Mr. Zhang Jian, the leader of the orchestra, said in an interview: “The orchestra has accomplished the mission of the summer European tour of the Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra given by the Ministry of Culture of China with great excellence, and gained a high degree of praise for the orchestra from the western audience, who said that the music the orchestra brought to Europe has opened their hearts. The orchestra has received great support from the presidents of various art festivals and local embassies, and is the only group of Chinese musicians received by the local government. Chinese music has demonstrated the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese nation while continuously touring the world, finding the characteristics and brand of our own music culture.”

The Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra's tour to Europe meticulously prepared seven pieces of classic Chinese folk music, adhering to the characteristics of Chinese folk music while creating brand new works with modernized composing methods and internationalized performance forms, which are highly innovative and groundbreaking.

Famous composer Choi Kwon said, “The local audience was very interested in the music brought by the bamboo flute orchestra. For example, 'Joyful Encounter' and 'Yangguan Sanjie' were very distinctive. The specially arranged performance of the local folk song “Si Dukat” in the Albanian concert was one of the biggest highlights of the tour, which was well received by the audience and particularly surprised the local audience. Many of the local audience did not know Chinese music, but were extremely appreciative of the Chinese bamboo flute music and performance format.”

Conductor Hu Biao said in an interview: “The orchestra has performed many times in the classic Western architectural churches on this tour, and the performance in St. Sophia's Church in the Republic of Macedonia coincided with the church's ‘millennium’ from 1018 to 2018, where the sound of Chinese silk and bamboo was played for the first time, and the fusion and collision of Chinese folk music and classic Western churches demonstrated its unique charm. The fusion and collision of Chinese folk music and western classic churches demonstrated a unique charm.”

Soprano Huang Lu said in an interview: “What makes this piece different from the previous version with piano accompaniment is that the bamboo flute, xiao flute and vocals are in harmony with each other, which is a big breakthrough and innovation in the form of performance. Before this, the European audience did not know much about Chinese ancient music, and many of them said that it was the first time for them to hear Chinese music. The orchestra brought Chinese traditional art to foreign countries through the cultural action of “One Belt, One Road”, and music has no borders, and the enthusiastic response from the audience can deeply feel that the European audience can understand Chinese music and appreciate Chinese music. From the enthusiastic response of the audience, we can deeply feel that the European audience understands Chinese music and appreciates it very much.”

Erhu virtuoso Chai Shuai performed “Henan Xiaoqu”, a chamber piece for erhu and bamboo flute orchestra in the tune of Henan opera, in which he borrowed the playing techniques of the fell hu to make the erhu's expressive power richer. Chai Shuai said in an interview: “The greatest charm of the Erhu and bamboo flute orchestra is the combination of tradition and modernity. As one of China's most representative traditional Chinese instruments, the erhu's performance of modernized compositions fully demonstrated Professor Zhang Weiliang's international vision. The audience's response to the orchestra's performance and their musical literacy was amazing, and they were very interested in Chinese music and culture. I was impressed by one audience member who said that it was the first time he heard the sound of China, and that the orchestra had brought Chinese music, but that it was in harmony with the spirit of the people of different countries.”

Each performance of the orchestra received great response from the audience, with continuous warm applause and the orchestra's many return performances deeply demonstrating the charm of Chinese folk music.

The China Bamboo Flute Orchestra's tour used music to help the construction of the “Belt and Road”, promoted cultural exchanges between countries, and used music as a link to build a bridge of people's hearts and minds for the integration and mutual understanding of the countries along the “Belt and Road”. The orchestra presents China's excellent traditional culture, skillfully integrates the elements of world music and contemporary music temperament, and closely links Chinese folk music with world music culture and art, which not only promotes China's traditional music culture and art to the world, and demonstrates to the world the new force of Chinese music and the charm of folk music, but also promotes the international music culture and art exchanges and cooperation, and facilitates the in-depth exchanges between the Chinese and Western cultures, and provides an opportunity to deepen the friendship between the people of the two countries. It also promotes international exchanges and cooperation in the field of music, culture and art, facilitates in-depth exchanges between Chinese and Western cultures, provides an opportunity to deepen the profound friendship between the two peoples, and enhances the dissemination and influence of Chinese culture through the power of music.

The sound of Chinese flute pipes shook the Balkan Peninsula, playing the right sound of China in Europe, spreading the traditional Chinese culture with thousands of years of accumulation. Let the western audience appreciate the unique charm of oriental rhythms and feel the profoundness and long history of Chinese culture. It has been greatly praised by the leaders of various countries, embassies in the region, as well as important people from all walks of life and music lovers. In today's global cultural diversification, Prof. Zhang Weiliang leads the Bamboo Flute Orchestra to explore more performance possibilities of traditional Chinese instrumental music. It is believed that under the leadership of Prof. Zhang Weiliang, Chinese folk music will explore the contemporary temperament and international expression of folk music with a more open and inclusive attitude, and forge a new glory of Chinese folk music with a high degree of cultural self-confidence.