As part of the Year of Culture of Turkmenistan, cultural events were held in Xi'an, China

In the city of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, as part of the Year of Culture of Turkmenistan in China, a concert of our country's artists was held with great success. It is customary in the artistic community to go on tour in their own country or abroad, and if the artists return home in high spirits, this means that their performances were successful and they are happy with the trip.

During the performances, Chinese viewers got acquainted with the national costume, wedding rites of the Turkmen people, popular patriotic and lyrical songs of a friendly peace-loving country.

People's Artist of Turkmenistan Atajan Berdiyev impressively performed the song «Mother» in Chinese. It is noteworthy that the video for the song illustrated the globe held by mother's hands. The performance of the Turkmen vocalist caused a standing ovation in the hall.

The performance of two musicians, Myrat Ashyrov and Sarvar Sabirov, who staged a competition on folk instruments – the dutar and doyre, was a huge success. The opening credits to their performance were a still from the film «Shukur Bagshy».

…At first there was a long pause, then the tuyduk tenderly reproduced the Chinese melody, then it continued with the languid sounds of the saxophone, and ended with the soft sounds of the gyjak. This number was prepared especially for the Celestial Empire by Kakajan Hudayberdiyev.

The concert ended with the national dance «Kushdepti», which was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.

All the participants of the concert came out to bow to the audience, among whom were vocalists Aky Yagshygeldiyeva, Munisa Hudaybergenova, Gurbangylych Nurgylyjov and others.

After the performances of Turkmen musicians and artists, Turkmenistan and China became closer and more understandable to each other.