The 2024 Qiandongnan International Folk Song Festival and World Voices Conference opened in Zhaoxing Dong Village on 21 July 2024. Situated in the Guizhou Province, Zhaoxing is one of the largest Dong minority villages in China. Dong singers joined the invited international choirs for the opening ceremony followed by a communal meal on one of the village’s beautiful large terraces, concluding a day of sharing, discovery, and music-making.
The invited choirs had the great opportunity to immerse themselves in the Dong and Miao culture while visiting the beautiful Zhenyuan Ancient Town, sailing along the gorgeous Wuyang River, sampling local cuisine, meeting the Miao Minority villagers in Qianhu Miao Village, and tasting Miao family food. They also engaged in collaborative songwriting and learning new repertoire.
IFCM is thankful for this collaboration with the China Qiandongnan International Folk Song Festival and the Guizhou Ethnic Song Culture Media.
Videos of this festival are available here.
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