"In the past three-year long academic exchanges, I was the only member who participated through the whole event. After such a studying and exchanging process, I can't just use the words 'benefit', because I think, as for me, the event has enabled me to be inspired and comprehended in terms of thoughts, ideas and practices. Whether in Beijing, Chengdu or Seoul, each tutor and art group has given me nutrients, inspiring me to carry on the road of art." On June 30th, DENG Yonghua, a dancer from Macao, as the representative of all group members told about the story of her own exchanges with Macao series with passion at the graduation ceremony of Inheritance & Innovation: 2018 Art Talents of Macao Stage of CLFAC Visit South Korea for Academic Exchanges.

　　From June 19th to 30th, the Inheritance & Innovation: 2018 Art Talents of Macao Stage of CLFAC Visit South Korea for Academic Exchanges (Hereinafter referred to as "Macau 4-phase") has been held in Seoul, South Korea, marking the first activity of such academic exchanges of the serial event of art talents of Macao held overseas.

　　The total 14 members of Macau 4-phase are alumni of Macau class under the training institute of CLFAC. All of them have participated in the previous serial events of Art Talents of Macao. And they are from such diversified stage art fields as drama, folk art, music, dance and film.

　　The Macao 4-phase visit in Seoul of South Korea lasted 12 days, showcasing 6 lecture-based teachings, including 4 theoretical teachings and 2 case studies; 9 on-site teachings, 1 institutional inspection, 1 forum for members, 1 sub-group discussion and 1 party event. During the 12-day visit, the members have learned about the heritage of Korean traditional dance and how to promote it among young people. They have also visited small and medium-sized art groups in South Korea, which were similar to those of the Macao stage art groups, and been to the Korean Theatre Association and South Korea Little Theatre Association and the Korean Artists Welfare Foundation amongst other institutions providing services and benefits to artists for on-site education. The various forms of schedules have established a platform for mutual learning, communication, and cooperation between Macao and Korean stage art. The group members' forums, group discussions and party activities have also provided the members with channels for thoughts collision, achievement transformation and emotional communication.

　　We Should Catch Up

　　Continuing the theme of "Inheritance and Innovation", the Macao 4-phase has incorporated the theme into the content of the lectures and teaching methods. Whether in classroom or art institutions, the members have conducted a full discussion with professors and artists in the field of stage art in South Korea concerning the "Inheritance and Innovation ". The academic visit to South Korea is an innovation in the form of Macao art talents' initiative, which means that Macao art talents could learn and think in the cultural and artistic atmosphere of foreign countries. XU Guoquan, artistic director of Macau Xiaojiao Drama Research Institute and member of the Macao 4-phase, said: "We have found some art groups and institutions that are not available in Macau from this visit in South Korea, which makes me to think about if we could establish similar organizations to facilitate the development of Macao artists. Similarly, the perseverance and strong will of South Korean artists motivate me to move forward and do better in the future!"

　　The selecting country as South Korea of the first overseas academic visit of art talents from Macao is mainly due to two aspects. Firstly, Macau and South Korea, both in the East Asian cultural circle, share much similarity in the development of culture and art. Secondly, the development of the stage art in South Korea has obvious experience advantages, and its development deserves in-depth study and understanding. During the preparations for the Macao 4-phase, the project team has invited the members to present their individual needs for the schedule, and finally adjusted the schedule to the best after repeated revisions. CHEN Shiqi, a member of the Macau Xiaojiao Drama Research Institute and the member of the Macao 4-phase, commented: "The lessons provided by experts have provided us with a preliminary understanding of the art situation in South Korea. The on-site teaching afterwards and the content of the classes were quite related, and the on-site teaching arrangements were quite diversified in terms of the nature, positioning and artistic institutions and companies that play different functions in the South Korean literary and art circles, giving us a more comprehensive landscape of the development status of literature and art in South Korea. " JIANG Xinyi, director of the CHENG WU JI • Macau Dance Troupe, said: "The learning experience in South Korea this time can be used by Macao artists for references so as to explore the possibilities of the future development of Macao's culture and art."

