From August 21 to 24, 2024, the National Final of "Dunhuang Star" Youth Guzheng Art Exhibition was successfully held in Mingqiang Primary School, Qibao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai. The event was guided by China Musical Instrument Association and hosted by Shanghai National Musical Instrument Factory 1 Co., LTD., and was strongly supported by the People's Government of Qibao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai and the Music Education Professional Committee of China Musical Instrument Association. This event aims to inherit, promote and develop Chinese national musical instrument culture and music culture, and explore and showcase future stars in the field of folk music.

The "Dunhuang Star" series of activities is one of the important contents of the "Dunhuang" brand cultural activity system, and is an important platform for the inheritance, promotion and development of Chinese folk musical instrument culture and music culture created by Shanghai Folk Musical Instrument Factory No. 1 Co., Ltd. for the majority of folk music lovers to unite and serve the development of folk music resources at home and abroad. 2024 "Dunhuang Star" Youth Guzheng Art Exhibition in the principle of fairness, justice and openness in the country to carry out the regional selection competition, more than 4,000 folk music fans, learners compete on the stage, after the preliminary selection, this time a total of more than 1,000 players gathered in Shanghai to participate in the final.

The "Star of Dunhuang" activity, in addition to the exhibition, also covers the special concert of famous artists, lectures of famous artists, and special Dunhuang research activities. On the evening of the 21st, the opening ceremony of 2024 "Dunhuang Star" Youth Guzheng Art Exhibition and Star Yao Future - a special concert for famous artists was held in Shanghai Oriental Art Center. Sun Ruiyong, full-time vice president of China Musical Instrument Association, and Zhou Li, general manager of Shanghai National Musical Instrument Factory Co., Ltd. respectively delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Zither players Zhan Qian, Zhao Mojia, Lu Shasha, Deng Yiqun, Yang Yi, Wang Qi, Luo Jing and Qi Yao gave wonderful performances in turn, showing the diversity and unique charm of zither art with different schools and styles of zither music works. On the afternoon of the 22nd, "Shining River - National Chamber Music Special Concert" was held in Mingqiang Primary School, presented by the new art National Chamber Orchestra under the "Dunhuang", and the performance style is diverse and refreshing. On the afternoon of the 24th, the Future Star - 2024 "Dunhuang Star" youth Guzheng Art Exhibition award ceremony and winner concert was held successfully, and the audience shared the joy of the players and witnessed their growth and harvest.

During the competition, the organizing committee of the competition held the "Dunhuang Star" lecture simultaneously, and invited the world famous composer, China's outstanding musician, conductor and music educator He Zhanhao, and contemporary young guzheng player and composer Deng Yiqun as speakers, in-depth analysis and interpretation of zheng music works, for the players to understand and interpret the work to give inspiration. In addition, it also launched the "Dunhuang Guzheng · Xianxian Whisper" Guzheng research activities, including searching for national music treasures and hands-on experience of hand-made small guzheng, which attracted the active participation of many players and parents. We will experience the production skills of Shanghai national Musical Instruments and feel the spirit of artisans.

"Star of Dunhuang" series of activities take Guzheng art performance as an opportunity to build a platform for more folk music lovers and learners to exchange and dialogue, discover and display the future stars of folk music, help the training of Chinese folk music talents in the new era, and inject new vitality into the prosperity and development of Chinese national musical instrument culture and music culture.