Cui Jia： Pluck the String of Youth

Pluck the string and beat with poetic rhythms.With freedom, you fly over the sky of melodies,Transcend the order of seasons,And touch the windstorm of antiquity with your plump feathers.Pluck the string and sing with amorous sentiments.With ideal, you sail through the boundless sea of arts,Embrace centuries of colorfulness,And pursue tides of passions.Artistic Profile:Cui Jia, graduating from Tianjin Conservatory of Music, is currentlyYangqin (Chinese dulcimer) performer in the ensemble o…     

Ren Jie：Born to Be Chinese Harp Musician

In the cold winter, you resisted bitter coldness with Gu Zheng （Chinese harp）. You plucked strings with slim fingers and melodious sounds retreated the coldness The snow melted into clean spring water to moisten the green dreamland. You were born to be a Chinese harp musician. You opened the door of arts with the key of jouth. In the sky of music, you fly as a free bird, showing angel-like charms. Behind the brilliant music you play, however, there are not only smiles but also tears.     

Zhang Jian： A Rising Ballet Star of China

No matter how many roles you have played on stage, Your love for ballet has remained unchanged. When melodious music permeates in the ballroom, When spotlights catch your lithe gures, You tiptoe the boundless stage, You touch the face of music. Unfolding your arms, you emabrace the sky, Raising your legs, you y over the stage.The angel-like, noble characters your have played Makes you known to the world – a proud dancing star of China. Classic romance ows in your blood. Spirit of dance gl…     

ZHAO CONG：A Bleng of Classicism and Modernity

As a musician,dedication to Chinese lute has rewarded her a top prize at the national competition. As a teacher,deep love for teaching has won her two awards of education.     

Chen Ailian： Reinterpret ＂A Dream of the Red Mansion＂

Just before May 1, renowned dancer Chen Ailian, 66, starred again the grand dance drama ＂A Dream of the Red Mansion＂. The production was released in 1982 and revised in 1995. Over the past two decades, she has staged some 300 performances of this production. In 1999, she led her sixty students to tour South China, staging some 60 performances.     

Xia Xiaocao： Life Devoted to Violin

The violinist's prof ile: Born in Shanghai, Xia Xiaocao is a Chinese violinist active in the international music circle. Xiao began learning the violin at age 6 and often appeared in radio and TV music programs in her childhood. She has received training under the mentorship of several prestigious professors including Wang Zhilong, Peng Dingxin and Lin Yaoji. Upon graduation from the Central Conservatory of Music, Xia was engaged as teacher at the conservatory. She then went to Souther…     

Li Fan： An Accomplished Guzheng Musician

Guzheng （Chinese stringed zither） has brought you from an ancient town of Shanxi Province to the capital city of China, It bears your expectation for your career and your ambitious pursuit of arts Guzheng expresses your passions when you are happy and soothes your sorrow when you are frustrated. Even if you have nothing to say, guzheng is your best friend. The 21 strings voice your dedicated love for arts. The sophisticated skills demonstrate your steadfast pursuit of music.     

常静：中国古筝女

艺术简历：常静，生于四川成都，8岁随启蒙老师龙德君学习古筝谱。1985年考入四川音乐学院附中，1991年考入中国音乐学院器乐系，随李婉芬、邱大成教授学习古筝。1995年入中央歌舞团。1996年3次赴法国参加现代音乐节。1997年与香港雨果唱片公司合作录制个人专辑。1998年随华夏室内乐团赴美国15个城市巡演；赴葡萄牙参加现代音乐节；同年赴澳门参加国际艺术节。1998～2000年先后5次赴日本演奏。2001年3月应法国国家音乐创作中心邀请，赴里昂参加现代音乐节。2002年1月被聘为泰国公主常任古筝教师。2002年2月赴巴黎，在汤沐海指挥下，与法国国家交响乐团合作在陈其钢《蝶恋花》首演中任古筝演奏。2002年10月与保罗乐队赴西班牙参加巴塞罗那音乐节。2002年2月与五行乐队赴德国巡演，录制发行唱片。2003年10月，与JENS乐队赴丹麦的哥本哈根、奥登塞等城市巡演。2003年11月与挪威摇滚乐队BLISTER应邀参加上海的MTV2003巨星炫风超级盛典。2003年12月由美国最大的NEWAGE唱片公司REALMUSIC收录并出版3首单曲。     

2006年只听一个声音——集锦莫扎特诞辰250周年纪念活动

2006年这一年，注定只有一个声音，那就是来自遥远国度奥地利的天才音乐家莫扎特的音乐。     

Zheng Quan： An Outstanding Singer from the Hometown of Yue Opera

Zheng Quan was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province Which is known as the hometown of Yue Opera. It is also a place nurturing many poets and national chess players And enjoying beautiful landscape. Zhen Quan has an extraordinarily pretty appearance And a well-shaped figure. Her voice is as moving as the nightingale And her performance on stage is so charming. She played Lin Daiyu in òA Dream of the Red Chamberó And Xie Yunxia in òLooking for the Wifeó. Her performance in òJade D…     

