On the occasion of the arrival of the 123rd anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong’s birthday, a cultural travel project themed on the “Most Memorable Shaoshanchong” (Chairman Mao’s birthplace) was signed in Changsha on Dec. 11, 2016. The signing ceremony was attended by guests including Vice Governor of Hunan Province Xiang Lili, renowned Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, Founding General Partner of IDG Capital Partners Mr. Hugo Shong and Foxconn President Terry Guo.
Tang Jie and Hugo Shong, on behalf of Shanshan People’s Government and IDG Capital Investment Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd respectively, signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement on the building of a cultural travel complex in the name of the “Most Memorable Shaoshanchong”. Meanwhile, Shaoshan Urban Construction Investment Co., Ltd. and Impression Wonders Arts Development Co., Ltd (Impression Wonders) inked a cooperative agreement on programmes of the “Most Memorable Shaoshanchong”.
The project on the building of the cultural travel complex is centered on large live-action performances, equipped with operational types of travel such as convention and exhibition, education and training, collection and exhibition fair, cinema, red culture street, and water sports. Located near Qingjian (Youth) Reservoir at Shanshao Village, the project will cover an area of 3000 mu (200 hectares) and about 5 billion yuan will be input.
The “Most Memorable Shaoshanchong” large live-action performance, with Zhang Yimou as its chief director, is expected to be premiered on Dec. 26, 2018, the 125th anniversary of Chairman’s Mao Zedong’s birthday.
Translator: Xiao Juan
Source: Hunan Official Web Portal