Singing of a female singer strikes a chord with audience.

　　　
Female soldiers dancing on the ship deck

　　The "Shichang" ship of Dalian Naval Academy voyaged 24 days from September 16 to October 9 along the Chinese coastline , and those who involved in this "Cultural Voyage Along 10,000 Li Coastline" were members of the naval performing troupe who had participated in the just concluded PLA Amateur Theatrical Festival. The ship sailed along the Chinese coast from Lushun in the north to Guangzhou in the south, during which the performers gave performances for and provided cultural service to the grassroots units in mountainous areas and on islands. On this trip they visited 8 military ports to present a total of 38 shows to officers and men. In addition, they also trained cultural backbones for the grassroots units. With its unprecedented large scale and long duration as well as the great distance it traveled and extensive targets served, this voyage has created a precedent for the naval amateur performing troupes to conduct long-distance cultural service to troops along with naval ships. It has also created a new cultural service record of the PLA Navy.

　　By Su Yi and Duan Hai

　　(Feb 5, PLA Daily)