Officials and artists from China and South Africa pose for a photo after the concert, Cape Town, South Africa, Feb 12, 2017. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

It was the first time most local spectators had seen traditional Chinese music instruments. The melody and performance amazed the audience, who was impressed by the appeal of Chinese music.

Music Republic's initiator, musician CAI Donghua said: "Though the cross-genre, cross-region, cross-time-and-space and cross-culture art experiments, we are trying to promote the spirit of independence, as well as connections, of different categories of art and artists. We have been devoted to resolving a problem for a long time, which is how to connect people. People are the most important bonds of today's life. Everyone wants to share something with his/her friends and family. If we can share with each other and connect with each other, life will become more beautiful."