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How ancient Chinese poetry inspires contemporary musicians
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Music and poetry share a close relationship with their power to express emotions through rhythm and flow. Passed down for over a thousand years, Li Bai's poem "A Tranquil Night" evoked Chinese guzheng artist Lucy Luan's sense of nostalgia while she was in the U.S.. Would the same poem touch American composer Niccolo Athens in a similar way? Find out on CGTN The Stage, where international musicians present symphonies that integrate the East and the West.

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