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Chapter 535 Where Rivers Flow into the Sea, China is in its Prime!
What is fashion? If you look at it more deeply, it's actually the trends that people pursue.

To some extent, during this year's Welfare Festival and Welfare Week, at least for this period of time, various Chinese clothing designs have replaced the status of some traditional foreign luxury brand haute couture.

Of course, whether it can be maintained or continued is not something Chen Mo can decide.

On the other hand, during this year's welfare week, in the entertainment industry, the proportion of celebrities wearing high-end custom-made clothing with obvious Chinese style elements at various events has increased significantly.

The main reason is that the atmosphere created by the welfare week has spread throughout the country, thus forming a style trend. Moreover, whenever she attends wearing a new style of Chinese-style haute couture, she always receives a lot of attention and media coverage.

It naturally became the first choice.

After all, for celebrities, haute couture from luxury brands has become the norm, while traditional Chinese style series have emerged as a dark horse.

Trends have always been a top-down phenomenon.

The entertainment industry has a significant influence, especially on fashion trends.

This is why Chen Mo suddenly had the idea to leverage his status and connections in the Chinese entertainment industry to create such an all-star fashion show.

It seems that the results are quite good.

This performance, "Rivers Flow into the Sea," symbolizes the vastness of the ocean by embracing all rivers, and integrates Hanfu with the clothing elements of other ethnic minorities on various levels.

The highlight of this show is that it's not limited to cheongsams; it also incorporates other ethnic minority costumes and traditional Hanfu.

Back to the show venue, the Workers' Stadium in Beijing!
As the red carpet event concluded, the entire main venue of the Workers' Stadium was plunged into darkness, the noise in the audience abruptly ceased, and everyone held their breath.

Suddenly, a deep and resonant chime sounded from all directions, as if it had traveled through a thousand years, echoing in the darkness.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling golden beam of light slowly illuminated the center of the stage, shining upon the giant three-dimensional ink painting scroll suspended in mid-air. On the scroll, the Yellow River roared and surged, its waves crashing like a dragon's fury; the Yangtze River meandered and flowed, its waters shimmering like a silver serpent. The images of the two mother rivers converged on the scroll, ultimately coalescing into four powerful characters: "Rivers Flow into the Sea," their strokes sharp as knives, their momentum overwhelming.

Suddenly, a powerful voice rang out: "The Yellow River's waters come from the sky, rushing to the sea never to return!"

This is accompanied by the familiar Chinese poem "Toasting the Wine".

On the left side of the painting, the Yellow River flows down as if pouring down from the heavens, with towering waves and surging power, like a roaring dragon carrying mud and sand, crashing against the mountains and land on both banks.

Amidst the raging torrents, a breathtaking scene suddenly emerges—the magnificent spectacle of Yu the Great taming the floods.

A figure dressed in coarse linen clothing stood on the raging riverbank, wielding a massive axe. Behind him were countless ancestors, carrying wooden stakes and lifting huge stones, working together to fight the flood.

The figure, with unwavering eyes, wielded a giant axe, cleaving through the rocks that blocked the flow of water. The early inhabitants followed closely behind, chiseling through mountains to divert water and dredging river channels. With rudimentary tools, they fought against the fury of nature, carving out new waterways inch by inch, finally taming the raging floods and guiding them to the sea.

This scene symbolizes the courage and wisdom of the ancient Chinese people in their struggle against nature, and it also laid the foundation for Chinese civilization—controlling water to build a prosperous nation, and human determination to conquer nature.

The Chinese people at the scene immediately recognized the figure as Yu the Great, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. This scene of Yu the Great controlling the floods was naturally familiar to the Chinese audience.

The roar of the Yellow River contrasts sharply with the perseverance of Yu the Great, making the audience feel as if they are there, experiencing the earth-shaking power and the source of the enduring vitality of Chinese civilization.

Suddenly another line of poetry rang out: "The great river flows eastward, its waves sweeping away countless heroes of the past."

On the right side of the scroll, the Yangtze River surges eastward, its waves rolling and its momentum overwhelming. Suddenly, a hazy mist rises from the river, and from within the mist, a breathtaking historical scene gradually emerges—the Battle of Red Cliffs!
On the river, warships were densely packed, filling the entire field of vision like a forest. The warships of Eastern Wu were tall and imposing, with banners embroidered with the character "Wu" flying at their bows, fluttering in the wind; the warships of Cao Cao's army were a dark mass, linked by iron chains, like a moving city wall, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Suddenly, flames shot into the sky! The fire ships of Eastern Wu, like arrows released from a bow, crashed into Cao Cao's fleet. In an instant, flames surged and black smoke billowed. The warships burned in the sea of ​​fire, splinters flew, masts snapped, and the soldiers panicked. Some jumped into the river to escape, while others struggled in the flames.

At the highest point of the battlefield, a dashing young general stood proudly at the bow of the ship—Zhou Yu! He wore a turban and a brocade robe, gently waving a feather fan in his hand, a calm smile on his lips. Despite the raging flames on the river, he remained composed, as if everything was under his control.

With a wave of his feather fan, the Eastern Wu navy roared in unison, war drums thundered, and arrows rained down. Cao Cao's warships sank one after another under the fire attack, their masts and rudders burned, and their wreckage floated on the river, creating an extremely tragic scene.

