Singaporean Nyonya culture video exhibition, Nyonya wedding dance drama, Nanyang concert, costume show, long-table banquet... On March 8, the Third Nanyang Cultural Festival and Singapore-Wulin Peranakan Festival, co-sponsored by the Singapore Tourism Board, Fujian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Jinjiang Municipal Government, was launched in Wulin traditional village of Jinjiang, unveiling the 24-day Nyonya-style festival.
At the opening ceremony, the dancing troupe from Singapore—Dance Ensemble Singapore put on the Nyonya wedding dance drama "Wedding: Memories of Nanyang", which tells the story of early Chinese-Singaporeans who sailed to Southeast Asia, married the local residents, brought up new generations, and passed on traditional Chinese customs and the indigenous culture. After that, the troupe staged a 3-day drama tour in Quanzhou West Street, Wulin Gun-tower Square, and Jinjiang Theater Center.
From March 8 to 31, the 3rd Nanyang Cultural Festival and Singapore-Wulin Peranakan Festival have brought authentic Nyonya cultural experience, performances, exhibitions and derivatives in collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board and Singaporean Nyonya cultural inheritors, and engaged in communication with local cultural scholars, schools and theaters. They will collectively strive to create a multi-dimensional Nyonya-style festival in Wulin, further build the brand of Wulin Traditional Village "the First Nyonya Cultural Experience Village in China", and promote the high-quality development of Jinjiang’s cultural tourism economy.
On the afternoon of March 8, a show was put up to display the overseas Fujianese cultures. Singaporean Nyonya clothing was presented together with Gaojia opera, puppet show and other intangible cultural heritage, making the village's debut catwalk show of both Nyonya garments and Gaojia costumes.