發現廣州

發現廣州

A THEATRE ON THE WATER THE “RED BOAT OF THE PEARL RIVER”

The Cantonese opera had its heyday in the late Qing Dynasty and the early part of the Republic of China (1912-1949). Opera troupes would travel along the Pearl River Delta on red boats from place-to-place to perform for the folks on the banks.

The “Red Boat of the Pearl River”

The Red Boat is a symbol of Cantonese opera - an opera unique to the Lingnan region. The current one is the biggest cruise boats on the river.

When seen from afar, the vessel looks like a Lingnan-style building floating on the water. The bow features a design of Guangzhou's Chen Clan Academy and the Ancestral Temple in Foshan. The design of the stern draws on the architectural elements of Aiqun Hotel - Guangzhou's tallest building from 1937 to 1967.

Performances are held on the “Red Boat of Pearl River”, a cruise boat that departs from Haixinsha Dock. In a cruise tour of 80 minutes, the audience can appreciate the performance, while enjoying the beautiful night scenes along the Pearl River.

嶺南特色仿古游船“珠江紅船號”

珠江紅船長 52 米，寬 15 米，高出水平 8.4 米，是目前珠江上最大的游船。遠遠望去，游船就像一座建造在水面上的嶺南建筑。船頭采用陳家祠和佛山祖廟的設計風格；船身一側是彩色的滿洲窗，并包含了北京路、恩寧路的騎樓元素等。

演出在“珠江紅船號“上進行。游船從海心沙碼頭駛出，在珠江上航行的 80分鐘里，游客可以一邊欣賞粵劇，一邊欣賞窗外的夜景。

The Romance of the Boat

The opera is about the love story of a Man Mou Sang (or civilized martial man, a male role in the opera) named Liang Jianqiu, who devoted his life to Cantonese opera.

珠江上的《船說》

這部戲講述的是文武生靚劍秋戲里戲外的情感故事。他紅遍省港、享譽南洋；他愛戲如命，將他的生命全部奉獻給了他心愛的粵劇。

他的生命中，有三位重要的女性，卻終生未娶。

Blooming Flowers and Full Moon

It is a story about Mr. Liu, a scholar appointed to marry the princess. As Liu had already got engaged, he rejected the Emperor’s order. In the end, the Emperor accepted his disobedience, and Liu and his wife lived happily ever after.

粵劇《新月圓花好》

《新月圓花好》講述了嶺南狀元柳生在考取功名后，雖獲皇帝欽賜駙馬，但不忘發妻，抗旨拒婚，最后終獲皇帝赦免，與發妻共偕連理的故事。

ANGKOR TEMPLE OF THE GODS

Between the 9th and 15th centuries the Angkor Empire claimed control over major parts of neighbouring countries yet its decline still baffles archaeologists as David Bowden discovered when he visited the famous Angkor site on the plains of Central Cambodia.

Text and photos by David Bowden & Getty Images