"Traditional folk instruments such as the suona and pipa complement western instruments such as the violin and cello, showing the lively atmosphere of the New Year." Listening to the 2024 New Year concert at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on the evening of January 1, Taiwanese teacher Yang Dengjie expressed "inner peace and joy" when he told reporters.

On the same day, Yang Dengjie and other Taiwanese living in Beijing were invited to watch the concert and enjoy the performance brought by the orchestra and choir of the National Center for the Performing Arts.

The pipa sounds fast, the suona is loud and high, the cello is deep and deep... The director of the Taiwan Enterprises Association in Beijing, Chen Wen Hathaway, felt the blend of Eastern and Western cultures at the concert. In his opinion, culture and art connect the hearts of compatriots most easily.

Having taught at Beihang University for many years, Yang also invited a number of Taiwanese students to the concert. He looked forward to enhancing exchanges and understanding between compatriots through culture, as it was a good way to dispel stereotypes.

Soprano Song Yuanming brought a song "Dedication" at the concert, in line with the mood of Capital Medical University Taiwan student Peiqi Li. As the person in charge of the Volunteer Association of the university, she participated in the volunteer service of Beijing Service Trade Fair, marathon and other activities in the past year, "Like medicine, helping others through their own efforts is a two-way happiness." The Lunar New Year is approaching, Li Peiqi hopes to reunite with her family, also looks forward to self-growth and breakthrough, and has more care for the people around her.

The concert was one of a series of cultural exchange activities titled "Taiwan Compatriots Watch Big Drama", which regularly invites Taiwan compatriots in Beijing to watch dramas, folk music, musicals and other performances.