On the evening of February 5, the “Lantern Festival Min Opera Gala”,organized by Fujian and Hong Kong, was held online to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

MinOpera, also known as Fuzhou Opera, has a history of more than 400 years. It is the only existing opera performed in Fuzhou dialect. Now, Min Operahas been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and gained great traction both at home and abroad.

The gala, having gathered people at home and abroad and from all walks of life to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival, allows the Fujian folks to enjoy the wonderful opera from their hometown and spreads the traditional opera culture of Fujian to the wider community. It is of positive significance in promoting cultural exchanges between Fujian and Hong Kong, giving people an in-depth understanding of the art of Fujian opera, and enabling both places to spread the finetraditional Chinese culture together.