She makes the world hear the "voice of China"
Zheng Xiaohui is a Chinese student in Milan Italy. To spread traditional Chinese culture to the world, she has given lots of erhu shows on the street.
Zheng has been playing the erhu since she was 9. and she has won prizes in many national music competitions. Zheng arrived in Italy in 2021. Since April 2023, she has been performing on the street during her free time. And now she does three or four street shows a month.
At first, Zheng did not plan to perform on the street. But after watching a video of a violinist's street performance, she changed her mind.
Thinking back to her first street performance, she said she was worried at the time. But the enthusiastic response (热情的回应) from the audience (观众) cheered her up. "When I played Goodbye, my friend. a grandfather started to dance. Many people in the audience followed him. Even I could not help dancing along with them," Zheng said.
After performing a few times. Zheng began sharing videos of her street shows on the Internet. And these videos soon became popular online. Zheng says she wants to show the beauty of Chinese erhu to the world. "I believe that Chinese music has built a bridge for cultural communication," she says.
Talking about the future. Zheng looks forward to it. She says whatever she does and wherever she lives, she will bring her erhu with her. "I hope to hold my own special concert in the future to make more people learn about Chinese folk music." she says.
