The Netherlands may be a small European country, but its cultural impact on the world has been massive.
Though the respected lineage tends to skew towards Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh, ever since the 1990s, the Netherlands has dominated the modern electronic music scene with trance DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and Ferry Corsten defining the sound of the dance floor all across Europe.
Even if you don't know names like Vincent De Moor, Joris Voorn or Eelke Kleijn, you definitely know their music.
By the late 2000s, their sound finally got a foothold in America through the creation of EDM.
No longer spinning tunes in place like Belgrade's 20/44 and Sheffield's Hallam Arena, Tiesto is now a resident at the Hakkasan nightclub in Las Vegas, pulling in millions upon millions of US dollars per year and van Buuren's podcast, A State of Trance, is not only swiftly approaching one thousand episodes but it has also grown from a local broadcast to become a phenomenon that is broadcast on Facebook and YouTube to fans all around the world.
CGTN reporter Ge Ning at the House of China event. /House of China Photo
It was only a matter of time before the Dutch dance music reached China and 2018 has seen a breakthrough in the form of the first Creamfields and Ultra festivals to be hosted in Beijing.
It isn't surprising to see that big international names dominate the lineups for these events: This upcoming weekend's Ultra Beijing is headlined by names like Steve Angelo, Tchami and Zedd, who are from the Netherlands, France and Russia respectively.
While the focus on European names isn't a surprise, what stands out as fairly disappointing is the dearth of Chinese DJs.
Richard Zijlma, Martin van de Velde and Michiel Roosjen at the House of China event. /House of China Photo
As seen by the quick, vast acceptance of electronic music in China, the problem isn't that the country lacks a dance music scene, it's that it hasn't had time to fully develop it into something unique - dance music with Chinese characteristics, to borrow a phrase.
And so, to build the industry and give Chinese DJs more chances to gain experience and create an audience, this year's Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will be hosting the House of China, a new and exclusive platform for Chinese DJs.
Artists like BB Deng, Yang Bing and Eva Xu are performing at the ADE this year and, even though they are all big names in the Beijing club scene, they are almost completely unknown outside of the city and turning them into household names on par with Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto and Ferry Corsten is the biggest challenge House of China faces, but with talent like that available, it won't be too long before sets from Chinese DJs go from being a gimmick to being a mainstay of the global electronic music festival scene.