A Night of Wonder: the 1st Taiyuan International Magic Showcase meets you online
To further build the premium culture-and-tourism brand "Tang Style, Jin Charm — Splendid Taiyuan", the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the Taiyuan Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Centre (Taiyuan Municipal Cultural Centre) are launching an online cultural exchange event with "international style and Taiyuan character"; amid the current global spread of COVID-19, it also aims to give the people of the provincial capital a source of warmth and happiness and to build confidence in unity and progress. Ten highly influential artists of the magic world gather in Taiyuan online and invite everyone to step into the enchanted hall in the cloud and witness together the arrival of every miraculous moment!
From April 22 to April 24, 2022, A Night of Wonder and Magic — The 1st Taiyuan International Magic Showcase opens in spectacular fashion, inviting you to share in a visual feast of magic. Believe that miracles are close at hand: ten heavyweight magicians come from Shenzhen, Beijing, Tianjin, Dongguan, Kunming, Xinjiang, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and China's Taiwan region. The programme brings together close-up, stage, large-scale interactive and classical magic, combining many elements of magic and acrobatics, each with its own character. For three days from April 22 to April 24, 2022, from 20:00 to 20:20 each evening, it will be shown simultaneously on the new-media matrix of the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the new-media matrix of the Taiyuan Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Centre (Taiyuan Municipal Cultural Centre), the new-media platforms of the Taiyuan Daily Media Group, and the platform of the Taiyuan Municipal Media Convergence Centre.
1. April 22: Zhang De'en, Zhang Guozhou, Hu Linglong (the technical school of the magic world) — a top-tier line-up of professional authority in the field, bringing you a stunning experience;
2. April 23: Wang Xiwen, Sun Zheng, Hu Kailun (the powerful force of the magic world) — a marvellous line-up that dares to create and innovate, bringing you real inspiration;
3. April 24: Li Yu, Liu Cheng, Ding Shuai, Mirizi Aihemaiti Shabier (the good-looking squad of the magic world) — a cheerful line-up combining looks and ability, bringing you a visual treat.
1. 20:00, April 22, 2022 — opening line-up: the technical school of the magic world
Zhang De'en: the gifted magician of the flamboyant school
Close-up champion, China Chapter of the International Magicians Society (IMS)
Won the "Best Newcomer Award" at the 2008 China regional qualifier for the FISM World Magic Convention
Appeared at the World Magic Convention in 2009
Won the Bronze Award at the 2nd Happy Valley International Magic Competition in 2010
Zhang Guozhou: the young king of close-up magic
Member of the Council, Guangdong Acrobats Association
Vice-President, Shenzhen Acrobats Association
Signature works: Afternoon Tea, Healing Hands, Piano Dream and others
Gold Award in the close-up competition at the 2008 Gold Medal Award International Magic Convention
Grand Prize for Best Close-up Magic, Hong Kong International Magic Invitational
Gold Award in the close-up competition at the 6th Shanghai International Magic Showcase, 2009
Champion of the close-up competition at the 6th AMA Asian International Magic Convention, 2009
Champion of the close-up magic competition at the 2010 Bangkok International Magic Showcase, Thailand
Third place in the Micro category of close-up magic at the 2011 FISM Asian Championship of Magic
Fourth place in the Micro category of close-up magic at the FISM event in Blackpool, UK, in 2012
Bronze Award, Close-up Magic Star Invitational, 1st Golden Great Wall Cup Beijing International Magic Convention
Honorary Award for close-up magic at the 29th London Magic Convention, UK, 2012
Wenhua Award Bronze Prize and Wenhua Award for Best Director-Choreographer, conferred by the Ministry of Culture
Hu Linglong: master inheritor of intangible cultural heritage
Fourth-generation inheritor of Sun-School traditional Xifa (classical Chinese magic), an item of China's intangible cultural heritage
Member of the Magic Art Committee, China Acrobats Association
Took first place on Henan TV's Magic Has Its Way in 2010
In 2013 he won the title of "Extraordinary Star" on CCTV's Very 6+1, and in the same year appeared as a performing guest on Resounding Echo and I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala
Performed on the CCTV-7 Spring Festival Gala in 2013
His original act Forest Fantasy won the Gold Award at the "3rd Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao–Taiwan Magic Exchange Conference" in 2016
In 2021 he won the Gold Award at Shenzhen's "Golden Magic Ring" magic competition; in the same year he took the Golden Chrysanthemum crown with the top overall score at the "Golden Chrysanthemum Award" competition, the highest national award for magic and acrobatics, and was invited to appear as a guest on CCTV-4's Global Variety Show
2. 20:00, April 23, 2022 — second line-up: the powerful force of the magic world
Wang Xiwen: the gentleman of the elegant school
Magician from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
In 2007 he took second place in the stage category of the Gold Medal Award International Magic Competition (the country's highest magic competition)
Hong Kong TVB's Most Popular Magician of the Year
Winner of the Oscar Merlin Award of the International Magicians Society
Sun Zheng: the dream-weaving magician of emotion
Fifth-generation inheritor of "court Xifa" (imperial-court conjuring), an item of intangible cultural heritage
Won the Gold Award at the 4th Happy Valley International Magic Competition in 2011
For Magic Journey, the studio-theatre show he created in 2013, the profession hailed him as "China's first theatre magician"
Recorded a magic act for the Southeast TV Spring Festival Gala in 2017
Guest magic performer on CCTV, Southeast TV, Liaoning TV and Shandong TV
Hu Kailun: the fastest hands in magic
Guest magic performer on the 2018 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and its Little New Year's Eve gala
Guest magic performer on the 2017 CCTV Lantern Festival Gala
Received the Golden Buzzer honour on China's Got Talent 2019
3. 20:00, April 24, 2022 — final line-up: the good-looking squad of the magic world
Li Yu: the rising star of magic
Member, Shenzhen Acrobats Association
Secretary-General, Longhua District Acrobats Association, Shenzhen
Won the Gold Award at the Malaysia International Youth Magic Competition
Best Creativity Award, stage category, Guangdong Provincial Universities Magic Competition
Liu Cheng: the handsome one of magic
Member of the Council, Longhua District Acrobats Association, Shenzhen
Ding Shuai: the elegant young master of classical magic; fifth-generation inheritor of "Fu-School Illusion", a national-level item of intangible cultural heritage
Member of the Magic Art Committee, China Acrobats Association
Member of the Magic Art Committee, Beijing Acrobats Association
Back-to-back champion of the "Golden Magic Ring" International Magic Competition
Gold Award, Ulsan International Magic Competition, South Korea
Silver Award in the magic competition of the West Lake International Magic Festival
Named an "Advanced Individual" by the Beijing Acrobats Association for four consecutive years
Deputy Secretary-General, Changping Acrobats Association, Beijing
Member of the 4th Changping District Youth Federation
Mirizi Aihemaiti Shabier: the king of explosive power in magic
Member of the Council, Shenzhen Acrobats Association
Gold Award, 2014 Happy Valley Cup International Magic Competition
Gold Award, 2nd Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao–Taiwan Magic Exchange Conference
Won the Silver Award at the 2018 "Golden Chrysanthemum Award" competition, China's highest award for magic and acrobatics
With an open stance, an innovative format and abundant energy, A Night of Wonder and Magic — The 1st Taiyuan International Magic Showcase will strive to "combine the magical effect of the acts with their artistry", to "combine popular appeal with high-end programming" and to "combine competition with academic exchange", so as to advance the inheritance and innovative development of China's traditional art of magic, present to the world an image of Taiyuan as a vibrant and innovative city, and contribute the strength of culture and art to Taiyuan's bid to become a National Civilized City.