Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.105

v2.c11.105

Chen Ziming, the expert of Indian music from the Central Conservatory of Music began to learn and research Indian music in 1980s. After attending a lecture of Ravi Shankar in the Central Conservatory of Music, he became interested in Indian music, and began to incorporate Indian music into his course *World Folk Music*. In 1986, he sent his students An Ping to study in India, and Zhao Jiazi from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music also travelled together. In 1989, Chen Ziming, a visiting scholar went to India to study Indian music. He communicated with his Indian counterparts at Ravi Shankar’s home, and played Chinese music such as *The Butterfly Lovers*, *The Moon Over a Fountain*, *Dance of the Yao People*, *Spring of Sinkiang* and others.