Launch of the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia
Inaugural “Day of China”

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10 February 2011

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia, Canberra

Artists from China’s Hubei and Shannxi Province will present unique Chinese music and dance, an excellent opportunity to have a touch of the gems of Chinese culture. Flying Fruit Circus——the famous Australian circus will also fling it into our cultural feast!

Introduction of Xi An Drum and Winds Music（Also known as Ancient music of Chang An）

Originated from Han Dynasty (202 BC), prospering in Sui Dynasty (581-618AD), and prime in Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) and being improved in Song Dynasty (960-1276AD), Xi An Drum and winds music is the prolongation of imperial court music of Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ‘living fossil of Chinese ancient music and national music representing China sprit. For more than one thousand year, is has been popularizing inside and outside Chang An capital (now called Xi An), which is a miracle of cultural inheriting and passing on project finished by countless artists.