The China-France Music and Cultural Exchange Event ，"Echoes of Mountains and Seas: She Melodies in Harmony"，was held at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music on October 21 . 

Wang Rui, President of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, met with Margaret Dechenaux, President of the Marseille International College of World Music, and her delegation at the Administration Building and held a symposium with them. Also present were Wen Hengshuo, Secretary-General of the Asia Region of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) under UNESCO and Honorary President of the Marseille International College of World Music; Professor Chen Shenglai, Director of the National Research Base for Foreign Cultural Exchange, President of the Shanghai International Culture Association, and Senior Researcher at the National High-End Think Tank of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Dong Dejun, Vice President of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music; and Zhu Yilong, Executive Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Jingning She Autonomous County Committee. Relevant officials from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange accompanied the meeting.

President Wang Rui extended a warm welcome to the guests and elaborated on the disciplinary construction features and artistic practice achievements of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. He pointed out that the conservatory has always attached great importance to the inheritance of ethnic music and the protection of intangible cultural heritage, with a particular focus on the exploration, research and innovation of She ethnic music. In 2024, the She Ethnic Music Culture Research Center was established at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. To promote the in-depth integration of ethnic culture and local resources, the school has closely collaborated with Jingning She Autonomous County to jointly build the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music - Jingning She Autonomous County Ethnic Artistic Practice Base, establishing a "academic research + social practice" dual-wheel-driven school and local collaborative model, ensuring that intangible music culture continues to thrive through educational inheritance and practical innovation.

President Marguerite Deschamps highly affirmed the practical achievements of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music in the field of intangible cultural heritage music inheritance, stating that it is highly consistent with the development direction of the International Institute of World Music in Marseille, and the potential for cooperation between the two sides is significant. She hopes that in the future, the two sides will deepen practical cooperation in the protection and innovation of intangible cultural heritage music.

The cultural exchange session that afternoon kicked off with the original "Welcoming Song" performed by a She ethnic group inheritor. The wedding tea ceremony "She・Xi" and the "Tea Offering Song" deeply integrated music with the She ethnic group's life customs, vividly showcasing the cultural heritage of Jingning's "Window of She Ethnicity". Professor Hong Yan, a full-time teacher from the Department of Musicology, gave a lecture titled "Music Culture of the She Ethnic Group in China", systematically sharing the achievements of the school and local cooperation.

Subsequently, the intangible cultural heritage inheritors of the She ethnic group in Jingning performed the "Song of the Mountain People Resounding in All Directions" in an original and ancient style, singing out the life rhythm of the She people's interdependence with mountains and seas. The teachers and students from the Department of Traditional Chinese Music, passionately played the yangqin ensemble "Mountain People", achieving a modern transformation of ethnic music elements through contemporary artistic creation. The national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors demonstrated the She ethnic group's weaving technique of colorful ribbons on the spot and invited Chinese and foreign guests to participate in the "Presenting Colorful Ribbons" ceremony together, symbolizing the cultural exchange and friendship between China and France. The original dance "Mountain People's Girls", the new She ethnic song "Little She Leaf, Great China", and the electronic music work "Record of the She Ethnic Sound" presented the understanding and emotional resonance of the new generation towards She ethnic culture in diverse and innovative forms, winning high praise from all the guests present.

The "Echoes of Mountains and Seas,She Melodies in Harmony:A China-France music and cultural exchange event "is not only a vivid practice of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music's efforts to build on the foundation of Chinese culture and promote international cultural mutual learning, but also an important bridge for the dialogue between Chinese ethnic minority cultures and the world. In the future, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music will continue to rely on school-local collaboration and international cooperation, deepening research and educational innovation in ethnic music, allowing the "Sound of Mountains and Seas"to resonate more long-lastingly and movingly on the world stage.