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Endless music in Harbin

Updated : 2014-10-16

By Pan Qi ( chinadaily.com.cn )

A group of newly-finished sculptures of figures playing music at a square in Daoli district, Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, has infused fresh artistic beauty to the “music city.”

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A sculpture features a band playing music for visitors at a music square in Daoli district of Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. [Photo/my399.com]

Harbin is a young city whose development was based significantly on the Mid-East Railway, which was constructed at the end of the 19th century. It has been growing, developing and expanding with its music.

Time       

Music event

1908

East Railway Administration Symphony Orchestra, the first symphony orchestra in China

1921

Harbin No 1 Music School, the earliest music education school in China

1961

First Harbin Summer Music Concert, one of China's oldest concert festivals

1996

Harbin Summer Music Concert becomes a State-level and national music and art celebration

2010

Harbin becomes the first city in China, as well as in the entire Asia region, to win the “Music City-Harbin, China” award by the United Nations

2014

Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition 2014 (Harbin China)