,sfamoushistoricallandmark,theGreatWildGoosePagoda.Itis2,100metersinlengthand500metersinwidth.Whenitwasfirstbuiltinthe1990s,theancientre-creationfeltinaut
9、henticandfailedtoresonatewithvisitorstoXi,an.Thenin2018,theQujiangNewDistrictlaunchedacomprehensiverevamp,enhancingandrevitalizingtheblock.“Theupgradeincludednotonlythereconstructionoffacilitiesbut,moreimportantly,theproductionofaseriesofimmersiveandinteractiveperformancesthatseamlesslyintegrateartw
10、itharchitecture,breathinglifeandcharacterintotheblock,saysGaoRuixia,executivedeputygeneralmanagerofthecompanyrunningtheattraction.“TheTangDynastywasaglamorousperiodinChinesehistory,knownforitspoetryandartperformances.Wewillcontinuetoexploreculturalrepresentationsofthateratodevelopnewproductions,zGaoadds.StatisticsshowthattheGrandTangMailhasreceivedadailyaverageof300,000touristssinceJune.Xi,anwelcomed200milliontouristsin2022.
