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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Bishkek, December 9 (Xinhua) — A concert titled "With Love Along the Silk Road: Melodies of the Celestial Empire" took place on Monday at the Kyrgyz National Theater "Manas" in Bishkek. The audience enjoyed the best of Chinese music.
Speaking at the event, Marat Tagaev, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan, noted that the current concert is a unique opportunity to discover China's rich musical heritage and experience the harmony of melodies and rhythms that have for centuries united the cultures of the East and Central Asia. "This event is clear evidence that cultural cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the People's Republic of China continues to successfully develop and strengthen," he emphasized.
The concert featured a group from the Heilongjiang Professional Arts Institute. Zhang Yu, deputy director of the institute, told Xinhua that the concert program included musical pieces reflecting the local characteristics of Heilongjiang and northeastern China, as well as music from other regions of the country. "We hope that we can contribute to deepening mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of our two countries through this kind of artistic exchange," Zhang Yu added.
Chinese artists performed group performances on folk musical instruments, a bamboo flute solo, a duet on the zhongzhuang (a Chinese plucked string instrument) and yangqin (a Chinese string instrument similar to a dulcimer), female solo singing, and folk dancing.
The performance by Chinese artists left a lasting impression on Bishkek resident Aiza Kasymova. "I especially liked the Chinese national instruments. It was the first time I'd heard flute playing, and it seemed to me like it was inspired by natural sounds," she said. "I really enjoyed the acting, too. They were very charismatic and conveyed emotion so well. I'd never seen anything like this before, and I'd love to see more events like this."
The concert was jointly organized by the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the China Cultural Center in Bishkek, and the Kyrgyz-Chinese Trade and Economic Cooperation Association, with the support of the Kyrgyz National Theater "Manas." Approximately 300 people attended the event.
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