Dong Quang Vinh and his wife Mo Shuangshuang rehearse with a chorus they found in Hanoi, Vietnam. - Xinhua
HANOI: Born into a Vietnamese family of musicians, Dong Quang Vinh was used to immersing himself in Chinese folk music during his childhood as his father often bought cassettes of Chinese music for him as gifts, thus developing an interest in China.
During his study at China's Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Vinh met Chinese pianist Mo Shuangshuang in 2006, who later married him and moved to live in Vietnam with him.
To better promote music culture between the two countries, the couple founded an orchestra in Hanoi and often brought Vietnamese and Chinese folk music onstage. They also established a chorus composed mainly of internationals living in Vietnam to deepen people-to-people exchange through music.
The couple now travel between China and Vietnam as part of their efforts to enhance understanding between the two peoples. To them, the most beautiful melodies come from the amity between the two neighbouring countries. - Xinhua
