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    Global Premiere of Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk·Sentiments and Opening Ceremony of the 1st Shaoxing Lu Xun Memorial Week
    • 2026-10-21

    On the evening of September 24, the opening ceremony of the 1st Shaoxing Lu Xun Memorial Week took place at Shaoxing University, featuring the global premiere of Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk·Sentiments, an original scenic choral suite created by the China National Symphony Orchestra. Co‑led by Shaoxing University and the Lu Xun Culture Foundation, the event saw an address by Cui Fengjun, Secretary of the University Party Committee, who stated that the university would further research and disseminate Lu Xun‑themed culture and cooperate with all sectors to carry forward Lu Xun's spirit. President Zhao Yang presided over the opening ceremony. Incorporating ten prose works, the composition adopts a narrative structure of"early‑, middle‑ and late‑life", interpreting literary classics through chorus, spoken narration and elements of Shaoxing opera, and received warm applause. The memorial week also included reading sessions, exhibitions and cultural inheritance activities.