On the evening of the 17th, the opening ceremony of the 41st Chrysanthemum Culture Festival in Kaifeng, China was held at the Qingming Shanghe Garden in Kaifeng, Henan, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties. The picture shows the opening ceremony cultural performance. Liu Peng photographed Kaifeng, formerly known as Bianliang. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng was an important node city on the Silk Road, where thousands of merchants gathered. Nowadays, this city, named "China's Famous Chrysanthemum City", attracts tens of millions of Chinese and foreign tourists to visit this place every year. With the increasing popularity, the reputation of "Kaifeng chrysanthemums are the best under heaven" is widely known. Sing a palace with a myriad of customs, and play a song that exudes fragrance. The opening ceremony of that evening's literary and artistic performance focused on spanning a thousand years of time and space in Kaifeng. It was divided into two parts: the first part "Bianjing of a Thousand Years" and the second part "Kaifeng of the Era", presenting seamless transitions between different contexts. The chrysanthemums in the city, the flowing Song lyrics, the beautiful singing style, and the warm smiling face demonstrate the posture of Kaifeng spanning time and space, radiating the world for thousands of years, and paint a new era of "Qingming River Map". The picture shows the opening ceremony cultural performance. Liu Peng, the Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development and Chairman of the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, Li Rusheng, who attended the opening ceremony, said in his speech that for the past forty years, Kaifeng has adhered to using chrysanthemums as the carrier, culture as the cornerstone, and festivals as the platform, inheriting historical culture, enriching people's lives, improving the level of landscaping and horticulture, and driving the development of related industries. He stated that allowing chrysanthemums to "enter daily life, approach citizens, and integrate into the city" will effectively improve citizens' happiness index, promote industry exchanges and mutual learning, and promote green development in the city. The picture shows chrysanthemums displayed in the Qingming Shanghe Garden in Kaifeng. Liu Peng, Secretary of the Kaifeng Municipal Party Committee, Gao Jianjun, said in his speech that since 1983, Kaifeng has successfully held 40 sessions of the Chrysanthemum Culture Festival. The golden chrysanthemums that bloom year after year tell the glorious history of the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties and depict the profound culture of Bianliang for thousands of years, becoming an important symbol of promoting cultural prosperity and prosperity in Kaifeng. After 40 years of experience, the Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Culture Festival has become a beautiful business card for Henan to go global and gain a better understanding of Henan. This year's Chrysanthemum Culture Festival, Kaifeng City will launch a series of themed activities around the theme of "Song Yun Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Fragrance China", including "Watching the Beauty" and "Reading Song Yun", including hosting the 12th International Chrysanthemum Exhibition, the National Chrysanthemum Master Invitation Exhibition, and the Kaifeng Nanjing Fine Chrysanthemum Joint Exhibition; The 8th Song Dynasty Forum will focus on the theme of "World Cultural Heritage and the Modernization and Transformation of Ancient Capital" and jointly organize a series of activities such as academic seminars and exchanges, the Song Dynasty Intangible Cultural Heritage Market, the Song Dynasty Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Market, and the Song Dynasty Cultural and Creative Exhibition with Hangzhou, allowing excellent traditional culture to be fully displayed, passed down, and innovatively developed. It is reported that this Chrysanthemum Culture Festival is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development and the People's Government of Henan Province. During the Cultural Festival, a total of 3.2 million pots of chrysanthemums were showcased in Kaifeng City, presenting a chrysanthemum culture feast that is both contemporary and unique to Kaifeng to visitors from all directions. Reporter: Liu Peng (Xinhua News Agency)