"With a laugh and a chat, enemy ships and towers were reduced to ashes!"—Zhou Yu's strategy and magnanimity were on full display at this moment. The magnificent scene of the entire Battle of Red Cliffs is vividly depicted on the scroll, allowing the audience to feel as if they have traveled through time and witnessed this epic battle that determined the fate of the Three Kingdoms!
The opening scene immediately stunned the entire audience, as well as all the viewers in the live broadcast room.

Domestic audiences are a bit better off, since everyone is familiar with these historical anecdotes and famous scenes.

But overseas audiences were completely stunned.

Many people asked in the live chat what these were.
Domestic netizens are always the first to proudly and meticulously explain the origins of these scenes to their overseas friends.

Immediately afterwards, another line of poetry rang out: "Where the nomadic horses and birds of the north meet, the rainbow-colored robes and wide sashes dance in Dunhuang!"

Those familiar with Chinese culture, upon hearing this line of poetry, knew that what followed should be an exchange of civilizations. And indeed, it did. At the bottom of the magnificent scroll, where the Yellow River and the Yangtze River converge, a splendid picture of the Silk Road slowly unfolds:

Caravans of camels, laden with silk and porcelain, left winding tracks among the golden sand dunes.

A foreign merchant with curly hair and deep-set eyes was exchanging goods with a Han envoy in wide sleeves and a long belt. The Persian silverware in the foreign merchant's hand and the celadon tea set held by the Han envoy shone brightly in the sunlight.

In mid-air, the colorful ribbons of the Dunhuang flying apsaras fluttered in the wind. They held ruan and pipa in their hands, their toes lightly touching the auspicious clouds. Behind them were caisson ceilings with grape patterns from the Western Regions, as well as dragon and phoenix patterns from the Central Plains.

As the sounds of camel bells and chimes intertwine, the pomegranate patterns on the Persian carpet suddenly intertwine with the cloud patterns on the Han brocade, clearly demonstrating how Eastern and Western civilizations blended seamlessly along this golden passage thousands of years ago.

Suddenly another voice rang out: "The truly remarkable figures are those of today!"

It's clear from this line of poetry by the great man that what follows is the modern era!

As everyone expected, the scroll at the top of the central stage began to move.

Two rushing rivers meander and eventually converge in the center of the picture, plunging into the vast blue ocean like two giant dragons.

The moment the river water meets the sea, it bursts forth with dazzling light, transforming into a magnificent picture of contemporary China.

On the left, a silver-white Fuxing bullet train leaps out of the river, its front cutting through the waves as it speeds past, leaving a trail of intercity rails trailing behind it.
A Long March 5 carrier rocket rose from the waves on the right, its tail flame drawing a golden-red trail in the clouds.

At the confluence of the two waterways, the cable-stayed bridge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge pierces through the clouds like harp strings, and the neon lights in the shape of the "Chinese knot" on the bridge towers shine with the rising sun.

The seabed is adorned with patterns resembling bronze tripods and blue-and-white porcelain, while buoys shaped like 5G signal towers float on the surface. Waves crest hybrid rice ears and quantum satellite models, while in the distance, the steel phoenix of the new airport spreads its wings and soars across the waves.

In the entire image, the wavy lines transformed from the ancient zither score connect the cloud patterns of oracle bone script with blockchain code, while the ribbons of the Dunhuang flying apsaras are wrapped around the intelligent robotic arm and dance gracefully.

The most striking part is at the top of the image: a giant five-star red flag formed from the mist of the Yellow River and Yangtze River unfurls in the wind, with the BeiDou satellite network woven from nanomaterials on its surface flashing.

The entire scene resembles a long-exposure photograph taken with the shutter pressed—it features both the heavy projection of the taotie pattern on bronze artifacts and the flowing light reflected from the solar panels of the space station, ultimately converging in the calligraphy inscription in the lower right corner of the scroll: "Where rivers flow into the sea, China is in its prime."

As the scroll slowly unfolds, the background music gradually transitions from the ancient chime bells to a stirring symphony. Dry ice mist is sprayed from both sides of the stage, forming surging waves under the laser beam, as if the entire venue has been swept into the river of history.

The audience erupted in thunderous cheers, their faces flushed with excitement.

They originally just came to see a show, but who would have thought that the opening act would be such an extravagant bombshell?

This is the charm of civilization, this is the empowering power of culture.

Looking at the world, who else but us?
Forget luxury brands, years of heritage, and fashion icons; this is the real deal.

Many overseas luxury brands and fashion magazines, along with foreigners who had been staking out the location hoping to find out more, were completely baffled at this moment.

This is utterly devoid of martial ethics; it's a complete dimensional reduction attack!
The barrage is flooding the screen like crazy:

"Holy crap! These special effects are amazing!"

"Every frame is a form of cultural export!"

"Chen Mo has turned 5,000 years of history into a 4D movie!"

"I just want to ask, who else?"

"He really did it! I'm so happy, what kind of amazing move was that?!"

"This is our civilization. Those who fawn over foreign things should really open their eyes and see what civilization and awesomeness are!"

"Where rivers flow into the sea, China is in its prime, awesome!"

At this moment, countless sons and daughters of China are proud that throughout the long river of history, we have always been the Celestial Empire, the center of the world, and the pinnacle of civilization!

Although there was a period of decline, it was just a momentary lull for the lion!

These images, along with the live broadcast, spread throughout the country and around the world.

Hundreds of millions of people are witnessing this scene!
(End of this chapter)