Students perform at the opening of the 2019 Nie Er Youth Wind Band Art Week in Longgang District Sports Center in Shenzhen on Saturday. Around 3,000 youths in 40-plus bands from around the world will participate in the annual event this year. Initiated by the district government last year, it has become a top-level wind band event in China. Nie Er (1912-1935) was a Chinese composer best known for “March of the Volunteers,” the national anthem of China.China News Service