To commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Normalization of Relations Between China and Japan
And Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Friendship Relations Between Guangdong Provicne and Hyogo County, Japan

In Japan, its folk music is called "Traditional Japanese Music", its folk musical instruments "Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments" or "HE Musical Instruments". The Japanese folk music is greatly influenced by traditional Chinese folk music. The musical instruments such as Zheng, a zither with 25 strings and Pi-pa, a plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard, which occupy a primary status in Japanese national music, are all introduced in succession into Japan from China since Tang Dynasty.

Performer:
Guangdong Traditional Music Ensemble
Ensemble of Japanese Traditional Instruments

Time: 8:00 p.m., March 28, 2007

Venue: Chamber Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall

Tickets: RMB 200 (VIP)/100/80/60 (half price for students and elders)

Tel: 87353869, 87352222-886

(Translated by Guangzhou Association of Foreign Affairs Translators)

Editor: Wing