Hangzhou: Impression West Lake Show(Enduring Memories of HZ)

hen you come to Hangzhou. Come and enjoy this amazing and beautiful performance!

The Show's director is Zhang Yimou, who was once the director of 2008 Beijing Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. In 2016, G2o Summit was held in Hangzhou, this fantastic Impression West Lake Show was offered as a golden name card of the city of Hangzhou to all the leaders of G20 attending the summit.
From May 2017, the new version of Impression West Lake show-Enduring Memories of Hangzhou was upgraded and offered to publics.

The stage is ingeniously displayed on the water surface, dancers perform in shallow water, and the performance is all on a floating platform. With the background music, lights and artificial mists, the whole performance looks like being processed on the West Lake.

Act 1 : Spring River in the Flower Moon Night
Spring River in the Flower Moon Night is the one of the Ten Chinese Traditional Musical Masterpieces.

Act 2: Dance of Picking Tea Leaves.
It displays the scene of how tea picking girls pick tea buds in the green tea plantation.

Act 3: Love Story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai( A Tale of the Chinese Romeo and Juliet)
This is a love tragedy between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. They loved each other but forbidden to marry by their families. After death, they turned into a pair of butterflies and flied out of the tomb.

Act 4: High Mountains and Flowing Waters
One of the 10 classical Chinese string music masterpieces , very vividly depicts the water natural flowing in the mountain.

Act 5: Ballet Swan Lake
This act moves the famous Russian Ballet Swan Lake to the West Lake. It was a greeting to the world famous Ballet Dance.

Act 6: My country and I
This act expresses Chinese people's deep love of their motherland.

Act 7: Moon Light
The night of the West Lake will not be so mysterious and charming without the moon light mirroring in the lake.

Act 8: The Unforgettable Jasmine Flower
This Chinese folk song is the most well-known Chinese folk song throughout the world.

Act 9: Ode to Joy
The show will reach its climax with Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Impressive West Lake Show, the enduring memories of Hangzhou.