1962 under the auspices of the late Chinese Premier ZhouEnlai and Vice Premier Chen Yi.

It has always been this ensemble's main mission to present to the world the tradi tional Chinese national and folk singing and dancing art and music and dances depicting the contemporary life of the Chinese people and at the same time to intro duce to the Chinese people the splendid artistic works in singing and dancing of foreign countries.

　　The ensemble's unique artistic style is reflected in its exotic and spectacular  performances of

foreign and Chinese music and dances by its artists.

　　A large group of artists of great attainments and young talents have bee brought forth through

many years of practice and collective efforts of several generations of "Orientals".The ensemble has accumulated.through creating and revising several hundred dances and several thousand songs and melodies of both foreign and Chinese It has been travelling across China with performances in order to enrich the cultural life of the Chinese people and also has visited more than 70 countries and regions of the five Continents for the purpose of promotion of the international cultural exchanges.

The whole staff of the ensemble will always take the instruction by the late Premier Zhou Enlai as their motto"Through deepening its reforms and perfect ing its internal mechanism.the ensemble will continue its efforts to make new contributions in developing Chinese national culture,fur thering international cultural exchanges and enhancing understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and the people of the whole world.

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