　　HU Meibao, Artistic Director of Art Society of the Macau Dirks Theatre and member of the Macao 4-phase, said: "The schedule of the academic visits covers various aspects of the development of the stage art and cultural industries. Through attending classes and visiting different institutions, combination of theoretical knowledge and experience, it makes knowledge more specific. Especially in terms of the market development of culture and art, the welfare guarantee of artists, improvement of cultural soft power and the shaping of international image amongst others, I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience." 

　　As all the members of the Macao 4-phase are alumni of previous sessions, who continue to participate in the academic exchanges, they have cast great attention to the pursuit of art and their own development. During the visit, the members of the team were well-disciplined with and positive attitude. In addition to accepting fresh knowledge, they also shared their developments in the art field, and the challenges and difficulties in exchanges. ZHU Zhenhua, president of the Macau Zhenhua Shengyue Art Association and member of the Macao 4-phase, said: "This academic visit has made us deeply feel that the culture and art in South Korea are undergoing bold innovation, pursuit of trend, combination with technology and integration with the international markets, all colleagues of art in Macao, we all should catch up now."

　　"Longer" "Deeper" "More Exquisite" "Better"

　　The academic visit facing art talents from Macao with the theme of Inheritance & Innovation is jointly organized by Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office under CLFAC, Macao Foundation, China Literature and Art Foundation and Art Study Institute of CLFAC. The event has been held for three years domestically. For the development of Macao art talents, the Art Study Institute of CLFAC hopes, on the basis of precooperation, to extend and promote the brand of "Inheritance and Innovation", a Macao art talents visiting and exchange activity, with more endeavors in terms of "Longer" " Deeper" "Much Exquisite" and "Better".

　　"Longer"--- Innovate and improve the civil cultural exchange mechanism for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and serve the country's overall strategy for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Based upon the feedback and expectations of Macao art talents, it is hoped that a series of visits, trainings, exchanges and cooperation activities at home and abroad shall be held for Macao artists, and take Macao as a starting point to innovate and improve the cultural exchange mechanism between the civil perspective and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan with purpose of better serve the country's overall strategy for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

　　"More Exquisite"--- Inductively sum up the past experience, set up high-end classes for Macao's outstanding artistic talents to form a demonstration effect with quality products and revenue. For the next step, it is hoped that Macao alumni with deeper sentiment, pursuit and potentials shall carry out trainings in form of high-end classes, enhance the learning exchanges in the professional field on the basis of cross-border integration, and finally summarize the studying achievement in the form of a dream planning project, promoting the results of the training with quality products and revenue.

　　"Deeper"--- Establish a medium- and long-term Macao art talent training program, focusing on the depth of the construction of the Macao artistic talent teams. It is hoped that the medium and long-term training plan for Macao art talents will remain solid and in-depth, and continue to build cross-disciplinary and multi-level training platforms for Macao art talents in different fields through cross-border trainings, and establish the links of cooperation and exchanges between Macao artistic talents, the international artists and art institutions; utilize existing resources and platforms to better promote the construction of Macao's artistic talents' teams, and let art talents and their mainland counterparts jointly contribute to the prosperity and development of Chinese culture.

　　"Better"--- Enhance the quality of the achievements of Macao literary and artistic talents, and strengthen the promotion and transformation of pertinent achievements, further extending the service arms for the development of Macao art talents, using the brand projects of Arts Training Institute of CFLAC as "Plan of Fairytales" and "Joining Hands for Dreams" to provide Macao art talents with the supportive platforms of achievement presentation and transformation through forms of exhibition and performances, further uniting the art talents of Macao so as to promote the outstanding products and talents from the teams of such artistic groups.

　　On the last day of the visit, the members of the Macau 4-phase have shown their talents on the celebrating gala, and recreated the study and life of the fourth phase of Macau in South Korea through video and games about the highlights of academic visits. On the returning plane, the members continued to discuss the dissertations around the courses. From Macao to Beijing, from Beijing to Gansu, Sichuan, and from home to abroad, the three-year academic visits have provided Macao artists with a platform for exchanges with the mainland and the world at large, and also brought local artists of Macao much closer. Many members of the group noted on their social network pages: "Looking forward to seeing you next year."