Exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road held in Guangzhou
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A staff member introduces musical instruments to visitors during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Visitors look at musical instruments during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Musical instruments are on display during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Visitors look at musical instruments during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Musical instruments are on display during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Visitors look at musical instruments during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Musical instruments are on display during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Musical instruments are on display during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Visitors look at ancient musical instruments during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A visitor (R) learns to play a horse-head fiddle during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments from countries along the Silk Road. The exhibition, which will run until April 6, 2026, presents the historical context and artistic integration of musical instruments in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
