Recently, the French China-France Art Exchange Association was warmly invited by the University of La Rochelle and the Confucius Institute at La Rochelle to perform at the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Chinese Culture Festival jointly organized by the University of La Rochelle and the Confucius Institute. Hou Yuxia, president of the Sino-French Art Exchange Association, led an art troupe composed of the association's vice president, erhu performer Li Yan, vice president, young dancer Ai Juan and other members to the seaport city of La Rochelle, to La Rochelle. The students of the Confucius Institute showed the charm of Chinese national musical instruments, which were highly praised by teachers and students.

That night, the Chinese Culture Week hosted by the Confucius Institute with the theme of "Today and Tomorrow" kicked off in the auditorium of the Cultural Activities Center of the Faculty of Humanities of La Rochelle University. 's performance. The young artists lived up to expectations and brought surprises to the teachers and students. Various performances won praises and warm applause from the teachers and students.

The national instrumental music programs presented that night included: Dizi, Xiao, Erhu, Guzheng solo; instrument trio, four-instrumental ensemble of Erhu, Guzheng, Dizi, etc., in addition to singing, folk dance and so on. After the performance, the artists also introduced the history, materials, performance characteristics and performance methods of these Chinese national musical instruments to the teachers and students of the academy who were still unfulfilled, which truly achieved the role of disseminating traditional Chinese art.

Hou Yuxia also presented gifts and the association flag to La Roselle University and the Confucius Institute on behalf of the association.

After the performance, Hou Yuxia and her entourage had in-depth exchanges with the leaders of the college, and the two sides reached a willingness to continue cooperation in a pleasant meeting.

Li Yan, one of the organizers of the performance, said that she was very happy to present traditional Chinese instrumental music to local college students, so as to deepen French students' understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

President Hou Yuxia said that promoting cultural exchanges between the East and the West is not only the purpose of our association, but also our responsibility as an artist. It is great to see that the strength of the members continues to grow and the circle of friends continues to expand, which will further expand the role of the association. The Sino-French Art Exchange Association is willing to cooperate with all parties to jointly promote the integration and mutual learning of Chinese and Western cultures.

The Confucius Institute in La Rochelle, France was established in 2007. It is jointly constructed by La Rochelle City Community, La Rochelle University and Beijing Language and Culture University. It has won the title of "Advanced Confucius Institute".

The French Sino-French Art Exchange Association was established in 2014. In the past few years, under the leadership of President Hou Yuxia, the association has hosted and co-organized more than 50 events of various sizes, including art teaching in China and the "Belt and Road" world art tour exhibition held every year. , and achieved excellent results and significant effects of communication and communication. President Hou Yuxia has led artists from China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mongolia and other countries to do exhibitions and collections in many countries, and has also received attention and support from local government departments at all levels. In Paris and European countries, the Sino-French Art Exchange Association has also done many large-scale cultural and art promotion activities for some domestic provincial and municipal governments, cultural departments, and art schools, making outstanding contributions to the dissemination of traditional Chinese culture and intangible cultural heritage.