After nearly half a year of intense competition, the highly anticipated "2025 Guangzhou Silver Age Art Season" final list has been officially announced! From the district level selection to the finals, over 1400 teams and more than 30000 silver aged contestants worked hard and passionately, showcasing their silver hair style in the competition of vocal, dance, fashion, and comprehensive categories. Eventually, multiple awards such as first, second, and third prizes, Best Popularity Award, and Best Style Award were determined.

Starting in early spring and blooming in summer, Silver Age Art burns high all the way

In order to explore new models for high-quality development of elderly education and promote the deep integration of elderly education, elderly culture, and silver economy, the "2025 Guangzhou Silver Age Art Season" advocated by Guangzhou University of the Elderly, jointly organized by Guangzhou Daily Press Group (Guangzhou Daily), China International Elderly Health Industry Expo, and Guangzhou Yuewei Silver Age Vitality Research Institute, has sparked a craze for silver age art in the city since its official launch in April. The power of silver age is surging and blooming, with online interaction exceeding 2.514 million and online dissemination reaching 9.362 million. It has become a widely influential mass art event in the field of elderly culture in Guangzhou.

The art season continues to heat up, lasting over 5 months and attracting more than 1400 teams to sign up for the competition, with over 30000 silver aged people actively participating. The district level selection competition covers 11 districts in the city, with a total of 20 auditions organized based on cultural centers, government agencies, theaters, and shopping malls in each district. The contestants showcase the healthy, energetic, and fashionable style of Guangzhou's silver haired population through lively dances, heartfelt singing, elegant cheongsams, and creative performances.

From August 22nd to 24th, the finals were held on-site at the 9th China (Guangzhou) International Elderly Care and Health Industry Expo (referred to as Guangzhou Elderly Expo), with 120 teams taking turns to compete, winning rounds of applause with full enthusiasm and exquisite artistic expression. Whether it's the graceful beauty of the East in qipao shows or the uplifting melodies in songs and dances, they all make the audience feel the artistic tension and vitality of the silver age group.

The award ceremony shines brightly, the final chapter goes to Silver Age together

With the successful conclusion of the finals, the competition will usher in a shining finale - the "2025 Guangzhou Silver Age Art Season Awards Ceremony and Excellent Program Exhibition" evening party. The evening party will be held on the evening of October 28th at the Red Line Women's Theater of Guangzhou Cantonese Opera House, with the theme of "Golden Autumn Setting Sail, Rhythmic Sunset". Through exciting award ceremonies and excellent program performances, it presents the positive, healthy, energetic and fashionable spirit of the silver age group, and praises their continuous participation in social construction and leading the way of civilization. At that time, a visual and auditory feast intertwined with art and emotion will once again ignite the night sky of Yangcheng. In the golden autumn of October, let us witness the glorious moment together and pay tribute to the silver age style!

Information Times reporter Liu Zhanping

Editor of Information Times: Yan Lu