An ancient city with a thousand-year cultural heritage uses the show Return of the Tide · Dreaming of Chaozhou as a medium. It weaves the surging river, brilliant intangible cultural heritage and vivid folk customs into an immersive audio-visual feast. With “tide” as its soul and “dream” as its guide, the show takes audiences through time amid shifting lights and shadows, tracing Chaozhou’s cultural journey from ancient merchant ships to today’s booming cultural tourism. It has become a must-see experience to understand and fall in love with Chaozhou.
Return of the Tide · Dreaming of Chaozhou is structured in three acts: Rise of the Tide, Prosperity of the Tide and Surge of the Tide. Each act stands alone yet connects seamlessly. Through drama, dance, songs and intangible cultural heritage displays, it tells Chaozhou’s cultural story from past to present. Lasting about one hour, the breathtaking show keeps audiences fully engaged.
More than an audio-visual feast, it is a deep dialogue with Chaozhou culture. As the tide of the Hanjiang River unfolds, Chaozhou opera echoes and the warmth of intangible cultural heritage touches the heart, audiences feel as if dreaming through a thousand years. They understand Chaozhou’s pioneering spirit of the red-headed ships, the inheritance of its intangible cultural heritage and the vibrant fusion of ancient and modern life in this timeless city