At 8 p.m. on May 1, 2025, the large-scale live-action drama "Lotus Lantern · Xianhai Romance", a key project of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts' industry-education integration, made its stunning debut at the Xianhai Landscape Theater in Mianyang. As one of the college's key industry - education integration projects for 2025, the drama, guided by the "university - enterprise - culture and tourism" collaborative talent - cultivation model, has successfully explored an innovative path of empowering local culture and achieving marketable teaching - practice outcomes through cross - disciplinary resource integration and combat - effective teaching practice, injecting strong momentum into the upgrading of the regional culture and tourism industry.

"Lotus Lantern · Xianhai Romance" is a landmark achievement of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts in deepening the reform of applied - talent training. Based on Mianyang's local cultural resources, it adheres to the concept of "aligning major - industry chains and integrating course - production lines". The project breaks traditional disciplinary boundaries by coordinating faculty and students from schools like the School of Music and Dance, School of Theatre and Film, School of Digital Media, and School of Physical Education. This forms a full - process production chain covering "editing, creation, directing, performance, costumes, makeup, props, and cinematography". Over 300 teachers and students have participated in various stages such as script creation, scenic design, special effects, and on - site dubbing for the performance, turning classroom theory into practical project experience and achieving a leap from "simulation" to "real - job training".

From makeup and costumes to stage design and lighting arrangements...... The entire production chain, including "editing, creation, directing, performance, costumes, makeup, props, and cinematography", was completed by the teachers and students of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts. 

In the "outdoor classroom" of the Xianhai Landscape Theater, the faculty and student team of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts showcased exceptional professionalism. The School of Theatre and Film led the scenic design, using thousands of smart lotus lamps to adorn the lake, blending mountain projections and dynamic mist devices to create a breathtaking audiovisual spectacle of "starry sky reflecting on the lake and a mythical fairyland." The immersive sound effects by the School of Digital Media seamlessly integrated traditional mythological storytelling with digital interaction technology, highlighting the teaching innovation of "technology empowering art".

Collaborative Talent Development: Cultivating Versatile Cultural and Artistic Talent

The project, under the school's "industry - education integration" and "university - community co - breeding" strategy, uses tourism - cultural enterprise technology and the Xianhai scenic spot's real - scene resources to form a "teaching - creation - industry" loop. Through mechanisms like teacher - student participation in commercial projects and on - site training in tourism - cultural scenarios, students develop creative planning, teamwork, and market operation skills in real - world industrial settings. The leading student teams from the School of Music and Dance and the School of Physical Education, under joint guidance from professional teachers and directors, underwent nearly a month of intensive training. They reinterpreted the classic "Chenxiang Rescues His Mother" story with a youthful perspective, earning high praise from the audience.

This is a successful practice of integrating classrooms with stages and aligning academic learning with professional careers," said Liu Qiulong, the project director and deputy director of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts' industry - education cooperation department. "The 'Lotus Lantern · Xianhai Romance' project has not only incubated a high - quality tourism and culture performance but also cultivated a team of versatile talents who understand art, master technology, and comprehend the market. In the future, the school will continue to deepen the 'project - based teaching' reform to promote more teaching achievements in serving local economic and social development

Teaching Achievements Boost Industry, Opening New Chapter of University-Community Win-Win

The successful debut of "Lotus Lantern · Xianhai Romance" signals a major breakthrough in Sichuan University of Culture and Arts' unique "education - industry promotion and industry - education nurturing" model.

Upholding the talent - cultivation philosophy of "solid foundation, strong practice, and focus on innovation", the school strives to train high - caliber versatile talent for the new - era cultural and tourism integration in project practice.

By leveraging real - world industrial scenarios to drive teaching reform, students are trained in scriptwriting, digital stage design, and live - action performances, developing skills in artistic expression, technological innovation, and market analysis.

In this project, students gained cross - disciplinary skills in stage performance, design, and project management. Through “learning by doing” and “creating while learning”, their awareness of cultural - heritage mission and professional identity were enhanced.

Charting the Course for Practice-Oriented Talent Development with a Focus on Combat-Ready Education

Moving forward, Sichuan University of Culture and Arts will continue to harness its strengths as an applied arts and culture institution. Committed to the "New Liberal Arts" initiative, the university will push for greater innovation in industry - education integration and produce more high - caliber graduates to satisfy the demands of emerging cultural and artistic sectors. It aspires to bolster the Chengdu - Chongqing Twin - City Economic Circle's cultural - tourism integration with top - notch talent and intellectual resources and lend its power to the creative transformation of China's fine traditional culture.