Zhang Lijia invites two musicians to elaborate on China's classical music development and education, and the role of famous Chinese musicians.

David Moser invites three professional musicians who describe their feelings about an established international music academy, a training ground for a new generation of classical music talent.

David Moser invites three professional musicians who describe their feelings about an established international music academy, a training ground for a new generation of classical music talent.

For music lovers around the world, sunny skies and warmer weather can only mean one thing: music festival season has arrived. And increasingly, China's no exception. BON's Matt Shrader recently took a trip to north Beijing to take in one of the county's most popular music festivals -  and see what's getting young Chinese music fans' blood pumping.

David Moser invites a renowned Guzheng player, Wu Fei, to talk about her collaboration with western musicians, her study experience in the U.S., and her goal to transcend the China-West pide.

David Moser invites a renowned Guzheng player, Wu Fei, to talk about her collaboration with western musicians, her study experience in the U.S., and her goal to transcend the China-West pide.

Comprising more than 70 bands, the First Great Wall Tanglewood Forest Music Festival played out this August. Kelda Yuen goes backstage to meet the artists and the organizers.

It's a question that plagues teachers and students alike, in classrooms all over the world. How do I make classic literature interesting? Perhaps no other nation has such a large amount of classical writing as China, and perhaps no other nation is trying to find the answer as publicly.

In China, there's no better time than right now to get into classical literature. There are perhaps thousands of texts to choose from, including the four canonical novels, the ancient teachings of Confucius, and endless collections of poems.

But the real question is: how do you understand it?

For many people, and especially foreigners and children, the texts themselves are too difficult. And so the majority of newcomers turn to something else: adaptations.