Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.92

v2.c11.92

In November 1978, Mrinalini Sarabhai, a famous Indian dancer, led the delegation for visiting China. During the visit to China, she advised that China shall send students to study in her school. Later, Zhang Jun and Liu Youlan were sent by the government to study in that school. In August 1983, Ravi Shankar, the Indian musician and performer of Sitar visited China at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and Chinese Musicians Association. He made many performances in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, and also held a