BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- At the invitation of the French side, the military band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent a delegation of 49 members to Chalon-sur-Saône in France to perform at a Military Tattoo from February 20 to 24, 2025.
北京2月25日电 应法方邀请，中国人民解放军军乐团组派49人军乐代表团，于2月20日至24日赴法国索恩河畔沙隆，参加军乐节演出活动。
At the opening ceremony of the Military Tattoo, the Chinese PLA military band played three pieces of music including the "Game of Thrones" and the "Schindler's List" together with the military bands from the US and France.
军乐节开幕式上，解放军军乐团与美国、法国军乐队联合演奏了《权力的游戏》《辛德勒的名单》等3首曲目，共同奏响了和平友谊乐章。
The Chinese PLA military band also played six pieces of music representing the characteristics of China and France and the two militaries, including the March of the Steel Torrent and Carman Overture, winning high praise from the audience.
解放军军乐团演奏了《钢铁洪流进行曲》《卡门序曲》等6首展现中法两国两军特色的曲目，赢得了现场观众的赞誉。
During the whole Military Tattoo, the Chinese PLA military band completed two performances at the opening and closing ceremonies, two parade performances, three small-scale performances and two street parades. The PLA military band also carried out joint performance and friendly exchange activities with the performance teams from the US, France, Mexico and other countries.
此次军乐节，解放军军乐团先后完成2场开闭幕式演出、2场行进队列表演、3场小型演奏和2场街道游行。期间，军乐团与美国、法国、墨西哥等多个国家的演出团体进行了联合演奏和友好交流活动。
It is learned that this is the second time that the Chinese PLA military band has been invited to France to participate in the Military Tattoo. The event has further strengthened the friendship between the two countries and two militaries, and broadened the cultural exchanges between the two militaries.
据了解，这是解放军军乐团第二次受邀赴法参加军乐节演出活动，进一步增进了两国两军友谊，拓展了两军文化领域交流。
