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xinhua news agency, stuttgart, germany, september 19 (reporters chu yi and du zheyu) "civilization encounter and mirroring: chinese folk music jiangsu week" opened at the stuttgart concert hall in baden-württemberg, germany on the evening of the 18th. nearly a thousand people from the art, culture, and media circles of china and germany, as well as local audiences, attended the event that evening.

hu zhu, deputy director of the information office of the jiangsu provincial government of china, said in his speech at the opening ceremony that music is a common cultural treasure of china and germany, and a bridge and bond for exchanges and mutual learning across national borders. this year coincides with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of a friendly relationship between jiangsu province and baden-württemberg. it is hoped that this event will serve as a new starting point to further promote cultural exchanges and people-to-people exchanges between china and germany, and promote more fruitful results in exchanges and cooperation between jiangsu province and baden-württemberg.

that night, the "forever jiangnan" folk music concert was performed brilliantly. german violinist ulrich edelmann and chinese erhu player zhu changyao performed the chinese classic "butterfly lovers" and mozart's "string serenade in g major", which brought the atmosphere to the highest point.

in an interview with xinhua news agency, edelman said that this was his first contact with chinese folk music, which opened up a whole new world for him. edelman said that music is a bridge connecting different cultures, and "culture and music can help people unite to a great extent."

german audience member hans glatt is a fan of chinese culture and can speak simple chinese. he told reporters: "tonight's performance was very successful, and the thunderous applause from the audience said it all." (end)