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HKUST hosts Xinjiang Arts University performers for 35th anniversary cultural show
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology staged a one-hour music and dance show by Xinjiang Arts University performers on 14 October, attended by more than 400 students, faculty and staff.
Why it matters: More than 400 HKUST students, faculty and staff attended the Xinjiang Arts University performance staged within the university's 35th anniversary celebrations.
HKUST said a one-hour show titled "Greetings from the Tianshan Mountains" was presented in its Shaw Auditorium on 14 October as part of its 35th anniversary celebrations.
According to the university, the performers came from the Dance Academy and Music Academy of Xinjiang Arts University, and more than 400 students, faculty and staff attended.
HKUST said the gala was guided by the Bauhinia Culture Group and organised by the Hong Kong United Arts Entertainment Company Limited.
The programme included an excerpt from "Qebiyat Muqam", the second suite of the Twelve Muqam, which the university noted is recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
HKUST students, faculty and staff, more than 400 of whom attended, saw performers from Xinjiang Arts University's dance and music academies in a one-hour show held on 14 October as part of the university's 35th anniversary celebrations.
