On May 8th, the 8th "Elderly Stage" event of the "People's Health Cup" in Xi'an, jointly organized by the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, the Municipal Committee for Senior Cadres Work Bureau, the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Health Commission, the Municipal Veterans Affairs Bureau, and the Municipal Elderly Development Foundation, was officially launched.

The theme of this event is "Ode to the New Era and Praise the Road to a Strong Country", aiming to inspire the elderly to express their patriotism through their talents, promote the achievements of the times, demonstrate a positive view of aging and the concept of healthy aging, and help build an elderly friendly society.

It is reported that since its establishment in 2018, the "Elderly Stage" has adhered to the purpose of "cultural elderly care, art benefiting the people", providing a communication platform and talent display window for healthy and energetic elderly people in the city, enabling them to achieve learning, achievement, enjoyment, and enjoyment in their old age. Over the past seven years, this cultural welfare project has gradually become a silver haired cultural coordinate that showcases the charm of the ancient capital and permeates the spirit of the times.

The 8th "Elderly Stage" in Xi'an was fully guided and supervised by the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau and other departments, and organized and carried out by the Xi'an Elderly Development Foundation. The event covers the launch ceremony, competition selection, cultural evening party, art exhibition, Huimin tour, and the 3rd Xi'an Laobo Exhibition and Convention, with six types of competition projects including vocal music, opera, and dance. The main form is collective performance, and the program content is required to be positive and promote positive energy. Participants must be at least 60 years old for males and 55 years old for females, in good health and passionate about performing. More than 80% of team members in group performances must meet the age requirements. Participants can use the organizing committee's email address to participate（ xalndwt@126.com ）Submit the registration form and work registration, and each unit can also recommend programs.

This year's "Elderly Stage" will be launched from today. The preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds are scheduled to be held in stages in June, July, and August. One first prize and several second and third prizes will be selected for each category of work. Before and after the Double Ninth Festival, award ceremonies and performance presentations will be held. Some outstanding works will be showcased at the 3rd Xi'an Elderly Expo from September 18th to 20th, and a tour will be conducted in communities, villages, and elderly care institutions from October to November to benefit the people.

The person in charge of the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau pointed out that this event will collaborate with various forces such as the government, enterprises, media, and social organizations to accurately meet the needs of the elderly population, deeply explore excellent works around the masses, build a full chain service system of "program arrangement venue adaptation safety guarantee", promote the digital transformation of excellent works and the universal sharing of cultural achievements, and promote standardized, standardized, and replicable cultural elderly care models.