by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | ChinaRA, Cultural Exchange, News
Jiang Xiaoqing “Even in the deepest quiet of a snowy day, there was a resonance within the stillness. I was staring at the falling snow from a window and spontaneously composed this piece for my guzheng.” With these words, Jiang Xiaoqing, an...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | ChinaRA, Cultural Exchange, News, Overseas Dispatch Series
Traditional Japanese dance arranged in modern style Based on the Founder’s belief that a genuine bridge of culture connecting people to people cannot be broken, the Min-On Concert Association has invited more than 40 cultural groups and artists from neighboring...
by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 | ChinaRA, News, Recent Visitors
Members of the Troupe present the award at Min-On’s Melody Hall On April 1, in the middle of the Japan tour, Mr. Ma Xiaoming, director of the Cultural Exchange Department of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, accompanied by one of...
by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 | ChinaRA, Interviews
Expressing the Energetic Life Force of Daily Living Grand collaborative acrobatics entitled Binding Forces Min-On: Thank you very much for staging such wonderful performances every day. Your acrobatics, called zaji in Chinese (zatsugi in Japanese)—literally,...
by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 | ChinaRA, Features
Award-winning Lion Dance, Majestic Dignity This year, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Min-On Concert Association (founded in 1963), and in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Japan and the...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | ChinaRA, Interviews
Friendship Year for Japan-China Exchanges Ambassador Cheng Yonghua Ambassador Cheng was among the first students to come to Japan under a Chinese government scholarship in 1975, studying at Soka University in Hachioji, Tokyo. The university was established by SGI...
