Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t10.14

v2.c11.s2.t10.14

In August 2012, the Chinese Conservatory of Music and Taiji Traditional Music Foundation together sponsored and held the 1ˢᵗ Taiji Traditional Music Award, which was intended for the individual or team with outstanding contribution to the fields of performance, heritage, theory, propagation, etc., of the global traditional music. Zhang Yuzhen recommended Ravi Shankar to participate, and he won the award. Due to his physical condition, he was not able to come to China to accept the prize, so he entrusted Chen Ziming to accept it at the award ceremony on October 25 on his behalf. Moreover, he specially sent the video from America of the evening party, which not only showed segments of his concert performance at the age of 90, but also expressed his testimonials and friendship with the Chinese people.