The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra presented a folk music show at the Shanghai Auto Expo Park in Anting town, Jiading district of Shanghai, on Oct 24.
A folk music show at the Shanghai Auto Expo Park in Anting town, Jiading district of Shanghai, on Oct 24. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
The artists played various traditional Chinese instruments such as suona horn (a woodwind instrument), erhu (a two-stringed fiddle), guzheng (a 21-stringed plucked instrument), and pipa (a four-stringed plucked instrument). Their wonderful performances attracted a large audience.
Artists from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra perform at the Shanghai Auto Expo Park on Oct 24. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, founded in 1952, is dedicated to promoting traditional Chinese music. It joined with Shanghai International Automobile City in Anting in 2013, with the idea of introducing folk music to local residents. It has held dozens of music concerts there.