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The 2025 Zijin Culture and Arts Festival opened in Nanjing on September 28. It is jointly hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Jiangsu Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

The annual festival is regarded as a community celebration of culture and arts for Jiangsu residents and a major platform showcasing the province’s literary and artistic achievements.

This year’s month-long program features a rich variety of productions, including opera, drama, musicals, acrobatics, puppetry, children’s theatre, traditional Chinese orchestra, and symphony concerts.

Notably, the stage performance series will present 22 theatrical productions and 10 musical works across the province.