In 2022, on the 50th anniversary of Nixon's visit to China and the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Shanghai Communiqué by China and the United States, China and the United States have carried out various commemorative activities on the theme of China-US friendly cooperation. CAA client soprano singer Huang Ying was invited to participate in the "Shanghai Bulletin" 50th anniversary concert; young erhu performer Chen Yimiao participated in the "50th Anniversary Celebration of Nixon's Ice Breaking Trip to China" and the classic special concert "Art Shows East and West" , the United States and the United States”; international ballet artist Tan Yuanyuan accompanied Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, to watch the San Francisco Ballet performance in San Francisco. The three artists used music and dance as the media to convey the beautiful vision of the world's great harmony, showing the world China's cultural confidence and friendly attitude, and receiving unanimous praise from authoritative media.
On February 28, 1972, former US President Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai signed the Shanghai Communiqué in Shanghai, starting the process of normalizing Sino-US relations. February 28, 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Shanghai Communiqué by China and the United States. At the commemorative conference held in Shanghai, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video speech to the conference. Representatives from business, academia and other circles and friendly people attended. At the same time, China and the United States have also held various commemorative activities in many places, and authoritative media such as People's Daily Online, Xinhuanet, and Guangming Daily have carried out extensive reports, and once again emphasized that the general trend of win-win cooperation between China and the United States is irreversible.
On the evening of February 28, soprano Huang Ying, as an artist representative, participated in the 50th anniversary concert of the "Shanghai Communiqué" co-hosted by the China Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government in Shanghai and brought a wonderful performance. She performed on the same stage with baritone Liao Changyong, mezzo-soprano Dong Fang, tenor Han Peng, as well as the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Opera Chorus, and performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony No. 4 The movement "Ode to Joy". The splendid and touching Beijiu Symphony crosses language and culture, uses music to communicate the world, conveys the grand feeling of the world's great harmony and the beautiful vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Young erhu performer Chen Yimiao participated in the "50th Anniversary Celebration of Nixon's Ice-Breaking Trip to China" held in California on February 24. That night, she and her father, Chen Jun, appeared as the finale guests and presented the famous Erhu song "Wild Flying Horse" together. Qin Gang, Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, also came to the scene to express his heartfelt thanks to Dr. Kissinger who participated online and people from all walks of life in China and the United States who have long been committed to supporting and promoting the development of China-US relations. U.S. relations have developed in a healthy and stable manner.
In addition, Chen Yimiao also participated in the classic special concert "Art Collection, Beauty and Beauty" co-hosted by the Ball Museum and the American Chinese Art Association on February 26. She collaborated with young pianist Ke Qingen to present many classic pieces such as "The Galloping Horse", "Flying Bumblebee" and "Tai Chi Qin Man", bringing the audience the exciting and wonderful harmony interpretation between the national instrument erhu and the Western instrument piano.
In the evening's event, Chen Yimiao also gave a keynote speech on "Erhu: Past and Present". From the origin and development of the erhu, she talked about her deep understanding of the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang in harmony and harmony between erhu and beauty. Without losing humour. Afterwards, Chen Yimiao used erhu to vividly play classic pieces of different styles from various countries, showing the beauty and diversity of erhu's instrumental music, and the live applause and admiration continued. As a young artist dedicated to promoting erhu, Chen Yimiao has personally promoted Chinese traditional culture to the international stage with the unique artistic creation style of the Z generation, showing cultural confidence.
On March 4, ballet dancer Tan Yuanyuan accompanied Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang and his wife to watch the performance of "Don Quixote" by the San Francisco Ballet in San Francisco. In this event, Tan Yuanyuan, as a representative of the dance company, introduced Mr. Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet to the ambassador and his wife, and the two parties exchanged views and appreciation on ballet art. Tan Yuanyuan joined the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18 and became the Principal Dancer at the age of 19. He has been with the San Francisco Ballet for 27 years. In February of this year, the dance troupe just held the 25th anniversary dinner for Tan Yuanyuan, which was postponed due to the epidemic, to thank the Chinese-American artist for his devotion to the field of ballet and for his outstanding contributions to promoting cross-cultural exchanges by using diverse art forms.
As powerful promoters of cultural exchanges, Huang Ying, Chen Yimiao and Tan Yuanyuan, three cross-disciplinary and cross-generational artists, have always used their respective art forms to convey art without borders and the people's hopes for friendship and cultural exchanges between countries with confidence. In the future, CAA China will continue to work with them and customers in various fields to continuously output high-quality content, show the confidence and friendly attitude of Chinese culture to the world, and become a bridge between China and the world.