Opening Ceremony of 41st Chrysanthemum Culture Festival Held in Kaifeng, China

The opening ceremony [Photo by Yao Ziwen]

On the evening of October 17, the opening ceremony of the 41st Chrysanthemum Culture Festival in Kaifeng, China, was held at the Millennium City Park in Kaifeng.

The performance at the opening ceremony [Photo by Song Qiuyue]

The opening ceremony of the 41st Chrysanthemum Culture Festival in Kaifeng featured a cultural performance centered around transcending a millennium in the history of Kaifeng. It was divided into two main parts: the first part titled "Bianjing Through the Millennia" and the second part "Kaifeng of the Era", consisting of six seamlessly transitioning segments. The cultural performances showcased the chrysanthemum fragrance, timeless poetry of Song Dynasty, melodious singing of local opera, and warm smiles of the city. It illustrated the international feature of Kaifeng that spans space and time, and radiates globally, drawing a picture of the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" of the new era, and displaying in an all-rounded, multi-angle and three-dimensional way the spirit of Kaifeng to build itself into world's historical and cultural metropolis at a high level.

The exquisite chrysanthemum display [Photo by Yao Ziwen]

The 41st Chrysanthemum Culture Festival has planned a series of highly interactive, immersive, technology-powered, and crowd-pleasing activities. It has also designed a set of chrysanthemum attractions with new technologies, exciting features, and high popularity. This comprehensive approach showcases Kaifeng's splendid history and culture, profound humanistic traditions, attractive urban landscapes, and promising future. With 3.2 million pots of chrysanthemums perfuming the city of Kaifeng, the city and the flowers complement each other in splendor, beauty, and fragrance. It presents a chrysanthemum cultural feast that combines the spirit of the times with unique characteristics of Kaifeng. Using flowers as a medium, it contributes to Kaifeng's role as a pioneer in high-quality development in the new era.

A tourist takes a photo of chrysanthemums [Photo by Yao Ziwen]