Ultimate Bliss Journey Team
Within the Ultimate Bliss Journey team were two special members—Chen Can and Zhou Chuyan—who earned the rare opportunity to join Teacher Wang Feng on this trip due to their outstanding performances in the preliminary and knockout rounds. Their mission was to search the streets of Dali for ethnic and modern musicians to form mixed bands and compete in PK battles. The first group included a young European guitarist and ruan player, a Hong Kong drummer, and elderly members of the local Nan Zhuang Ancient Music Association. The second group featured a keyboardist who played by blowing into the instrument, a lead singer they met at a zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste) shop, and their friends. As the guiding mentor for Dali, Wang Feng returned to the judge’s seat for the first time since The Voice—not on a swivel chair, but on a straw mat in a mountain village temple.
The "Finding the Pioneers Around Us" event, hosted by The North Face, has been held for its third edition since 2011. Comprising five stops, the successful completion of the fifth marks the imminent conclusion of the 2013 "Finding the Pioneers Around Us" campaign. Since its launch on February 27th of this year, the activity has garnered widespread attention and support from outdoor enthusiasts. Volunteers, under the guidance of five mentor categories—Polar Pioneer Mentor mountaineer Wang Jing (Flying Snow Jingjing), Eco Pioneer Mentor Chen Liangzhong, Spiritual Pioneer Mentor Yu Yuntian, Humanities Pioneer Mentor Li Shuankuo, and Rock Pioneer Mentor Wang Feng—ventured to five extreme regions to find those with brave hearts. Whether it was the Sherpas encountered on Mount Everest, the scientific researchers protecting Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in Baima Snow Mountain, the directors devoted to making documentaries in Shangri-La, the indigenous people preserving nearly lost cultures near Kawagarbo, or the artists carrying forward Dongjing music in Dali, Yunnan—all are brave pioneers. Their stories are meant to inspire more people to overcome fear and forge their own life paths.