On the evening of September 1, accompanied by the sounds of crisp bamboo clappers and zither, a Wenzhou Guci song titled "Lucheng Memory" came out from the Wenzhou Overseas Media Center's "Young Friends in Wenzhou" Livestreaming Studio based on Wuma Street. The two sitting in the live-streaming studio were the foreign anchor Michaela and Chen Xiangming, the head of the Ouyun Art Troupe, and one of the top ten celebrities in Lucheng District.

Mr. Chen Xiangming introduced the background of Wenzhou Guci to the audience joining in the live-streaming event and showed them the Guci musical instruments: NiuJin zither, Yunban, and Flat Drum. The foreign anchor Michaela also tried to play it by herself, saying "so difficult to play, but sounds good!" At the scene, Mr. Chen sang "Lucheng Memory", a Guci song written by himself, then the ancient rhyme of the zither echoed in the live-streaming studio. Michaela followed Mr. Chen and learned to sing a few words. "I have been in contact with Ou Opera before, and once filmed short video programs. Compared with Ou Opera, Wenzhou Guci has another charm." She said.

Wenzhou Guci, commonly known as "Changci", is the largest genre of folk art forms in southern Zhejiang and one of the main genres in Eastern China and Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou Guci is good at lyricism, has an advantage in narration, and is easy to understand. Its intonation and singing rhyme keep the characteristics of folk rap music. In 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

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(Edited by Ye Ke)