Zhang Zhengyan： A Life Dedicated to Music

Zhang Zhengyan, a Chongqing native, graduated from China Theatric Art College and is specialized in pipa （Chinese lute） and jing erhu （two-string） as well as guzheng （plucked zither）. She began learning pipa at age 9 and was later admitted in the middle school attached to China Theatric Art College. In 1996, she passed the entrance examination with excellent performance and was enrolled in China Theatric Art College. Her mentors included such master musicians as Prof. Cao Baorong, Wu Chongyi, Li Guanghua, Lin Xueming, Gu Yujie and Zhao Zhiquan.     

Li Xiaojie：A Popular Flute Performer in the Army

Li Xiaojie is a young Chinese flute performer and now serves as the Chinese flute solo performer in the Song and Dance ! Ensemble of the General Political Department of People＇s Liberation Army. She was born in Inner Mongolia and had followed her father Li Zhen, a famous Chinese flute performer to learn flute performance since her childhood. In 1983, she was admitted to the middle school affiliated to China Conservatory of Music and received an all-round training of sldlls and styles of northern schools of Chinese flute from Prof. Ma Baoshan. In 1986. Li and her schoolmate Zeng Zhaobin performed a flute duet at the Fourth North China Music Festival, which was known as the first ever bamboo flute performance by female performers in China and widely recognized by the professional circle.     

Jiang Chen： A World-acclaimed Pianist

The pianist’s pro le Jiang Chen, born in Shanghai, China, began learning the piano at age ve and won the rst prize at the rst Shanghai Piano Competition for Children at age seven. At age eleven Jiang successfully played Aaron Avshalomov’s piano concerto “Chinese Theme and Rhythm” in cooperation with renowned conductor Huang Yijun and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and records and tape cassettes on this concert were later produced and released. In 1992, Jiang graduated with top perform…     

演出连盟：推进西部演出业发展的动力之源

通过组建西部演出联盟的形式,加强对西部丰富的民族艺术资源进行新的整合,通过联盟成员间演出项目的联合动作,全方位地实施引进来和走出去战略。走演出集约经营之路．既是推进西部演出市场繁荣发展之关键,也是联盟发展壮大的现实要求。[第一段]     

Art Information

SEVEN RECORDS MADE IN 2006 SPRING AUCTION FAIRS OF MAINLAND CHINA,EDVARD MUNCH＇S PAINTINGS FOUND,FU BAOSHI＇S ART LEGACIES DONATED TO NANJING MUSEUM,RETURNED ANTIQUES FROM OVERSEAS AUCTIONED IN BEIJING, 37 RENOWNED BEIJING ARTISTS VOWED TO COMBAT KE WORKS,     

Stirring Beats Strikes African Waves： Mozambique National Song ＆ Dance Ensemble Tours China

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of China-Mozambique diplomatic relations, Mozambique National Song ＆ Dance Ensemble toured China at the invitation of Chinese Ministry of Culture in the early summer of 2005. The ensemble staged marvelous performances with rich African flavors in Beijing, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, showcasing artistic diversity and extraordinary vitality of Mozambique＇s dancers and singers. Their unique understanding of life, thinking of history and expectation of future, as demonstrated in their talented dancing and singing, has won unanimous recognition and acclaim of Chinese audience,     

Liao Haiying： The Loud Bursts of Silence

＂I don＇t believe in the accidental. When we look back on what we get, what we lose, what we want, what we don＇t want...all the coincidences are actually the consequences of inevitability.＂     

Wu Zishen： Patron of Suzhou Art Museum

＂He who patronizes art patronizes progress of history and evolution of civilization.＂ 1 cannot remember who said this, but it has reminded me of 54,000 silver dollars patronized to Suzhou Art Museum by Wu Zishen in 1931.     

Pursuit of Laws of Life： CHEN SHIBIN＇S PAINTING

I became acquainted with Chen Shibin through his calligraphic and painting works. Having appreciating almost all his creations from his teen years until now,I have been well informed of his artistic visage which fully demonstrates his scrutiny of life, art, nature and society.[第一段]     

Anshun： the Hometown of Chinese Wax Printing

Anshun, located in the southwest province of Guizhou, is world famous for not only the grand waterfall in Huangguoshu but also the magical wax printing. Six kilometers north of Huangguoshu is Stone Village in Zhenning Country which boasts the art of wax printing invented more than one thousand years ago.[第一段]