Source: Qinhuangdao Evening News
There is a well-known theme park in France—Puy Du Fou (the Crazy Country).
It receives more than 2.5 million visitors every year, second only to Disneyland in France. It was selected as one of the top 10 best theme parks in the world by the TripAdvisor in 2018. The biggest feature, or its proud “secret” is “Traveling through time and space.”
Now, the “Made in France” is about to come to China.
A picture of the French “Puy Du Fou” park provided by the official website of Puy Du Fou
It brings cultural pride to the French
Puy Du Fou Park is located in Vendée, a city in the western France, and was founded by Philippe De Villiers, former French Minister of Culture.
On March 20, 2016, an actor dressed as Joan of Arc in the performance in the French “Puy Du Fou” park. Xinhua News Agency / Agence France Press
There are no entertainment facilities in the theme park, but you can enjoy more than 20 “historical dramas” adapted from real events or legends from different periods of ancient Rome, the Medieval Ages, and the Renaissance.
A picture of the French “Puy Du Fou” park provided by the official website of Puy Du Fou
On-site special effects such as water, fire, fireworks, film-like scenes of realistic war scenes, and highlights such as equestrian, animal husbandry, and bird training present visitors a refreshing sense of “travelling through time and space”.
A picture of the French “Puy Du Fou” park provided by the official website of Puy Du Fou
In addition, there are four historical towns in the “Puy Du Fou”, providing visitors with a further immersive living experience.
There are 2,500 staff and more than 4,000 volunteers, all of whom live nearby. This not only drives the economy of its neighborhood, but also brings a sense of belonging to the local people. There is a training school in the park to train performance talents.
Someone once commented that the reason for the success of this theme park is that it brings cultural pride to the French.
There are too many materials to select from the history of five thousand years!
According to Nicolas de Villiers, son of the founder and current chairman of the park, following the layout in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Spain, the "Crazy Country" will join hands with China, which is the first time they are going to output creative mode and build parks outside Europe.
A picture of the French “Puy Du Fou” park provided by the official website of Puy Du Fou
“We hope to reproduce Chinese history, myths and legends with an innovative and modern entertainment mode.”
Nicolas also said that he watched various performances in China more than 10 years ago, and was deeply attracted by the Chinese historical figures such as Qin Shi Huang and Yue Fei. He thinks that there are too many materials worthy of excavation in China’s 5,000-year history, which will be suitable for presenting the historical drama mode of Puy Du Fou to the Chinese audience, and at the same time, some unique expression techniques of Chinese drama art have also brought new creative inspiration to them.
He expressed his hope that the creation mode and performance form of “Puy Du Fou” would bring a sense of cultural pride to the Chinese audience, especially to the young people.
In order to locate in China, “Puy Du Fou” is named Pu De Fu in Chinese. According to reports, the first night show jointly created by “Puy Du Fou” and China will be presented at the Jiaoshan Great Wall, which is expected to be launched in 2022.
A picture of night show in the French “Puy Du Fou” park provided by the official website of “Puy Du Fou”
A picture of the design print of the Great Wall night show provided by China in cooperation with France.
Nicolas said that Chinese market is very attractive. By 2025, it is expected to surpass the United States to become the market with the largest number of visitors to the park. He urges the Chinese and French teams to create exciting cultural and creative products on the basis of mutual understanding and integration.
Nicolas said that the “One Belt, One Road” initiative proposed by China is an excellent solution for the development of the world, and the historical story of the “Silk Road” shows the trade and cross-regional and intercultural exchanges, which is one of the major sources of the creation materials. (Reporter: Han Qian, Ying Qiang. Editor: Sun Hao)
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