CHINESE ORCHESTRA

Today, Chinese orchestras can be found throughout greater China and in overseas Chinese communities around the world. Despite its relatively short history, Chinese orchestra is now well established and proudly representing Chinese culture in countries all around the world. ​​​... When the Republic of China (中華民國) was founded in 1912, its leaders set about to create a Chinese national identity called hua (華 or "Chinese") out of the diverse traditions, cultures, peoples, and countries that made up imperial China. The most important aspect of creating a national identity was to adopt a standard language for China, which occurred when Mandarin became China's first official language in 1932.

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