Music gets new meaning

For conductor and music educator Hu Yongyan, his latest project is something he has wanted to do for a long time. Chen Nan reports.

When 9-year-old Liu Huaizhong got his first clarinet three months ago, he was drawn to the sound instantly, which propelled him into one-on-one classes twice a week.

"I am happy to see him enjoy the instrument. I sent him to join a chorus but he wasn't interested," says Liu's mother, Ren Daqing, a 48-year-old math teacher in Beijing.