"Moon Ladies" of HWU Sing the "Toast Song of Yi Nationality" on the CCTV Stage

At 19:30 on the evening of August 29, the "Moon Ladies" group of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Music Team of the Music and   Art College of Hunan Women’s University(HWU) sang the "Toast Song of Yi Nationality" in the "Folk Songs in China" program of CCTV Music Channel (CCTV 15), presenting a gift to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

The "Moon Ladies" group is one of the intangible cultural heritage teams set up by Ms. Zhang Xiaojiao, a young staff member of the college. They are from the Han, Bulang, Tujia and   Dong nationalities. The members of the "Moon Ladies" are the teachers and   students of the Music and   Dance College, including lecturer Zhang Xiaojiao, Xu Huanjia, a student majoring in music performance admitted in 2019, Ma Wen, Wang Simin, and   Shi Xinye, students majoring in musicology admitted in 2020. The wonderful performance of the group on CCTV not only shows the good spirit of our teachers and   students, but also embodies the educational and   teaching achievements of the college and   the quality of training high-quality practical talents.

In recent years, the Music and   Dance College of HWU has deepened the education and   teaching reform, and   constantly strengthened the practical teaching in order to actively serve the local culture, and   promote the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage. The college has adhered to the "three combination" characteristic training mode of stage and   platform, inside and   outside the college, and   inside and   outside the classroom, with remarkable results. The Intangible Cultural Heritage Team's "The Story of Apprenticeship" was once reported on the front page of Guangming Daily and   "Toast Song of Yi Nationality" was one of their achievements.

It is reported that "Folk Songs China" is the only Chinese folk song art program that displays China's original folk songs.  (Written by Li Wenting from the Music and   Dance College and   translated by Long Min from the International Affairs Office )