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 | | During the Cultural Revolution that dominated China from 1966 until 1976, he was sent to the remote province, Qinghai, on the Tibetan border. |
 | | Sheng's opera, The Song of Majnun, based on the Tibetan folk music of Qinghai and set to a libretto by Andrew Porter, was premiered, by the Houston Grand Opera Company, in April 1992. |
 | | His composition, "Spring Dreams for Violoncello and Orchestra of Traditional Chinese Instruments," was performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the National Traditional Orchestra of China during a tour of the United States in February 1997. |
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