An artist performs pipa solo "Green Waist" during the launch ceremony of an educational program on traditional Chinese music at the China Institute's headquarters in New York, the United States, on March 10, 2019. The New York City-based China Institute launched a new educational program on traditional Chinese music in partnership with the Bard College Conservatory of Music (BCCM) on Sunday. Starting from spring 2019, the "Music at China Institute" will offer classes on guqin, erhu, and guzheng, each with eight sessions. Founded in 1926, China Institute is the oldest bicultural, non-profit organization in the United States to focus exclusively on China. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)