The performance

　　Originated from ancient Persia (now Iran) 4,000 years ago, the dulcimer has been spread all over the world. At present, it enjoys popularity in more than 20 countries and regions, with different titles: "Yangqin" in China, "Cimbalom" in Eastern Europe, "Hackbrett" in Western Europe, "Psatery" in Mexico and "De Xi Ma" "(Dulcimer) in Englishspoken area and so on. Having been introduced to China from the Silk Road during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty in China, the dulcimer is an instrument acknowledged by the whole world, and the Chinese dulcimer, the Iranian dulcimer, the European dulcimer and the West and South Asian dulcimer form the four major systems of the dulcimer family.

        From September 3rd to 7th, the "Youth Determines the Future • Planning for Silk Road Development", the 9th China-Iran Friendship Association Annual Meeting, the 2nd International Conference on the Development of China -Iran Relations and themed concerts, under the organization of CPAFFC and ChinaIran Friendship Association with support from Chinese Embassy in Iran, were held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Isfahan, the ancient millennium.

       The three-session themed concerts titled "Silk Road Bond" "Millennium Reverberation" and "Happy Meeting" held by "Jasmine" dulcimer quartet (ZHOU Tingting, FENG Ruyuan, CHEN Huixin, SUN Yiliang) of Central Conservatory of Music, XIA Xinying, a middle school student affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music, and 5 dulcimer "Little Jasmine" (MIAO Yuwen, WAN Ziqian, LI Jiaqi, MENG Jiayi, SUN Yuexin), MA Xingfu, Iranian famous dulcimer performer and Iranian dulcimer (Santur) quintet at Tehran Andsheh Cultural Center, ECO Cultural Institutional Performance Hall and Isfahan Music Museum for the first time. The event has been warmly welcomed and widely praised by leaders, representatives and local people from the diplomatic, cultural, educational, music, economic, trade and tourism circles of Iraq and China.